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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

Coursera in collaboration with instructors from various universities and companies provides an array of courses in various fields. These courses include E-learning videos, practice exercises, quizzes and community discussion forums. Coursera in collaboration with California Institute of the Arts has introduced this. Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture certification course.

The curriculum of the course has been structured for learners who wish to improve their analysis and visual design skills for UX/ UI and take their career in that direction. The course gives learners a comprehensive introduction about the early user experience (UX) challenges faced in conducting research, planning, understanding the user, developing interactive sequences, setting goals and structuring content. 

Through this Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture training they will develop the required skill set in UI or UX for application and web designing. It has a design-focused approach towards user interface and user experience design. It offers practical, skill-based experience focusing upon the visual communications perspective, rather than marketing or programming alone to enable the learners to strategize better. This course is a part of the UI / UX Design Specialization.

The Highlights

  • Access the programme online 
  • Offered by CalArts 
  • 15 hours approximate duration of course 
  • The certificate can be electronically shared

Programme Offerings

  • Practice Exercises
  • peer reviews
  • Graded Quizzes
  • E-learning Videos
  • Reading
  • completion certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
yesCalArtsCoursera

Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture Fee Structure :

Description

Amount

Fee for 1 month

Rs. 1,676/-

Fee for 3 months

Rs. 3,369/-

Fee for 6 months

Rs. 5,029/-


Eligibility Criteria

Work experience

Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture course by Coursera is suitable for learners who have basic experience in graphic, visual design, front- or back-end web development or human-computer interaction.

Certification Qualifying Details

Participants will get a Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture certification by Coursera if they fulfil all the requirements of the programme. They need to make the fee payment too to avail the certificate. 

What you will learn

Designing skills

After the completion of the Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture certification syllabus by Coursera the participants will have mastered the following:

  • The basic concepts of UX which can be easily implemented 
  • Understanding the five phases of UX design
  • Learning about User Needs and Client Needs
  • Learning and taking a deep insight about how to create Content and Functionality
  • Understanding the Sitemap Elements used in a real-life scenario
  • Expertise in Treejack Analysis for solving complexities in the business environment 

Who it is for

This course can be suitable for people who would like to expand or build their skill set in UX or UI for both website development, and application development. Also, the people who want to develop their skills in front-end, and both back end development may also participate to become web developers.


Application Details

To register for the Web Design: Strategy and Information Architecture classes candidates can follow the given below:

Step 1: Visit the URL https://www.coursera.org/learn/web-design-strategy

Step 2: The option to enrol is on the left side of the screen. Click on Enrol for free.

Step 3: Create an account with Coursera to proceed.

Step 4: You will get the option of 7 days free trial or audit access to the course.  Candidates can select the appropriate option according to their requirements.

Step 5: Candidates who take up audit access to the course will be given instant access to the course material.

The Syllabus

Videos
  • Course Introduction
  • Why Peer Review? 
  • Peer Review Tips
  • How to apply feedback
Readings
  • About this course
  • About the assignments
  • Required tools
  • Academic Integrity
  • Extended free trial offer from Optimal Workshop
  • About CalArts and the Program in Graphic Design
  • What is peer review?
  • Instructor Presence and Staff Support 
  • Forum Guidelines
  • Requesting Peer Reviews

Videos
  • Introduction to Week 1
  • Defining the term "user experience"
  • User-centric design
  • What could possibly go wrong?
  • The UX Phases (part 1)
  • The UX Phases (part 2)
  • Waterfall vs. Agile
  • Web vs. App
  • Project Ideas: Alyson and Bradley
Readings
  • Job Title in the Web Industry
  • About Web vs. App optional quiz
  • Project Brief
  • Try it yourself: Research existing restaurants
  • A Final Thought for the Week
Assignment
  • Web vs. App
Peer Review
  • Project Ideas
Discussion Prompt
  • Great vs. Terrible User Experiences

Videos
  • Introduction to Week 2
  • User Research
  • Inspiration
  • Analytics
  • User Needs and Client Needs
  • Target Audience
  • Strategy: Alyson and Bradley
  • Interview with Craig Cooke: Determining success
Readings
  • Inspirational Websites
  • Try it yourself: User research methods
  • Example User and Client Needs: Pasadena Conservatory
  • User Personas
  • A Final Thought for the Week
Peer Review
  • Strategy Document

Videos
  • Introduction to Week 3
  • Introduction to Outline of Scope
  • Content and Functionality
  • Outline of Scope Example
  • Scope: Alyson and Bradley
  • Interview with Melissa Kuo
Readings
  • Try it yourself: Sorting content and functionality requirements
  • A Final Thought for the Week
Peer Review
  • Outline of Scope

Vidoes
  • Introduction to Week 4
  • Introduction to Sitemaps
  • Information Architecture
  • Sitemap Concerns
  • Sitemapping: an annotated process
  • Sitemap Elements
  • Sitemap Example
  • Treejack Introduction
  • Treejack Analysis
  • Sitemap: Alyson and Bradley
Readings
  • My Stuff or Your Stuff?
  • Try it Yourself: Test your sitemap using Treejack
  • Other UX tools from Optimal Workshop
  • Next Steps
  • A Final Thought for the Week
Peer Review
  • Sitemap
Discussion Prompt
  • Try it yourself: Reverse engineer a sitemap

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