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About the Course

The focus of this course is to introduce the learner to User Experience (UX) Design User Experience design is design that is user centered. The goal is to design artifacts that allow the users to meet their needs in the most effective efficient and satisfying manner. The course introduces the novice to a cycle of discovery and evaluation and a set of techniques that meet the user's needs. This course is geared toward the novice. It is for learners that have heard about "user experience" or "user interface" design but don't really know much about these disciplines. The course mantra is that “Design is a systematic and data driven process.” Design is systematic because it is based on a set of techniques and also on a cycle of discovery. In this course the learner is introduced to the four step user interface design cycle. Along the way learners are exposed to a set of techniques to gather information about a) what the user needs b)how to design and model interfaces based on these and then how to evaluate the design to ascertain that the user's goals are met. These techniques are tools that are used in a standardized manner and give us the data we use in our design. This means that anyone (regardless of their current training) that is willing to learn these techniques and follow the proposed cycle can be a UX designer!...

Top reviews

AO

Oct 23, 2017

The best introduction classes, gives an overall idea about UI/UX. Grateful for the efforts taken by the Georgia Tech and Coursera. Looking forward to see more courses related to my career. Thank you.

PN

Dec 16, 2022

In the steps of User Experience Design, I got how to go through all four stages; Requirements gathering, Alternative designs, Prototyping, and Evaluation to design and get a good product on the table.

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By Ani B

Jul 13, 2023

I would like the course to be more practical

By E. C C

Apr 14, 2017

Very simple overview of the UX process.

By Tochukwu A

Apr 15, 2021

Good foundation though too academic.

By Eric R S

Mar 20, 2023

Simple and could be helpful topics.

By Huzaifa S K

Sep 8, 2020

This course was quiet an easy one.

By Julie B

Oct 14, 2016

Good base to start building a site

By Camille K S

Nov 25, 2022

I hope they update this course.

By Attif A

May 23, 2021

It was useful and informative.

By Salim S

Sep 27, 2022

I suggest practical examples

By Vanessa w

Nov 6, 2016

A little too common sense.

By Ada B

Jul 17, 2022

A little bit too basic.

By Nivedita

Mar 10, 2017

Easy to understand

By Dinesh

Feb 26, 2021

I love the course

By Róża T

Nov 10, 2016

Lack of examples.

By Yugansh G

Apr 17, 2020

course was great

By JOFER S

Jul 7, 2024

estuvo bien

By Tina G

Sep 11, 2022

very short

By A G

Nov 30, 2021

Out dated

By Sarah F

Jan 25, 2022

amazing

By simran s

May 15, 2022

good

By Dino H

Oct 10, 2021

yes

By Arvind C

May 31, 2020

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By James B

Feb 11, 2024

This course has become too dated. The material is very basic so it is still relevant, but the power points and presentation feel like they were created in 2010. Additionally, one of the recommended texts was published in 2003 (over 20 years ago at the time of this review). Throughout the course you are presented with links to optional resources and readings. Many of these sources have not been updated in 10-15 years and several or them are links to dead URLs. There should be regular evaluations of theses courses to make sure they meet the standard of modern online learning and that the resources they reference are up to date or active. In the future I will be checking reviews and how old the course is before enrolling.

By Julia M

Oct 26, 2020

it's funny that this course is all about user experience and yet it was not at all a good teaching technique. I found it boring and not at all interactive. It was very difficult to concentrate while the professor was talking and reading slides on a white artificial background. This topic involves a lot of technical terms and I feel like I was missing a lot of examples and metaphors in order to actually remember them all. I would love to see a course in an interactive video, one that not only talking but also using visual examples in order to make this or any other topic memorable and easy to learn. something similar to this but with a voice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II8TOCsoMK0&ab_channel=asyrafhaziq

By Courtney B

Feb 18, 2022

In this course you’re getting very basic definitions without any real world application so it creates a very general understanding. You’re pretty much listening to a lecture and viewing basic text slides, it is a challenge to stay interested and focused.

This course is listed as introductory but around week 3 starts speaking on topics and in specific terms without explaining them enough for someone completely new to UX to understand. Those criticisms are echoed in the discussions and forums for week 3.

The course also feels very dated, some of the resources are no longer active and some of the examples feel irrelevant.