Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs
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Design a User Experience for Social Good & Prepare for Jobs
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What you'll learn
Apply each step of the UX design thinking framework (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to create a project focused on social good.
Build wireframes, mockups, and low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes for a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website.
Prepare to successfully interview for an entry-level UX design job.
Gain a competitive edge by learning AI skills from Google experts
Skills you'll gain
- Design Research
- Human Centered Design
- Cross Platform Development
- Usability Testing
- Ideation
- Responsive Web Design
- Experience Design
- Design Thinking
- User Experience Design
- User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design
- User Centered Design
- UI/UX Research
- Usability
- Web Presence
- Design Strategies
- User Experience
- Prototyping
- Web Design
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- Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
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There are 3 modules in this course
Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs is the seventh course in a program that will equip you with the skills you need to become an entry-level UX designer. In this course, you will design a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website focused on social good. You will showcase all that you’ve learned during the certificate program to complete the design process from beginning to end: empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes and prototypes, and testing designs to get feedback. By the end of this course, you will have a new cross-platform design project to include in your professional UX portfolio.
This course will also prepare you to land your first job as a UX designer. And, you’ll polish the professional UX portfolio you’ve been building throughout the program so that it’s ready for job applications. Current UX designers and researchers at Google will serve as your instructors, and you will complete hands-on activities that simulate real-world UX design scenarios. Learners who complete the courses in this certificate program should be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs as UX designers. By the end of this course, you will be able to: - Apply each step of the UX design process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test) to create designs focused on social good. - Identify the differences between dedicated mobile apps and responsive web apps. - Understand progressive enhancement and graceful degradation approaches for designing across devices. - Build wireframes, mockups, and low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes. - Add a new design project to your professional UX portfolio. - Create your portfolio of design work for job applications. - Join and participate in online UX communities. - Determine if freelance design work is a good career fit for you. - Learn AI skills from Google experts to help complete UX design tasks. This course is suitable for beginner-level UX designers who have completed the previous six courses of the Google UX Design Certificate.
You've reached the final course of the Google UX Design Certificate — congratulations! You will design a dedicated mobile app and a responsive website focused on social good that showcases everything you've learned in the program. To get started, you'll learn about designing across devices by exploring progressive enhancement and graceful degradation approaches and the 4Cs. With all of this new knowledge, you’ll begin your portfolio project. You’ll start with the empathize phase, where you’ll create personas, user stories, and user journey maps. Then, you’ll move on to the define phase, where you’ll identify the user need your project will focus on and build a problem statement. Finally, you’ll make your way into the ideate phase, where you’ll conduct a competitive audit and come up with ideas for your dedicated mobile app design through sketching.
What's included
7 videos6 readings3 assignments1 plugin
7 videos•Total 28 minutes
- Introduction to Course 7: Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs•3 minutes
- Case study: Nest Hub Max•5 minutes
- Paolo - My journey to UX•4 minutes
- Welcome to module 1•2 minutes
- Design for progressive enhancement and graceful degradation •5 minutes
- Google's focus on the user•4 minutes
- Design across devices with the 4 Cs•5 minutes
6 readings•Total 34 minutes
- Welcome to Course 7•8 minutes
- Helpful resources and tips•4 minutes
- Design for social good•8 minutes
- Design for mobile first •8 minutes
- Learn more about designing across devices•4 minutes
- Glossary terms from course 7, module 1•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 74 minutes
- Module 1 Challenge •60 minutes
- Test your knowledge on mobile-first design principles •10 minutes
- Test your knowledge on designing across devices•4 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
- Design for social good•30 minutes
As the digital world continues to expand, companies recognize that designing good user experiences is a necessity, which is why UX design is a high-growth and in-demand job field. The key to landing one of those UX design jobs is a strong portfolio and online presence. In this part of the course, you'll start to create a portfolio to showcase your upcoming work. You'll also learn about the importance of having a personal brand and building an online presence.
What's included
15 videos10 readings5 assignments
15 videos•Total 62 minutes
- Introduction to the interview process•4 minutes
- Juan - Interview tips from a UX designer•3 minutes
- Kartik - Interview tips from an entry-level designer•3 minutes
- Present a portfolio during interviews•3 minutes
- Understand whiteboard interviews•8 minutes
- Jay - Interview tips from a hiring manager•3 minutes
- Get involved in UX design communities •5 minutes
- Overcome impostor syndrome•4 minutes
- Catherine - Conquer impostor syndrome•4 minutes
- Use writing best practices in a portfolio •5 minutes
- Introduction to freelancing•3 minutes
- Jennifer - My journey as a freelance UX designer•4 minutes
- Create a business plan•5 minutes
- Find clients as a freelance UX designer•4 minutes
- Landing the first client •4 minutes
10 readings•Total 64 minutes
- Overview of the UX design interview process•8 minutes
- Prepare for interviews•8 minutes
- Learn more about portfolio presentations•4 minutes
- Give a portfolio presentation•4 minutes
- Learn more about whiteboard interviews•8 minutes
- Create or update a Behance profile•4 minutes
- Learn more about overcoming impostor syndrome •4 minutes
- Learn more about business plans•8 minutes
- Learn more about finding clients as a freelance UX designer•8 minutes
- Review templates for proposals•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 92 minutes
- Module 2 Challenge•60 minutes
- Test your knowledge on panel and whiteboard interviews •6 minutes
- Test your knowledge on creating a business plan•6 minutes
- Test your knowledge on working as a freelancer•10 minutes
- Self-Reflection: Potential clients for your freelance design work•10 minutes
In the final part of the Google UX Design Certificate, you’ll prepare to find a job as a new UX designer. You’ll start by making final adjustments to your portfolio to ensure it’s ready to share in job applications. Next, you’ll examine the UX design interview process and develop strategies to succeed in various types of interview: pre-interview research, an elevator pitch, a phone screen, a portfolio presentation, a whiteboard exercise, a take home design exercise, and more. Finally, you’ll explore the world of freelancing by creating a business plan and learning how to land your first client.
What's included
18 videos17 readings4 assignments1 plugin
18 videos•Total 108 minutes
- Paolo: Driving impact with AI in the workplace•3 minutes
- Boost your UX design skills with AI•7 minutes
- Generate personas with help from AI•4 minutes
- Use AI to help with design iteration•3 minutes
- Improve stakeholder communication with AI•4 minutes
- Simplify complex frameworks using AI•3 minutes
- Use AI to help write your portfolio copy•3 minutes
- Keep your projects organized with NotebookLM•4 minutes
- Introducing Google AI Essentials•1 minute
- Introduction to website builders•5 minutes
- Introduction to best practices for UX design portfolios•6 minutes
- Capstone video guide for building new portfolio projects - Part 1•25 minutes
- Capstone video guide for building new portfolio projects - Part 2•30 minutes
- Prepare a UX portfolio for job applications•3 minutes
- Congratulations on completing Course 7: Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs•2 minutes
- Congratulations on completing the Google UX Design Certificate!•1 minute
- Exploring professional opportunities•1 minute
- Recap of the certificate program•3 minutes
17 readings•Total 110 minutes
- Introduction to AI for UX design•8 minutes
- Use generative AI to work smarter and faster•8 minutes
- Key takeaways for AI in UX design•8 minutes
- Take the next step with Google AI Essentials•8 minutes
- Explore website builders for your portfolio•10 minutes
- Plan your portfolio website•10 minutes
- Start your online portfolio•10 minutes
- Conclusion to the portfolio project guide•4 minutes
- Publish case studies to a portfolio website•4 minutes
- Tailor a portfolio for types of jobs •8 minutes
- Learn more about UX specializations•4 minutes
- Finalize your UX portfolio for job applications•4 minutes
- Course 7 glossary•2 minutes
- UXD certificate glossary•2 minutes
- Showcase your work •8 minutes
- Claim your Google UX Design Certificate badge•8 minutes
- Resources for Google UX Design Certificate graduates•4 minutes
4 assignments•Total 169 minutes
- Module 3 Challenge•60 minutes
- Activity: Use AI to create a user journey map•45 minutes
- Test your knowledge on UX portfolios•4 minutes
- Activity: Finish your UX portfolio•60 minutes
1 plugin•Total 10 minutes
- End of certificate survey•10 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 10, 2023
Wow! The learning process, though painstaking, it is worthwhile. What a great learning experience! And my recommendation? It is an amazing point of learning for aspiring UX designers.
Reviewed on Jul 7, 2022
You're not going to be able to get a job right out of the program, it's not as good as a college education, but it's great, affordable, and a wonderful start. I would absolutely take it again.
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Thanks to ALLAH ALMIGHTY, I feel really obliged to complete this Google UX Design Course and I'm sure that this will lead me towards a bright future. May ALLAH bless all. Ameen.
Frequently asked questions
User experience (UX) designers focus on the experience that users have while using products like websites, apps, and physical objects. UX designers make those everyday interactions useful, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include coming up with ideas to address user problems, conducting research with users, and designing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
If you enjoy talking to and empathizing with people, drawing, thinking creatively, or paying attention to details, a job as a UX designer might be a good fit for you!
This course is the seventh and final course of the Google UX Design Certificate, which will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. We strongly recommend that you complete the first six courses of the certificate program before completing this one:
- Course 1: Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design
- Course 2: Start the UX Design Process: Empathize, Define, and Ideate
- Course 3: Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
- Course 4: Conduct UX Research and Test Early Concepts
- Course 5: Build High-Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma
- Course 6: Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD
In this course, you will create a final capstone project to include in your professional UX design portfolio and demonstrate all of your learnings from the certificate program. To succeed in this course, you should have experience:
Conducting user research in order to empathize with user needs and determine specific user pain points.
Creating personas, user stories, user journey maps, and problem statements.
Designing wireframes on paper and digitally, low-fidelity prototypes on paper and digitally, mockups, and high-fidelity prototypes.
Conducting usability studies and iterating on designs based on research insights.
Working in Figma or Adobe XD.
If you are unfamiliar with any of these topics, you should enroll in the earlier courses of the Google UX Design Certificate to learn more.
Figma and Adobe XD are the design tools taught in the Google UX Design Certificate. In this course, you can choose which of these two design tools you’ll use to create your capstone design project.
Spreadsheets, word processing applications, and presentation applications will also be used. Throughout the program, you will create a professional portfolio, using the platform of your choice, to showcase your UX design work.
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