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SoftwareDesignforNonDesignersWithanintroductionbySamYen,ChiefDesignOfficeratSAP

SoftwareDesignforNonDesigners

WithanintroductionbySamYen,ChiefDesign

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TheSoftwareforNonDesignersinteractivecourseaimstoexplaincommonaspectsof
designaswaytoimproveuserexperienceinsoftwareengineering,andwillprovidean
introductiontoafewbasicstepsyoucanapplytoyournextproject.ItistaughtbyScott
KlemmerfromUCSanDiego,andateamofdesigndrivendevelopmentexpertsfromSAP.

Wednesday,June01,201609:00(UTC)toThursday,July14,201609:00(UTC)
Language:English
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Courseinformation
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InThisCourseYouWill:
Growanunderstandingoftherelevanceofdesigntothedevelopmentofqualityproducts
Learnhowtoextendthecurrentsenseof"productquality"toincludedelightingendusers
Understandtheroleofdesigners,developersanddevelopmentarchitects,product
managers,andbusinessexpertsindesign
Becomefamiliarwiththeskillsandresourcesyouwillneedtodesignandbuildquality
products
Deepenyourknowledgeofdesignandtheworkofdesignerswithdevelopmentandother
teams
Getfamiliarwithhowgooddesigncanbecomeapartofyourdailywork

CourseStructure:
Eachclassincludesvecomponentstomakelearningmoreeectiveandmorefun.
VideoLecturesDesignthoughtleaderspresentingtopicswithexamplesdrawnfrom
varioussources
CheckPointsEachlecturewillpauseatkeypointsforabriefquizsoyoucanassessyour
understandingofthematerialspresentedthusfar
HandsonExerciseSmall,manageableexercisesrelatedtoandextendingtheclasstopics,
tobecompletedindividuallyorincollaboration
FurtherReadingandResourcesAnnotatedlinkstoadditionalclassmaterialsaswellas
topicexpertsandothersourcesofguidance
Throughoutthecourse,studentswillreceivepointsforweeklychallenges.Uponcompletionofthe
course,studentswillreceiveadocumentconrmingcourseparticipation.

CourseCharacteristics
Startingfrom:Wednesday,June1,2016,09:00UTC.(Whatdoesthismean?)
Duration:6weeks(34hoursperweek)
PeerAssessment:June22,2016,9:00UTCJuly14,2016,9:00UTC
Courselanguage:English
HowisanopenSAPcoursestructured?

TargetAudience
AnyoneinterestedinSoftwareDesign

CourseRequirements
Nospeciccourserequirements

Coursecontents
Week1Whatisdesignandwhydesignmatters:
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Designthinking,designpractice,andthelanguageofdesign

Week2DesignProcess:
Thesoftwareinterfacedesignprocess,rolesandconcepts

Week3Needsnding:
Understandingtheneedsofthepeopleyouaredesigningfor.

Week4ConceptualDesign:
Matchingproductdesigntotheworkoftheuser

PeerAssessment
Week5HighFidelityDesign:
Simple,yetimpactfulconsiderationswhendesignsoftwareapplications.

Week6Designatwork:
ApeekbehindthescenesofhowsoftwaredesignworksatSAP.

ILike,IWish:
WeLoveYourFeedbackAndWantMore
Entercourse

DatesandStatistics
Week2DesignProcessstartsin

Learnersenrolled:

5646

Thiscourseisoeredby
SamYen

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ChiefDesignOcer,SAP
Priortotakingonhiscurrentrole,SamwastheGlobalHeadofDesignandUserExperience,
andpriortothatSamledtheSAPAppHaus,aninnovationteamtaskedwithbuildingnew
solutions,establishingnewmarkets,andreachingnewusersforSAP.SaminitiallyjoinedSAP
asaseniormemberoftheDesignServicesTeam,agroupintheOceoftheCEOtaskedwith
acceleratingtheadoptionofDesignThinkingasaprocessforinnovationanddevelopmentof
internalandexternalSAPproducts.

AndreaAnderson
GoranPeuc
ScottKlemmer

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