Human Centered Design Courses

Integrative Design for Extreme Energy Efficiency - Lecture

Explore integrative design methodology and whole systems thinking to achieve extreme energy efficiency, with insights on economic growth, natural systems, and the transition from fuel commodities to energy technologies.

• YouTube
• 59 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Buildings Part 1: Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Extreme Energy Efficiency

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings through whole-systems approaches that maximize energy savings while reducing costs. Learn from real examples, retrofitting strategies, and innovative business models for extreme…

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Accounting for Human Engagement Behavior to Enhance AI-Assisted Decision Making

Explore how human biases and heuristics influence AI-assisted decision-making processes, and discover strategies to optimize human-AI collaboration through improved system design and presentation methods.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Energy Basics - Energy vs Power, Transformations, and Human Needs

Discover fundamental energy concepts, from power and thermodynamics to energy quality and human applications, in this concise overview from Stanford's Diana Gragg.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy Efficiency - Integrative Design, Barriers, and Policy Solutions for Decarbonization

Explore energy efficiency fundamentals, integrative design approaches, policy barriers, and decarbonization strategies with Stanford's comprehensive lecture series.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Energy Efficiency - Introduction to Applications, Design Approaches, and Decarbonization Role

Discover energy efficiency fundamentals, applications, integrative design approaches, and its crucial role in decarbonization efforts in this concise Stanford overview.

• YouTube
• 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Soma Design: Intertwining Aesthetics, Movement and Emotion in Design Work

Explore how Soma Design connects sensation, emotion, and technology through bodily awareness, creating more meaningful human-centered design experiences and ethical technological interactions.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Integrative Design for Superefficient Buildings - Part 1

Discover integrative design principles for creating superefficient buildings that achieve extreme energy savings through whole-systems optimization rather than isolated improvements.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Responsive Web Design Fundamentals

11 ratings

Learn and practice strategies for developing websites that look great on every device! Made with Google's Pete LePage.

• Udacity
• 14 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Intro to the Design of Everyday Things

11 ratings

Everyone designs: apply affordances, signifiers, conceptual models, and the gulfs of evaluation and execution to sketch and user-test an interface for a Timebank.

• Udacity
• 2 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Product Design

10 ratings

Learn product validation, UI/UX practices, Google’s Design Sprint and the process for setting and tracking actionable metrics.

• Udacity
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Game Design

14 ratings

Design original games without programming: study rules, mechanics, narrative, and adversaries, then build up from a single-sheet paper game to a finished board game concept.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

UX Design for Mobile Developers

8 ratings

This is a design course made for developers. You'll learn UX design skills which will help you make 5-star mobile apps that your users will love.

• Udacity
• 10 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

JavaScript Design Patterns

5 ratings

Learn the importance of code organization and how to implement it with either vanilla JavaScript or an organizational library or framework.

• Udacity
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Game Design

5 ratings

A practical introduction to game design and game design concepts, emphasizing the basic tools of game design: paper and digital prototyping, design iteration, and user testing.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 8-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate