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Introduction to UI Design
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by University of Minnesota
  • Offered by

About

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the critical importance of user interface design. You will also learn industry-standard methods for how to approach the design of a user interface and key theories and frameworks that underlie the design of most interfaces you use today. Through a series of case studies on commercial systems - many of which you likely use on a regular basis - we will illustrate the benefits of good design. We will also demonstrate how the costs of bad design can often be severe (in user experience, money, and even human lives). You will then gain a high-level understanding of the user-interface design process. You will be introduced to common design scenarios - e.g. improving on existing designs and starting a new design from scratch - and the general design processes that tend to be used for each scenario. Finally, we will begin introducing the large body of existing knowledge on design by providing overviews of core user interface design theories and concepts. This key foundational information will help you avoid "reinventing the wheel" when you are designing your interfaces in this specialization.

Modules

Introduction to the course

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Introductory Panel: UI Design and Why it Matters
  • Introduction to the Specialization, Courses, and Capstone

Case Studies

    • 7 Videos
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7 Videos

  • User Interface Hall of Fame / Shame
  • Case Study #1: UI Disasters, including GPS fails
  • Case Study #2: Corporate Value: Citibank ATM
  • Case Study #3: Microsoft Office 2007 Ribbon
  • Case Study #4: International Children's Digital Library
  • Case Study #5: Taxes and Tickets
  • Case Study #6: AirBnB vs. CouchSurfing

Assessment

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introductory Video

1 Readings

  • Activity: Hall of Fame/Shame Interfaces

Assessment: Module Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Intro to UI Design: Introduction and Overview

Design Process Intro and Three Cases

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Design Process Introduction
  • Designing to Address a Problem w/o Solution Ideas
  • Designing for a known solution direction
  • Designing to iterate on/improve an existing solution

UI Design Processes I -- Common Elements and Usability Engineering

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Common Elements
  • Usability Engineering and Task-Centered Approaches
  • Use Cases, Personas, Tasks, and Scenarios

UI Design Processes II -- Design-Centered Approaches

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Intro to Design-Centered Approaches
  • Design-Centered Methods & When They Work Best

Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Pulling it all Together: Best from Each; Practical Techniques for someone who isn't a trained designer

Assessment

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 3 Assignment
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3 Assignment

  • Task/Scenario Evaluation #1
  • Task/Scenario Evaluation #2
  • Task/Scenario Evaluation #3

1 Peer Review

  • Task and Walkthrough Scenario Assignment

1 Videos

  • Assignment Video: Tasks and Scenarios

3 Readings

  • Sample Task and Scenario #1
  • Sample Task and Scenario #2
  • Sample Task and Scenario #3

Assessment: Module Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Intro to UI Design: UI Design Process

Psychology and Human Factors

    • 10 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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10 Videos

  • Intro
  • Fitts' Law
  • Short- and long-term memory, attention
  • Perception and visualization, hierarchy
  • Mistakes, Errors, and Slips
  • Conceptual models
  • The Gulf of Execution and the Gulf of Evaluation
  • Design Principles: Visibility, Feedback, Mappings, Constraints
  • Interacting beyond individuals (social psychology)
  • High-Level Models: Distributed Cognition, Activity Theory, Situated Action

1 Readings

  • Read Me First: About these two weeks

Interface Critique Assignment

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Part 3: Test your knowledge

1 Peer Review

  • Interface Critique

1 Videos

  • Assignment Video: Interface Critiques

2 Readings

  • Part 1: Assignment Overview and Properties of a Good Critique
  • Part 2: Worked Examples

Assessment: Module Quiz

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Intro to UI Design: Psychology and Human Factors: Shortcuts to Understanding Your Users

Interview with Don Norman

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Interview with Don Norman

Auto Summary

Delve into the world of user interface design with "Introduction to UI Design" on Coursera. Guided by industry expert instructors, this foundational course covers essential UI design theories, frameworks, and processes. Through insightful case studies, you'll explore the impact of good and bad design on user experience and costs. Perfect for beginners in personal development, the course spans 840 minutes and offers flexible subscription options: Starter, Professional, and Paid. Enhance your design skills and learn to create intuitive interfaces efficiently.

Loren Terveen
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Loren Terveen

Haiyi Zhu
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Haiyi Zhu

Lana Yarosh
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Lana Yarosh

Dr. Brent Hecht
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Dr. Brent Hecht

Joseph A Konstan
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Joseph A Konstan