User Experience - Micro-Credential
Design
A course by
Media Design School
A postgraduate, NZQA-accredited micro-credential designed for professionals to upskill in user experience (UX) design, covering research, synthesis, prototyping, and user testing. Delivered part-time online for 8 weeks.
Online study
Flexible online learning from anywhere
It will take a total of 8 weeks
This course requires 12 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Undertake and synthesise user research
Develop the ability to conduct and aggregate research into user goals, needs, and pain points.
Prototype design solutions
Learn to create and refine prototypes that address identified user problems.
Carry out user testing
Conduct user tests of prototypes and use feedback to iteratively improve solutions.
What You're Signing Up For
This Level 8 micro-credential provides essential upskilling for participants seeking to enhance the experience of their organisation’s users, customers, or employees. Participants learn from industry guest speakers, collaborate with peers, and design and prototype user experiences for real-world products, services, systems, or processes. The programme covers human-centred design, user research, analysis, personas, journey mapping, prototyping, user testing, and a Kaupapa Māori approach to research, focusing on both digital and physical user experiences.
Course Content
- User research: values, needs, goals, pain points
- User analysis & synthesis
- Personas and scenario development
- User journey mapping
- Prototyping of design solutions
- User testing and iterative refinement
- Kaupapa Māori research approach to UX
- Collaboration with fellow professionals
- Scenario thinking and touchpoint analysis
What you need to know first
Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification
OR equivalent and relevant professional experience (assessed by Programme Director, interview may be requested)
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Design
User Experience
Digital Transformation
Product Development
Future employment opportunities might be
UX Designer
User Researcher