User Experience and Interaction Design - Certificate of Achievement
The Certificate of Achievement in User Experience and Interaction Design approaches UX and other forms of product design through a human-centered approach, placing users and their needs as the focus of the work. This includes everything from creating effective and enjoyable user experiences to ethical and safe interactions between the user research and the product. The program begins with the foundational concepts of good design: human-computer interaction, usability, user experience, and user research.
Students will conduct user research to gain insights into real users; their backgrounds, goals, and behaviors. Customer insights will be used to develop scenarios and storyboards to formulate early visuals of the design concept. Students will have the opportunity to use leading software tools to bring the design concept to fruition, gaining applied design skills in real-world UX, UI, and product design. At the end of the certificate program, students will have a high-fidelity prototype which can be incorporated into their design portfolio to demonstrate an advanced representation of their UX design skills.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate principles of visual design, perception, and cognition that inform effective interaction design.
- Analyze the usage of prototypes to receive feedback from other stakeholders like teammates, clients, and users.
- Describe the principles of User Experience research which includes conducting interviews, evaluating, and analyzing systems.
- Demonstrate the User Experience Process through personalized projects based on user research and qualitative analysis.
- Apply User Experience fundamentals by researching user needs, testing prototypes, and designing concepts.
- Describe the critical design thinking skills needed to either improve an existing product or design a new product.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ART 012 | Two-Dimensional Design | 3 |
| ART 024 | Beginning Drawing | 3 |
| DMA 001 | Introduction to Digital Media Arts | 3 |
| DMA 003 | Introduction to Typography | 3 |
| DMA 004 | Fundamentals of Web Design | 3 |
| DMA 011 | Design Thinking and Digital Storytelling | 3 |
| DMA 012 | Principles of User Experience | 3 |
| DMA 013 | Interaction Design and Prototyping | 3 |
| Total Units | 24 | |