HH
Feb 26, 2016
Really good course.
Helped me understand the importance of interviews in making a product
Helped me come up with many ideas for a single problem
gave me a 260 degree view of user experience
SS
Jul 15, 2020
Great moments with the professor and really candid, inspiring coursework! I definitely learned what I needed on prototyping but there's extra breadcrumbs everywhere to go the extra mile.
By Dave G
•Mar 2, 2016
For some of the topics, the Introduction class has more meaningful homework projects. this felt a bit thin.
By Juan P E
•Jun 20, 2017
As a part of the whole Interaction Design Specialisation, I felt the material to be somewhat repetitive, and still, very superficial.
As a stand alone course, I think it covers a lot of material but very briefly, so it can't show any depth in it.
The Assignments were interesting, specially the last one, but I think it would have been better if they each build up on the last one. For example, the first one was to plan an interview and conduct a part of it about a certain topic, the last assignment was to read an interview conducted by someone else and analyse the information, it would have been much more interesting to complete our own interview and make an analysis on what we gathered. That way, the assignments wouldn't felt like two separate courses.
By Adam B
•May 30, 2020
This course offers material that is redundant if you have taken the other courses in the specialization. As with other courses, assignments are not clearly defined and, more than the other courses, clear examples of concepts are missing. I really wish these later classes in the specialization would expand upon the concepts introduced in the first two courses and not regurgitate the same information. We need depth at this point, not a continuation of high-level, introductory material.
By Markus N
•Feb 8, 2016
Assignments at times a bit hazy and there is very little guidance. In general the types of assignments do not lend themselves too well to peer review. This is far off the standard set by courses 1 and 2. Lectures seem a bit generic and although Liz Gerber tries to make it hands on, the subject matter really doesnt seem anywhere as tangible as when Klemmer presents it.
By Mufaddal H
•Sep 4, 2018
Old & Out-dated course. Take this course only when you have absolutely NO knowledge about UX.
Instead of taking this course I would suggest to read blogs or visit other online training sites.
Coursera needs to bring in new UI and UX courses.
By Mahmoud K
•Dec 23, 2015
the course is just 5 minute video of an overview of the topic then an assignment,many topics are replicated from previous courses in the same speclization
By Eva S
•Mar 1, 2019
Dear Elizabeth Gerber, so sorry but after being used to great Scott's Klemmer style this part is a bit of disaster.
The way the material was presented was very shallow and in style that can be used when talking to kids, and seriously not everyone find not funny nor professional (especially kids pictures that are not really relevant in some cases). Also, I think that there are better business based subjects for nice idea generation assignment than teens' breakfasts.
What is more, attaching some old publications or external links instead of providing good explanations on wast subjects like customer journey map is really not treating the audience seriously. It should be mentioned more in the video if it is supposed to be big part of an assignment after all. External sources are great but not as a main information source on the subject.
By Johannes H M
•Feb 1, 2016
Assignments are ambiguously phrased and full of inconsistencies and typos. The last assignment does not provide feedback at all. It mainly felt like sitting in a lecture theatre getting a fragmented overview of the lecturer's work, while never gaining a real handle on the wider context, or what would have happened if an action hadn't been taken/had been performed differently. There was not enough further reading and no discussion of other people's work - such as a dissection of how a company might have arrived at a product we can actually identify in the wild.
Rather than learning how I could tackle any project, I now know how to work on very specific examples of projects - if anything was to deviate from this, I'd still be clueless.
Overall, the course feels haphazard and badly prepared.
By Candise L
•Dec 24, 2019
HUGE waste of time unless you have zero common sense... Complete lack of depth. The presenter speaks clearly and with a good pace, yet the information was so superficial that I really did not learn anything at all. She'd say things like "this is what a persona looks like! This is what it does!" and then move on... I can find better information and understanding from quick Google searches. I watch video lectures to learn in-depth and get explanations, not waste time...
By Rotem A B
•Apr 15, 2018
I felt like the lectures were super high level. very very generic. no going into details and explaining how to actually do things. then after short un-detailed intro go ahead and create a day of assignment you didn't receive enough information on how to approach.
i will not recommend it.
By Ryan S
•Feb 17, 2016
I can't finish the friggin' course. I can code fluently in HTML, CSS and Javascript, but can't figure out how to upload a PDF assignment here. This student's user experience is atrocious.
By Pinky J
•Aug 3, 2022
Its been more then a week . I am not getting any peer feedback.. I have submitted twice following all the instructions as it is to pass the test.
By Norbert G
•Aug 20, 2020
Langatmig, nicht wirklich begeisternd, sehr allgemein gehalten, konnte meine Aufmerksamkeit und mein Interesse nicht gewinnen