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What You Will Learn
Syllabus
Product Design
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No Experience Required.
Intro to Design Sprint
Describe the purpose and process of a Design Sprint and identify good candidates for a Design Sprint. Learn how to involve necessary stakeholders in a Design Sprint and differentiate between the responsibilities of the Product Manager and Designer roles.
Understand
Describe the Understand phase of the Design Sprint and how lightning talks, interviews, and competitive analysis can be used as an input during the Understand phase. Use the “How Might We” method to identify opportunities and utilize the “Rose Bud Thorn” method to classify things as positive, negative, or opportunities. Apply Affinity Mapping to identify thematic insights.
Define
Describe the Define phase of the Design Sprint and define success metrics using the HEART framework. Explain the difference between goals, signals, and metrics; Craft Design Principles and write a Future Press Release.
Sketch
Describe the Sketch phase of the Design Sprint and use the Crazy 8’s method to brainstorm ideas through sketching. Facilitate a process for sharing and voting on sketches within the team and create a more detailed, in-depth Solution Sketch that contains at least 3 frames.
Decide
Describe the Decide phase of the Design Sprint and create a Decision Matrix to narrow down ideas to those worth pursuing. Represent perspectives from a wider audience using Thinking Hats.
Prototype
Describe the Prototype phase of the Design Sprint and create a storyboard to map out a plan for your prototype. Learn how to utilize different types of prototyping and create a high fidelity, interactive prototype and apply best practices for creating prototypes.
Validate
Describe the Validate phase of the Design Sprint. Create plans and data collection processes for a user study; Run a user study, interview users, and conduct a feasibility discussion with an engineer.
Next Steps
Describe benefits of iteration and identify when iteration is appropriate. Evangelize your idea across cross-functional development teams and create documentation for the engineering team.
Course Project: Run a Design Sprint
In this project, you will take a problem/opportunity through a Design Sprint. During the Design Sprint, you will explore multiple ideas, narrow down ideas to the most compelling one, create a storyboard and prototype, conduct user research, refine their ideas, and incorporate findings into a final product spec.
According to Glassdoor, annual salaries for Product Managers in the US average around $109,000.
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Both programs are part-time and online, and they both offer 24/7 support, quality Udacity-produced content, courses created with the help of top tech companies, and more. You can always start with a Single Course and upgrade to a full Nanodegree program if you like.
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Program Details
Do I need to apply? What are the admission criteria?
No. This Nanodegree program accepts all applicants regardless of experience and specific background.What are the prerequisites for enrollment?
No prior experience is required, but it is recommended that students are comfortable with basic computer skills, such as managing files, using third-party online programs, and navigating the Internet through an online browser. You will also need access to a video camera on a computer.How is this course structured?
The Product Design course is comprised of content and curriculum to support one project. We estimate that students can complete the program in 20 hours.
The project will be reviewed by the Udacity reviewer network and platform. Feedback will be provided and if you do not pass the project, you will be asked to resubmit the project until it passes.How long is this course?
Access to this course runs for the length of time specified in the payment card above. If you do not graduate within that time period, you will continue learning with month to month payments. See the Terms of Use and FAQs for other policies regarding the terms of access to our programs.Can I switch my start date? Can I get a refund?
Please see the Udacity Program Terms of Use and FAQs for policies on enrollment in our programs.What software and versions will I need in this course?
You will need to use Google Slides or Microsoft PowerPoint, and Google Docs or Microsoft Word, as well as access to the internet and a 64-bit computer. You will use Figma for which the requirements are:
Minimum browser requirements:- Chrome 49+
- Firefox 57+
- Safari 10.1+ (Apple - macOS)
- Edge 14+ (Windows)
- Windows 8.1 or later
- Apple MacOS 10.10 (Yosemite) and later
- Any Linux OS that supports the browsers mentioned above or any Chrome OS that supports the browsers mentioned above