A comprehensive and eye-catching portfolio, as well as the ability to speak about your work and knowledge of UX, will help you stand out among the growing field of UX professionals when competing for industry jobs. In this capstone certificate course, User Experience (UX) Portfolio, you’ll prepare for a career in user experience by refining your online portfolio, resume, and other work that demonstrates your UX skills and knowledge. You will also develop your branding statement and learn about career research and interviewing best practices. You will conduct an informational interview with UX professionals obtaining feedback on your portfolio and receiving real-world career advice.
What You Will Learn:
- How to apply in-depth feedback to the portfolio you’ve been developing throughout the User Experience (UX) program.
- How to design and develop a professional online portfolio.
- The art of producing a personal branding statement, logo and business card design.
- Job research and complete job summary analysis.
- The art of crafting an original resume.
- How to recognize the various roles in UX design, identify stakeholders, and job requirements.
- The opportunity to complete an informational interview with a UX professional.
- How to refine portfolio content and create unique layout and messaging to connect with employers.
Prerequisite: This course is restricted to students who have completed the User Experience (UX) Design Certificate application and have been successfully accepted in the program, paid the certificate fee, and completed all required courses and electives.
Note: Students will need a portfolio platform such as Wix, SquareSpace or other web hosting options, prototyping software, Adobe Creative Cloud subscription 3-month (minimum) premium subscription to LinkedIn Learning.
Contact: For more information about this course, please email the academic department at unex-digital@ucsd.edu
Course Number: ART-40641
Credit: 4.00 unit(s)
Related Certificate Programs: User Experience (UX) Design
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4/1/2024 - 6/8/2024
$795
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CLASS TYPE:
Online Asynchronous.
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Sandsmark, Donna M, Combines a background in engineering, programming, and design to create a learning environment that covers all aspects of web design
Donna Sandsmark teaches Web Design I: Principles & Techniques for the Communication Design certificate program. She also teaches User Experience Design II and User Experience (UX) Portfolio for the User Experience (UX) Design certificate program. In addition, Donna teaches Visual Communications: Digital Illustration , Portfolio Development for the Graphic & Web Design Program , and the Graphic & Web Design Workshop for the Graphic & Web Design certificate program, along with the Front End Web Development Portfolio for the Front End Development certificate program.
Donna combines a background in engineering, programming and design to create a learning environment that covers all aspects of web design. A lead instructor in ...Read More
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
No UCSD parking permit required.
No visitors permitted.
Prerequisite required.
No refunds after: 4/5/2024.
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NOTE:
This is an Online Asynchronous course.
All instruction and course materials delivered and
completed online between the published course start and end dates. You will have access to your course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed, if you enroll on or after the published start date. To login to your course, go to your MyExtension account, select My Courses, select this course and then click the link that appears under Online Provider.
4/1/2024 - 6/8/2024
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You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Arts, Humanities, Languages & Digital Arts department at 858-534-5760 or ahl@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.