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The Software for Non-Designers interactive course aims to explain common aspects of design as way to improve user experience in software engineering, and will provide an introduction to a few basic steps you can apply to your next project. It is taught by Scott Klemmer from UC San Diego, and a team of design-driven development experts from SAP.
This course was retired in October, 2023.
Language: English
Course information
This course was retired in October, 2023.
In This Course You Will:
- Grow an understanding of the relevance of design to the development of quality products
- Learn how to extend the current sense of "product quality" to include delighting end users
- Understand the role of designers, developers and development architects, product managers, and business experts in design
- Become familiar with the skills and resources you will need to design and build quality products
- Deepen your knowledge of design and the work of designers with development and other teams
- Get familiar with how good design can become a part of your daily work
Course Structure:
Each class includes five components to make learning more effective and more fun.
- Video Lectures – Design thought leaders presenting topics with examples drawn from various sources
- Check Points – Each lecture will pause at key points for a brief quiz so you can assess your understanding of the materials presented thus far
- Hands-on Exercise – Small, manageable exercises related to and extending the class topics, to be completed individually or in collaboration
- Further Reading and Resources – Annotated links to additional class materials as well as topic experts and other sources of guidance
Throughout the course, students will receive points for weekly challenges. Upon completion of the course, students will receive a document confirming course participation.
Course Characteristics
- Starting from: Wednesday, March 15, 2017, 09:00 UTC. (What does this mean?)
- Duration: 6 weeks (3 - 4 hours per week)
- Peer Assessment: April 5, 2017, 9:00 UTC - April 27, 2017, 9:00 UTC
- Course language: English
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Target Audience
- Anyone interested in Software Design
Course Requirements
- No specific course requirements
Previous Versions of This Course:
Previous versions of this course are available here:
- Software Design for Non-Designers (Edition Q4/2016) (October 25 through December 07, 2016)
- Software Design for Non-Designers (June 1 through July 14, 2016)
Course contents
Week 1 - What is Design and Why Design Matters:
Design thinking, design practice, and the language of designWeek 2 - Design Process:
The software interface design process, roles and conceptsWeek 3 - Needs Finding:
Understanding the needs of the people you are designing for.Week 4 - Conceptual Design:
Matching product design to the work of the userConceptual Design Challenge
Week 5 - High Fidelity Design:
Simple, yet impactful considerations when design software applications.Week 6 - Design at Work:
A peek behind the scenes of how software design works at SAP.I Like, I Wish:
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Rating
This course was rated with 4.41 stars in average from 354 votes.
Certificate Requirements
- Gain a Record of Achievement by earning at least 50% of the maximum number of points from all graded assignments.
- Gain a Confirmation of Participation by completing at least 50% of the course material.
Find out more in the certificate guidelines.
This course is offered by
Former Chief Design Officer, SAP
Sam had multiple roles at SAP: Chief Design Officer, Global Head of Design and User Experience, and prior to that he led the SAP AppHaus, an innovation team tasked with building new solutions, establishing new markets, and reaching new users for SAP. Sam initially joined SAP as a senior member of the Design Services Team, a group in the Office of the CEO tasked with accelerating the adoption of Design Thinking as a process for innovation and development of internal and external SAP products.
Former VP Design Thinking, SAP User Experience Strategy
Andrea is a veteran of Design Thinking in software. With more than 10 years of practicing and teaching design thinking, she has applied the approach to software solutions, product strategy and services.
Andrea has been instrumental in leading the organizational transformation of SAP into an organization that practices Design Thinking throughout the world.
Principal UX Designer, SAP
Goran has been working in the digital design industry for over 15 years, with no intent to stop. As an SAP Principal UX Designer he is creating products for multi-billion global clients and evangelizes design both within SAP and at the many design conferences he is requested to speak at. Goran loves nature, hiking, and mountain biking and on occasion grills a mean steak.
University of California, San Diego
Scott is an Associate Professor of Cognitive Science and Computer Science & Engineering at UC San Diego, where he is a co-founder and Associate co-director of the Design Lab.
He previously served as Associate Professor of Computer Science at Stanford, where he co-directed the HCI Group, held the Bredt Faculty Scholar chair, and was a founding participant in the d.school. He has a dual BA in Art-Semiotics and Computer Science from Brown (with Graphic Design work at RISD), and a PhD in CS from Berkeley.