UX Design Career Toolkit Pt 1: Is UX Right For You? (Udemy.com)

Discover if a career in Product / User Experience Design is the right career change for you

( 50 Reviews )

Created by: Jamal Nichols

Produced in 2018

What you will learn

This course will give you the tools you need to decide if a career in UX is right for you.
You will learn about the core traits that make UX designers successful
You will learn the secret downsides of working in UX that no one talks about

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Overall Score : 96 / 100

Course Description

If you've found this course, chances are you've heard about the "hot new field" of UX design.
UX design is consistently rated as one of the highest paying jobs with the best work-life balance, and opportunities to be "creative." You now have vocational schools claiming that in a mere 10 weeks, they can transform you into a UX designer and double or triple your salary.
But is UX design really right for you? In this course, I will give you the tools to help you decide for yourself. I will give a brief overview of what UX design is, and the traits that make a good UX designer. I will talk about the frustrating parts of being a UX designer. And I will give you a set of questions to ask yourself that will help you examine yourself and decide if UX is a career path that makes sense for you!Who this course is for:

People interested in UX Design and who want to understand what it's about
People interested in making a career chance to UX from another field

Time: 1.5h

Instructor Details

Jamal Nichols

4.8 Rating
50 Reviews

Formerly at Google, BMW, Wells Fargo, WalmartLabs. Run my own design consultancy in Silicon Valley now.
I got my start in teaching helping career changers make a transition into UX by way of a 10-week, full-time immersive program at General Assembly. I'm very passionate about teaching and mentoring-- I must be, because there's not a lot of money in this!
The unique perspective I bring to your design challenges is based on my unique background: because I'm a mix of very disparate cultures (American growing up in Germany), I connect subjects that other designers aren't able to connect as easily. This leads to seeing opportunities that would stay undiscovered if you worked with someone who does not have this perspective.I graduated with a Master's Degree in Media System Design from one of the top universities in Germany. Over the last decade, I've worked in all aspects of the design process at some point: frontend dev, engineering, visual design, prototyping/interaction/UX, product.

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By Nicole Kaiser

I feel like I know a lot more about the field of UX now than before starting this course

By Amber Taylor

Very humorous! I laughed a lot. Jamal speaks very candidly about the secrets in the industry.

By Ayden Ventura

Hands down the best UX intro course there is. Jamal when are you going to post more classes?

By Reem Alnanih

It is a lot of talking than to see something on slide and as you mentioned people like to see !!

By Brenda West

Jamal is bringing deep experience of psychology and industry expertise into an engaging package. Love it

By Jessica L

Fun, short class packed with lots of info. Instructor is very experienced and good at explaining things.

By Ronielle Moore

Very useful information. I very much appreciate presenting the "real" side of the career. Thank you!

By Brian Sanders

Excellent introduction! What I loved was how Jamal highlighted the downsides of the UX industry with candor and humor.

By Nick Duran

The absolute best class on UX. It's not only a class on UX, but a class on how to improve yourself. I absolutely loved it.

By Sameer Booth

One of my favorite UX courses on Udemy -- really fun and clever and innovative. Camera lighting could be better

By Anna Wyckstandt

This course really opened my eyes on what UX design really is. It really made me think about if this really right for me. I took a lot of notes, because I tend not to remember things, but I'll be making a point to go back to those notes and make a decision.

Thank you. Totally recommend sitting through this course and take notes. And actually listen!

By Angela

Really appreciated instructor's honesty about the downsides of a career in UX design. I'm 50 and have a career in market research so many of the upsides I thought would suit me and this course confirmed that - but a frank discussion of the downsides helped me realise that I don't have the resources, time or sufficient passion to commit what it would take to be successful in the field - so no... UX isn't for me and I'm glad to have found that out now. THANK YOU! :)