Advanced and specialised topics

About this stage

Before this stage Stage 11: Portfolio and career readiness

Learning outcomes

• Go deeper in one or two specialisms that match your interests or job.
• Apply core skills to specific product types and disciplines.

Lessons

The lessons in this stage are being written. Lessons marked “In writing” are listed so you can see the full scope; they are never counted towards your progress. The resource library and glossary cover these topics in the meantime.

1. 1

   Mobile app design In writing

   Platform conventions, gestures, offline states and notifications.

   In writing 1 h
2. 2

   SaaS and enterprise dashboards In writing

   Dense data, roles, tables and complex workflows.

   In writing 1 h
3. 3

   E-commerce UX In writing

   Product discovery, product pages, cart and checkout.

   In writing 1 h
4. 4

   Design systems at scale In writing

   Governance, contribution, versioning and adoption.

   In writing 1 h
5. 5

   UX writing and content design In writing

   Voice, microcopy and content-first design.

   In writing 1 h
6. 6

   Service design In writing

   Blueprints, backstage processes and multi-channel services.

   In writing 1 h
7. 7

   Data visualisation In writing

   Choosing charts, encoding data and avoiding misleading graphics.

   In writing 1 h
8. 8

   Motion and interaction design In writing

   Choreography, prototyping motion and handing it off.

   In writing 1 h
9. 9

   AI-assisted design workflows and their limitations In writing

   Using AI tools responsibly, and where they fail.

   In writing 45 min
10. 10

    Advanced research methods In writing

    Diary studies, contextual inquiry and mixed methods.

    In writing 1 h
11. 11

    Experimentation and product analytics In writing

    Experiment design, funnels and statistical pitfalls.

    In writing 1 h
12. 12

    Design leadership and collaboration In writing

    Facilitation, mentoring and influencing without authority.

    In writing 45 min