GEORGIA TECH

UX/UI
BOOT CAMP

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

In the modern digital economy, “design” is the latest buzzword. Employers everywhere are looking for
tinkerers and creative thinkers capable of transforming their businesses through imaginative interfaces
and beautiful user experiences. Through the Georgia Tech UX/UI Boot Camp, you too can join the ranks
of these industry-shaping creative professionals. In this part-time, 24-week program, you’ll be trained
on the skills necessary to enter the exciting fields of user interface (UI) design, user experience (UX)
research, product management..

The program is scheduled to fit into your life, whether you’re employed or attending college full-time,
with convenient weekend and evening sessions.

A rigorous and fast-paced program, in each class you’ll learn both the theory and tools used by modern
designers. Throughout the program, you will be challenged to employ user-centric design and a
wealth of creative tools to build engaging designs and user experiences. Plus, you’ll walk out with an
impressive professional portfolio and the confidence you need to succeed as a UX or UI professional.

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 Is This Program Right For You?

Are you creative, curious, and looking to reinvent yourself professionally? If so—or if any of
the following describe you—enrolling in our UX/UI Boot Camp could be a smart career move:

You’re considering a career change but are not sure how to take the first step.

You’re happy in your current field, but want to move to another company—or stay put
and shift into a more creative role.

You want to engage more deeply with your current job—or boost your earnings and
broaden your experience with freelance work.

You have an entrepreneurial idea and need to acquire the skills to go “all in” and
launch your business.

You’re a full-time student but are hungry to learn more and expand your skill set.

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 The Skills You’ll Gain

You will graduate with a mastery in many skills*, including:

User-Centric Design Research: User Interface Development:

• Qualitative and Quantitative Research Practices • Atomic Design
• Information Architecture and Flow • UI Grids and Composition
• User Need Identification • Color Theory
• User Experience Interviewing • Heuristic Metric Creation
• Proto-Personas • Typographic Theory
• Insight Synthesis • Interaction Design and Iconography

Visual Prototyping and Wireframing: Web Prototyping:

• Adobe Photoshop • HTML/CSS
• Adobe Illustrator • GitHub
• Sketch • Bootstrap
• Keynote • JavaScript
• Storyboarding • JQuery
• Decision Mapping
• Decision Flow Diagrams

*The material covered in this course is subject to change due to market demand.

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Building On The Basics
In UX/UI, as in sports, you can’t succeed without a solid understanding of the fundamentals. That’s why
our curriculum begins with a foundation in the methodologies behind design thinking and user-centered
design research. That said, we recognize that the surest way to impress prospective employers is to
demonstrate your skills on real-world projects. You’ll have ample opportunities for hands-on involvement
through outside projects that will make up your professional portfolio.

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 Real Projects, Real Jobs

Our graduates will be qualified for many different roles, including:

UI Designer

UI Developer

UX Designer

UX Researcher

Product Manager

Product Designer

Interaction Designer

Web Designer

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 What You Will Learn

By the time you graduate, you can expect to be able to:

Conduct user research using proven Keep business branding and continuity in
methodologies to understand design needs. mind when designing for clients.

Test your assumptions and biases by Learn how to communicate your design
analyzing user experiences through UX decisions to stakeholders in compelling form
interviewing. through wireframing and storyboarding.

Manage your time and projects using agile Master the art of rapid prototyping using
methodologies and widely-used project tools like InVision, Sketch, the Adobe Creative
management tools. Suite, and more.

Design for more than the look of a product Bring designs to life in web prototypes using
as you use interaction design to develop the HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and some of the
ideal experience for your users. most popular front end libraries around.

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 Course Structure
Over the course of 24 weeks, you’ll attend informative lectures and take part in a variety of individual and team
exercises in the classroom and at home. Homework assignments provide an opportunity to apply what you’ve
learned and build on it. The goal is to give you a comprehensive learning experience and true insight into a “day
in the life” of a UX/UI professional.

DISCUSSION PROJECT WORK PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

Instructor-led discussions cover the You’ll put classroom teaching into Your portfolio signals to employers
background, history and use of a new practice individually and with a team to that you are ready for primetime! You’ll
technology or concept. work on timed in-class exercises and build a substantial portfolio of projects
projects. that demonstrate your abilities across
a wide variety of technologies.

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We’re Here To Help
As you move up the learning curve, you’re likely to have questions around some of
the concepts covered in class. We’re here to help—through in-person and virtual
office hours, as well as a dedicated #slack channel where you can get assistance
from instructors, support staff and your fellow learners. In addition to learning to
UX/UI skills, you will have access to career services that will help you prepare for
technical roles after graduation such as:

Career Content and Practice Sessions Career Coaching

Projects Supported by Industry High Impact Career Events 

Database of Customizable Tools and Templates Soft Skills Training

• Multiple Technical Resume Templates

• Guidelines To Building A Portfolio One-on-One Career Coaching
• Creating an Elevator Pitch
• Assist In Targeting Job Search
• Developing a Bio
• Continued Interview Preparation

Frequent Program Enhancements Driven by Industry

Online Career Events With Industry Professionals
Professionals

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 Building Your Portfolio
It’s a fact: companies care about what you can do, not what you say you can do. For
that reason, our curriculum teaches you how to apply what you’ve learned to actual
portfolio projects ranging from AI sketches to mobile-responsive web layouts.

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Building Your Portfolio

Usability Testing
In the world of UI and UX, functionality is often just as vital as formality. It is extremely important to create layouts and applications that
are engaging, immersive, and easy to use. During this unit, learners will learn how to conduct qualitative and quantitative research to
balance and gain insight into business needs in order to create robust designs.

Skills Needed Objectives

• AEIOU Framework • Perform qualitative research to identify user & business needs
• User Needs Mind-Map • Perform quantitative research to identify user & business needs
• Product Purpose & Promise • Analyze how best to balance user and business needs
• Business Model Canvas Group

Proto-Personas and Empathic Prototyping

When designing the layout for a digital service, it is important to understand who you are developing your product for. This is where the
creation of proto-personas comes into play, allowing creative professionals to better design for their ideal end-user. For this activity, you
will be researching and creating a proto-persona for a product and then developing a user experience to match.

Skills Needed Objectives

• Interviewing • Research your product and your user base
• Insight Gathering • Gather insights and create a proto-persona
• Insight Writing • Design a user experience to match your proto-persona

High Fidelity Designs

Creating a design that matches the original intent of a product/business is a desired, yet challenging, skill in this brand-focused
landscape. As such, over the course of this assignment, you will strive to create an application layout that reproduces the original
branding of a product or service. Then, upon presenting your interface, you will be provided with expert feedback and critique for
improving your design’s final form.

Skills Needed Objectives

• Invision • Build a highly detailed design
• Adobe Illustrator • Present UI for feedback
• Sketch • Iterate on your design

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Portfolio continued...

Real World Design Strategies and Mock-Ups

Developing for real-world organizations is far different than designing for yourself. Clients often request minute changes and have vague
notions of their final goal. Yet, working with clients is a key aspect of every designer’s career. As such, you will be tasked with creating a
complete design strategy for a fictitious business or non profit. You’ll have opportunities to receive expert feedback and continually tailor your
final design.

Skills Needed Objectives

• Adobe Illustrator • Create a design strategy for an existing business
• Sketch • Create a mock-up of the design strategy
• Keynote • Create a presentation for stakeholders in the company
• Storyboarding

Mobile-Responsive Web Layouts

When creating applications today, it is very important to develop with multiple devices, resolutions, and screen sizes in mind. For this
assignment, you will be creating a responsive web layout that maintains “pixel perfect” functionality whether on a desktop or mobile
device. You’ll be using a mix of front end development tools to make this happen.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML5 • Create a layout for desktop, tablet, and mobile devices
• CSS • Build a complete site from concept
• JavaScript
• Bootstrap
• jQuery

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 Course Curriculum By Module

Module Description What You’ll Learn

Module 1: The common theme throughout this course is that we will be designing »» UX / Design Thinking
with users in mind. That being said, how do we know who our user is? »» User Centered Design Research
The “U” Of UX/UI What do they do? How do they act? »» Foundation in System Thinking
(Weeks 1-7) »» Empathy & Users
Those are the questions we will strive to answer in this module as we dig »» UX Interviewing
into popular research techniques and methodologies.
»» Insight Synthesis
»» Decision Mapping
»» Prototyping

Module 2: Interfaces need to be both engaging and intuitive in order to craft solid »» User Interaction
user experiences. »» User Interface & Affordance
Interface Design
»» Invision
(Weeks 8-10) Over the course of these few weeks, we will cover many of the necessary »» Project Management & Planning
skills, technologies, and frameworks designers should know in order to »» Sketch
make immersive applications.
»» User Centered Design
»» Accessibility & Design
»» Photoshop
»» Illustrator

While an interface that functions is a distinct necessity, an interface that »» Typography

Module 3: draws the eye of its user is just as important. »» Heuristics, Usability & UI
Visual Design Theory Iterations
During this module, we will cover color theory, iconography, typography, »» Continuity & Branding in UX & UI
(Week 10-15)
and the many other crucial aspects of visual design that modern UI/UX »» Sketch
developers need to provide a high-class, hands-on experience. »» Iconography

Module 4: What good is a solid interface if no one can use it? »» HTML
»» CSS
Web Prototyping and Learners will learn how to apply all of the knowledge they’ve acquired to »» GitHub
Interaction Design create live applications on the web as full-fledged visual prototypes. »» Bootstrap
(Week 16-21) »» Media queries
Next, learners will apply JavaScript and jQuery to their creations to
»» JavaScript
incorporate more complex user interactions.
»» jQuery

Now is the time to prove your skills in the fields of User Interface and User »» User Experience Tools
Module 5: Experience. »» User Interface Design
Portfolio & Final »» Front End Web Development
Project Learners will create a portfolio that showcases all the skills gained
throughout the course.
(Week 12-24)
Next, learners will team up in small groups in order to craft an interface
and application that will wow potential employers.

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