Program Overview
User Experience Design - DESN 2301
This course introduces the principles of broad user experience design and hands-on creation of digital interfaces. Design principles, processes, skills, and best practice approaches are applied in the construction of solutions to hypothetical design & industry relevant scenarios. Learners will start with learning concepts & examples, followed by taking a multi-disciplinary approach to integrating those concepts with their skills based on performance criteria. Learners will do this within production teams in a standard design sprint model. The course covers persona development and interface design.
Course details
Course code
DESN2301
Credits
3
Format and length
- Lecture: 45 hours
Prerequisites
- To take this course, you must be enrolled in Digital Design or Digital Marketing
Delivery
- In person
This course is delivered in a classroom setting with face-to-face instruction at regularly scheduled times.
Schedule
- Term: Winter
- Duration: Jan. 5 - Apr. 17, 2026
- Schedule: Mon, Wed: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
- Class: 10248
- Section: A01
- Open Studies: No
Location
- Edmonton
Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands, referred to as Treaty 6 Territory, and that the City of Edmonton and all the people here are beneficiaries of this peace and friendship treaty.