User Interface Design

Gain a strong understanding of user interface design so you can begin to learn how to be an interactive designer or enhance your design skills. This graphic and web design training course covers references, user experience (UX), and usability principles. Topics include psychological and interaction principles, requirements analysis, designing for different screens (web, TVs and mobile devices), design standards, style guides, techniques and visual design principles. Gain the perspective to give consumers a high-quality design experience so you can advance your career. 

Prerequisite: Students should have moderate experience with Adobe Creative Cloud image manipulation programs including Adobe Photoshop and/or Adobe Illustrator.
Note: Online participants must have Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) installed on their computers. Students will be utilizing LinkedIn Learning as a textbook reference guide. While not required, online students are encouraged to utilize subscription to LinkedIn Learning as a supplement to the course.

Course Number: ART-40535
Credit: 3.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: Front End Development, Technical Communication, User Experience (UX) Design

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9/24/2024 - 11/23/2024

$695

Online

Closed

• SECTION ID:

  184284

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Secor, Kristian, Developer, educator and author of web and mobile technologies.

  Kristian Secor teaches Principle of User Experience , User Experience Design I , and User Interface Design for the User Experience (UX) Design certificate program.  He has taught web design topics ranging from server-side programming to user experience for ten years, and has taught over 200 courses in seventeen topics. He has produced websites for diverse markets such as school districts and sports franchises. He received a master's degree in eMedia from Quinnipiac University and an Ed.D. in Instructional Leadership from Argosy University.  

• TEXTBOOKS:

  REQUIRED

  Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design 3rd
  by Jenifer Tidwell, Charles Brewer, Aynne Valencia
  ISBN / ASIN: 9781492051961

  You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  No refunds after: 9/30/2024.
  

• NOTE:

  This is an Online Asynchronous course. All instruction and course materials delivered and completed online between the published course start and end dates. You will have access to your course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  9/24/2024 - 11/23/2024
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.