Skills Bootcamp in UX/UI Design

Program Overview

The ten-week Skills Bootcamp in UX/UI Design provides a comprehensive foundation in user experience and user interface design. It combines online teaching, in-person workshops, and practical projects to equip learners with industry-relevant skills. Funding is available for eligible students, and employer involvement adds practical relevance to the program.

Program Outline

Outline:

The Skills Bootcamp in UX/UI Design is a ten-week, Level 3 program that focuses on the core fundamentals of user experience and user interface design.

Course Structure:

• Week 1: Welcome, tech and learning environment setup, introduction to the wellbeing, employability, and careers program.
• Week 2: UX/UI design process, project planning, and design briefs.
• Week 3: Research, ideation methods, practical Figma session.
• Week 4: UX theories, laws of UX, practical Figma session.
• Week 5: UI Design (typography, color, systems), Transform Digital UI workshop, practical Figma session.
• Week 6: Accessibility (with visiting agency Transform Digital), wireframes and flows, practical Figma session.
• Week 7: Wireframes, prototyping, practical Figma session.
• Week 8: User testing, Unite Students practical, in-person UI Workshop, practical Figma session.
• Week 9: Launch and iteration of project, practical Figma session.
• Week 10: Project exhibition.

In-Person Days:

• Week 1: 25 September, 10am - 2pm (Ignite your career with creativity, curiosity, wisdom, and positivity workshop)
• Week 5: 22 October, 10am - 2pm (Interactive, in-person UX workshop with Transform Digital)
• Week 8: 12 November, times TBC (In-person UI workshop with Unite Students)

Teaching:

Teaching takes place online, with the opportunity to attend in-person workshops. Students receive six hours of compulsory online teaching per week.

Optional Sessions:

• Optional Figma practical session every Wednesday from week two, one hour in length.

Faculty:

• Highly experienced lecturers.
• Guest speakers.

Learning Methods:

• Group exercises.
• Online learning.

Independent Study:

• Students are expected to spend at least five hours outside of teaching on independent study.
• Lecturers provide reading activities for independent study.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• UX Designer
• UI Designer
• Digital Designer
• UX/UI Designer
• UX Researcher
• Opportunities:
• Entry-level roles.
• Self-employment.
• Freelance work.

Other:

• Employer Involvement:
• Unite Students: Leading provider of student accommodation in the UK, offering an interactive UI workshop.
• Transform Digital: Design and digital marketing consultancy, providing an interactive UI workshop and accessibility guidance.
• Ofsted Regulation:
• Skills Bootcamps are regulated by Ofsted, ensuring quality and a good learning experience.
• Ofsted may inspect the University during the delivery of the Skills Bootcamp.
• Safeguarding Policy:
• Students can access the University's safeguarding policy.
• Wellbeing, Employability, and Careers Program:
• Focuses on an evidence-based approach, integrating positive psychology and coaching with employability and career skills.
• Provides one-to-one wellbeing and careers coaching sessions.
• Offers workshop sessions, learning huddles, wellbeing, careers, and creativity immersions, and networking events.
• Assessments:
• Progress is reviewed through verbal and written feedback, peer feedback, formal assessments, and 1-2-1 progress reviews.
• Formal assessments are not pass-or-fail but are used to identify strengths and weaknesses.
• Students create and deliver a course project to showcase their skills.
• Post-Bootcamp Support:
• Career Development Coach support for six months.
• Help with business plan development.
• Skills Bootcamps students and alumni LinkedIn group for networking.
• Monthly newsletter with job vacancies and networking events.
• Skills Bootcamp Outcomes:
• Students are expected to keep in touch with the University to share career progression opportunities.
• A short declaration form is provided to report new work.

Assessment:

• Verbal and written feedback.
• Peer feedback.
• Formal assessments.
• 1-2-1 progress reviews.
• Course project.

Teaching:

• Online teaching.
• In-person workshops.
• Highly experienced lecturers.
• Guest speakers.
• Group exercises.
• Online learning.

Careers:

• Entry-level roles in UX/UI design, digital design, and UX research.
• Self-employment and freelance opportunities.
• Career Development Coach support for six months after completion.
• Skills Bootcamps students and alumni LinkedIn group for networking.
• Monthly newsletter with job vacancies and networking events.

Other:

• The Skills Bootcamp is funded by the Department for Education and is free for eligible students.
• Employers may be required to pay up to 30% of the total fees depending on the size of the company.
• Students must be aged 19+, living in Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset, Bristol, or South Gloucestershire, have the right to live and work in the UK, and agree to provide mandatory personal data and supplementary information on their career outcomes.
• Students must not have completed a Skills Bootcamp funded by the Department for Education in the last 12 months.
• The program requires a device with a steady internet connection, sufficient RAM and memory, a working microphone, speakers, and web camera.
• The program cannot be undertaken on a mobile device.
• The program is regulated by Ofsted, ensuring quality and a good learning experience.
• Ofsted may inspect the University during the delivery of the Skills Bootcamp.
• Students can access the University's safeguarding policy.
• The program includes a wellbeing, employability, and careers program with one-to-one coaching sessions, workshops, learning huddles, immersions, and networking events.
• Students are expected to keep in touch with the University to share career progression opportunities.
• A short declaration form is provided to report new work.