UX Design Foundations: Research, Design, Usability Testing

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Mazy Burns

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1. Introduction

1. About the course.mp4

03:41

2. Introduction to UX.mp4

02:16

3. Good and Bad examples of UX.mp4

09:25

4. Origins of UX.mp4

03:16

5. UX Terminology.mp4

05:28

6.1 Exercise 1 - UX Thinking - Everyday UX.pdf

6. Everyday UX + UX Thinking Exercise.mp4

09:52

7. Key roles in UX.mp4

06:15

8. The UX Process.mp4

02:12

9. The 5 Planes of UX.mp4

06:08

10.1 Exercise 2 - Business Goals and User Needs.pdf

10. UX Strategy + Business Goals and User Needs Exercise.mp4

13:03

2. UX Research

1. Introduction to UX Research.mp4

03:24

2. Key UX Research Methods The UX Research toolkit.mp4

18:26

3. User Survey and Interview Dos and Donts.mp4

08:51

4.1 Exercise 3 - Design a User Research Survey.pdf

4. Practical Exercise Design a User Research Survey.mp4

02:37

5. Introduction to User Personas.mp4

05:17

6. Competitor Analysis for UX.mp4

04:14

7.1 Exercise 4 - UX Competitor Analysis.pdf

7. Practical Exercise Competitor Analysis for UX.mp4

01:14

3. UX and UI Design Priciples

1. The 10 Usability Heuristics.mp4

06:36

2. Key UX Design Principles.mp4

11:33

3. Gestalt Design Principles for UX.mp4

04:00

4. UX Design Part 1 Designing the Structure

1. UX Design part 1 Introduction.mp4

01:17

2. Information Architecture.mp4

04:27

3. Card-sorting to create user-centred content categorisation.mp4

13:48

4.1 Exercise 5 - Design a Card Sort Exercise.pdf

4. Practical Exercise Card-sorting.mp4

02:02

5. Interaction Design creating User Flows.mp4

03:19

6.1 Exercise 6 - Create a User Flow.pdf

6. Practical Exercise Create a User Flow.mp4

01:59

5. UX Design Part 2 Designing the Skeleton

1. UX Design Part 2 Introduction.mp4

00:54

2. UX Sketching.mp4

04:15

3. UX Wireframes.mp4

04:47

4. How to Create Wireframes.mp4

08:28

5. Figma Wireframing Tutorial.mp4

12:28

6.1 Exercise 7 - Create a set of Wireframes.pdf

6. Practical Exercise Create a set of Wireframes.mp4

02:26

6. UX Prototyping

1. UX Prototyping Introduction.mp4

01:09

2. Types of UX Prototypes.mp4

04:16

3. Figma Prototyping tutorial.mp4

13:50

4.1 Exercise 8 - Create a simple Prototype.pdf

4. Practical Exercise Create a simple Prototype.mp4

01:11

7. Usability Testing

1. Introduction to Usability Testing.mp4

00:49

2. About Usability Testing.mp4

08:26

3. Types of Usability Testing.mp4

04:05

4. Designing a Usability Test.mp4

10:11

5. Prototype Usability Testing.mp4

02:07

6. Usability Test recruitment.mp4

01:57

7. Usability Test logistics.mp4

03:53

8. Usability Test moderation.mp4

02:22

9. Usability Test reporting and presenting.mp4

03:42

10.1 Exercise 9 - Usability test your Prototype.pdf

10. Practical Exercise Usability Test your prototype.mp4

02:25

11.1 Further Reading and Resources.pdf

11. Course conclusion Next Steps.mp4

02:25

Description

UX Research and Design: Everything you need to get started as a UX Designer or to add UX skills to your current role.

What You'll Learn?

UX Design thinking: How to think like a UX Designer and get into the UX mindset
UX in Business: How to match Business Goals with User Needs to create a solid UX strategy
User Research: How to learn all about your users - Who they are and What they need
UX Research: How to conduct effective Research and Testing on your designs
UX Definitions, Origins and Roles: Get a grounding in the theory that will make you sound like a Pro
UX Process: How to plan and carry out UX Research and Design activities
User Interviews and Surveys: How to get the insight you need from your users through communicating with them directly
Interaction Design: How to map out user flows to create user journeys that will make your product easy to use and enable users to achieve their goals
Information Architecture: How to create content categories that users will understand, to allow them to easily find your content
UX Design: How to design layouts of your screens, using Sketching and Wireframing, to optimally position every element of your interface
Prototyping: How to create simple Prototypes which you can use to Usability Test and Demo the interactivity of your product
Usability testing: How to plan and conduct usability testing with real users, to gain insights into how well your design works on real users

Who is this for?

Complete beginners who want to learn about UX

Aspiring User Researchers

Aspiring UX Designers

Digital Professionals who want to expand their UX knowledge, including: Project Managers, Product Managers, Digital MD’s, Digital Marketers, Web Developers, Web Designers, Content Editors, Graphic Designers, User Interface Designers, Researchers (non UX), SEO practitioners and all other roles in a digital team.

What You Need to Know?

No previous knowledge, skills or experience is required.

Equipment: A computer with web browser and internet connection. Pen and paper.

Software: If you choose to do the practical exercises you will need to set up Free accounts for some online UX tools, most importantly, Figma.

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Description
In this course youâ€™ll learn all the basics of the full end-to-end UX research and design process, including the theory and core practical skills, which will enable you to put UX methods into practice right away. You will discover how to learn about your users and to design effective and engaging digital experiences that will meet their needs.

We begin with an Introduction to UX, to provide you with a solid foundation about What UX is, the UX Design Process, UX Strategy and UX Design Thinking.

Then we explore UX Research, looking at why research is such an important part of UX Design, before covering all the key Qualitative and Quantitative research methodologies youâ€™ll need to know, in order to integrate effective user research insight into your design process.

Next youâ€™ll be introduced to the 10 Usability heuristics and a range of key UX Design Principles, to help you create usable and pleasurable designs that look good and work well. These will also provide you with a good basis for evaluating other peoples designs.

You will then learn about Information Architecture and how to structure your content categories or website sections in a way which makes it easy for users to find what theyâ€™re looking for. Youâ€™ll also learn how to create user flows, to design every interaction in the user journey, so users can easily complete their tasks and use your design successfully and enjoyably.

Then weâ€™ll look at how to lay out all the elements of your design in a way which will make it easy to use and aesthetically pleasing. We start with Sketching to roughly outline where each element will go, before crafting our layout designs into digital Wireframes using Figma.

Next weâ€™ll look at Prototyping, exploring the different methods and techniques to create prototypes before learning how to develop our Figma wireframes into a simple clickable Prototype, which can be used to demonstrate and test the interactivity of our design.

Finally, weâ€™ll cover the full process of designing and conducting Usability testing sessions, which will enable you to test your prototype with real users. This will provide insight into the Usability and User Experience of your design and help you identify where it can be improved, in order to fully optimise the User Experience.

There are 2 ways to take this course -

Theory & Practice: If youâ€™d like to pursue a path to becoming a UX Designer, you can watch the lectures and also carry out the Practical exercises - which build upon each other to provide you with an end-to-end UX research and design project. The completed project could be the first piece in your UX portfolio.

Theory only: If you simply want to learn more about UX (if youâ€™re not seeking to become a UX practitioner, but you want to expand your knowledge about UX), you can just watch the lectures and skip the Practical exercises. This is great for those working in digital professions who want to collaborate more effectively with UX practitioners as well as bring some more UX knowledge into their own role.

Please note: This is not a Software training course, although we include 2 very simple, basic Figma tutorials to help complete beginners with the Practical exercises in Wireframing and Prototyping.
This course is focussed on UX methods, theory, process and principles. All the knowledge you need to get started as a UX practitioner. There are many different tools available for UX design (discussed in the course) and 1000s of tutorials for them available online, so once you know how to approach a UX project (which you will learn in this course) you can start learning your chosen software and putting it into practice.
Also, please be aware, this is not a UIÂ (UserÂ Interface) Design course (which is a vast specialism in itself), it is a UX Design course. Therefore doesn't cover visual design skills specifically (although we run through many relevant design principles) However, everything in this course provides a strong foundation for any student wishing to study UI design further.

This course is taught by Mazy Burns, a UX Professional since 2006 and former Masters degree Lecturer at the University of the Arts London.
Who this course is for:
Complete beginners who want to learn about UX
Aspiring User Researchers
Aspiring UX Designers
Digital Professionals who want to expand their UX knowledge, including: Project Managers, Product Managers, Digital MDâ€™s, Digital Marketers, Web Developers, Web Designers, Content Editors, Graphic Designers, User Interface Designers, Researchers (non UX), SEO practitioners and all other roles in a digital team.

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Hello, I’m Mazy and here’s a little about me and my journey with User Experience Design.I’m a former University lecturer and have been a UX Professional since 2006. I’m currently working as a UX Consultant, Trainer & Teacher.In my teaching career, I lectured in UX for 6 years on the Masters for Interactive Media, at the University of the Arts London, where I taught students from around the globe and mentored several students in their first roles in the industry.In my Professional practice I’ve worked as a UX Designer, User Researcher and UX Manager for some of the UK’s biggest media brands, most recently as Head of UX at a large media company in London.I now run my own business Evolve UX - providing UX Training and Consultancy services and have provided training for a range of clients, from Global banks, to bespoke Marketing agencies. I’ve delivered UX Consultancy for clients globally, providing everything from UX Workshops, in-depth User Research, Expert Evaluations and UX Design services. I also continue to teach on University courses.I started out in the early 00’s as a web designer by day and call-centre worker at night. I wanted to progress in my career in digital design, so I applied for a place on a Masters degree, which I was accepted onto on the basis of my portfolio as a self taught web designer.It was there I was introduced to Usability and User Centred Design - and seeing how users interacted with my designs for the first time, was a revelation. I knew from then onwards, users would always be central to my design process.I was lucky to go to college before the costs became so prohibitive (the loan was still a lot for me then, but it would’ve been completely out of reach at today’s rates). But I don’t think you need a Masters degree to get into this industry - just a determination to learn and the right resources to guide you. This is why I’m passionate about sharing my knowledge with everyone in an affordable and accessible way, and I’m here to help guide my students from all cultures and backgrounds to help them achieve their learning and career goals.

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