University of Minnesota
User Interface Design Specialization
Design Better User Interfaces. Learn to create effective and usable interfaces for a range of products and devices.| Length | 3 to 6 months |
| Effort | 5 hours per week |
| Price | Free |
| Subject | Design |
| Level | Intermediate |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | English, Arabic |
In this Specialization, you will learn industry-standard theory and methods for developing successful user interfaces (UIs). Upon completing this Specialization, you will have fluency with the user research, prototyping and evaluation techniques necessary for creating intuitive interfaces that facilitate good user experiences. You will also have demonstrated this fluency through an in-depth Capstone Project that can be shown to prospective employers in the fast-growing field of UI design.
Concepts and techniques covered include structured approaches for helping you understand your user base and their needs (e.g. contextual inquiry and design psychology), widely-employed prototyping and design methods (e.g. low-fidelity and paper prototyping), and robust techniques for helping you evaluate your design choices (e.g. heuristic evaluation and user studies). By the end of the Specialization, you will be comfortable applying these concepts and techniques to design an interface for a wide variety of users from around the world.
What you'll learn
User Research
Heuristic Evaluation
Paper Prototyping
User Interface
Course syllabus
COURSE 1: Introduction to UI Design
COURSE 2: User Research and Design
COURSE 3: Prototyping and Design
COURSE 4: Evaluating User Interfaces
COURSE 5: UI Design Capstone