Human Centered Design Courses

Intro to the Design of Everyday Things

11 reviews

Explore key design concepts from Don Norman's book, focusing on affordances, signifiers, conceptual models, and user interfaces. Apply principles to improve everyday designs.

• Udacity
• 2 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Information Design

572 ratings at Coursera

Learn principles of visual design to create effective user interfaces. Explore typography, layout, color, and strategies for diverse devices. Apply design concepts to modern contexts like mobile and responsive interfaces.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Database Design and Basic SQL in PostgreSQL

960 ratings at Coursera

In this course you will learn more about the historical design of databases and the use of SQL in the PostgreSQL environment.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mindfulness, Dignity, and the Art of Human Connection

1 review

Explore innovative mindfulness techniques to foster understanding of dignity, strengthen relationships, and integrate practices into daily life through an interdisciplinary approach and contemplative activities.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 24 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Web Design for Everybody Capstone

1684 ratings at Coursera

Create and implement a responsive web portfolio for multiple platforms, focusing on validation, accessibility, and peer review to enhance front-end development skills.

• Coursera
• 1 day 3 hours 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

MedTech: Exploring the Human Genome

7 reviews

Discover how advances in genomics are transforming medtech for healthcare with this online genomics course.

• FutureLearn
• 2 weeks, 5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Graphic Design Theory

10 reviews

Comprehensive exploration of graphic design fundamentals, covering color theory, typography, contrast, layout principles, and advanced concepts for creating visually effective designs.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Futur

Typography & Design

10 reviews

Comprehensive typography and design course covering rules, techniques, and practical applications for creating dynamic compositions and effective visual communication.

• YouTube
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Futur Academy

Logo Design Process From 2 Professionals

10 reviews

Comprehensive logo design process from concept to final applications, featuring professional insights on research, branding, mockups, and identity systems for impactful visual communication.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Human-Computer Interaction II: Cognition, Context & Culture

7 ratings at edX

Get into the user’s mind and understand the role of mental models and representations, then investigate how to design interfaces that integrate with and influence the world around us.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Managing Social and Human Capital

2537 ratings at Coursera

Develop skills to motivate, organize, and reward employees for high performance. Learn effective decision-making, job design, and organizational change strategies to thrive as a business and social organization.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 6 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ethics and Trial Design

Explore ethical principles in human subject trials, covering study designs, regulatory considerations, randomization, and more. Gain insights into first-in-human trials and comparative effectiveness research.

• Independent
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Design Principles: an Introduction

1332 ratings at Coursera

Explore fundamental principles of visual and interaction design, learn to organize information effectively, and master techniques for evaluating interfaces through controlled experiments and user testing.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature

2 reviews

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields.

• YouTube
• 20 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Algorithmic Design and Techniques

3 reviews

Learn how to design algorithms, solve computational problems and implement solutions efficiently.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)