Do User Experience (UX) Design Courses Meet Industry’s Needs? Analysing UX Degrees and Job Adverts

Branch, James; Parker, Christopher J.; Evans, Mark A.

doi:10.1080/14606925.2021.1930935

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“…There are many types of these technologies, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, infrared sensing and sound control technology, and holographic projection technology. Their application can not only eliminate the limitations of space but also eliminate the limitations of the interface so that the location and space do not bind the exhibition, and people can also interact with the exhibits to enhance; this connection exists not only at the physical level, but also at the psychological level [10]. In the virtual digital museum, the online digital museum APP, which uses intelligent mobile devices as interactive terminals, can be realized by displaying high-definition zoomable collection maps, three-dimensional displays of collections, voice explanations, and other means.…”

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User Experience Perspectives on the Application of Interactivity Design Based on Sensor Networks in Digital Museum Product Display

Zhang

2022

Journal of Sensors

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This paper designs a model of interactivity design in digital museum product display, constructs a sensor network model, and tests the sensor network-based interactivity design in digital museum product display under the perspective of user experience. This paper makes a museum user experience model based on sensory, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional experiences; establishes a user experience design framework; conducts specific theoretical analysis and research from four aspects; uncovers specific factors affecting museum user experience; analyzes the impact of each experience factor on user system design and possible design entry points; and proposes corresponding user system design strategies to guide subsequent design practice sessions. This paper also completes the hardware circuit and PCB board design of the wireless sensing node based on the CC2430 chip as the core. Tomcat WEB server and J2EE-based Spring MVC Web development framework are used as the leading implementation technology to complete the functions of real-time data query, network parameter setting, and historical data storage. The ideographic practice of visual representation of the digital museum is discussed around its optical system. Knowledge-based model dominates the digital museum representation, and examining the complex constitutive processes and characteristics of images involves not only the production of discursive order but also the production of presentation contexts as well as virtual spaces, which construct a new visual presentation of digital museums. However, the virtual representation practice of digital museums still has paradoxes, the absence of the sense of experience and the flatness of the virtual space, in which the audience cannot have a visual experience under this presentation.

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User Experience Perspectives on the Application of Interactivity Design Based on Sensor Networks in Digital Museum Product Display

Zhang

2022

Journal of Sensors

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“…Along with the development of the profession, educational activities have emerged -whether in the form of individual courses or comprehensive curricula for degree programs. Several authors stressed that the competencies imparted by UX courses and programs may not always match the requirements of employers (Butiurca & Zancanaro, 2021;Chang & Lu, 2021: Girouard & Kang, 2021 -while the latter emphasize the acquisition of methods and tools, universities focus on cognitive and interpersonal skills (Branch et al, 2021). There are also several barriers to the development of formal UX education in universities: the lack of expertise in key UX competencies, the risks associated with establishing any new program, and the difficulty of finding the right disciplinary background for the interdisciplinary nature of UX (Getto & Beecher, 2016).…”

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Formal Education and the Readiness for Work in Ux: The Results From a Mixed-Methods Research Study

2022

Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction 2022 and 15th International Confe

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In this short article, we focus on the topic of formal education among professionals in the UX field. The article provides some interesting insights -for example, that female UX professionals usually have higher formal education than men. The higher formal education is connected to the position of UX researcher, rather than UX designer. The higher the level of formal education our respondents have, the more prepared they feel for work in the UX industry. Based on the data, we make five recommendations for universities in the following areas: non-traditional forms of teaching, lifelong learning offerings, interdisciplinary collaboration, individual approach and mentoring and readiness of UX professionals to teach.

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“…As the demand for skilled UX professionals has increased, so too has the number of higher education UX courses. However, discrepancies between UX course curricula and industry needs suggest that higher education institutions may not be adequately equipping UX students with skills specified in UX job advertisements through coursework alone (Branch et al, 2021). Additionally, many HF/E students considering a future career in UX report that their academic training has not adequately prepared them for a UX career (Gonzalez et al, 2014).…”

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Breaking News! Writing University Newspaper Articles to Build UX Skills and HF/E Awareness

Rickel

Allen

Chaparro

2022

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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Hundreds of colleges and universities in the United States produce newspapers for the campus community and general public. This paper discusses how a university user experience (UX) research lab has utilized their campus newspaper to regularly publish student research findings. Publishing through this medium promotes the visibility of the human factors and ergonomics (HF/E) and UX fields, while affording undergraduate and graduate student researchers opportunities to gain practical experience using HF/E and UX methods, improve their science communication skills by presenting findings to a layperson audience, and obtain exposure to a fast-paced, collaborative environment that is common in industry. This paper also reports interview results of current and alumni HF/E student researchers who have published HF/E and UX articles through the campus newspaper. Results indicate that publishing articles effectively complements students' academic coursework that helps them apply skills learned in class and makes them more marketable job candidates.

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Do User Experience (UX) Design Courses Meet Industry’s Needs? Analysing UX Degrees and Job Adverts

Cited by 15 publications

References 24 publications

User Experience Perspectives on the Application of Interactivity Design Based on Sensor Networks in Digital Museum Product Display

User Experience Perspectives on the Application of Interactivity Design Based on Sensor Networks in Digital Museum Product Display

Formal Education and the Readiness for Work in Ux: The Results From a Mixed-Methods Research Study

Breaking News! Writing University Newspaper Articles to Build UX Skills and HF/E Awareness

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