UX Design 101: Usability and UX Foundations

Our UX Design 101: Usability and UX Foundations Course is for everyone who wants to learn how to successfully develop digital products based on the principles of Human-Centred Design. This course does not require any prior knowledge. Our experienced instructors will guide you live and interactively through the entire UX process according to ISO 9241-210 in small learning groups. This course is conducted in English.

What you will learn in this course:

Fundamental Theory of Human-Centred Design (HCD): You will learn the basic concepts of HCD, understand the difference between Usability and User Experience (UX), and learn to apply the interaction principles for maximum user-friendliness.

Understanding Users: You will acquire methods to understand the Context of Use and to specify the User Requirements based on this.

Mastering Accessibility: You will gain an understanding of digital Accessibility requirements for websites and interactive systems. Based on practical examples you will learn how to integrate these requirements into your own projects and will also receive an Accessible Website Checklist for Conformance Checks (POUR / WCAG).

Design Solutions & Usability Evaluation: You will learn to create Wireframes and Prototypes and evaluate your solutions early on. This includes Usability Evaluation through Usability Inspection methods, such as the Heuristic Evaluation, or by conducting professional Usability Tests.

All participants will receive a Certificate of Completion. The course is live online, practice-oriented, and interactive. After completing the course, you retain full access to all learning materials and recordings in our Campus for a full year! Upon request, you can also book a mentoring session with your trainer at a discounted price at any time after completing the course.