UX Design Professional Course - Google Certified
Duration
100h
Students
1
Level
Beginner
Last Updated
December 26, 2022

LAUNCHING SOON
This is your path to a career in UX design. In this program, you’ll learn in-demand skills that will have you job-ready in less than 6 months. No degree or experience required.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Follow the design process: empathize with users, define pain points, ideate solutions, create wireframes and prototypes, test and iterate on design.
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Understand the basics of UX research, like planning research studies, conducting interviews and usability studies, and synthesizing research results.
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Apply foundational UX concepts, like user-centered design, accessibility, and equity-focused design.
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Create a professional UX portfolio that includes 3 end-to-end projects: a mobile app, a responsive website, and a cross-platform experience.
SKILLS YOU WILL GAIN
- User Experience (UX)
- UX Research
- Wireframe
- Prototype
- User Experience Design (UXD)
- Usability Testing
- mockup
- Figma
- Adobe XD
- UX design jobs
About this Professional Course
Prepare for a career in the high-growth field of UX design, no experience or degree required. With professional training designed by Google, get on the fast-track to a competitively paid job.
There are currently 99,000 U.S. job openings in UX design with a median entry-level salary of $92,000.¹
User experience (UX) designers focus on the interaction that users have with products, like websites, apps, and physical objects. They make those everyday interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible.
Over 7 courses, gain in-demand skills that will prepare you for an entry-level job.
You will create designs on paper and in digital design tools like Figma and Adobe XD. By the end of the certificate program, you will have a professional UX portfolio that includes three end-to-end projects, so that you’re ready to apply for jobs. Upon completion, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S. employers, including Walmart, Best Buy, and Astreya.
75% of Google Career Certificate Graduates in the United States report an improvement in their career trajectory (e.g. new job or career, promotion or raise) within 6 months of certificate completion²
¹US Burning Glass Labor Insight Report salary data (median with 0-5 years experience) and job opening data. Data for job roles relevant to featured programs (4/01/2021 - 3/31/22).
² Based on program graduate survey responses, United States 2021
Applied Learning Project
This program includes over 200 hours of instruction and hundreds of practice-based activities and assessments that simulate real-world UX design scenarios and are critical for success in the workplace. The content is highly interactive and developed by Google employees with decades of experience in UX design.
You’ll learn how to complete the design process from beginning to end, including:
Empathizing with users; Defining user pain points; Coming up with ideas for design solutions; Creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes; Testing designs through usability studies; Iterating on designs based on feedback.
Through a mix of videos, readings, assessments, and hands-on activities, you’ll learn in-demand design tools, Figma and Adobe XD. You’ll even create a portfolio that includes three projects to share with potential employers to showcase the skills you learned in this program.
Learn concrete skills that top employers are hiring for right now.
- 31 Sections
- 149 Lessons
- 0 Quizzes
- 0 Assignments
- 100h Duration
Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
WEEK 1 - Introduction to UX Design
Get to know user experience design
Explore jobs in user experience
Understand the types of companies that hire UX designers
Pursue a career in UX design
WEEK 1 Review
WEEK 2 - Thinking Like a UX Designer
Get to Know the User
Get to know UX design best practices and trends
WEEK 3 - Joining Design Sprints
Plan design sprints
Participate in design sprints
Reflect on design sprints
WEEK 4 - Integrating Research into Design Process
Understand the role of research in design
Explore UX research methods
Identify biases in UX research
Course 1 Review
COURSE 2: Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
Empathize with users
Optional: Learn about empathy maps
Identify user pain points
Create personas
COURSE 2 - WEEK 2: Creating User Stories and User Journey Maps
Create a user journey map
Consider accessibility
COURSE 2 - WEEK 3: Defining User Problems
Create a value proposition
Optional - Explore the influence of psychology in UX design
COURSE 2 : WEEK 4 - Ideating Design Solutions
₦20,000.00
Course Includes
- In Progress - LAUNCHING SOON
- Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
- Start the UX Design Process:
- Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
- Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
- Create High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
- Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
- Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs