FORMAT
Part-time online
DURATION
32 Weeks
LANGUAGE
English
TUITION FEE
Fee paying seat: 97 000 SEK
BUILD A REWARDING CAREER IN UX
To excel as a UX designer, it is crucial to possess a profound comprehension of how digitalization impacts our societies. This understanding empowers you to make well-informed decisions that lead to the creation of tools and services capable of solving global challenges in a more sustainable manner.
Additionally, your ability to lead and manage projects, develop essential documentation, and effectively conceptualize and communicate intricate interaction behaviors and design strategies is of utmost importance.
- Gain confidence in essential UX concepts.
- Implement quick user behavior theories and how to apply them in UX/UI.
- Develop user-centered, accessible design proposals.
- Discover a fresh perspective of storyboards, scenarios and wireframes.
Applications are closed now!
The deadline to apply was February 16 at 16:00 CET.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
If you are applying to the both UX Design and the Business Development Upskill course, you can submit the same Application Task.
1. Proof of 2 years of relevant working experience (in the form of agreements, recommendation letters, payslips etc.)
Our UX Design Upskill course is for anyone working in the industries of IT, graphic design, web or systems development, project management or planning or other related industries.
2. Submit an Application Task
Make a 1-minute video and tell us about existing service, business, product or design that could be transformed to create a positive change for their core users or customers by using Hyper Island Toolbox. Please review the details below.
3. What is the Application Task about?
Make a 1-minute video and tell us about existing service, business, product or design that could be transformed to create a positive change for their core users or customers. In the Hyper Island Toolbox, we have methods for sparking Innovation and creating change.
5 Whys
Mash-up Innovation
Future mapping
Pick one of these three methods and motivate why it would be beneficial for the change that you want to achieve. Who would you invite to be part of the innovation process? Choose your top 3 stakeholders and motivate why you picked them.
Examples for stakeholders:
Clients, Leaders, Shareholders, Students/Participants, Governments, The Community, Senior executives, Partnerships, Trades associations, Co-workers, Suppliers, The press, Interest groups, Customers, Analysts, The public, Prospects, Key contributors, Key advisors.
4. What do I need to submit along with my Application Task?
1. Your CV
2. Proof of your highest earned education (High School, Bachelor, Master etc)
3. Proof of 2 years of relevant working experience (The proof can be agreements, recommendation letters, payslips etc.)
4. Upskill Application Task 2024
5. For those applying for the Swedish Government Funded Seat: To be considered a student who qualifies for a Swedish government-funded YH education (Yrkeshögskolan) you must hold a personal number or coordination number (equivalent from one of the Nordic countries below) and fulfil at least one of the following criteria:
- Be a citizen of Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Denmark, Finland or any of the related territories.
- Have a permanent right of residence in one of the countries mentioned above
- Have a temporary right of residence in Sweden for the full duration of the course.
You must also meet at least one of the following entry requirements:
1) applicants need to have at least a high school diploma (“Gymnasieexamen”) or equivalent from Komvux
2) have a Swedish or foreign education that is equivalent to the requirements in item 1
3) resides in Denmark, Finland, Iceland or Norway and are eligible for an equivalent education in that country
4) through Swedish or foreign education, practical experience or in any other way meet the conditions to be granted admission in the program
Applicants applying for a Swedish government-funded seat must also meet the following eligibility requirements:
- Proof of basic knowledge of the Swedish language or any of the other Scandinavian languages (Danish, Faroese, Icelandic or Norwegian). Review here to see what we accept as proof.
*You can submit your documents in other languages than Swedish or English.
5. What are the evaluation criteria for the Application Task?
Criteria: Creativity, Research, Originality, Critical thinking/ Systems thinking.
*The maximum length of video: 1 minute. Longer videos will not be taken into consideration.
Rating of Application Task Video:
BASICS – 2 POINTS: Submitting a task in English.
RESEARCH – 2 POINTS: Clear that research and thought has been put into the task & clearly presents the research results in a good way.
INNOVATION – 2 POINTS: Original/Unique idea that is feasible.
COMMUNICATION – 2 POINTS: Communicating the idea in a clear way & showed abilities to ‘catch the viewer’.
PRESENTATION - 2 POINTS: Interesting presentation with a clear ending.
YOUR NEXT COURSE WILL NOT BE TRADITIONAL
7 MODULES
DELIVERED PART-TIME ONLINE | 3 ON-SITE MEETUPS
- Hyper Island Methodology
- Field Work
- Design Principles
- Rapid Prototyping
- The Ethics of UX Design
- Data Analysis
- Experimentation
LET'S TALK
COURSE DETAIL & FORMAT
Format Online course l Three on-site meetups
Program duration 32 weeks l Part-time (50%)
Time commitment Online course with three meet-ups in Karlskrona
Admission fee Government Funded + CSN Approved l 80 YH Points
Admission fee for Internationals 97.000 SEK
Start date February 19, 2024
End date November 29, 2024
Weekly online sessions:
Tuesdays 15.30-18.00 CET
Fridays 10.00-11.00 CET
Digital Meet & Greet
February 19, 2024: Individual activity to be completed during the day
Meetups in Karlskrona
February 20-22, 2024
September 12-13, 2024
November 29, 2024 (graduation)
Summer vacation: June 10, 2024 - August 11, 2024
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ABOUT THE COURSE
Watch this video and experience what is like to be part of Hyper Island.
- Meet former alumnus;
- Learn from Industry Experts;
- Experience our learn-by-doing approach.
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