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User-Centered Design, 35 YH credits.

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Part of the YH programme UX Designer 2024 at TUC Yrkeshögskola. This course cannot be applied for on its own. Programme code: UXDD24LIN.

The User-Centered Design course teaches you to take a user-centered approach throughout the design process. You learn how user tests, interviews and data collection influence design decisions, and how different choices in the design process affect the users' experience. The course gives you the know-how to design services and products with high usability, with practical exercises and lab work.

Duration: 7 weeks
Language: Swedish
Level: Intermediate
CSN-eligible

Time commitment: Equivalent to approx. 7 weeks of full-time study

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About the course.

In the course, the student learns how to take a user-centered approach throughout the design process. The course also covers how user tests, interviews, data collection and collected data influence the design process. The course shall provide sufficient know-how about how design choices affect users' experiences, and about designing services and products with high usability. The course includes practical exercises and lab work

In the course, the student learns how to take a user-centered approach throughout the design process. The course also covers how user tests, interviews, data collection and collected data influence the design process. The course shall provide sufficient know-how about how design choices affect users' experiences, and about designing services and products with high usability. The course includes practical exercises and lab work

What you will learn

What you learn.

  • You can apply a user-centered approach throughout the design process
  • You can carry out user tests and interviews
  • You can collect and interpret data as a basis for design decisions
  • You understand how design choices affect the users' experience
  • You can design services and products with high usability
Curriculum

How the course is built.

  1. User-centered approach

    The basics of putting the user at the center throughout the design process.

  2. User tests and interviews

    Methods for gathering insights from users.

  3. Data collection and analysis

    How collected data influences design decisions.

  4. Design choices and user experience

    How different design choices affect the experience.

  5. Design with high usability

    Designing services and products with good usability.

Target audience

Who is this for?

The course is part of the YH program for UX Designer and suits you if you want to learn to work methodically with user-centered design.

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