UX Design Course Details

As a VI student, you will be given access to online learning materials in our e-learning portal.

To get you ready for learning, this essential pre-work will familiarize you with the basics of the key concepts and tools we will be using throughout the course.

Although you will learn these topics remotely before you arrive in class, you won’t be far away from the resources of the VI community. Make use of our Telegram channel to leverage connections with students, alumni, instructors and experts. At the end of your pre-work, you’ll be ready for the fast pace on campus!

After the course, you can choose to participate in follow-up sessions with your instructor, either in a group and/or individually, included as part of the course fee.

Tutorials:

• Getting acquainted with the course and expectations
• Discuss the discipline of UX design and the design process
• Introduction to the ecosystem of UX Design; including Information Architecture (IA), User Interface (UI) Design, Interaction Design (IxD) and the differences
•  Introduction to Design Thinking, Product Management systems and tools, and Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
•  User Research [Part 1]
  ○ Importance of human-centered research and its comparison with market research
  ○ Different research methodologies
  ○ Tips & Techniques
  ○ Research Planning guides for conducting User Research

Activity:

•  Capstone Project Brainstorming
  ○ Defining problem statements, user goals, performing preliminary background research

Tutorials:

• User Research [Part 2]
• Analyzing research in UX design to formulate insights and find opportunities
• Use “How might we…” statements to shift from identifying problems to ideating solutions
• Creating User Personas and examples
• Common UX Ideation Methodologies
  ○ Four Types of UX Mapping
  ○ Storyboarding
  ○ User Stories
• User Stories, Themes, Epics & Features
• Feature Prioritization Methods
  ○ HiPPo Method
  ○ Iron Triangle Method
  ○ MoSCoW Method
  ○ Simplified Numerical Method
• User Flows

Activity:

• Define Problem Statements, Assumptions & Hypothesis
  
• Creating User Personas with UXPressia
  
• Creating, Prioritise & Grouping User Stories
  
• Ideation: Crazy 8’s

Tutorials:

• Introduction to Information Architecture (IA)
• Understanding the importance of IA and process
• The Library Example
• Card Sorting and Creating User Flows

Activity:

• Card Sorting using Trello
  
• Creating sitemap / user-flow based on card sorting
  
• Assignment 1

Tutorials:

• Introduction to Wireframes and Prototyping
  
•  Interaction Design Principles
  
•  Levels of Prototyping
  ○ Low-fidelity
  ○ Mid-fidelity
  ○ High-fidelity
  
• Overview of the different prototyping tools
• Why and What is Figma?
• Using Figma for digital prototyping

Activity:

• Pen/Pencil & Paper Sketching Wireframes (based on previous sitemap/flow)
  
• Mid-Fidelity Prototype using Figma (based on previous paper wireframes)
  
• Assignment 2

Tutorials:

• Introduction to Visual Design / UI Design
  
• Learn how visual design impacts the user experience
  
• Identify key visual elements for improving a layout
  
• Apply visual design tools such as typography, color, imagery to wireframes and prototypes
• Visual Design Ideation
• General Guidelines and Principles For Visual Design
• Dieter Rams’ 10 Principles of Good Design
• Mobile App Design Considerations

Activity:

• Recreate / Replicate an existing financial app design using Figma

Tutorials:

• Introduction to Usability Testing 
  
• Methods of Usability Testing
  
• Practice planning and conducting a detailed usability test
  
• Practice analyzing test findings and generating a usability report

Activity:

• Perform a Usability Testing in class

• Understanding portfolios and their purpose in the industry
  
• Building a UX Case Study to support your portfolio
  
• A Career In UX
  
• Capstone Project Discussions
  

This individual open-book capstone project will culminate your learning by applying the new tools and concepts learnt to create a portfolio project that includes:

• Human-centered user research and personas
• Good information architecture, user flows, and navigation
• Wireframing and prototyping with clear annotation
• A portfolio-ready design prototype with walkthrough

View our alumni portfolio projects.

“UX/UI design has been seen as one of the rising industries with the most attention-grabbing potential in the future. Studies have shown that the average salary of an UX/UI designer is growing rapidly and that the use of UX/UI design is now being adapted in lots of different fields.”
– International Business Times, 15 June 2022

Ever found checking out your online shopping cart a pleasant and smooth process? Or perhaps you enjoy scrolling through Instagram because of how aesthetic, interactive, and easy-to-use their interface is. This is all attributed to the work of UX designers. 

User Experience design is the essential process of designing digital products with the sole purpose of providing end-users with a meaningful experience. It covers all aspects including research, design, usability, accessibility, function, and branding.

Although UX design is a relatively new field, it is gaining popularity because the market has become increasingly customer-oriented. This is why the demand for UX designers has seen rapid growth as well.

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The IBF Standards Training Scheme (“IBF-STS”) provides funding for training and assessment programmes accredited under the Skills Framework for Financial Services.

For our training programmes that are IBF-accredited, eligible Singaporeans & PRs may receive funding support under the IBF Standards Training Scheme (IBF-STS), subjected to all eligibility criteria being met.

For more information on the funding support, please visit: https://www.ibf.org.sg/home/for-individuals/skills-and-jobs-development/training-support/IBF-STS

To check your SkillsFuture credit balance, please follow these steps:

1. Go to https://myskillsfuture.gov.sg
2. Click on ‘Submit SkillsFuture Credit Claims’
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5. Please note that our bootcamps are not eligible for “Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support)’. You will only be able to use available credits from ‘SkillsFuture Credit’ and ‘One-off SkillsFuture Credit Top-Up’.

After you have registered for a course, a VI representative will reach out to guide you with the SkillsFuture Credits claim application.

Yes, all our courses are eligible for Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP) Funding. NTUC Union members can use UTAP to offset 50% of unfunded course fees (capped at $500 per year).

This claim must be done after completion of the course. Please refer to the UTAP FAQ for more information.

For illustration purposes only:

The IBF funding support works on a nett fee model. This means that the subsidy is applied upfront, and you will only need to pay the balance course fees after the subsidy. For example, if you are eligible for 70% subsidy, you only need to pay the remaining 30% upfront.

To be eligible, you’ll have to meet the following prerequisites.

For Self-Sponsored:

All Singaporeans or Singapore Permanent Residents (PRs) that are physically based in Singapore and successfully complete the course will be eligible.

• Be a Singaporean Citizen or PR residing in Singapore
• Minimum of 75% attendance (this means that you must attend at least 6 out of 7 lessons)
• Pass the final assessment

Any balance course fees can be offset using your SkillsFuture Credits & NTUC UTAP funding.

For Company-Sponsored:

• Be from Financial Institutions that are regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) (either licensed / exempted from licensing) or Fintech companies that are registered with the Singapore Fintech Association.
• Be a Singaporean Citizen or PR residing in Singapore
• Minimum of 75% attendance (this means that you must attend at least 6 out of 7 lessons)
• Pass the final assessment

This program is suitable for beginners with no pre-requisites.

Upon successful completion of this IBF-accredited course, participants will be awarded a UX Design certification recognized by employers in Singapore. VI alumni use their course certificate to demonstrate skills to employers and their LinkedIn network.

Our programmes are well-regarded by top companies, who contribute to our curriculum and use our courses to train their own teams.

These two terms are often confused and used interchangeably. In a nutshell, UX is defined more by the overall planning, strategy, and psychology of the user experience; on the other hand, UI design focuses more on the aesthetic of the product.

If a product would be a human body, the code represents the skeleton that gives it structure. The UX design represents the organs that supports life functions, while the UI design represents the cosmetics of the body.

The correct umbrella term is simply UX design which refers to both UX and UI components.

Figma is a web browser-based design tool across any platform (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.) that allows for real-time collaboration with team members. It is the only design tool of its type where everyone can share, open, and edit Figma files at the same time. 

Upon Miro is a free online collaboration platform known for its digital sticky notes function to help teams in brainstorming, planning and managing workflows. 

You will be learning a suite of industry tools: Miro, Figma, UXpressia and more.

These are all web-based and no installation is required.

If you miss a lesson, you are allowed to attend a makeup class. This would be the corresponding class of another intake that same week, subject to availability. If you cannot make it for the makeup class, then you can simply watch the recorded lesson video.

Your attendance is only counted if you attend a makeup class.

‘Singapore Tech Salaries May Soar Up to 30% in Two Years’ – The Straits Times, 2022

With a huge shortage of tech talent in Singapore, UX design skills are not only highly sought after by top employers, but also by any business that has an online presence. Besides excellent career prospects and opportunities, UX design is an exciting field with plenty of room to exercise your creative and analytical skills.

The synergy between creativity and logic in UX design allows you to develop both soft and hard skills from critical thinking to coding and prototyping. 

Break into the UX industry with the beginner-friendly UX Design Bootcamp by Vertical Institute. The course allocates 3-4 instructional team members per class to ensure dedicated peer and mentor support for your UX Design journey. You will graduate with an IBF-accredited UX certification, as well as a polished, portfolio-ready project to showcase your arsenal of UX design skills.