User Experience Design Basics

User Experience (UX) Design Fundamentals is the first in a series of seven courses that will give you the skills you need to apply for entry-level UX design jobs. UX designers focus on people’s interactions with a variety of products, such as websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. UX designers make these everyday interactions easy to use, enjoyable, and accessible. Some of the tasks of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining the challenges they face, proposing design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback. In the course, taught by people currently working as UX designers and researchers at Google, you’ll complete hands-on activities that simulate real-life UX design scenarios. Students who complete all seven courses in this certificate program will gain the skills necessary to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers. No prior experience is required. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: - define the field of UX and explain why it’s important to consumers and businesses; - understand some basic UX design concepts, such as user-centered design, the design process, accessibility, and equity-centered design; - identify the factors that contribute to good user experience design; - list some of the most common job responsibilities of entry-level UX designers and the teams they work with; - explore job opportunities and career paths in the UX field; - explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of a UX designer’s job; - start building an online portfolio where you can showcase your upcoming work; - join and participate in UX-related online communities.