Principles of User Centered Design

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

“When UX doesn’t consider ALL users, shouldn’t it be known as “SOME User Experience” or… SUX?” Good UX is all about making technology user-friendly and accessible, after all, and this must include every segment of the population.

From Jeffrey Rubin, Handbook of Usability Testing: How to Plan, Design, and Conduct Effective Tests, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1984

Early focus on users and tasks

• Structured and systematic information gathering (consistent across the board)
• Designers trained by experts before conducting data collection sessions

Empirical Measurement and testing of product usage

• Focus on ease of learning and ease of use
• Testing of prototypes with actual users

Iterative Design

• Product designed, modified and tested repeatedly.
• Allow for the complete overhaul and rethinking of design by early testing of conceptual models and design ideas.

In this course, you will learn the most important principles of User Centered Design

HOW TO COMPLETE THE COURSE:

This is a self-paced video training course. Ideally you should be able to complete the course in 2 weeks. But if you want to proceed slower, its your choice as each course is self-paced. You are also supposed to finish the practice questions given along with each video. Completion the practice questions is mandatory for course completion.

Each video in the training course –

1. Has a focus concept/technique explained in as simple as possible with examples
2. Is byte sized for easy consumption, reuse and application
3. Is carefully crafted for easy concept understanding
4. Is supported by supplementary reading materials and videos wherever possible
5. Is supported by practice questions for mandatory completion

CERTIFICATE:

By successful completion of the course, you will be issued with a “Certificate of Completion” that can be shared over social media, showcased as part of your resume and portfolio and submitted for assessment for internal skill building program within your organization.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By completing the course and the required practice questions, you will be able to:

1. Understand the important principles of User Centered Design
2. Understand the importance of consistency, proximity, and mental models
3. Learn the importance of biases that influence the decision making and how to design to help users.