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UX Research Methods

Interviews, tests and synthesis without a big budget.

4.81,120 reviews7,340 learners
Created byIris Calder Updated Oct 2026 English · 6 subtitles 6.5 hours

What you'll learn

  • Run short interviews and turn notes into clear insights
  • Lay out screens on a grid that does the work for you
  • Pick type and color with contrast and hierarchy in mind
  • Prototype a flow from sketch to clickable in one afternoon
  • Test with five people and report what to fix first
  • Present design decisions so teammates say yes

Curriculum

4 sections · 14 core lessons · 4h 36m
01Research on a budget4 lessons · 32 min
  • Welcome & what research is forFree preview5 min
  • Choosing the right methodFree preview12 min
  • Reading: a one-page research plan10 min
  • Check-in: picking methods5 min
02Interviews4 lessons · 1h 35m
  • Recruiting participants for free11 min
  • Running a calm interview15 min
  • Note-taking that scales9 min
  • Project: run three interviews1h 0m
03Usability testing3 lessons · 34 min
  • Writing tasks, not leading questions12 min
  • Remote tests with free tools14 min
  • Quiz: testing pitfalls8 min
04Synthesis3 lessons · 1h 55m
  • Affinity mapping in an afternoon14 min
  • Sharing findings people act on11 min
  • Final project: a research report1h 30m

Requirements

  • No experience needed: we start from zero
  • A laptop or phone and about 20 minutes a day
  • Curiosity, and a notebook you don't mind messing up

This course is for

  • Curious beginners who learn by doing
  • Career changers building a first portfolio
  • Teams who want a shared vocabulary

Your instructor

Iris Calder

Product designer, ex-lead at a fintech studio

  • 4.9 instructor rating
  • 48k students
  • 4 courses

Iris has designed banking and health apps for twelve years and now teaches the craft behind calm, usable interfaces.

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What learners say

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  • Lena Fischer2 weeks ago

    The interview project changed how I work. Short lessons, clear tasks, and Iris answers questions in the community within a day.

  • Daniel Okoro1 month ago

    I switched careers from teaching to UX. The portfolio project from this course got me my first interviews.

  • Hana Sato1 month ago

    Lovely pacing. I would have liked one more lesson on accessibility, but the color module covers the basics well.

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