About this Course
When designing systems that work for users, there is no substitute for watching them try to use the system to see what works and what doesn’t.
In this UX course, you will learn how to design and conduct tests with users that will tell you how effective your design is for helping users do what they need to do, and how they feel about using your system.
This course is part of the User Experience (UX) Research and Design specialization offered on Coursera.
What you’ll learn:
Identify different approaches to user testing and their appropriate use
Understand how to design an effective user test
Understand how to run an effective user test to get the most information possible out of each encounter
Analyze and report on user testing
Skills you will gain
User Research
human computer interaction
User Experience (UX)
User Experience Design (UXD)
Instructor
Mark Newman
Associate Professor
School of Information and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Offered by
University of Michigan
The mission of the University of Michigan is to serve the people of Michigan and the world through preeminence in creating, communicating, preserving and applying knowledge, art, and academic values, and in developing leaders and citizens who will challenge the present and enrich the future.
Syllabus – What you will learn from this course
Week 1
What is User Testing?
Week 2
User Test Basics
Week 3
Getting More Out of User Testing
Week 4
Analysis and Reporting
User Test Report
