Courses
Introduction to User Centred Design (UCD)
This course introduces you to the fundamentals of User Centred Design (UCD). You’ll learn what User Centred Design is, what the various jobs and roles are in this area and the difference it makes to the development of products and services. Taught using real world examples this is the perfect course to help you to reflect on how you can bring more UCD into your own practice.
What you’ll learn
- What is User centred (or human centred) Design
- Why do we do UCD
- What is the value to users
- What difference does it make to product and service development (the impact)
- What are the jobs and roles in UCD
- How to integrate UCD into your own practice
Other course information
- It’s run in a small group, with an average size of 15 people
- The course includes some group working (please do include any additional needs in relation to this on the accessibility survey)
- You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions and receive feedback from our experienced team
- The format is approximately 60% theory and 40% practice
- We’ll share course materials afterwards, together with recommendations for further reading
- We also offer 1-2-1 mentoring sessions following the course to provide additional support specific to your work context
Who should come on this course?
- Those who are new to User centred design
- Those who work with UCD practitioners and who want to understand more about it
- Established UCD practitioners who need to be able to argue its value to others in their organisations
Do you want to learn as a group?
We can also deliver this course to your team, either online or in person, visit our in-house learning page for more information.
*We want to make sure our courses are available to everyone, so please get in touch with us about a free place if you are unemployed, on maternity leave or on a very low income.