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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Introduction to UI Design by University of Minnesota

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About the Course

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the critical importance of user interface design. You will also learn industry-standard methods for how to approach the design of a user interface and key theories and frameworks that underlie the design of most interfaces you use today. Through a series of case studies on commercial systems - many of which you likely use on a regular basis - we will illustrate the benefits of good design. We will also demonstrate how the costs of bad design can often be severe (in user experience, money, and even human lives). You will then gain a high-level understanding of the user-interface design process. You will be introduced to common design scenarios - e.g. improving on existing designs and starting a new design from scratch - and the general design processes that tend to be used for each scenario. Finally, we will begin introducing the large body of existing knowledge on design by providing overviews of core user interface design theories and concepts. This key foundational information will help you avoid “reinventing the wheel” when you are designing your interfaces in this specialization....

Top reviews

CA

Jan 20, 2019

Has given valuable insights and new points of view. It extended my horizon, even though I am new on the field and have designed several user interfaces not according to the course principles so far.

JM

Nov 27, 2017

It's a very good introductory course covering many important topics, both practical and theoretical. It has just enough depth to make you think and get interested but without taking too much time.

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By Thaksin R

Jan 18, 2024

I am disappointed with the course, certainly the subject is interesting. But the way the course is run is really not motivating. I just studied Google UX design. And I must observe that there is a big difference in the way of teaching. On the one hand you have speakers who look at the camera and you feel involved. They make short, accurate videos. And on the other hand, short and long videos, but this is still ok, but speakers who look at their files while reading and rarely make eyes contact with the camera is not really great. Even for the basics I have the impression that they have to read to tell you that the course is over and to wish you a good day. Fortunately, not all teachers are like that. In any case I don't feel as motivated although the subject is interesting. I'm mixed, let's see the next lesson, see if it improves...

By Thomas I

Jan 20, 2021

The contents of this course are no longer up to date. Various examples are already 8 years old and should definitely be updated. For this reason, I would not necessarily recommend this course to other people. For people without English as their first language, the quiz questions are sometimes quite difficult or quibbling. Certain lecturers who are not native English speakers are not always easy to understand.

By Julie M

Mar 9, 2017

This course was a good introduction to the overall concepts. I am already working in the field so it was elementary to me, but I feel it has laid a good foundation for the specialization. I do not, however, feel it would hold much value as a stand alone course.

I am not sure how you would achieve it given the asynchronous nature of the medium, but I would love more opportunities for feedback and discussion.

By Sophia D

Oct 3, 2020

It was mostly informative and I really enjoyed the assignments. They had the perfect balance of being challenging and easy to understand. However, the lectures left something to be desired. Professor Zhu's videos in particular were really weak. Considering that it is a video you can take several takes of and then edit, it was unacceptable how poorly delivered they were.

By Beenish C

Feb 9, 2018

The videos are hard to engage with as some have wordy charts. Video production quality isn't great and makes the videos look date and unimaginative

By Mohamad H

Sep 5, 2019

as an experienced UI designer, I think it was challenging and I learnt some new knowledge in the user physiology.

By DELICIA F

Jun 22, 2020

Good course, but I was it was too the point and precise. I felt like some parts were just unnecessary

By Bagas W

Sep 23, 2021

in the task there is a task that does not match the explanation

By Maria E I D

Aug 22, 2021

Un poco montono para ver.

By Mehdi H Y

Apr 14, 2017

The course is too long.

By Nayab Z

Jan 17, 2019

intresting

By Joe M

Jan 11, 2023

CONS: I enjoyed certain subjects but in general the course is very slow, dated, monotonous and videos are way too long. they took simple subjects and overcomplicated them somehow. The presentations are simply not good (ironic for a UI course) The way they are structured is hard to follow, their delivery is confusing and very basic graphics.

PROS: a lot of great concepts, laws and key aspects of UI, they are amazing with the theoretical aspect of things, I did learn a lot of new terms and cool facts.

By Malik

Jul 8, 2020

This course needs to be updated, the presentation must be technically improved.

By miiko a

Jul 25, 2022

Borning!!! There has to be a better way to present this information. What about actually using the principles that you mention. Ugh!

By Alena R

Aug 22, 2022

Sorry, this course is so much not up to date. Boring, no touch of the programms and mentors answer like never

By kaviya v

Jun 16, 2020

i couldn't submit my assignment. please respond

By dododo d

Mar 21, 2023

very bad

By Sithi S

Sep 29, 2022

bad