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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Human-Centered Design: an Introduction by University of California San Diego

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About the Course

In this course, you will learn how to design technologies that bring people joy, rather than frustration. You'll learn several techniques for rapidly prototyping (such as Wizard of Oz Prototyping) and evaluating multiple interface alternatives -- and why rapid prototyping and comparative evaluation are essential to excellent interaction design. You'll learn how to conduct fieldwork with people to help you get design ideas. How to make paper prototypes and low-fidelity mock-ups that are interactive -- and how to use these designs to get feedback from other stakeholders like your teammates, clients, and users. Armed with these design-thinking strategies, you’ll be able to do more creative human-centered design in any domain. This is the first course offered in the interaction design specialization series. Browse through previous capstone projects for some inspiration here: https://medium.com/capstone-projects/capstone-projects-2019-abc67d3f6f26...

Top reviews

SM

Apr 10, 2020

I just loved this lesson! Lots of things to explore. A lot of hands-on experience. I am very pleased with the amount of theory and study that I have.

I wish to thank UC San Diego & Scott Klemmer

TI

Feb 4, 2021

This course opened my eyes to the foundational basis of design as a problem solving tool primarily. Can't wait to apply all I have learned and make world class designs that make the world better!

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By Aaron R

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Jan 26, 2017

Was fairly good, but I was a little let down by the lack of direction on the assignments. Assignment number two was very poor in my opinion. The videos are excellent though.

By Mohammad A

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Jun 15, 2016

One of the best courses I have attended. Value for money. A special thanks to the instructor who did a pretty good job in explaining things in a simple yet efficient way.

By Zoe R

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Feb 17, 2021

The course was much shorter than the blurb claimed and there were some features I couldn't seem to access but otherwise good content and a good system of peer review.

By Dottie O

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Sep 4, 2015

I learnt a lot and was able to take the course at my own pace. It was really insightful doing the peer reviews as I learnt from my peers experiences as well.

By Jessica S

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Dec 1, 2020

Some of the videos seemed disjointed or repetitive- perhaps a lesson summary before the video would help the student know what is coming/what to expect.

By Asad K

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Sep 17, 2019

A really good course if you want to learn the basics. Assignments were rather easy and could have been a little more challenging. Overall a good course.

By Balázs K

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Oct 3, 2016

This is a great course I've learned a lot. I felt, that the assignments were not balanced right, the first one was way more challenging than the others.

By Annemette M O

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Jun 21, 2019

Goo start, but some slides and examples look a bit old. Can still be good examples, but would prefer more new and relatable examples from websites etc.

By Joel W

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Jan 6, 2016

Great course! the final exam is very odd though, the "correct" answers didn't fit easily in what was taught. several subjective questions

By Jared B

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Jan 28, 2016

Very good info, fun assignments just be sure to stay up to date week after week, the information, fresh, is a real help. Thanks alot.

By Vladyslav

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Jul 1, 2020

I liked this course and I would like to have more modern examples and extra practice things for example, tasks with paper prototype

By Max G

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Nov 21, 2019

Except for the technical difficulties getting my assignment to submit which took a few years to resolve. this course was awesome.

By Pedro M

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May 5, 2016

Good lessons, interesting content. But media is a bit old fashioned, I missed more interactive activities and more modern videos.

By Nikolina S

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Feb 15, 2021

I think that more instructions on the assignment would be very appreciated. Otherwise, it is a very good introductory course.

By Zuzana V

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Nov 16, 2021

Very valuable information, but some of the assignments could be written more coherently - especially since it's a ux course.

By Nakul G

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Sep 10, 2016

Very well laid out Course structure. Would have loved some more practical and relevant examples of existing apps/processes

By Komal J

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Sep 28, 2015

Expecting more content like the actuall experience of creating wireframe. step by step and finally complete wireframe.

By Akhilesh R

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Jan 7, 2017

Gives you good end-to-almost-till-the-end experience on a project from needfinding to user research to storyboarding.

By Monica M C

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Aug 27, 2015

Well organized and the videos explain a lot. The are some resources named in the videos but the links are missing.

By Jasvinder S

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Dec 23, 2016

Would be great if we get the feedback and reviews from lecturer or professor rather the from the peer reviews.

By Bharat A

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Aug 15, 2016

Very well designed. Estimated time required to complete the assignments were inappropriate, it took me longer.

By Jonathan P

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Jan 18, 2016

Overall good; some of the projects were a tad light, and there were some bugs I'd like to see fixed, but good.

By Suyash R

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Jul 9, 2017

Understand the design in a simple way. It was a nice introduction. But there is a big chances for improvement

By Sebastien P

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Jun 5, 2017

Well thought out, very useful. Some bugs in the product. (For which I've reached out to customer support.)

By Kaushik S

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Sep 9, 2015

Very detailed and structured content. Is it possible to get printable content as well along with videos?