» UI Design

• User Interface Definition
• Design Thinking Introduction
• Visual Design Principles Introduction
• Web and App Design Essential
  

» UX Design

• User Definition
• UX History
• Human Needs and their Importance
• Experience Definition
• Research Introduction

» Teamwork Essentials

» Project Presentation Introduction

» Lean and Agile UX Introduction

» Figma (Brief Description and its Pros & Cons)

» Sketch (Brief Description and its Pros & Cons)

» User Research Methods Introduction (Types and how to choose between)

• Quantitative Research (Surveys, Five-Second-Testing)
  
• Qualitative Research (User Interview, Focus Groups, Usability Testing)
• Behavioral Research (A/B Testing, Analytics, Eye Tracking, Card Sorting)

» Conducting User Interviews (How, When, Why)

» Conducting User Surveys (How, when, Why)

» Generative Research Introduction (Why and How to Conduct)

» Generative Research vs. Evaluation Research

» Quantitative & Qualitative Research (Similarities and differences)

» Quantitative & Qualitative Research Sample Questions

» User Personas Introduction (What is and Why Needed)

» Defining User Personas (Creating a new one visually)

» Personas Elements and Spectrums

» Journey Maps (What is it and why)

» Journey Maps Types (Current state, Future state, Day in the Life, and Service Blueprint)

» Journey Maps elements and touchpoints

» Creating Journey Maps (Visually)

» Empathy Maps (What is it and why)

» Empathy map types (Single and Multiple User)

» Steps and Elements

» Creating Empathy Map (Visually)

» Benefits and

» Structures of Storyboards

» Storyboards elements

» Creating a simple storyboard

» User Flows or UX Flows (What is it and why)

» User Flows Steps Introduction

» Understanding Users

» Creating Flow Outline (Using Flow Elements)

» Information Architecture (IA) (What is it and why)

» IA Elements and Principles

» IA in action (for a website navigation)

» User Segmentation (What is it and why)

» Types and Methods

» Building a sample User Segmentation in action

» Sitemaps (What is it and why)

» Values and Anatomy

» Sitemap Types (Flat & Deep)

» Creating a Flat Sitemap in action

» Benefits and Structures of Navigation

» Rules, Goals and Types

» Menu and Navigation for Mobile Specifications

» Creating a navigation in action

» Content Auditing Essentials (CAE) (What is it and why)

» CAE Types and Parts

» Creating a CAE Sample

» Introduction to Ideation

    Ideation Practical Methods

» Ideation Tools Overview

» Brainstorming (What is it and why)

» Techniques, Rules and steps

» Holding a brainstorming session (Practicing the Steps)

» User-Centered and Interaction Design (UCD) (What is it and why)

» Basics, Principles and Methods » UCD Process

» Mobile-First Design Essentials (Why, When and Importance)

» Process and Steps

» Responsive Design Essentials (Practicing for three devices - Desktop, Tablet, Mobile)

» Design Systems (What and Why)

» Benefits

» Types and Creating Steps

» Design systems best examples in the market

» How to create a design system and requirements

» Grids and Spacing in UI Design

» Design Principles (Visibility, Mapping and Constraints)

» Layout, Color, and Alignment essentials

» Text, Typography, and Hierarchy Essentials

» Creating UI Elements

» Gestalt principals (The Core Key Ideas)

» Design Patterns essentials

» HTML/CSS Basics

» Design Deliverables

» Sketching Introduction and basics

• Methods, Techniques and Tools • Sketching in action

» Wireframing Introduction (what is it and why)

• Process and Types (Low to High Fidelity) • Comparing online / offline tools
  • Wireframing in action

» Prototyping (What and Why)

• Types and steps
  • Comparing the best prototyping tools
  • Creating simple ones (in low and high-fidelity type)

» Usability Testing Introduction (What and Why)

• Test Plans and Scripts
  • Types, Methods and elements
  • Tools review
  • Analyzing and reporting essentials • Conducting a usability test

» A/B Testing Introduction (What and Why)

• Conducting steps
  • Requirements and Variables • Tools review
  • Evaluating the results

» Heuristic Evaluation Introduction (What and Why)

• Principles (Consistency, Aesthetic, Recognition, Flexibility...) • Conducting steps and checklist

» Collaboration Introduction (Why and How)

» Principle (Four Eyes)

» Sharing, Feedback and Commenting

» Collaboration in selected tool

» Agile UX (What is sprint? The Importance Benefits and Requirements, Skills needed)

» Lean UX (What, When and Why, Benefits, phases and principles, MVP definition in Lean UX)

» A good Portfolio and Showcase (What is it?)

» Content and Layouts

» Including portfolio items

» Online portfolio and showcase website

» Case study Essentials (What is it? Essentials and Elements, Parts and Sections)

» Case study reviews

» Reviewing online selected portfolios

» Comparing portfolios

» Applying for UI/UX Design Jobs

• Providing job application documents (CV, Cover letter ...) • CV vs Resume
  • CV essential topics and sections)
  • Where to Apply

» Searching for a Job

• Job search strategies
  • Needed skills
  • Job board resources and reviews

» Interview

• Interview preparation essentials • Whiteboard Challenges
  • Design Challenges
  • Needed skills
• Interview process review

» Practicing common questions with answers

» Capstone Project