10 lessons · 4 assignments · 1 capstone
Research that changes
what gets built.
A complete, working UX research course — the same curriculum taught at UC Berkeley Extension, now self-paced, with optional live cohorts and one-on-one coaching.
Why this course
Insight is a skill.
This is how you build it.
Most people learn research from blog posts and guesswork. This course teaches the full craft — choosing methods, writing proposals, recruiting participants, moderating sessions, analyzing data, and presenting findings people act on. You leave with a completed research project of your own.
Learn by doing
Real methods.
Your real project.
Every lesson feeds a capstone you pick in week one. By the end you have run a real study — proposal, survey, interviews, evaluation, and a final report you can show.
The curriculum
Ten lessons.
One capstone.
Overview and Introduction
What is user experience? · The user-centered design process · Research and the product development process · Writing about behavior
Pick the topic that becomes your capstone project.Getting Up to Speed
Learning about your product · Learning about your users · Personas and profiles · Conducting secondary research
Write a report summarizing your secondary research.Research Methodologies
Choosing research activities · Survey of methodologies · Behavioral vs. attitudinal · Qualitative vs. quantitative
Choose the research activities that suit your project.Preparation
The Design Sprint methodology · The research proposal · Estimating research timelines
Assignment 1 — create a proposal for your research study.Research Process
Participant recruiting · Moderating the activity · Think-Aloud Protocol · Research test runs
Begin recruitment and present a participant schedule.Surveys
Overview of surveys · Avoiding survey pitfalls · Survey design and analysis
Assignment 2 — launch your survey and prepare a report.Interviews
Preparing for the interview · Conducting the interview · Data analysis · Practice interviews
Assignment 3 — conduct user interviews and present the findings.Evaluation
Introduction to evaluation · Heuristic evaluation · Usability testing · Evaluation proposals
Execute a user research evaluation.Conclusion
Creating research reports · How to present your findings · Following up
Create a final report and presentation for your capstone.Presentations
Final capstone presentations · Assignment 4 — final report and presentation
Try before you buy
Lesson 1 is free. Start now.
The complete first lesson — the product development life cycle, what user experience is, user-centered design, user requirements, and the business case for research.
IllustrationYour instructor
From You & Me to WE.
Ryan has been a practicing designer, researcher, and product leader for 25 years — an Art Center graduate who has taught user research at UC Berkeley Extension. His classes are studio-based and project-driven: he sits side-by-side with students as they navigate real research challenges.
- A culture of possibility, not gatekeeping
- Side-by-side guidance, not lectures at you
- Projects with real-world relevance
- Confidence you carry into professional life
Ways to learn
Pick your level
of support.
Every tier includes the full course, lifetime access, and all future updates. One payment — no subscription.
Learn at your pace
Course
$199- All 10 lessons
- Every exercise and assignment
- The capstone project brief
- Lifetime access and updates
Learn with a group
Cohort
$449- Everything in Course
- 4 live group sessions
- Peer review of each assignment
- Small groups — 8 people max
- Feedback on your capstone
Learn one-on-one
Coaching
$999- Everything in Cohort
- 3 private sessions with Ryan
- Personal review of every assignment
- A portfolio-ready capstone
- Email access between sessions