UX

[Y'all Qaeda]

Maybe someone here can help me. One of my colleagues is looking to get into UX, but doesn't have degree and all that, what can you study or what courses are available that will allow her/him/it to go in that direction?

 

[envo]

Here you go:

https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=UX courses&safe=off

And you don't need a degree to study anything in life, just a passion to learn.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Here you go:

https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=UX courses&safe=off

And you don't need a degree to study anything in life, just a passion to learn.

Fair enough, but in order to move position, it is mostly recommended to have something.

 

[IndigoIdentity]

Fair enough, but in order to move position, it is mostly recommended to have something.

You'd need an understanding of web design and development in general... So HTML and CSS. If you want to stand out... You'd need to delve deeper and look at things like jQuery, Ajax and possibly even PHP in combination with the other two...

That would be a good start if any, sorry I can't be of much use there but also agree that it might not be the best idea to "study" something in relation to that... A few good books (check out Sitepoint) and some EXTREMELY useful communication platforms like Stack Exchange... In this day and age that is all you really need and yes whether or not you find success there depends on passion... You have to love doing it! Pretty sure you need a whole log of logic any type of artistic flair in your too.

And in terms of moving position... Use what is learned to do something legitimate in your spare time (at home) and then show the boss

Would be a huge plus if that something legitimate solves a problem that you've seen within the business or maybe just compliments something that the business uses.

All in all though... I think people that focus on that are just full of experience and logic so yeah... People that have hands on built a few websites and know hows things can be done, what people are doing and more specifically what they could improve on.

http://ux.stackexchange.com/

 

[Othello]

Really depends on the level your friend wants to do UX.

For basic Junior/Mid UX positions then html, css, php, javascript, some design knowledge, mockups, wireframes, illustrator etc... will be enough to get you by. (also depends on the company)

For more high end UX you would need in depth knowledge of business process modelling, business process analysis, process optimization, flowcharts, human computer interaction, psychology and a great understanding of logical design and flow.

You can actually do a degree in BSc Information Systems with a focus in Human Computer Interaction.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Really depends on the level your friend wants to do UX.

For basic Junior/Mid UX positions then html, css, php, javascript, some design knowledge, mockups, wireframes, illustrator etc... will be enough to get you by. (also depends on the company)

For more high end UX you would need in depth knowledge of business process modelling, business process analysis, process optimization, flowcharts, human computer interaction, psychology and a great understanding of logical design and flow.

You can actually do a degree in BSc Information Systems with a focus in Human Computer Interaction.

Yeah. I also told her/him/it to go and study as it will probably help more in the long run. Think they are looking for a shortcut to start now instead of waiting, but I'll mention all this. Thanks all for you assistance!

 

[CheekyC]

Strictly speaking, UX has nothing to do with a particular technology. UX is about analysing a particular use case and then designing the user's interaction and experience. What tech you use to implement and realise that experience is immaterial. Ppl just call front-end or UI development 'UX' because is sound cool.

To get into UX you need to understand the problem domain and particular uses cases well. Also need to understand how users interact with computers and the philosophies behind that.

 

[noob_saibot]

Strictly speaking, UX has nothing to do with a particular technology. UX is about analysing a particular use case and then designing the user's interaction and experience. What tech you use to implement and realise that experience is immaterial. Ppl just call front-end or UI development 'UX' because is sound cool.

To get into UX you need to understand the problem domain and particular uses cases well. Also need to understand how users interact with computers and the philosophies behind that.

^^This...

Spending three years studying UX in a (possibly outdated) knowledge framework where you optimize for desktop only, won't be of any value.

I guess combining what CheekyC said and this part of Othellos message:

For more high end UX you would need in depth knowledge of business process modelling, business process analysis, process optimization, flowcharts, human computer interaction, psychology and a great understanding of logical design and flow.

Could define what UX is.

I assume the wireframing and mockups part counts as maybe 10-20% of the workload and there'll be a lot of testing, QA, optimization, etc. involved.

 

[midnightcaller]

Checkout humanfactors.com

I was exploring this as a way of re-skilling myself in preparation for the autumn cycle of my career.

Good luck