Course curriculum

  • 1

    Week 1 - An Introduction to User Experience

  • 2

    Week 2 - The Strategy Plane

    • The 5 Planes of User Experience Design

    • The Value of User Experience

    • EXERCISE: Designing at Scale - what did you learn?

    • UX Strategy

    • User Personas

    • UX Research

    • EXERCISE: Research the Shady Nook Audience

    • The UX Brief

    • Sample UX Brief: The Shady Nook

    • Assignment 2 - Mini UX Brief

    • Week 2 - Slide Presentation
  • 3

    Week 3 - The Scope Plane

    • The Scope Plane

    • What is Scope?

    • EXERCISE: Functional Specifications for Homepage Hero Carousel

    • Functional Specifications

    • EXERCISE: Turn Strategy Into Scope

    • Content Requirements

    • EXERCISE: Define a Content Type

    • Appendix: Resources in this Module

    • Week 3 - Slide Presentation

    • Homework 3 - Functional Specifications
  • 4

    Week 4 - The Structure Plane

    • The Structure Plane

    • Information Architecture

    • Taxonomy

    • EXERCISE: Data about Data

    • Site Map

    • EXERCISE: Site Map Research

    • Interaction Design

    • Convention and Metaphor

    • EXERCISE: Metaphors

    • Week 4 - Slide Presentation

    • Homework 4 - Card Sort
  • 5

    Week 5 - The Skeleton Plane I

    • The Skeleton Plane

    • What is a wireframe?

    • Interface Design

    • EXERCISE: How does this work?

    • EXERCISE: Interface Design

    • Responsive Web Design

    • Mobile-First Design Approach

    • EXERCISE: Responsive Evaluation
  • 6

    Week 6 - The Skeleton Plane II

    • Introduction to Navigation Design

    • Navigation Design in Practice

    • Navigation Considerations

    • EXERCISE: Evaluate Navigation

    • EXERCISE: Navigation - Desktop to Mobile

    • Information Design

    • A Brief History of Information Design

    • Organization Principles

    • Data Visualization

    • Wayfinding

    • Final Homework: Navigation Wireframes
  • 7

    Week 7 - The Surface Plane

    • The Surface Plane

    • Design Systems and Tools

    • EXERCISE: Good or Bad Design

    • Visual Design Components

    • Surface Plane Deliverables

    • Applying the Planes

    • EXERCISE: Choose colour and type

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