Professional Diploma in UX Design (structured)

Great course materials and engaging lessons Projects that turn into actual learning experienceExcellent and instant support from the UXDI team

Studying the UX process.

This course is great for those considering a career / career change towards UX Design. Being an industrial designer and familiar with the methods taught in this course, this course have both deepened and sharpened my design researching skills, and I would recommend it to both beginners and professionals. It gives you solid knowledge not just briefly going through "app design" as many other courses do. 

Pros for the course- Well structured, with plenty of valuable information to learn from.- Course material in interactive and having to do projects along the way is very helpful to practice.- Feedback on your projects and what to improve is great and to the point.- You get access to slack groups where everyone is supportive and helpful.- Shows software that can be used which is good for those like me that had no idea.- You get Glasgow Caledonian University on your diploma as the course is a collaboration with them.- Can do it in your own pace as you have 1 year to complete it.Cons for the course- Can be a bit pricey, but is not the most expensive out there.- Doesn’t provide an idea/test practice for the final exam, so you go through all the course material.

I would say overall it was worth my time and money. I have no previous design experience and found learning the entire process incredibly helpful.  I think I have learned a lot of skills that are applicable outside of the world of UX especially in research/analysis and the design process. The course is taught over ten modules with UX concepts on video. You are also given 6 webinars live with an expert where you can showcase your work and get feedback or at least see what others are doing. Then on top of that, and what I've found an enormous help, you are given access to a Slack channel with your course mates as well as a general Slack channel for everyone who is on the course. These are really active, especially the latter, and lots of people post their projects for feedback which I find really helpful to take on board myself. There is also regular interaction with course tutors on email when you submit projects. I was expected to do at least 11 projects, and there is a total of 16 (if you opt to do them all you would be doing mobile and desktop). These are research (user testing, in-depth interviews, survey, competitor benchmarking) analysis (empathy maps, affinity diagram, flow diagram), and design (define navigation, define interactions, prototype and wireframe) and then a multiple-choice exam which is pass/fail. I've given them 3/5 for 'job assistance' but this isn't a major focus of the course - they do however give very helpful tips on portfolio building and job hunting in the final module.