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D2 / Professional

UI/UX Design Intensive

4 months · 400 contact hours

To produce designers who can work for the Rwandan market rather than imitate designs made for a different one. The distinguishing module is designing for low-bandwidth, low-literacy and feature-phone users, a competence for which there is real local demand and almost no local supply.

What you’ll learn.

8 modules · 400 contact hours

01Design foundations40 hrs
  1. Design principles and visual hierarchy.
  2. Typography.
  3. Colour and contrast.
  4. Layout and grids.
02User research60 hrs
  1. Research methods.
  2. Interviewing users.
  3. Personas and journey mapping.
  4. Synthesising findings.
  5. Research in low- literacy contexts.
03Information architecture and interaction60 hrs
  1. Structuring content.
  2. Navigation patterns.
  3. Interaction and state.
  4. Forms that people can complete.
04Visual design and design systems70 hrs
  1. Component design.
  2. Building a design system.
  3. Consistency at scale.
  4. Handover to engineers.
05Prototyping and tooling60 hrs
  1. Industry design tooling.
  2. Wireframing to high fidelity.
  3. Interactive prototypes.
  4. Design version control.
06Usability testing50 hrs
  1. Planning a test.
  2. Moderating a session.
  3. Testing with users who cannot narrate their actions.
  4. Analysing and reporting.
07Designing for constrained users30 hrs
  1. Low-bandwidth interface design.
  2. Feature phone and USSD flows.
  3. Icon and language choices for low-literacy users.
  4. Accessibility to WCAG 2.1 AA.
08Portfolio and practice30 hrs
  1. Case study construction.
  2. Portfolio build.
  3. Client and stakeholder communication.

On completion, you can.

  • Run a research study and translate findings into a design.
  • Produce a complete design system and engineer-ready handover.
  • Design interfaces usable on a feature phone and a constrained connection.
  • Present a defensible portfolio of three case studies.

How progress is assessed.

Three assessed case studies (60%), usability study report (20%), portfolio defence (20%).

Certification and recognition

The planned certification includes a statement of attainment and a programme completion certificate; Professional programmes also carry an assessed portfolio. The curriculum maps to RTQF levels. Accreditation and external recognition are being sought; this is not a claim of approval.

What comes next.

Discuss your next learning or work goal with the team. Progression depends on demonstrated skills and the entry requirements of the next programme.

Talk about your next step ↗

Confirm your preferred teaching language with the team. Weekly timetables and venue details will be confirmed with each intake.

Source: Curriculum Framework v1.0, pages 17. Read the full framework

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