Is the Google UX course any good?

Review by a senior designer.

I’ve done it! After 7 weeks I finally finished the entire Google UX Course at Coursera. I dedicated two days of every week to the course and did absolutely all the design assignments and quizzes.

I wasn’t doing this course to get the certificate, or to find a job, and I didn’t expect to learn a lot from it either.

Watch my full video review of ALL the Google course segments here it has a lot of extra details and what you should focus on.

Why did I take it then?

My reason for it was simple. I teach design at a University and online, and education has become my primary job right now. Because Google had made a course and promised people a certificate, they raised a lot of expectations in people. Those thinking about transitioning to UX now had the confirmation they needed.

Once I become a Google Certified UX designer finding a job will be a walk in the park.

Some people think the certificate is when the party starts.

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