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My Review Of The Google UX Design Course
So you want to take the Google UX Design course and want to know what it’s about before starting it? Well, you’re in the right place. I just completed the course yesterday and I finished it in 2 months. Yes, 2 months!
The Google UX Design Certificate is a rigorous, hands-on program that covers the design process from end to end.
It is available on Coursera and teaches its students the basics of UX with a little bit of UI.
Although it’s a paid course that costs about #15,000 (for me though), interested users can apply for financial aid and get the course sponsored by Google for free.
You don’t need prior design knowledge in this course as it is beginner-friendly and quite easy to follow if you watch the videos and read all the materials provided in the course.
Having prior design knowledge would help you complete tasks faster and easier.
The course is divided into 7 parts which are:
The course is tailored to be completed at your own pace but you’re expected to complete it in 6 months. I finished mine in 2 months as I said earlier which involved losing sleep, dedication, and time. I have had people ask if the course can be completed in lesser time but I can’t really say.
The whole course involves a lot of tasks that if you’re not good at it, you’d end up spending more time on them and don’t even get me started on getting your tasks reviewed, that’s a different ball-game.
If you applied for financial aid, you’d be getting the first two courses first and would have to apply for aid for the rest.
It’s advised to take the course in the right order which is from 1–7 as they’re all intertwined but if you feel like you have knowledge in some courses, you can skip.
This is the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects.
UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the second course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you’ll complete the first phases of the design process for a project that you’ll be able to include in your portfolio. You will learn how to empathize with users and understand their pain points, define user needs using problem statements, and come up with lots of ideas for solutions to those user problems.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes is the third course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you’ll continue to design a mobile app for your professional UX portfolio. You’ll start by creating storyboards and getting familiar with the basics of drawing. Then, you’ll create paper wireframes and digital wireframes using the design tool Figma. You’ll also create a paper prototype and a digital low-fidelity prototype in Figma.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the fourth course in the program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will learn how to plan and conduct a usability study to gather feedback about designs. Then, you will modify your low-fidelity designs based on insights from your research.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the fifth course in the program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will follow step-by-step tutorials to learn how to create high-fidelity designs, called mockups, in Figma, a popular design tool. Then, you’ll turn those designs into an interactive prototype that works like a finished product. You’ll conduct research to collect feedback about your designs and make improvements. Finally, you’ll learn how to share your designs with development teams and highlight your work in your professional UX portfolio.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD is the sixth course in a program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will design a responsive website using Adobe XD, a popular design tool. You will 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. Once you’re done with this course, you will have a new design project to include in your professional UX portfolio.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs is the seventh and final 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. You’ll learn how to interview for entry-level UX design positions. You’ll get tips from Googlers based on their own interview experiences and their unique perspectives as hiring managers. And, you’ll polish the professional UX portfolio you’ve been building throughout the program so that it’s ready for job applications.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
There are Peer Review Tasks and Quizzes in some of the courses which help in your grade.
Peer review is where other users grade your projects according to a rubric provided in the course. Points are awarded using this rubric and your grades are calculated.
Now, I might have a problem with this method because most times students might be biased and probably not grade appropriately. There are also times when students have submitted incomplete work but still get graded to have finished or given a zero. For incomplete submissions, Coursera provides an option to flag submissions.
Every week, there is a weekly quiz to test your knowledge about the topic. You have to receive 80% to pass. Also, you can attempt your quizzes 3 times and if you don’t meet up with the set target, you can try again in 24 hours.
You’re meant to take these projects and quizzes seriously and try to make 80%.
There are deadlines for quizzes but don’t worry too much if you miss them. You can reset your deadlines and still complete the course at your own pace.
How to apply for financial aid
To help people gain access to this course, Google has a financial aid option. Once you apply for financial aid, you get the courses for free and don’t have to pay a dime. The only issue with this is you have to wait for 15 days to get a response.
You can apply for financial aid by clicking the text “financial aid available” on the site. Once you’ve clicked on it, follow the prompt to apply for the aid.
The course is divided into 7 parts which are:
The course is tailored to be completed at your own pace but you’re expected to complete it in 6 months. I finished mine in 2 months as I said earlier which involved losing sleep, dedication, and time. I have had people ask if the course can be completed in lesser time but I can’t really say.
The whole course involves a lot of tasks that if you’re not good at it, you’d end up spending more time on them and don’t even get me started on getting your tasks reviewed, that’s a different ball-game.
If you applied for financial aid, you’d be getting the first two courses first and would have to apply for aid for the rest.
It’s advised to take the course in the right order which is from 1–7 as they’re all intertwined but if you feel like you have knowledge in some courses, you can skip.
This is the first of a series of seven courses that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience design. UX designers focus on the interactions that people have with products like websites, mobile apps, and physical objects.
UX designers make those everyday interactions usable, enjoyable, and accessible. The role of an entry-level UX designer might include empathizing with users, defining their pain points, coming up with ideas for design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and mockups, and testing designs to get feedback.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the second course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills needed to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you’ll complete the first phases of the design process for a project that you’ll be able to include in your portfolio. You will learn how to empathize with users and understand their pain points, define user needs using problem statements, and come up with lots of ideas for solutions to those user problems.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes is the third course in a certificate program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you’ll continue to design a mobile app for your professional UX portfolio. You’ll start by creating storyboards and getting familiar with the basics of drawing. Then, you’ll create paper wireframes and digital wireframes using the design tool Figma. You’ll also create a paper prototype and a digital low-fidelity prototype in Figma.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the fourth course in the program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will learn how to plan and conduct a usability study to gather feedback about designs. Then, you will modify your low-fidelity designs based on insights from your research.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
This is the fifth course in the program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will follow step-by-step tutorials to learn how to create high-fidelity designs, called mockups, in Figma, a popular design tool. Then, you’ll turn those designs into an interactive prototype that works like a finished product. You’ll conduct research to collect feedback about your designs and make improvements. Finally, you’ll learn how to share your designs with development teams and highlight your work in your professional UX portfolio.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Responsive Web Design in Adobe XD is the sixth course in a program that will equip you with the skills you need to apply to entry-level jobs in user experience (UX) design.
In this course, you will design a responsive website using Adobe XD, a popular design tool. You will 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. Once you’re done with this course, you will have a new design project to include in your professional UX portfolio.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Design a User Experience for Social Good and Prepare for Jobs is the seventh and final 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. You’ll learn how to interview for entry-level UX design positions. You’ll get tips from Googlers based on their own interview experiences and their unique perspectives as hiring managers. And, you’ll polish the professional UX portfolio you’ve been building throughout the program so that it’s ready for job applications.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
There are Peer Review Tasks and Quizzes in some of the courses which help in your grade.
Peer review is where other users grade your projects according to a rubric provided in the course. Points are awarded using this rubric and your grades are calculated.
Now, I might have a problem with this method because most times students might be biased and probably not grade appropriately. There are also times when students have submitted incomplete work but still get graded to have finished or given a zero. For incomplete submissions, Coursera provides an option to flag submissions.
Every week, there is a weekly quiz to test your knowledge about the topic. You have to receive 80% to pass. Also, you can attempt your quizzes 3 times and if you don’t meet up with the set target, you can try again in 24 hours.
You’re meant to take these projects and quizzes seriously and try to make 80%.
There are deadlines for quizzes but don’t worry too much if you miss them. You can reset your deadlines and still complete the course at your own pace.
How to apply for financial aid
To help people gain access to this course, Google has a financial aid option. Once you apply for financial aid, you get the courses for free and don’t have to pay a dime. The only issue with this is you have to wait for 15 days to get a response.
You can apply for financial aid by clicking the text “financial aid available” on the site. Once you’ve clicked on it, follow the prompt to apply for the aid.
This is the juicy part of the whole course and here’s why. When enrolled in the course, you get access to:
For me, I took the course to finally add Google certification to my Linkedin profile, lol. It’s a big deal to have Google on your profiles as it is catchy to recruiters. Plus if you’re looking to land a job at Google, here’s one step to take in securing that goal.
It is also a really good way to learn UX although it’s the Google way of UX. It’s challenging and exciting at the same time. You’d also learn from other students taking the course in real-time from their tasks and from the discussion forums.
You’d also learn from instructors who work at Google, learn from them and also get access to their profiles as well as their resumes which you’d use in creating yours.
You’d learn how they recruit at Google and how to land your first job as a designer.
The course is amazing and I totally recommend it.
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