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Design Thinking & UX Fundamentals

Master the human-centred design process — empathise, define, ideate, prototype, and test to build products people love.

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Last updated: January 2026EnglishSubtitles: English, Spanish, French, Arabic

What You'll Learn

Understand the principles and stages of design thinking

Plan and conduct user interviews and observation sessions

Synthesise research into actionable insights using affinity mapping

Create personas and empathy maps that drive design decisions

Generate ideas through structured brainstorming techniques

Build and test paper and digital prototypes quickly

Curriculum Breakdown

4 Modules 20 Lessons • 18 hours Total12+ Downloadable Resources
Empathy Maps: What Users Say, Think, Do & Feel
14:00
User Personas: Building Evidence-Based Profiles
16:00
User Journey Maps: Visualising the Experience
16:00
Jobs-to-Be-Done Framework
12:00
Project: Research a Real Problem & Build Personas
20:00

Learning Format

Video Lessons

High-quality recorded lessons you can watch at your own pace.

20 lessons

Hands-on Projects

Real-world projects that reinforce every concept you learn.

3 projects

Certificate

Earn a verifiable certificate upon successful completion.

On completion

Certification Details

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Design Thinking & UX Fundamentals Certificate

Issued by Tech101

Demonstrate mastery of the human-centred design process and foundational UX concepts.

Certificate Requirements

  • Apply the five-stage design thinking process
  • Conduct user interviews and synthesise insights
  • Create user personas and journey maps
  • Build and test low-fidelity prototypes

Completion Certificate

Awarded upon finishing all course content and submitting projects. Shows dedication and completion.

Graded Certificate

Earned by passing the final assessment with 70%+ score. Demonstrates verified skill proficiency.

Your Instructor

JL

Jordan Lee

Lead UX/UI Designer

Jordan is a lead designer with a decade of experience at top design studios and tech companies, passionate about user-centred design education.

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Requirements & Prerequisites

Technical Requirements

  • No design experience required
  • A notebook and willingness to talk to real users
  • Figma account (free tier sufficient for this course)

Who This Course Is For

  • Anyone curious about how great products are designed
  • Developers who want to build more user-centred software
  • Product managers adding UX skills to their toolkit

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