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Stage 12 · Optional · Advanced

Advanced and specialised topics

Optional paths for going deeper once the core curriculum is done.

  • 12 lessons
  • about 11 h 30 min of reading and practice
  • all written
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About this stage

These paths are optional. Take them after the core curriculum, or when a project or job needs them. Each path lists the stages it builds on.

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

  1. Mobile app design

    Platform conventions, gestures, offline states and notifications.

    Reading 1 h

  2. SaaS and enterprise dashboards

    Dense data, roles, tables and complex workflows.

    Reading 1 h

  3. E-commerce UX

    Product discovery, product pages, cart and checkout.

    Reading 1 h

  4. Design systems at scale

    Governance, contribution, versioning and adoption.

    Reading 1 h

  5. UX writing and content design

    Voice, microcopy and content-first design.

    Reading 1 h

  6. Service design

    Blueprints, backstage processes and multi-channel services.

    Reading 1 h

  7. Data visualisation

    Choosing charts, encoding data and avoiding misleading graphics.

    Reading 1 h

  8. Motion and interaction design

    Choreography, prototyping motion and handing it off.

    Reading 1 h

  9. AI-assisted design workflows and their limitations

    Using AI tools responsibly, and where they fail.

    Reading 45 min

  10. Advanced research methods

    Diary studies, contextual inquiry and mixed methods.

    Reading 1 h

  11. Experimentation and product analytics

    Experiment design, funnels and statistical pitfalls.

    Reading 1 h

  12. Design leadership and collaboration

    Facilitation, mentoring and influencing without authority.

    Reading 45 min