This online course is perfect for anyone who is looking for an introduction to user experience design (UX/UI) and an understanding of the design process.
We’ll talk you through the process used by designers around the world, covering initial strategy and research all the way through to mapping customer journeys, creating wireframes and testing a prototype. We’ll cover the concepts, but also demonstrate the exercises and methods designers use daily to push products forward to make sure they’ll succeed and stand out.
After going through the course, you’ll be equipped with both the tools and the mindset needed to create an enjoyable, end-to-end user experience for your customer.
The course is a mixture of short video lectures, downloadable PDFs and exercises you can do at home in your own time and at your own pace. There are 33 lectures and each lecture has a corresponding set of notes. Try your hand at doing each method we cover - it will help you with your understanding of the design process.
Although there are no pre-requisites to take the course, having a keen interest in design definitely helps. There is no need to have any knowledge of particular software or concepts you will be taught everything you will need to learn along the way.
What will you learn on this course:
- Conducting user research and looking at competitors
- Identifying target users - created personas and empathy maps
- Mapping customer experiences
- Ideation - come up with potential solutions and create stories around them
- Figure out the steps that are needed to accomplish a goal
- Start to think about what the potential solution will look like and create some wireframes
- Build a prototype and test it with real users
- Documenting your work - creating case studies and portfolios
- Recommended books and reading material
- How do you continue your learning
Your Instructor
Amit Patel is a Toronto-born product manager currently freelancing and working on projects for number of clients in London, United Kingdom.
He has worked in startups (fin-tech, pharmaceutical) and industries such as banking and construction for companies such as Scotiabank, OVO Energy, and Crossrail. He has run design workshops in the past with companies such as The Economist and John Lewis.
He is currently building Experience Haus in London, United Kingdom - a new design school that hosts creative workshops, courses and events for the curious, and also connects students with mentors within the industry.
The Experience Haus philosophy is simple: learn by doing. Amit has taught various workshops and courses over the last few years and worked with over 1000 students during that time.
"I'd recommend that if anyone is interested in breaking into product design, it's worth doing this course. "
- Ella Nadian, UX Researcher, Conde Nast International Digital
Experience Haus has taught students from well-known companies around the world including...