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Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback. Current UX designers and researchers at Google will serve as your instructors, and you will complete hands-on activities that simulate real-world UX design scenarios. Learners who complete the courses in this certificate program should be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Define the field of UX and explain why it’s important for consumers and businesses. - Understand foundational concepts in UX design, such as user-centered design, the design thinking framework, accessibility, and equity-focused design. - Identify the factors that contribute to great user experience design. - Review common job responsibilities of entry-level UX designers and teams that they work with. - Explore job opportunities and career paths within the field of user experience. - Explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of a UX designer’s work. - Describe common UX research methods. - Identify and account for biases in UX research.

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BeginnerCourse12 hours

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KL

5.0Reviewed Oct 8, 2024

it helped me become aware of my own shortcomings and taught me to be sensitive towards myself and others as they are also humans and in their own journey! that is, if you look at the bigger picture ;)

SP

5.0Reviewed Apr 19, 2023

I'm happy to share that I have completed my first professional course, "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design".Thank you, Google Instructors and Coursera, for this fantastic learning experience.

SK

5.0Reviewed Jun 22, 2024

The course curriculum is really great. Even during lecture to test the concept, there are quick quizzes. It's really awesome that after every lecture there were readings to recap those new concepts.

RT

5.0Reviewed Jun 29, 2022

I really liked the course. Lots of good information broken down. It reminded me how much I had forgotten! I would recommend it to anyone in the field or who is interested in learning more about it.

RP

4.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2025

Course was very information and easy to follow. I didn't realize that the assignments had to be completed by a certain date though. I am now locked out of the assignment and can't complete the course.

SU

5.0Reviewed May 1, 2022

Highly recommend! I was scared before taking the course but my tutors made everything easy. I have never had this kind of learning experience. Everything is broken down in bits and beginner friendly.

AD

5.0Reviewed May 14, 2021

This course introduced me to the world of UX Design. It has also encouraged me to go deeper in this field and explore more. Thank you, Google, Coursera, Commonwealth, and the Government of Bangladesh.

MD

5.0Reviewed Jul 18, 2022

I just want to say a big thank you to Google for this opportunity. It is really worth it and i recommend every single person out there to step on this evolution of change created by Google. Thank you.

KJ

5.0Reviewed Apr 26, 2022

Amazing, so many insides. I started out as a complete beginner and I'm slowly gaining confidence as I go.I like the little quizzes and the bite-size videos.Great Experience!I'm excited to learn more

MK

4.0Reviewed Apr 25, 2021

It's been a great start, however creating a portfolio doesn't seem quite feasible within this time frame. I will now enroll in webflow university to better understand and get started on the portfolio.

GL

5.0Reviewed Jul 18, 2022

It is pretty good. You learn new things even as someone who has some idea of what UX is. Would recommend to those who want to start learning because it is affordable and provides valuable information.

SB

5.0Reviewed Dec 2, 2024

Very good introductory course to the field of UX design. Throughout the course you are presented with some of the fundamentals of UX design and explore the processes of beginning a UX design project.

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