Google UX Design Professional Certificate
Overview
Skillshare in UX design!
Intro
UX design is the behavior and the patterns and habits of people to make their experience better. This is to your path to a career in UX Design. In this program, you will be able to learn in-demand skills. This program provides you with job-ready skills to start or advance your career. This will enhance your knowledge and gain an immersive understanding of practices in this field. This program doesn’t require any degree and experience. After enrolling in this program one can understand the basics of UX research like planning research studies, conducting interviews and usability studies, and synthesizing research results. This prepares you for a career in the high-growth field of UX design. UX designers focus on users’ interaction with products, like websites, apps, and physical objects.
What you will learn
You will be able to follow the design process i.e empathize with users, define pain points, ideate solutions, create wireframes and prototypes, test and iterate on designs You can easily apply foundational UX concepts, like user-centered design, accessibility, and equity-focused design.
Skills you will gain
- User Experience (UX)
- UX Research
- User Experience Design (UXD)
- UX design jobs
Enrollment
You can enroll in this program as its enrollment starts on 9 July 2021
Professional Certificate
To boost your skills to start a new career, Professional Certificate on Coursera helps you to become job-ready. Enroll in this program and you will get a 7-day free trial. You can pause and end your subscription at any time. You have to apply your skills with hands-on projects that manifest your job readiness to potential employers. To earn the certificate, you need to finish the project that you can share with your professional network. This may help you to kickstart your career in this program. Professional Certificate may also help you to prepare for the certification exam.
There are 7 Courses in the Professional Certificate
- Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
- UX design process: Empathize, Define, Ideate
- Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
- Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
- Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes
- Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
- Design a User Experience
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is the first of all the seven courses that will equip you with the skills and boost your career in this field. UX design focus on the interactions that people have with the product like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. This will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario. In this program, you can identify the factors that contribute to great user experience design. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Define the field of UX and why it’s important.
- Explore job opportunities and career paths
- Participate in online UX communities.
- Why design sprints are important and useful?
UX design process: Empathize, Define, Ideate: UX design process
Empathize, Define, Ideate is second in all seven courses that will enhance you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs, and in this course, you will complete the first phase of the design process and this will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario. In this course; you can empathize with users to understand their needs and pain points. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Common UX research methods.
- Conduct competitive audits.
- Start designing a mobile app
- Develop problem statements to define user needs
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
This Is the third course that will provide you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this, you will continue to design a mobile app. In this, you will be able to create storyboards and will be familiar with drawing too. You will be able to create paper wireframes and digital wireframes using the design tool Figma. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to:
- Develop a goal statement.
- Apply the basics of drawing.
- Design a low-fidelity prototype in Figma.
- Create two types of storyboards
Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
This Is the fourth course that will provide you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will be able to study and gather feedback about designs. Along with this, you will be able to modify your low-fidelity designs. This will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Plan a UX research study,
- Create affinity diagrams for withdrawing the group and analyze data.
- Modify low-fidelity designs
- Take notes during a usability study.
For certification, you need to complete the previous three courses or you need to have the ability to conduct user research to inform the creation of empathy maps, personas, user stories, user journey maps, and problem statements.
Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes
This is the fifth course that will provide you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you need to follow the step-by-step tutorials to learn how to create high-fidelity designs. Afterward, you’ll be able to learn how to share your designs with development teams and highlight your work in your professional UX portfolio. t will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario.
Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Apply common visual design elements
- Exhibit how to design system can be organized.
- Build mockups and high-fidelity designs
- Role of design critique sessions
A learner who has not completed the previous courses should have a complete understanding of the design process. This course is suitable for beginners who have completed the previous four courses of the Google UX Design Certificate.
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD is the sixth course that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. It will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Work with design systems in Adobe XD.
- Apply common layouts for web pages.
- Concern about the UX design process
- Create or update a UX-focused resume
A learner who has not completed the previous courses should have a complete understanding of the design process. This course is suitable for beginners who have completed the previous four courses of the Google UX Design Certificate.
Design a User Experience
Design a User Experience is the last course that will enhance you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design. In this course, you will design a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website too. It will help you to complete the hands-on activities related to the UX designer scenario. Scholars who complete the program should be appointed to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers.
You will be able to
- Define each step of the UX design process
- Interview for an entry-level UX design job.
- Prepare you for job applications.
- Build wireframes and mockups.