Designing effective interactive systems requires understanding the needs and capabilities of the people who will be using them. In this UX course we will focus on how to interact with users (or potential users) to understand what they need, what they currently do, what they love and hate, and examine human capabilities and behavior as they relate to UX design.
Understanding User Needs
Understanding User Needs
This course is part of User Experience Research and Design Specialization
Instructor: Kentaro Toyama
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Understand user needs assessments and qualitative research
Learn an end-to-end methodology for qualitative research
Explore good practices for conducting semi-structured interviews, in-situ observation, and affinity walls
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Reviewed on Jul 16, 2019
I really like this lecturer, he gives lots of good examples and analogies for the principles taught in this course. Well done.
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I really enjoyed this class and felt it was a great start to learning how to conduct user research. The professor, Kentaro Toyama, is also a fantastic teacher even with teaching via recorded video.
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Reviewed on Apr 20, 2019
The topic was interesting and I learnt a lot of new things. i wish that it was designed to be a little more exciting and engaging.
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