UI and UX Design Foundations

Research, wireframe, prototype and test an interface.

What the course covers

8 modules, 32 topics. Open any one to see what sits inside it.

1. 1.1 Usability, usefulness and desirability
2. 1.2 UX against UI
3. 1.3 The design process, end to end
4. 1.4 Where design sits in a product team
1. 2.1 Interviews and contextual enquiry
2. 2.2 Surveys and analytics as evidence
3. 2.3 Personas, and what people are hiring the product to do
4. 2.4 Journey maps
1. 3.1 From research to insight
2. 3.2 Problem statements
3. 3.3 Prioritising what to build
4. 3.4 Agreeing success measures up front
1. 4.1 Structuring content
2. 4.2 Navigation patterns
3. 4.3 Card sorting and tree testing
4. 4.4 Labels, and the language users already use
1. 5.1 Sketching screens fast
2. 5.2 Low fidelity and high fidelity
3. 5.3 Building an interactive prototype
4. 5.4 Prototyping flows, not just screens
1. 6.1 Layout, grid and spacing
2. 6.2 Type and colour in an interface
3. 6.3 Components and their states
4. 6.4 Common patterns, and when to follow them
1. 7.1 Why accessibility is the baseline, not an extra
2. 7.2 Contrast, size and touch targets
3. 7.3 Keyboard, screen readers and semantics
4. 7.4 Designing for varied contexts and devices
1. 8.1 Running a usability test
2. 8.2 Interpreting what you actually saw
3. 8.3 Iterating on evidence
4. 8.4 Handing designs to developers

By the end of this course you will be able to explain and apply:

Two hours, not two months Eight short modules. Finish in a day, or do one module a night for a week.

Skills your degree does not cover Employers ask for practical tools alongside the qualification. This fills that gap while you study.

Built for a phone Watch on the bus, pause mid-module, pick up where you stopped. No download, no lab.

A certificate that can be checked Every certificate carries an ID your college or an employer can verify on our site.

About two hours in total — eight modules of roughly fifteen minutes. You can do it in one sitting or spread it across a week. Your place is saved either way.
No. There is no prerequisite course and no software to install. A phone, tablet or computer with an internet connection is enough.
Yes. This course is placed at Bachelor's Degree for India, and the content is written for that level. If you are at a different stage, change your level at the top of the page and the courses will change with it.
A certificate for the course, carrying an ID that your college or an employer can check on our verification page. You keep access to the material afterwards.
Yes — ₹450 for this course on its own, or ₹1,450 for all five in this set, which works out cheaper if you want more than one.
There is a short quiz at the end of each module so you can check what stuck. It is not timed and you can retake it.
Change your country using the picker at the top. Level names, degree names and prices all switch to that country, and the courses adjust to its education system.

Wording shown for India. Pick a different country at the top and the terms, currency and programme names change with it.