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Jazmin Guzman
Administrative Assistant
Los Angeles/Orange County (Archived)
Santa Monica College
CTE Dean
Patricia Ramos
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Program Details
Certificate of Achievement in User Experience Design Essentials
New Program
Graphic Art and Design (103000)
08/29/22
User Experience (UX) Design prioritizes the needs and wants of the user. The goal is to create useful, meaningful, and ethical/sustainable interactions with a product, service or design. This certificate of achievement will provide an overview of the design process and tools used within the UX field with a specific focus on mobile or web-based solutions. Students will collaborate to research, critique, and design a real-world project or projects to present to stakeholders. Project outcomes may also be equally diverse with projects ranging from interactive campaigns to speculative prototypes.
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Program Proposal Attributes
- Certificate of Achievement: 8 to fewer than 16 semester (or 12 to fewer than 24 quarter) units (B)
Upon completion of the User Experience (UX) Design Essentials (Certificate of Achievement), students will be able to effectively build on their skills by incorporating User Experience principles in their work or apply for entry-level employment.
Course Units and Hours
12
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Course Report
The User Experience (UX) Design Essentials (Certificate of Achievement) at Santa Monica College is a comprehensive study of the skills necessary to research, conceptualize, prototype, implement and prioritize the needs and wants of the user. The goal is to create useful, meaningful, and ethical/sustainable interactions with a product, service or design. Digital Design Tools introduces students to an array of digital applications used in the field of visual design for the purposes of image manipulation, vector graphics, and publication design. User Experience Design 1 provides an overview of the design process and tools used within the UX field with a specific focus on mobile or web-based solutions. User Experience Design 2 builds on the knowledge acquired in UX 1 to provide a more holistic view of the user experience by looking at other interfaces (voice activation, wearables, etc.) and design types (service, interventions). Mobile Design 1 focuses on information architecture and teaches students to design within the constraints of existing design guidelines. This certificate of achievement will provide an overview of the design process and tools used within the UX field with a specific focus on mobile or web-based solutions. Students will collaborate to research, critique, and design a real-world project or projects to present to stakeholders. Project outcomes may also be equally diverse with projects ranging from interactive campaigns to speculative prototypes.
| Course | Title | Units | Year/Semester (Y1 or S1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DESIGN 13 | Digital Design Tools | 3 | S1 |
| DESIGN 23 | User Experience Design 1 | 3 | S2 |
| DESIGN 33 | User Experience Design 2 | 3 | S3 |
| DESIGN 25 | Mobile Design 1 | 3 | S4 |
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Los Angeles/Orange County (Archived)
Santa Monica Community College District
Santa Monica College
Patricia Ramos
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New Program
ICT/Digital Media
Submission Details
08/18/21 - 02:06 PM
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