Great user experiences begin with understanding people, not just designing screens.
UX Design Foundations is a beginner-friendly course that introduces the essential principles, processes, and practices of User Experience (UX) design. You'll explore how people interact with digital products, what makes an experience intuitive and easy to use, and how designers solve problems through human-centred design.
Through practical examples, real-world scenarios, and interactive exercises, you'll learn to identify user needs, understand common user behaviours, apply usability principles, and explore the UX design process—from research and discovery to design, testing, and iteration. You'll also discover how UX professionals collaborate, communicate design decisions, and approach design responsibly.
By the end of this course, you'll be able to evaluate digital experiences, identify usability problems, and recommend improvements supported by UX principles. No prior UX experience, coding knowledge, or design software skills are required.
What You'll Learn
By completing this course, you'll learn to:
- Understand UX Design: Explain what UX design is, how it differs from UI design, and why user experience matters.
- Think Human-Centred: Understand user needs, behaviours, expectations, and mental models.
- Apply UX Principles: Recognize affordances, signifiers, feedback, mapping, and usability principles.
- Explore the UX Process: Understand how designers approach discovery, research, design, testing, and iteration.
- Evaluate Digital Experiences: Identify usability problems and recommend improvements using established UX principles.
- Communicate Design Decisions: Explain design choices with reasoning, evidence, and constructive critique.
- Understand Professional UX Practice: Explore collaboration, UX roles, and ethical design responsibilities.
Skills You'll Gain
- User Experience (UX) Design
- Human-Centred Design
- Usability Evaluation
- User Needs Analysis
- UX Research Fundamentals
- Interaction Design Principles
- UX Design Process
- User Behaviour Analysis
- Design Communication
- Critical Design Thinking
Who This Course Is For
- Students and Freshers: Individuals exploring UX design and looking to build a strong foundation before entering the industry.
- Aspiring UX Designers: Beginners interested in understanding UX principles, processes, and professional practices.
- Career Switchers: Professionals from other backgrounds considering a transition into UX design.
- Junior Designers: Early-career designers looking to strengthen their understanding of user-centred thinking and usability.
- Product and Technology Professionals: Product managers, developers, and professionals who work with UX teams and want to understand design decisions.
How Assessment Works at UXD Talks
Learning goes beyond reading lessons and answering quizzes. UXD Talks combines knowledge checks, practical assignments, and human evaluation to assess your understanding.
1. Knowledge Checks: Reinforce your understanding through short quizzes and scenario-based questions. This course includes five module-level knowledge checks.
2. Practical Assignments: Apply what you've learned through open-ended questions, interface evaluations, and exercises based on realistic design scenarios.
3. Human Evaluation: Written assignments are reviewed by human evaluators from the UXD Talks team, who assess your responses and provide meaningful feedback.
4. Verified Course Certificate: Successfully meet the course's assessment requirements to earn a verified UXD Talks Course Certificate that you can showcase on your LinkedIn profile, resume, or portfolio.
Prerequisites
No previous UX design experience is required.
To get started, you only need:
- Basic familiarity with websites and mobile applications.
- Basic English reading comprehension.
- An interest in understanding how digital products work and how people experience them.
No coding, Figma, or other design software knowledge is necessary.
Certificate
Earn Your UXD Talks Course Certificate
Demonstrate your understanding of UX design principles through course assessments and a final applied challenge.
After successfully completing the required assessments, you'll earn a verified UXD Talks Course Certificate that you can add to your LinkedIn profile, resume, or professional portfolio.
