UX CRASH COURSE AUCKLAND
THIS COURSE GIVES YOU HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OF A DIGITAL UX DESIGN
PROJECT FROM START TO FINISH IN AN INTENSE ONE DAY WORKSHOP.
ON THIS COURSE YOU TAKE A PROJECT THROUGH A COMPLETE DESIGN LIFE CYCLE
FROM INITIAL RESEARCH, TO IDEATION, TO DESIGN TO USER TESTING. AS
WELL AS GAINING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE OF THE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON
USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN METHODS AS YOU WORK THROUGH THE PROJECT YOU
LEARN THE PRINCIPLES BEHIND THEM SO YOU CAN MAKE GOOD DECISIONS ABOUT
WHAT APPROACH AND METHODS WILL GET YOU THE BEST OUTCOMES FOR YOUR OWN
PROJECTS. THE GOAL OF THE DAY IS FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO TAKE WHAT YOU
LEARN AND APPLY IT IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR CURRENT PROJECTS AND USE WHAT
YOU LEARN AS A BASE FOR FURTHER STUDY.
SEE THE BOTTOM OF THE COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
CHOOSING BETWEEN THE 1 DAY CRASH COURSE AND 2 DAY INTRODUCTION TO UX
DESIGN COURSE.
WHO IS IT FOR
No prior knowledge is required to do this course, it is suitable for
absolute beginners.
However the course is primarily aimed at:
DIGITAL DESIGNERS
Web, interaction and UX designers who want to build on their UX
skills, put into practice approaches they have read about, adopt a
user centered design approach or better their understanding of the
principles behind common UX design methods.
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Traditional designers who want to transition into digital design or
learn how to work better with their UX colleagues.
STRATEGISTS AND ANALYSTS
Senior practitioners who want to gain an understanding of the
principles of user experience design and experience how those
principles are practiced on the ground.
DEVELOPERS
Developers who want to build on their UX skills or learn how to work
better with their UX colleagues.
PRODUCT OWNERS AND PROJECT MANAGERS
Product owners and project managers who want a better understanding of
how a user experience design approach can get them better outcomes on
their products and projects.
ON THE DAY
YOU WILL TAKE A UX PROJECT FROM RESEARCH TO TESTING
You are put in a team and work on a digital design project throughout
the day learning and applying user centered design methods as you go.
No coding is required and most teams elect to design their project on
paper in order to keep the focus on design decisions not
implementation.
YOU WILL LEARN THE BASIC PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS BEHIND USER
EXPERIENCE DESIGN
You will learn the basic principles of user experience design
including it’s history and common terminology used.
YOU WILL GET AN INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICE FOR
USER RESEARCH
You learn how to identify if research is required, what kind is
required, and the basics of designing research to get valid outcomes.
You experience implementing a common research method and learn how to
synthesise and interpret user research results.
YOU WILL GET AN INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICE FOR
INTERACTION DESIGN
You learn the basic principles behind making good interaction and UI
design decisions and experience putting those principles into
practice.
YOU WILL GET AN INTRODUCTION TO BASIC PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICE FOR
USER TESTING
You learn what you can and can’t user test, how to design user tests
that are likely to get you valid results and experience designing and
facilitating user tests for you project.
PREREQUISITES
There are no prerequisites for this course, no previous experience
with design or coding is required.
WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING
All materials are provided. We don't provide lunch but do provide
fruit and snacks and do a coffee run!
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SHOULD I DO THE 1 DAY, 2 DAY, OR 1 WEEK USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN COURSE?
We provide a 1 day (The UX Crash Course), 2 day (Introduction to UX
design) and 1 week (UX Intensive Week) UX course.
They are all based on the same practical approach and cover similar
subject matter areas but vary in the level of depth they go into and
the time you get to put the methods into practice. None of them assume
any previous experience with design or technology, and you should be
able to start applying what you learn straight away after any of them.
WE RECOMMEND THE 1 DAY COURSE for people who want an understanding of
UX principles and experience in working on a UX project in as rapid a
format as possible! You participate in a full human centered UX
process, moving very quickly through each stage. You will learn enough
to start applying what you learn in your regular design practice, and
to use as a base for further study.
WE RECOMMEND THE 2 DAY COURSE
[http://www.uxgym.com/courses/introtoux/] for people who need a more
thorough grounding in the principles and methods and more time to
practice putting them into action. This course covers all the material
found in the 1 day course, but gives you more time to practice the
methods and includes extra principles and methods we can’t fit into
the 1 day course.
WE RECOMMEND THE WEEK-LONG
[http://www.uxgym.com/courses/uxintensiveweek/] COURSE
[http://www.uxgym.com/courses/uxintensiveweek/] for people who need to
‘level up’ and become a full UX designer, or have demanding roles
that require a robust ability to apply best practice human-centered
design principles to their UX work. This week can be done in addition
to either the 1 day or 2 day course or can be taken as a stand-alone
course. It includes all the material found in our 1 day UX courses
(Crash Course, user research, information architecture, UI design, and
usability testing) and the 2 day introduction course, but includes
extra content that connects all these practices together and more time
to experience putting everything you learn into practice.
COMBINING COURSES
The 2 day course is not designed to follow the 1 day course but is
intended as an alternative for people who need more depth. We don’t
recommend doing the 1 day course with the intention of following it
with the 2 day course as there is a lot of overlap in course material.
All other courses (including the week-long UX intensive course) are
suitable as a follow up to both the 1 day crash course and 2 day
introduction course. Although there is some material overlap all the
other courses go into much more depth through each step of a
human-centered UX process.
Terms & Conditions
20 people maximum.
We will notify and refund you if this event is cancelled.
No refund for withdrawal within 24 hours of the workshop date.
50% refund for withdrawal within 8 days of the workshop date.
Tickets are transferable to other people but not to other UX Gym
courses.
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