Human-Centred Design Institute / Algonquin College

Industry Project

Access to maternal healthcare services in Central Nigeria

In partnership with the Council of Entrepreneurs for Africa, students conducted a study of expectant mothers and their access to antenatal healthcare services in suburban Abuja.

Through the postgraduate certificate I was able to transition to a career in user-experience research and fulfill my dream of working at Shopify.

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Simran Singh

UX Researcher

Shopify

Human-centred design

Using research to model experience and design strategic outcomes that address complex problems.

Empathy and reasoning

Approach and examine complex problems from a human perspective.

Analysis and critique

Leverage research to identify needs and define the problem space.

Creativity and ideation

Explore, model and validate evidence-based design strategies.

Postgraduate studies

Interdisciplinary curriculum that prepares students for a career in design research and strategy.

Venn diagram showing the intersection of theory, research, and design.

Design theory

Theoretical frameworks and conceptual foundations that position and support design strategies and outcomes within a broader body of knowledge.

User research

Ethnographic methods for the ethical collection, curation, and analysis of data that is used to identify statistical patterns and qualitative themes.

Experience design

Participatory and collaborative activities for creating evidence-based models that define a problem space and describe proposed principles and strategies.

Industry Project

Creating an enhanced museum experience for students and youth.

Students partnered with the Canadian Museum of History to explore how high-school students and young adults might interact with artefacts that are not accessible to the public.

This program offered fun and engaging classes, experienced instructors, and practical projects. And, in the end, it helped me get an amazing full-time job.

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Julia Milner

UX Researcher

Statistics Canada