Course duration

6 weeks

Excluding orientation

Language

English

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Effort

8–10 hours per week

Self-paced learning online

ABOUT THIS COURSE

Course overview

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Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

Every aspect of a business's interactions with its customers now involves digital products and services. Designing user experiences that address real-world customer problems is crucial in creating a competitive edge in market share.

The UX Design online short course offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE) focuses on the essential principles of user-centred design. Over six weeks, you'll examine common design constraints and learn how to prioritise the needs of consumers in your design decisions.

In addition, you'll apply these principles to practical UX wireframing in Figma, giving you hands-on experience in designing a minimum viable product that emphasises usability.

Is this course for you?

This course caters to individuals with varying levels of expertise in design and development and those who aspire to improve their UX design knowledge and practical abilities. The course will greatly assist product owners, computer scientists, and marketing executives who seek to boost their work productivity by utilising UX concepts. It is also well-suited for team leaders, middle managers, and professionals looking to transition into UX design from related industries.

Course overview

Duration: 6 weeks (excluding orientation)

In addition, you'll apply these principles to practical UX wireframing in Figma, giving you hands-on experience in designing a minimum viable product that emphasises usability.

What will set you apart

On completion of this course, you’ll walk away with:

Understanding the foundational concepts of UX design, including common constraints and how to meet design goals with these limitations in mind.

The practical ability to design a solution to a UX challenge in your organisation using Figma wireframing.

The know-how to analyse and critique UX designs, paying close attention to the iterative loop of design and its importance in usability.

The expertise to identify different user personas and their needs as a core consideration when designing and producing a minimum viable product.

Unlimited access to edX’s Career Engagement Network, offering you exclusive resources and events to support your professional journey and drive your career forward.

Course curriculum

Discover how to create optimal end-user experiences as you work through the weekly modules of this online short course.

Orientation module

Welcome to your Online Campus

Module 1

Addressing root causes and developing solutions: Designing the user's experience

Module 2

Iteration: Applying usability goals to assess your design

Module 3

Putting the user first and the product last

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Course Convenor

The design of this online short course is guided by NUS faculty, as well as industry experts, who will share their experience and in-depth knowledge with you throughout the course.

Dr Lu Weiquan

Senior Lecturer, Department of Information Systems and Analytics, National University of Singapore

About the certificate

Immerse yourself in the world of user-centred design and earn an official certificate of professional achievement from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Advanced Computing for Executives (ACE).

Assessment is continuous and based on a series of practical assignments completed online. In order to be issued with your digital certificate, you’ll need to meet the requirements outlined in the course handbook. The handbook will be made available to you as soon as you begin the course.

Your digital certificate will be issued in your legal name and sent to you upon successful completion of the course, as per the stipulated requirements.

NUS UX Design online short course certificate

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