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SOLUTECHInnovation & Solutions

UI/UX

Research-backed interfaces that people can actually use.

  • Self-paced
  • 8–10 weeks
  • 25+ hrs
  • Credential included

Curriculum

5 subjects · 12 chapters · 48 topics

  1. 01

    UX Foundations

    1.1 What UX is

    • UX versus UI
    • Design thinking process
    • Usability heuristics
    • Common myths

    1.2 Research

    • Stakeholder and user interviews
    • Surveys and analytics
    • Competitive analysis
    • Synthesising research into insight

    1.3 Defining the problem

    • Personas and empathy maps
    • User journeys
    • Jobs to be done
    • Problem statements
  2. 02

    Structure and Flow

    2.1 Information architecture

    • Card sorting
    • Site maps and navigation models
    • Labelling and taxonomy
    • Tree testing

    2.2 Interaction design

    • User flows
    • Wireframing
    • States: empty, loading, error, success
    • Microinteractions
  3. 03

    Interface Design

    3.1 Visual design

    • Layout and grids
    • Typography for interfaces
    • Colour and contrast
    • Iconography and imagery

    3.2 Design systems

    • Components and variants
    • Tokens for colour, type and spacing
    • Documentation
    • Consistency at scale

    3.3 Figma

    • Frames, auto layout and constraints
    • Components and variants
    • Prototyping and interactions
    • Handoff and developer mode
  4. 04

    Validating the Design

    4.1 Usability testing

    • Writing a test plan
    • Moderated and unmoderated tests
    • Observing without leading
    • Turning findings into changes

    4.2 Accessibility

    • WCAG in practice
    • Colour contrast and focus states
    • Keyboard and screen reader use
    • Inclusive copy
  5. 05

    Delivery and Career

    5.1 Working with teams

    • Design critique
    • Handoff to engineering
    • Design QA
    • Measuring design impact

    5.2 Portfolio

    • Structuring a case study
    • Showing process not just screens
    • Presenting your work
    • A full product case study as capstone

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