Coursera

UX (User Experience) Capstone (Coursera)

Offered by University of Michigan,

In this UX capstone course, you’ll conduct a multi-stage user experience project to design a product from scratch. You will employ interviews, inspection methods, and user testing, along with ideation, design, and prototyping methods to gain and communicate valuable insight that can be used to deliver a compelling product.

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You will:

Learn how to design and carry out an integrated multi-phase user experience research and design project
Gain experience conducting user experience research in a real-world setting
Gain hands-on experience with a realistic UX design project
Improve ability to communicate design concepts and actionable research findings.

Course 6 of 6 in the User Experience Research and Design Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Introduction & Milestone 1
WEEK 2: Milestone 2
WEEK 3: Milestone 3
WEEK 4: Milestone 4
WEEK 5: Milestone 5
WEEK 6: Final Report

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