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Certificates: Certificate "Web design with HTML, CSS and Visual Studio Code"
Certificate "UI/UX Design"
Certificate "UI Design Advanced" -
Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
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Teaching Times: Full-timeMonday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
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Language of Instruction: German
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Duration: 14 Weeks
Web design (HTML/CSS/Visual Studio code)
HTML and CSS (approx. 6 days)
HTML introduction
Basic framework
Tags for text creation (h1-h6, p, br, span)
Text format commands
Integrating graphics
Links (internal, external, phone, mailto link)
Favicons
Lists and tables
Correct syntax structure
Checking with W3C validation tool
CSS introduction
Integration options for CSS specifications (internal, external, inline style)
Basic commands (text design, font color, background color)
HTML containers
Use and styling of containers
Integration of YouTube and Google Maps
Video and audio player
Object-fit
VS Code (approx. 1 day)
Introduction to VS Code
Additional extensions for VS Code. (e.g. Live Server, Emmet Commands, Copilot (AI))
AI usage in combination with VS Code
Layout techniques (approx. 4 days)
Classes, IDs, selectors
Introduction box model
Padding, margin, border, border-radius and their shorthands
Flex-Box introduction
Layouts with flex box
Alignment with Flexbox
Introduction to Grid System
Layouts with Grid
Alignment with Grid System
Floating text around images with float and clear
General display properties of tags
Background images
Status and values (approx. 1 day)
Introduction of pseudo-classes (hover, active, focus, nth-child, first-child, last-child)
Pseudo elements (::before, ::after, content)
Specificity (value of codes)
Positioning (approx. 2 days)
Introduction to positions
Static, absolute, fixed, sticky, relative
Left, right, top, bottom, z-index
Dropdown menus
:target
:target in combination with navigation menus and modals
Forms (approx. 2 days)
Introduction to forms
Fieldset, legend
Inputs, textareas, labels, values, name, selects
Autocomplete
Form design with CSS
Integration of php-script in action with AI
Effects and fonts with CSS (approx. 1 day)
CSS transition effects
Transition, filter, transform
Color gradients, box-shadow, text-shadow
Font integration with @font-face
Responsive web design (approx. 2 days)
Introduction to responsive design
Media queries, breakpoints
Landscape, portait mode
Responsive images with picture and srcsets
Image editing, compression of images
Generating images with AI
Search engine optimization (approx. 1 day)
Introduction to SEO
On-page optimization and use of AI-generated texts
Performance optimization to improve SEO and presentation of suitable tools
CSS techniques and interaction (approx. 2 days)
CSS variables
Dark mode
Calculation with CSS
Introduction to CSS animations
Duration, delay, direction, timing-function, iteration-count, fill-mode
Animated burger button
One-pager and multilingualism (approx. 2 days)
Introduction One-Pager
Smooth-scroll
Integration of fontawesome library
Dealing with SVG graphics
Layer integration and CSS customization
Multilingual websites
Extensions and frameworks (approx. 1 day)
Introduction to Bootstrap
Use of Bootstrap components
Responsive design with Bootstrap
JavaScript (approx. 3 days)
Introduction to JavaScript
JavaScript/jQuery methods
Create jQuery Lightbox
Variables
If-else statements
Scroll, window, resize
arrays
For-loop
Math object
Legal requirements and project management (approx. 2 days)
Internet law
Copyrights in relation to AI/KI
Accessibility
Project management
Project work (approx. 10 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
UI/UX design
General introduction (approx. 1 day)
UX, Usability, UI, Mental Model Guideline, Human factors Guideline
Principles of user-centered design
ISO 9241-210/HCD
Accessibility: Basic terms, legal requirements (BITV, EU directives), significance for UX design
Process for designing usable interactive systems
Types of AI tools in the UI/UX context (text, image, analysis)
HCD: Analysis - context of use (approx. 2 days)
Personae and empathy map
Customer journey
Overview of web analytics/questionnaire
HCD: Specifying the usage requirement (approx. 1 day)
Scenarios, user stories
Task model, task flows
Context interviews and observation
Diary studies
HCD: Creating design solutions to meet usage requirements (approx. 1 day)
Guidelines and standards: 7 dialog principles of ISO 9241-110
10 principles of user interface design according to Jakob Nielsen
Visual perception, regularities
HCD design solutions: Taxonomy, information architecture and navigation concepts (approx. 3 days)
Flow Chart
User Flow
Information Architecture
Micro information architecture
Conversion strategy
Navigation concepts and sitemap
Card sorting: planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation
Mobile navigation patterns (bootom navigation, hamburger menus, tabs)
Overview of agile project management (approx. 1 day)
Waterfall model vs. agile methods
Insight into agile management according to the Scrum method
Epic, user story and task
Design sprint method
HCD design solutions: User Interface Design (approx. 2 days)
Styleguide, UI KITs, Pattern Library and Design System
UI components/elements and forms
Colors, font and typography in the UI, icons
Accessibility: color contrasts and legible fonts, control elements (size, spacing, focus)
Automated testing of contrasts, legibility and alternative texts
Brief overview of the semantic structure (HTML/ARIA)
Atomic design
Mobile first design
HCD design solutions: Design techniques with Figma (approx. 3 days)
Structure and basics: pages and frames, layout grids, constraints
Components and variants (buttons, libraries, design systems)
Responsive design (frames, auto layout)
Scribbles, wireframes, mockups
Prototyping: interactions, transitions, overlays, prototype sharing
Use of AI functions in Figma and supplementary tools for the rapid creation and variation of designs
Usability testing and evaluation (approx. 2 days)
Overview of usability testing methods
Thinking Aloud: planning, preparation, implementation and evaluation
Questionnaires (UEQ, AttrakDiff, VisAWI)
A/B testing
Accessibility: tests with keyboard and screen reader
Use of aids and tools
Project work (approx. 4 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
UI Design Advanced
In-depth training in Figma (approx. 4 days)
Brief repetition of basic prototyping functions
Adobe Layout for complex and responsive layouts
Advanced interactions: Animations, interactive components and microinteractions
Creating prototypes for different devices
Use of variables and conditional logic
Dev handoff with Figma (Dev Mode/Inspect)
Integrating user testing and feedback loops
Figma AI in everyday life: generating content, rewriting texts, supporting layout suggestions
Artificial intelligence (AI) in UI design (approx. 1 day)
Application scenarios and limitations
External AI tools for UI design (e.g. AI-based UI generators and assistants)
Insight into Axure RP (approx. 2 days)
Basic functions and advanced features of Axure
Creation of dynamic and interactive prototypes
Use of variables and conditional logic
Working with dynamic panels
Simulating interaction between users and the interface
Handing over and publishing high-fidelity prototypes to development teams
Cross-tool workflows (approx. 1 day)
Collaboration and versioning in Figma (branches, libraries)
Transfer of designs to project management and development tools
Project work (approx. 2 days)
To consolidate the content learned
Presentation of the project results
Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.
You know the complete workflow for a modern web design and produce user-friendly and sophisticated websites.
Furthermore, convincing usability and a good user experience are the basis for customer confidence in interacting with the company. After this course, you will have comprehensive basic knowledge on the topics of user experience and user interface and will have mastered key guidelines and standards for graphical user interfaces based on the human-centered design process. Using the Figma prototyping program, you will be able to create interactive designs that can be tested and further developed using various methods. You will also have knowledge of agile working methods, usability tests and the use of AI tools in the UI/UX process.
In addition, you will be able to apply advanced prototyping techniques in Figma and be comfortable working with Axure RP. You will be able to create interactive and dynamic user interfaces with dynamic panels, variables and conditional logic in Axure and also carry out the entire workflow - from concept to prototyping to handover to the developers - and manage projects efficiently by integrating the tools.
Web designers, web programmers, graphic designers, media designers, specialists from artistic professions or people who are responsible for the conception, design and practical implementation of websites and want to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills.
Nowadays, almost all companies rely on an attractive Internet presence to represent them as a company. The main potential employers are graphic design, advertising, web, multimedia or full-service agencies, as well as software and database providers. Web design skills are required in almost all sectors. With the appropriate know-how, self-employment is also an interesting prospect.
In addition, advanced knowledge of UI design will open up a wide range of career opportunities in graphics, web and software agencies. An understanding of modern prototyping techniques is in demand in almost all industries, giving you very good prospects as a UI designer or front-end developer.
Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.
Didactic concept
Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).
You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.
Virtual classroom alfaview®
Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.
The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).