Diploma in UI UX
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Course Overview
The UI/UX Design for User Experience diploma program focuses on the design and application of computer and mobile technologies, emphasizing the interactions between users and systems. This interdisciplinary program merges engineering, behavioral sciences, and design, offering a balance of academic depth and practical skills that are highly sought after by employers.
Companies are increasingly in need of innovative thinkers and hands-on creators who can elevate their operations through compelling interfaces and exceptional user experiences. By enrolling in the Bangalore School of Design’s HCI Program, you can position yourself among the creative professionals who are shaping the industry.
This part-time program lasts six months and equips you with the essential skills to thrive in the dynamic fields of User Experience (UX), User Interface (UI), User Research, Usability Testing, and Design Thinking.
Designed to accommodate your schedule, the program offers flexible weekend and evening classes, making it ideal for those working or attending college full-time. With a rigorous and fast-paced curriculum, you will learn both the theoretical foundations and practical tools used by contemporary designers. Throughout your studies, you’ll be encouraged to apply user-centric design principles and a variety of creative tools to develop engaging designs and user experiences. By the end of the program, you will have built a strong professional portfolio and gained the confidence necessary to excel as a UX or UI professional.
Curriculum
Foundation of UI UX Design
UI UX is about understanding what it means to be a user of a computer (which is more complicated than it sounds), and therefore how to create related products and services that work seamlessly. This course provides a comprehensive introduction and deep dive into UI UX Design, so you can create designs that provide outstanding user experiences.
- History of Computer Interaction
- Design Principles
- Inspirational Design Case Study
- Design of Everyday Things (Reading summary of book)
- Command & Natural Languages
User Research & Methods
Engage in observations, interviews, surveys, and co-design activities (among other activities) – Develop empathy with design stakeholders. Produce reports whose outcomes have impacts on design decisions. This module helps students develop empathy with design stakeholders – looking at the project from their perspective, in order to let go of the defensive and protective feelings that often surround a project.
- Engage in observations, interviews, surveys, and co-design activities
- Develop empathy with design stakeholders
- Advocate for stakeholders within organizations
- Produce reports whose outcomes have impacts on design decisions
- Project Work
Information and Interaction Design
Designing meaningful relationships among people and the products they use is both an art and a science. This module will focus on the unique design practice of: representing and organizing information in such a way as to facilitate perception and understanding (information architecture); and, specifying the appropriate mechanisms for accessing and manipulating task information (interaction design).
- User Experience Design Process
- Information Architecture, Scenarios, storyboards, wireframing, prototyping
- Tools learned XD, Sketch, Axure, Balsamiq.
- Designing for Small Screens with responsive design
- Project Work
Visual Design and User Interface Design
Visual design as a field has grown out of both user interface (UI) design and graphic design. As such, it focuses on the aesthetics of a product Visual design aims to shape and improve the user experience through considering the effects of illustrations, photography, typography, space, layouts, and color on the usability of products and on their aesthetic appeal.
- Graphic Design for computer interfaces with learn tools Photoshop, AI, Sketch
- IOS & Android UI Pattern Study
- Tools learned Photoshop, Illustrator, Creative Suite.
- Information Visualisation for Data Dashboard Design
- Project Work
Design Thinking
Design thinking is a powerful process of problem-solving that begins with understanding unmet customer needs. From that insight emerges a process for innovation that encompasses concept development, applied creativity, prototyping, and experimentation. When design thinking approaches are applied to business, the success rate for innovation improves substantially.
- Brainstorming Techniques & Affinity Diagrams
- DT Process
- Synthesis
Usability Evaluation
Usability Evaluation focuses on how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals. It also refers to how satisfied users are with that process. You’ll learn how to plan a usability test, create test objectives, profile the user, select the right test, select the environment, prepare for the test materials, and conduct the test.
- Usability and Accessibility Standards
- Test Process and Lifecycle
- A/B Testing
Faculty
Fee Structure
Our fee structure for the bachelor’s degree in Diploma UI/UX Program is designed to be competitive and inclusive, catering to a diverse student body. Detailed information about the fees, including tuition and additional costs, is available upon request. Please click here for a comprehensive breakdown and to explore potential scholarship opportunities.
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