Perception and Memory in HCI and UX
How This Course Will Transform Your Career
In This Course, You'll
Get excited when you discover the science behind intuitive design! You'll learn how to tap into the power of perception and memory to create enjoyable experiences and products people love. More love, more profits, and greater salary potential. Why does Apple's interface feel familiar even on new devices? Because it builds on what people already know. Memory is limited, especially short-term memory. Too much information at once leads to frustration and errors. When you learn how people perceive and process information, you'll design interfaces that feel natural and intuitive. You'll get human-centered, AI-resistant skills that put you in high demand no matter how fast technology evolves.
Make yourself invaluable with design systems that guide people effortlessly toward the desired action. People should remember your product, not their frustration with it. Consistently overwhelming people with complex interfaces leads to higher dropout rates, lower engagement, and reduced retention. You'll learn to minimize cognitive overload and prevent people from feeling lost or confused. Your work will replace confusion with clarity—and frustration with flow. No matter your background, it's easy to master perception and memory in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and User Experience (UX) Design. With step-by-step guidance, you'll apply your skills right away. Whether you're creating a presentation, a mobile banking app, an online learning platform, or a wearable fitness tracker, this course gives you the skills to create a product or service people instantly understand, love to share, and are excited to buy.
Gain confidence and credibility as you simplify complex interfaces using memory and perception principles. You'll get practical experience when you complete the optional exercises to build your portfolio. You'll conduct an accessibility audit and analyze learnability in popular apps. You'll fast-track your learning with ready-to-use templates like the Goal-Mapping Worksheet and Walkthrough Form. You'll build inclusive products and services that everyone loves to use—with accessible navigation for older adults and intuitive workflows for first-time users.
It's Easy to Fast-Track Your Career with the World's Best Experts
Master complex skills effortlessly with proven best practices and toolkits directly from the world's top design experts. Meet your expert for this course:
Alan Dix: Author of the bestselling book “Human-Computer Interaction” and Director of the Computational Foundry at Swansea University.
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Why Learn Perception and Memory in HCI and UX?
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Course Overview: What You'll Master
- Each week, one lesson becomes available.
- There's no time limit to finish a course. Lessons have no deadlines.
- Estimated learning time: 9 hours 30 mins spread over 4 weeks.
Lesson 0: Welcome and Introduction
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0.1: Get Help, Career Advice, and Job Opportunities (1 min)
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0.2: How to Get Your Course Certificate (16 mins)
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0.3: Grow Your Global Network and Build Your Brand (11 mins)
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0.4: Global Skills, Local Jobs: Build Your Network in Your Area (1 min)
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0.5: Gain Timeless Skills Through Courses from IxDF (21 mins)
Lesson 1: Welcome to Lesson 1 of Perception and Memory in HCI and UX!
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1.1: Welcome to Perception and Memory in HCI and UX (16 mins)
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1.2: How we Interact with Technology (4 mins)
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1.3: How we Perceive the World (38 mins)
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1.4: Consider How Different Senses Work Together When you Design (18 mins)
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1.5: How to use Sensation and Perception when we design (22 mins)
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1.6: How to use Touch and Haptics in your designs (1 hour 12 mins)
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1.7: Conversations: Community-Based Learning and Networking (6 mins)
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1.8: Congratulations and Recap (2 mins)
Lesson 2: How Vision and Hearing Work
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2.1: Welcome to Vision and Hearing! (1 min)
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2.2: How We See (9 mins)
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2.3: How Our Vision Works and can go Wrong (27 mins)
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2.4: How to Use Peripheral Vision Effectively: A Case Study (13 mins)
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2.5: How to use Sound Effectively (2 hours 3 mins)
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2.6: Conversations: Community-Based Learning and Networking (7 mins)
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2.7: Build Your Portfolio: Vision and Hearing (9 mins)
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2.8: Congratulations and Recap (2 mins)
Lesson 3: How Human Memory Works
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3.1: Welcome to Lesson 3! (2 mins)
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3.2: What Types of Memory do we Have? (22 mins)
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3.3: What is Sensory Memory and How Does it Work? (16 mins)
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3.4: How to Use Short-Term Memory and the Magical Number Seven in Design (19 mins)
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3.5: How We Use Long-Term Memory and How it Informs Us Who We Are (36 mins)
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3.6: Is Memory Reliable? (52 mins)
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3.7: Conversations: Community-Based Learning and Networking (6 mins)
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3.8: Build Your Portfolio: Memory (8 mins)
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3.9: Congratulations and Recap (2 mins)
Lesson 4: Course Certificate, Final Networking, and Course Wrap-up
How Others Have Benefited
Jonathan Smith, United States
“I have really enjoyed all of the courses that involve contributions by Alan Dix. His explanations are crystal clear and he often systemizes concepts in a way that help me better understand and retain what I learn.”
Suellen Caroline da Silva, Brazil
“He is very good at explaining things and giving examples from real life so we can make connections and better assimilate the content.”
Kirthika Vijayakumar, India
“Great storytelling and real-life examples helped me understand and relate.”
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