Programme information
Created in partnership with Canva, this course is for professionals aiming to advance their theoretical and practical knowledge in UX design. Build upon the fundamentals of the UX design process with design thinking methodologies. Focus on gaining the skills to implement design thinking practices while driving the highest business value through UX design. You will then apply this knowledge to develop a UX optimisation plan. The curriculum was developed with insights from senior design thinking leaders and UX professionals who regularly turn design thinking outputs into tangible products and user-centred solutions.
As a student you will:
- Analyse and apply design thinking to the UX design process
- Develop concepts into meaningful UX solutions
- Align UX design with strategic business value
- Plan for successful UX implementation
- Consider the future of work and its impact on UX design professionals
- Develop foundational knowledge of the end-to-end UX design process and its connection to business outcomes
- Create a UX roadmap and portfolio of artefacts.
Develop your skills, knowledge
and abilities in:
- Analysing the design thinking process in organisational contexts to support decision-making.
- Creating mid to high-fidelity prototypes to test and validate design decisions and iterate on testing feedback.
- Producing effective UX research to inform UX improvements for a successful launch.
- Reflecting on your learning by describing the process you followed.
And cultivate the professional competencies to work in a high-demand field
- Job site Indeed recently ranked UX Designer as the fifth most in-demand role in tech (2024).
- The Nielsen Group predicts UX design will grow from 1 million to 100 million UX professionals by 2050.
- LinkedIn reported that UX Design was one of the most in-demand skills in 2023.
- Hire’s ‘Mind the Gap’ report identified UX as one of the top four skills gaps between the skills employees have and the skills employers want.
