UX Design Fundamentals Course - Canva
FutureLearn
Key Information
Campus location
Online Australia
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
12 weeks
Pace
Part time
Tuition fees
USD 39 / per month *
Application deadline
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Introduction
Launch your career in user experience (UX) design by developing your skills and knowledge of UX principles.
Use the foundations of UX design to launch your career as a digital designer.
More organisations are taking a ‘digital first’ approach to business, and seeking out individuals who understand the user journey to create a frictionless experience for their customers. Global demand for UX professionals has never been higher. So how can you kickstart your career in the ever-growing world of user experience (UX) design?
This ExpertTrack will explore the full end-to-end experience that a user has when interacting with a website, app or digital product. You’ll learn to consider the aesthetics, usability and accessibility of digital assets.
You’ll discover how, as a UX designer, you can add value to a business at all levels and play a critical role in driving customer engagement by conducting user research, building personas, developing business models, creating wireframes and building prototypes. And you’ll learn how to put yourself at the core of both designing new products from first principles and the continuous improvement of existing offerings.
UX versus UI: understanding user interface versus user experience
More UX designers are required to display UI (user interface) skills. So how does UI design relate to the wider field of UX?
You’ll find out how to incorporate visual design with interaction design, and how these ‘micro’ elements exist within the big-picture ‘macro’ world of UX.
Learn the 5 stages of the design thinking process
You’ll examine the five-stage design thinking model proposed by the Hasso-Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University: empathise, define, ideate, prototype and test. You’ll explore the non-linear nature of this methodology that will allow you to work through obstacles and bring ideas to life.
Learn how to create a user journey with the value stream map
A user journey map is an excellent tool for digital designers, as it allows you to visualise how a user interacts with a product and lets you see a product from the user’s perspective. You’ll learn how to use mapping to find out all the touchpoints at which a customer will come into contact with your company, online and offline.
Key skills you will learn
- User experience design
- User interface design
- Building prototypes
- Creating wireframes
- Design thinking
- Business model design
- Customer profile mapping
- Customer value mapping
- Research skills
- User personas
ExpertTrack course overview
- UX Design Fundamentals: User Experience Design Fundamentals
Learn the fundamental UX skills, principles and other essentials required to kickstart your career as a digital UX designer. - UX Design Fundamentals: Design Thinking and Ideation
Learn the role of design thinking in UX – from the five stages of design thinking to defining and creating an ideation plan. - UX Design Fundamentals: Management and the Business Model Canvas for UX Design
Uncover the role of business strategy and adopt a customer-centric mindset to become a successful user experience designer.
How ExpertTracks work
Join an ExpertTrack to master new skills in your chosen specialist area. Work through a series of topic-focused courses at your own pace, and pass the final assessment to earn a digital certificate award that proves your expertise.
Join a free 7-day trial Decide if the ExpertTrack is right for you with free access to the full suite of courses and assessments for a week. | Keep learning for $39/month Pay a monthly subscription fee of $39 for as long as it takes you to complete the ExpertTrack. You can learn at your own pace and cancel at any time. | Earn digital certificates Receive a certificate for every completed course and pass the final assessment to earn a digital certificate that you can share with your professional network. | Become an expert Use your specialist training to progress further in your career or build expertise in areas you’re passionate about. |
Who will you learn with?
Nuno Sobrinho
A design thinker and a questioner at heart in the Design Thinking field through key topics of business design, service design, ex design, training & facilitation.
World-class learning with
FutureLearn
The social learning platform with hundreds of online courses from a quarter of the world’s top universities.
Canva
Experience working with Canva, a leading design platform, used to drive business success across the UX design workflow.
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- Pay $39 per month to keep learning online
- Have complete control over your subscription; you can cancel any time
- Work at your own pace and set your own deadlines at every stage
- Only pay while you’re learning; the subscription will cancel automatically when you finish
- Complete online assessments to test your knowledge and prove your skills
- Earn digital course certificates and a final award that you can share online, with potential employers, and your professional network
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Program Outcome
Learning outcomes
By the end of the ExpertTrack, you’ll be able to:
- Articulate and analyse the Design Thinking process.
- Define and justify an ideation plan.
- Articulate the key elements of an implementation plan.
- Identify key elements of a business model for a specific value proposition and its associated business environment.
- Articulate the phases of Business Model Design.
- Evaluate the fit between a customer profile map and a value map.
Experience requiredThis ExpertTrack will give you foundational knowledge and skills needed to successfully implement design thinking practices and principles grounded in UX design to help drive the business forward. You’ll learn to apply this knowledge to develop a user-centred business model design and value proposition design. No prior experience is required to succeed in this ExpertTrack. During the ExpertTrack, we’ll be using Canva. | Getting startedThis ExpertTrack will help you develop your theoretical and practical expertise in UX design, and builds upon the fundamentals of Design Thinking and the Design Thinking process. You may be an entry-level or intermediate graphic or digital designer, a non-technical digital team leader or an aspiring product manager. |