Essentials of User Experience (UX) Design

Delightful, intuitive and engaging user experience is integral to a company’s success. Gain the skills employers are searching for in this introductory course. You’ll study user-experience design concepts, processes and practices, including topics such as user research, personas, heuristic evaluation, information architecture, wireframing, design tools, rapid prototyping, usability assessment and design communication. You'll understand and learn how to apply user-centered design practices.

During the course of 10 weeks, you work on and then present a course project of your choosing using the UX design principles learned in class. This project serves as a cornerstone of your portfolio showcasing end-to-end design thinking.