Mission
Improve the usefulness and usability of campus projects.
Methods
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Provide UX expertise to teams.
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Provide mentoring and training to individuals and teams.
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Apply UC Berkeley's Usability Principles(link is external) to campus projects.
For Project Managers
For best results on your project, engage with UX early in the Development Life Cycle, ideally in the discovery phase. Here is one example:
UX Program Process
Training and Mentoring
If you have an interest in building some professional UX capacity, here are some options:
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Coursework: Berkeley Extension's UX/UI Boot Camp
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Mentoring: Campus UX Community of Practice(link is external)
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Self-study: UX Design Books, Blogs, and Podcasts(link is external)
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Training: Training for PMs and Project Teams(link sends e-mail)
Quick UX Assessment
If you'd like to have a short conversation about your project, please visit our Partnering(link is external) page.
UX Expertise
Three criteria are required to engage with the UX Program:
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Project team: Readiness
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Project team: Capacity and feasibility for implementation
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Benefits can come from something as simple as creating a web page.
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UX program team: Availability
If your team meets the first two criteria, please visit our Partnering(link is external) page, and we can assess the next steps together.