- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
Empathizing with users, defining pain points, and designing wireframes to plan products are integral parts in the foundation of UI and UX. This course introduces students to research, interface design, and user experience, which are fundamental fields required to create compelling human-centric designs in physical and digital mediums including packaging, desktop and mobile. This course will provide students with the knowledge required to research, plan, and deploy effective prototypes. In addition, students will learn how UX agency projects differ from consultancy projects in terms of complexity and expectations.
Prerequisite(s)
- No pre-requisites required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Domestic fees
$599.14 - $610.70 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Examine UX and UI history.
- Distinguish between user experience and user interface design.
- Identify various methods of user research.
- Demonstrate user interface usability heuristics.
- Explain usability, accessibility, and layout design as fundamental areas of study of UX design.
- Summarize psychological principles that help understand human interactions with technology.
- Create personas to support the user experience research process.
- Design user stories, user story mapping and user flows.
- Develop user journey maps to visualize task processes.
- Construct wireframes by hand and online tools.
- Assemble low-fidelity prototypes to map the functioning of interactive systems.
- Prepare and perform usability evaluations.
- Recognize the expectations, scope, and complexity of small and large UX projects.
- Differentiate agency projects from client-side projects.
Effective as of Winter 2024
Related Programs
Introductory UI/UX (GDES 2150) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs with a co-op option.
School of Business + Media
- Graphic Design
Certificate Full-time/Part-time
Course Offerings
Fall 2024
Below is one offering of GDES 2150 for the Fall 2024 term.
CRN 50142
Dates
Mon Sep 09 - Mon Dec 09
- 11 weeks
- CRN 50142
- Domestic fees $599.14
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 09 - Dec 09 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:15 | Online |
Instructor
Pauline Lai
Course outline
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- No classes on September 30, October 14 or November 11 This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Please log into learn.bcit.ca using your BCIT student email and password on the first day of class. You will require access to the Adobe Creative Cloud in order to complete this course. Students who are currently registered in one or more BCIT Flexible Learning courses are eligible for a free Adobe Creative Cloud subscription from BCIT. Up to two weeks prior to their course start date (and not before), please visit kb.bcit.ca, select the Student Resources section, and search for “Adobe Creative Cloud”, then follow the instructions in the article found to claim your free subscription.
Winter 2025
Below is one offering of GDES 2150 for the Winter 2025 term.
CRN 91721
Dates
Wed Jan 08 - Wed Mar 26
- 12 weeks
- CRN 91721
- Domestic fees $610.70
Status
Seats Available
This course offering has seats available.
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 08 - Mar 26 | Wed | 18:00 - 21:00 | Online |
Instructor
Pauline Lai
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
- International fees are typically 3.12 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
- This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Please log into learn.bcit.ca using your BCIT student email and password on the first day of class. You will require access to the Adobe Creative Cloud in order to complete this course. Students who are currently registered in one or more part-time courses can purchase a subscription for Adobe Creative Cloud Pro at a discount through BCIT’s new software portal: kb.bcit.ca/student/adobe-creative-cloud-subscription-flexible-learning-student-3130/
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.