# Week 1: Introduction to the course and User Experience Design (UXD)

Learning Objective

By the end of this week, students will:

Have an understanding of the MAD9034 course: User Experience Design
Have a high-level understanding of the User Experience Design (UXD) process

Class 1

No class - college orientation

Class 2

Intro to MAD9034, Intro to UXD

# Welcome

In this course, you will learn and apply user experience design process to design mobile application that has what the users like/want and, LOVE!

Our class will meet twice a week and two hours each time. Check the Overview page for time and classroom information. Each week, there will be links to articles and videos from the Learning Modules. You will read selected chapters of books available on Safari Books Online, and watch videos on LinkedIn Learning or YouTube. Course slides will become available during or after class.

In addition, there will be practical in-class exercises that are marked toward your final grade, so don't miss it.

Review Resources page for college digital resources, online books, references, and free software signup information.

You will use Figma (opens new window) to create prototype in this coures, miro.com (opens new window) and Google Drive for group work.

# Week 1 - Required preparation for class 2

# Read

# Lesson Slides

Week 1-1 Lecture: UXD Overview (opens new window)

# Figma – Self-guided Learning

Learn Figma with in-depth tutorials and quick tips and tricks.

# TODO

TODO before next week

Read all the notes for Week 2 and watch the videos. This will help you answer pop-quiz questions and prepare you for the lectures and the in-class exercises.

# Assignments

For class 1: No class, no assignments due

For class 2: No assignments due

Week 2: Research and analysis overview →