DL122- Certificate Fundamentals of
User Experience Design
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What is it?
User experience design uses research, design skills and usability testing to enhance the ways in which a user can interact with a digital product. It involves varied activities, including user research, requirements analysis, user interface and interaction design, prototyping, and user testing. The demand from industry in Ireland for people with these skills has grown in response to the increasing prominence and importance of the field. This course produces skilled and knowledgeable user experience designers to fill this gap.
Future careers
A research report from the IADT ISA Software Skillnet (2016) found that employees are often working in UX roles and completing UX related tasks without any ‘real’ training. This course is ideal for such staff, because not only does it provide formal training to validate what they are currently doing, it also teaches new theory and techniques.
This course opens up a range of opportunities across a number of areas, including: digital development and production, design, project management, digital and online marketing, content management and software development.
What topics will I study?
This course:
- outlines the field of user experience design;
- explains the key stages of the UX design lifecycle;
- provides the knowledge, skills and competencies required to design and evaluate solutions to UX design problems.
Topics covered include:
- core UX concepts and theory;
- key UX activities, including user research, prototyping and testing;
- various typical UX methodologies.
Dates + Times
Intro, Research + Empathy
- Wed, 8th October 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Sat, 18th October 2025 (10am – 4pm | on campus)
- Wed, 22nd October 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 29th October 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 5th November 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
Prototypes, Designs + Testing
- Wed, 12th November 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 19th November 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Sat, 29th November 2025 (10am – 4pm | on campus)
- Wed, 3rd December 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 10th December 2025 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
Presentation Preparation, Individual Report + Evaluation
- Wed, 7th January 2026 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 14th January 2026 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 21st January 2026 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Wed, 28th January 2026 (7pm – 8.30pm | online)
- Sat, 7th February 2026 (10am – 4pm | on campus)
Fees + Scholarships
Fees for this course in 2025/2026 are €550, subsidised by the Higher Education Authority’s Human Capital Initiative. Check your eligibility HERE
Two weeks before the start of the course, you will be asked to complete a declaration form to confirm your eligibility.
Fees for those who do not meet the eligibility criteria above are €1,100.
CFA Scholarship:
A CFA scholarship encourages the participation of learners from sections of society that are significantly under-represented in higher education by offering one free place on all of our CFA short courses.
Find out if you are eligible to apply HERE
Fill in the CFA@IADT scholarship application form HERE