Invest in your career in UX/UI design. Develop design skills that can be applied to real-world projects and learn to use industry-leading tools like Pigma. No degree or prior experience required.
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No prior knowledge required
No unnecessary risks
Through hands-on projects and expert guidance, you’ll learn the entire UX design process, from user research and sketching to designing high-quality mockups and mockups. You’ll also learn important soft skills like teamwork and communication, which are critical to success in any design role.
This professional certificate is unique in its focus on:
Hands-on learning: Build a professional portfolio that will showcase your skills to potential employers.
AI in UX Design: Leverage AI as a powerful tool to improve efficiency and creativity in UX design.
Industry-relevant tools: Learn to use Microsoft PowerPoint, Figma, and Fluent 2, popular design tools used by professionals.
Accessibility and Inclusive Design: Create designs that take into account diverse user needs.
Collaborative design: Gain experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
Upon completion of the course, you will be able to:
Conduct user research and create user personas.
Develop sketches, models, and interactive mockups.
Apply visual design principles and create high-quality designs.
Understand and implement accessibility guidelines.
Effectively communicate design decisions and collaborate with stakeholders.
Get guidance on building a resume, job searching, and interviews.
There are no previous requirements. Whether you are changing careers or just starting out, this program will provide you with the fundamentals and practical skills needed to succeed in the exciting field of UX design.
Hands-on Learning Project
During this program, you will work on a capstone project: Designing an online shopping app for busy professionals. In a series of 12 projects, you will conduct user research, create sketches and mockups, and test your designs to ensure a smooth and intuitive user experience. You will apply UX design skills in a real-world scenario, while building a portfolio-worthy piece of work that demonstrates your ability to solve complex design challenges.
You’ll start with user research, using various methods to uncover the pain points and needs of busy professionals when it comes to grocery shopping. You’ll design the hierarchy of information within the app, ensuring there’s a logical structure that users understand. Finally, you’ll transform your static wrappers into an interactive prototype so that shopping app users can click, scroll, and navigate the app, giving you valuable feedback on your design.
Course 1 • 11 hours • 4.6 (65 ratings)
This course covers the basic terms of User Experience Design (UXD) and Multidisciplinary Design (HCD). The course introduces design thinking and how it is applied to UX/UI design. The course will also cover the roles and responsibilities of UX designers. Finally, learners will begin working on a portfolio of their designs.
Course 2 • 24 hours • 4.6 (13 ratings)
In this course, learners will analyze and research user needs, and use these insights to make design choices. They will derive design ideation techniques and use design thinking to create storyboards, user flow diagrams, and journey maps. Finally, they will use information architecture principles to organize content for intuitive navigation.
Course 3 • 18 hours • 4.7 (12 ratings)
In this course, you will create sketches, models, and prototypes using Figma and Fluent 2 Design.
Course 4 • 20 hours • 5.0 (10 ratings)
In this course, you will apply visual design principles to create high-fidelity mockups, taking into account platform-specific design patterns and best practices, and incorporating user feedback from usability testing.
