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Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design is the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback. Current UX designers and researchers at Google will serve as your instructors, and you will complete hands-on activities that simulate real-world UX design scenarios. Learners who complete the seven courses in this certificate program should be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers. No previous experience is necessary. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Define the field of UX and explain why it’s important for consumers and businesses. - Understand foundational concepts in UX design, such as user-centered design, the design thinking framework, accessibility, and equity-focused design. - Identify the factors that contribute to great user experience design. - Review common job responsibilities of entry-level UX designers and teams that they work with. - Explore job opportunities and career paths within the field of user experience. - Explain why design sprints are an important and useful part of a UX designer’s work. - Describe common UX research methods. - Identify and account for biases in UX research....

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SK

Aug 8, 2021

This course inspired me, before taking this course I have been used some UX Design communities, I have worked in Adobe XD Design. This course explains the right way and UX process. I like this mentor.

CM

Jul 12, 2023

it is pretty good. You learn new things even as someone who has some idea of what UX is. Would recommend to those who want to start learning because it is affordable and provides valuable information.

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By Muneeba

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Apr 15, 2021

I loved everything about this course. I have taken other courses related to UX and I have also done some team projects but this foundational course still had a lot new that I could learn. It was so detailed but yet so specific. It gave me a roadmap on how I can do better and polish everything that I am doing and already know. It is helping us learn all the skills that we'll be needing in our journey to be great problem solvers.

Very excited to see what's next and learn a whole lot of new stuff. Google is the best, always!

By Elena S

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Jul 9, 2023

This course is really gret! And I like the way this course is built — having lessons in both forms for visual and audio learners. But there was one more problem as well - sometimes, information marked as different topics and provided in video and reading form was completely the same. The only thing i would like to mention is that spending a WEEK for a design sprints was a bit borring and seems like something a bit unneded for an entry level designer. Also, I expected to get a bit more foundations about design especially.

By pj s

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Jun 22, 2022

Such a great course! Before signing up for this, I had zero idea of what a UX designer was or even what user experience was. This gave me so much information without it feeling overwhelming. You will not get bored in this course, as it's very engaging. I love the fact that i can read along with the words, instead of just watching the person. I have ADHD and that definetly helps me keep my focus on what teh person was saying. Thank you so much for making these courses available to non-college educated people like myself.

By Hiu W ( W

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Apr 12, 2021

A thorough introduction to UX. Google does a great job in leading beginners in the field and prepping them mentally for what it is like in the actual field. I love how everything is in my own pace and I won't be stressed about handing in things in a deadline as I balance the study with a full time job. The combination of videos, readings, task and quiz is a great learning method for someone like me who gets bored with the same learning style. Thank you Google and I look forward to learning more in the next course!

By Bolade

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Jun 10, 2022

This course is a great foundational course. It is so well put togther. it's easy to understand and is the right stepping stone to get into the knowledge of UX. I love how the tutors where changed from time to time, i loved how enthusiastic they were in their communication, they made the lessons sound great and it was obvious they enjoyed talking about UX. It was always great to have ohter UX professionals share from their personal expereince in the course of the program. Basically, I enjoyed the course so much!!

By Jordan

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Jul 6, 2023

Great guide for UX Design! I thought viewing YouTube videos and reading blogs on different websites would be enough. However, Google's UX course creates its blogs, videos, tests, and quizzes stress-free to help me understand the fundamentals of UX design and UX research. They're easy to understand and the reading phase during the course wasn't as boring as other websites I've read, making me engaged throughout the whole course, prioritizing clarity over brevity. Can't be any more helpful than that. I thank you.

By Stevie B

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Jun 23, 2023

As a fairly new self learner of UX this course did exactly what it said it would, which for me was to, introduce new terms, ideas and processes and to reinforce or got me to think more about previous knowledge.

I enjoyed the ratio and length of the videos and reading assignments, as well as the optional material. There were a variety of presenters from different backgrounds doing different UX jobs.

If you are considering taking the Google UX Certificate or even another UX course I highly recommend this course.

By Babak A

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Sep 20, 2023

I can't express how valuable the 'Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design' course has been for me. It exceeded my expectations in every way. The content was insightful, the instructors were knowledgeable and engaging, and the practical exercises truly enhanced my skills. This course has equipped me with the essential tools and knowledge to excel in the field of UX design. I'm incredibly grateful for the opportunity to learn from such experts. Thank you for providing this outstanding educational experience!

By Tomás A

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Jan 31, 2022

Provides a good overview of what UX Design is, what you can expect from jobs in the field and gives you enough content to complement on your own. (Of course you won't learn everything, but if you look for articles and material online you can get a solid foundation)

Also, the way everything is presented is super engaging and interesting, it had me fully connected and paying attention, taking notes as everything was valuable. Even knowing people's experiences in their journeys becoming a UXD have great value.

By Kainat A

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Mar 18, 2022

I really enjoy the learning through this course. Before this course i was completely blank as UX designer, Now i'm litlle bit confident about some concepts: like what is UX, what is good UX, designers careers, Product development life cycle, Frameworks like: design thinking, user centered design, five elements of UX designs, lean UX , double diamond, inclusive, equity focusd design, universal design, design sprints, accessability, portfolio etc. These all things were great. Thanks Google, Thanks coursera.

By Vinay T

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Aug 17, 2022

Great deal of content has been covered in this "foundation" course. Those who are aspiring to become a UX designer can see this as a great start. Very well explained and foundations have been covered as the name suggests. Some people complain that the glossary for these courses by Google includes words/terms that are only used inside Google and not used internationally as a community, but I couldn't care less about the nomenclature as long as I get to learn the concepts with tremendous amount of clarity.

By Nop C

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Jun 29, 2021

Easy to understand the lesson. it's clear and very helpful for me who are new for UX design.

But would like to add some point on User experienceI found that it's dificult to notice that which stage or lesson we are looking at. Better to add color or something easy to notice. Given some scenario : When i go back to the previous and browse on the lesson and read content and would like to change lesson and then i tap the lesson that i reading because there is no icon or anything i can realize where am i now.

By Lea I

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Mar 26, 2021

For a "Foundations of UX" part, is was very relevant, complete, concise, clear and a pleasant experience.

I was able to follow the course actively from the computer and from a phone (even if there were few bugs on smartphones). I would recommend this certification course, and I will continue, on my side, the next chapters. My goal is to complete the entire Google's certification path. There's a lot to do and I have no doubt it will be pleasant and rich. Thank you Google and Coursera for this opportunity.

By Ji H

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Sep 7, 2021

This course is very helpful. First, it gives newbies a quick and clear understanding of the content of the designer's process. Especially the employment related introduction is very practical and beneficial. Secondly, what helped me a lot was building my portfolio, personal branding and networking, social networking. The hand-on, step-by-step guide teaches how to do it, and the process of doing it also makes me feel more confident about my career change. Thank you google and cousra, thank you teachers!

By Viktoriia T

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Jun 27, 2023

I liked the course. Everything is very clearly structured, which allows you to stay focused. The information presented is really useful and also structured and added with nice visual illustrations, which also helps to remember everything visually. Very nice teachers who motivate and I was interested to listen to their different experiences. I admire how Google works and their attitude towards the team and users, I dream of working in a company with a similar approach, this approach is very inspiring.

By Mohan R

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Aug 2, 2021

I like it and love it very much because first time to enjoy this one . Then l like Michel teaching way , presented screens and take an most of important notes. Then l loved also others tutors because that hard work can take that place and l loved it most of the portfolios . I am waiting to get a job at UX Designer at Google.

Thank You

Mohan R

By Larise J

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Sep 20, 2021

Thank you for providing an overview of Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design. I think it would be beneficial to add a session of a simple completed project in the Foundation course, for students who are not experienced in application development and do not understand the complete application lifecycle. Excellent presentation from each teacher. I loved the joy of each teacher. The illustrations also help changed the atmosphere of the project. It demonstrated that an UX Designer job is fun.

By Dale H

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Oct 17, 2022

I was excited about this course, but also hesitant from a negative experience with the last course I took. It was through a different university. It was a coding course for front-end development, however, at a certain point I was unable to get the same results that the lesson showed. I had no one to contact and could not figure it out. Eventually, I gave up on the course. I was SOOOOO pleasantly surprised that I had zero issues following this information and learning the information. Thank you!

By shreyas p

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Jul 22, 2022

I really appreciated the fact that the course was intermingled with actual UX Designers and Researchers who shared their own journeys and experiences. It helped inspire me with the confidence to chart out my course as a UX Designer.

The hardest thing I found was having to recall and write down my own experiences in the more open-ended questions. I don't usually deal well with ambiguity and they helped break me out of my bubble to make this course more personable and individual to my personality.

By Satyam K N

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May 2, 2021

I am excited to share that I have completed "Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design" which is the first course of the Google UX Design Professional Certificate.I found it very appropriate regarding the industry. Not only does it include basics about UX Design itself, but professionals also inform us about other industry-related aspects, which is really important to understand as a budding UX Designer....Thank you so much Michael Dedrick and Shabnam Kashani for guiding throughout the course.

By Tiocha C

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Apr 4, 2023

This course had a lot of information that I was not expecting. I am so proud of myself for being able to get through this course in a timeline manner. I love how the course gives me different options to learn the material in order for me to gain the knowledge needed to complete the job. Every instructor was easy to listen to, understand, and stay engage with their teaching. I admit it was a little challenge with the exams. I had to get back to exam mode and remember to write down key points.

By Jansenio A

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Jan 23, 2023

If most designers were aware that their products should be user-centered, everyone's life would be much easier. This is in a nutshell what this course is about. By the end of this course, one will learn 1) the basics of UX, 2) how to think like a UX designer, 3) join the design sprints, and finally integrate research in the design process. And yes, you will also learn how bias impact your design and how to mitigate it. It's a fun and easy to follow course. Therefore, I highly recommend it.

By Edwin B

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Dec 7, 2022

Excellent material. I walked into this knowing nothing of UX, and just having an interest in it because it seems like a really well fitted way for me to utilize my creative skills to start learning a new career, and to re-invent myself. I already feel that I am being provided with so many useful tools and foundational knowledge, and love the ability to work at my own pace, since I am highly motivated and plan on sawing through as much material as I can in a relatively short period of time.

By Steven W

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Jan 12, 2022

Really enjoyed the Foundation of User Experience (UX) Design course. All the content was informative and helpful in laying the foundation into what a UX designer does, details of one can expect and general knowledge of truly what UX design is all about.

I thank you. I've been looking for a course like this as I transition from IT to UX. This is a great course and I would definitely recommend this course to anyone that is looking to get into UX design as a career or for understanding.

By Derek H

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Apr 30, 2022

A concise introductory course to get me started in UX Design, that includes familiarising with the terms used in this field, the types of work a UX designer may get involved in, the stakeholders in a project that a UX designer will likely liaise with, and some of the problems a UX designer may encounter while working, eg. Bias.

I love how the materials are arranged and I am confident that it will help guide my journey in acquiring new knowledge in this field as I complete this program.