UX Fundamentals
New to UX design, looking to switch careers, or want to improve your skills?
Learn the core principles, design frameworks, and gain practical tools in this 6-week course.
Next round kick-off
September 22, 2024
Applications:
August 27, 2024 to September 21, 2024
Course Fee: €499 *€399 if you pay in full
Runs 12x year / Max 3 mentees
Beginner
Skill level
2 weeks
Duration
None
Prerequisites
2.5 hours/day
Commitment
Why UX Tree Fundamentals?
Personalised Feedback
You'll get hands-on experience with engaging practical assignments reviewed by our experienced UX mentors.
Job-ready skills
Develop practical skills in user research, persona creation and design thinking frameworks.
Level up your Career
Increase your employability, enhance your design skills for a career change, or to strengthen your existing role.
Weekly Q&A sessions
Our mentors host weekly Q&A sessions to ensure you have ongoing support throughout the course.
Who is this Program made for?
Beginners & Career changers
Gain the essential skills and knowledge to kickstart your UX design career
Become a competitive candidate, enhance your resume with sought-after UX skills
Expand your design skillset and explore the exciting world of UX design
Project Managers, Developers & UX Researchers
Gain a deeper understanding of UX principles and how they integrate with your current role
Enhance user focus and learn how to prioritise user needs throughout the design process
This course helps bridge the gap between your existing skills and UX design
UX Tree Fundamentals
The Curriculum
This module dives into the history and core principles of UX design, emphasising user psychology, user-centred approaches, and the evolution of the field.
Explore the foundational elements of UX design, from conducting impactful research to crafting intuitive navigation, and discerning what makes a user experience exceptional.
This module equips you with popular design frameworks like Double Diamond and Design Thinking, then helps you choose the perfect one to guide your projects from start to finish.
Dive deep into user research and learn to avoid biases, uncover core user problems, and transform observations into actionable insights to guide your design solutions.
This module focuses on the power of personas. You’ll learn how to create user personas, integrate them into the design process, and ensure they align with your business goals.
This module equips you with tools to translate user needs into actionable design solutions, low-fidelity blueprints, visual hierarchy, and design iterations.
This section bridges the gap between understanding user problems and design solutions, giving the introduction to UX and UI principles, and exploring the impact of psychology.
The module provides a comprehensive exploration into designing for accessibility and inclusive design strategies to ensure digital products are usable by everyone.
In this module, you’ll explore popular methodologies like Waterfall and Agile, discover the design-driven approach, and learn best practices for implementing each method.
This module equips you with communication strategies for designers to collaborate effectively with researchers, developers, and stakeholders throughout the design process.
In this module, you’ll learn how UX principles have revolutionised products, delve into crafting a UX strategy and vision, and discover how to measure the success of your designs.
Feedback from our Students
“I’m really enjoying this UX course offered by UX Tree. The course is presented clearly and is easy to understand. I like the fact that every week we have a direct contact with our mentor who helps us when we are making mistakes and shows us how we can improve.
In addition, we have access to the course on our cell phones through the app. Wherever I am I can have a quick and easy access to the course.“
— Gabriela Drummond, UX Designer
The content of our UX Fundamentals course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service (certificate no. 57456) as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
UX Tree Limited is a proud member no. 018225 of The CPD Certification Service providing recognised independent Career Professional Development accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.
What will I get?
Personalised Mentorship
1-on-3 guidance from UX experts (approx 30 min/week, cca 3 hours total)
Master the UX toolbox
User research, prototyping, testing - hone these technical skills to create exceptional user experiences
Become a Design Pro
Develop strong communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and empathy skills
Certificate of Completion
That validates your UX expertise and sets you apart from the competition.
One time payment
€499
€399
if you pay upfront
2-month plan
€499
€249
if you pay monthly (2)
Our graduates now work at companies like
Our Mentors
Valentina Antunovic
Design Manager at Vhi Healthcare
Summary
- 10+ years of experience
- MSc in UX Design
- Based in Dublin, Ireland
- Founder, Mentoring since Sep 2021
Top Skills
- Feedback and Critique Skills
- UX Research
- Project Management Guidance
- Industry Knowledge and Experience
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