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What you'll learn in this UX design course
UX Design isn’t about making something pretty— it’s about creating exceptional products that people want and need. The best way to do that is to deeply understand your users, and keep them in mind through every step of the design process.
In this self-paced online course, you’ll:
Learn must-have UX skills
including design thinking and user research to gain customer insight.
See real UX case study examples
to learn the most important UX tools and best practices.
Work on a capstone project
solving a real user problem at your workplace or a topic of your choice.
By the end of the course, you’ll:
Have a solid understanding of the UX design process.
Have a portfolio-worthy capstone project to show employers.
Be ready to apply design processes throughout your career.
Meet our mentors
You’ll be paired with an industry expert mentor to get project feedback and advice via weekly 1:1 video calls.
Bojana Jam
Lead UX Designer
Emily Waggoner
UI/UX Designer
Josh Williams
Senior Interaction Designer
Essi Salonen
UX Designer
Curriculum - what you'll learn in this UX design course
The curriculum is split into 12 units.
UNIT 1
Introduction to UX Design
- What is User Experience?
- The distinction between UX and UI
- UX Designers in the field
UNIT 2
User-Centered Design (UCD) and Design Thinking
- The user-centered design process and its benefits.
- Project: incorporating empathy into the design process.
UNIT 3
User Research and Personas
- Developing a user-research plan
- Various user research techniques and tools
- Create screener surveys, conduct interviews and synthesize findings
- Designing user interview protocol
UNIT 4
Usability Analysis
- 10 Usability Heuristics for Interface Design
- Running a basic usability heuristic evaluation
- Project: heuristic evaluation of project competitors
UNIT 5
Empathy Mapping, Personas & Scenarios
- Using empathy maps to bridge the gap between personas and design concepts
- Using observations and research to create personas and including them in your design workflow
- Scenario mapping and storyboarding
UNIT 6
Design for Mobile
- Designing for “mobile first”
- Mobile design patterns and elements
- Navigation for mobile
- Card-based design
UNIT 7
Lean UX
- What is an MVP?
- Creating and implementing user stories
UNIT 8
Content Strategy
- Creating an effective content strategy for a website
- Basics of information architecture (IA) and card sorting
- Designing user flows
- Creating sitemaps
UNIT 9
Sketching, Wireframing, Prototyping
- Incorporating sketching into your design process
- Creating low and high fidelity wireframes
- Creating paper and digital prototypes for user testing
- Understanding affordances
UNIT 10
Visual Design
- Visual design and UX
- Color theory: creating your own palette
- Using typography to create positive interactions
- Creating a style guide
- Logo design
UNIT 11
Research Evaluation
- Conducting different kinds of usability testing sessions
- Building a research evaluation toolkit
UNIT 12
Capstone Project
Every student must complete a Capstone Project before they graduate.
This is designed to provide the experience of working in a professional UX scenario. Your mentor will help you pick a project of your interest, targeted to a specific client (real or imaginary). Using UX techniques you've learned, you will create a project that is portfolio-worthy.
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Develop a portfolio-worthy capstone project
You'll work on a capstone project on a topic of your choice. Check out what some of our students have made.
What tools will I learn?
Throughout the course, you'll learn a set of design tools with guidance from your mentor:
Sketch
Adobe XD
Invision
Illustrator
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Get a comprehensive overview of UX design and complete a capstone project. Learn the latest tools and see real UX examples to understand what makes great UX design. We believe that showing is better than telling and that the best way to learn is by doing.
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If you want to build a functional, real skill set, then there's not a better option out there than Springboard.
Laura, Executive Creative Director at Geometry Global
Springboard made me a better designer. I was self-taught before this. I finally feel like I have UX experience.
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Springboard helped me improve the user experience at my e-commerce company.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This course is for anyone looking to gain foundational skills in UX. Some of our students include:
- Self-taught designers who want formal training
- Product managers who want to better understand UX principles
- Business analysts who want to apply UX to their workflow
- Marketers who want to apply UX to their marketing strategies
UX Design Course is designed to help you gain foundational skills in UX design while UX Career Track is designed to help you get a UX job. The main differences are duration, curriculum rigor, and career support. Check out this blog post for more information.
No prerequisites. Everyone is welcome!
All our courses take place entirely online. All you need is an Internet connection.
Our courses are designed to be flexible and self-paced. The average time to completion for the UX Design course is three months. However, individual paces vary. If you don’t love the course after the first week, we offer a full refund.
You’ll pay a $499 monthly subscription for each month you’re enrolled in the course. The fee covers:
1. All curriculum materials and resources used in the course.
2. Weekly 1-1 video calls with your personal mentor.
3. Access to an exclusive community of expert mentors and fellow students.
4. Weekly Office Hours hosted by industry professionals.
5. All taxes and fees.
You’ll pay a $499 monthly subscription for each month you’re enrolled in the course. The fee covers:
1. All curriculum materials and resources used in the course.
2. Weekly 1-1 video calls with your personal mentor.
3. Access to an exclusive community of expert mentors and fellow students.
4. Weekly Office Hours hosted by industry professionals.
5. All taxes and fees.
We worked with industry experts to curate the best online resources, based on the most relevant and in-demand skills, into a logical sequence. Expect a total of ~150 hours of work, including project work.
You’ll interact 1-on-1 with your personal mentor every week in a 30-minute video call. Your mentor will help with technical and career guidance. They’ll also keep you accountable and help ensure that you actually complete the course. Additionally, you’ll have access to weekly Office Hours and to an exclusive community of mentors and fellow learners. You can ask questions and receive project feedback through the mentor calls, Office Hours or the community.
We don't teach specific UX design tools, and there are no requirements to use any particular tools. We do suggest tools like InVision and Axure when needed. Most UX design tools will have trial periods sufficient enough for the course.
We will provide certificates of completion to all students who complete the course and the final project.