Technology Empowerment Scheme 2022 (UX/UI Design)

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Programme Coordinator: Ms. Christine Fung
Tel No.:+852 3411 2321
Email: csyfung@hkbu.edu.hk

With the technological advancement in the 21st-century, everybody wants to experience the best technology. It is about the consumers nowadays! And, when it comes to the mobile application or website user satisfaction, most technology firms turn towards the applications’ User Interface (UI) and User Experience Design (UX). 

In view of this growing talent demands for the UX / UI designers, Career Centre is launching the Technology Empowerment (UI/UX Design) Scheme 2022 again! This beginner-friendly programme aims at helping students with no UI/UX knowledge and background to learn how to tackle real life business challenges with an iterative and design-driven approach.

What is UX Development?
User Experience (UX) Development is the procedure of improving the overall experience of the users when they interact with the application or website in order to achieve its objective to provide the maximum customer satisfaction.

What is UI Development?
​The User Interface (UI), on the other hand, is the process of improving the presentation and the interactivity of the web or mobile application. It focuses on the app’s look and interacts with the users. 

Upon completion of the trainings, selected students* shall be matched with a summer or part-time internship opportunity.

Eligibility:

  • Undergraduate & taught post-graduate students of all disciplines
  • No prior UI/UX knowledge, background or experience is required

Key Learning Objectives: 

  1. To learn the different facets of a broad human-centred design discipline
  2. To leverage Experience Design (XD) as a mean to solve complex problems
  3. To tackle real-life business challenges with an iterative & design-driven approach

  4. To demonstrate their ability to add business value to their future career as an experience designer

*Please refer to the section of Internship Placement for the eligibility of the summer / part-time internship placement.

Medium of Instruction: English

Attendance Requirement: At least 80% of the course (i.e. 24 hours) 

Mode: Online

Trainers: 

  • Ms. Komal Narwani (Chief Marketing & Product Design Officer, Co-Founder, Weavit)
  • Mr. Michael Tam (Global Associate Design Director @IBM iX)

Programme Curriculum: Click here to view

Course Content: This Experience Design (Foundation) part-time program is designed for early-career designers and those looking for a career shift, to learn the different facets of a broad humancentred design discipline. It will be a practical hands-on experience for the students to learn and work in multidisciplinary teams throughout the course.

At the end of the program, students can expect to be able to tackle real-life business challenges with an iterative, design-driven approach and demonstrate their ability to add business value to their next job as an experience designer.

After this course, you will be able to:

  • Obtain full-spectrum knowledge on the skills and tools needed to start practising human-centred
  • Add Experience Design (XD) to the top of your existing skillset and pitch your unique proposition to businesses that are looking for UX/UI design talents
  • Adopt an iterative mindset to drive enterprise cultural change and meet evolving business demands
  • Tackle real-life projects similar to the ones during the 5- week program and turn them into portfolio-worthy cases
  • Kickstart your career as an Experience Designer

What to Expect?

  • 30-hours practical online Experience Design trainings
  • Certificate of Course Completion* (Must attend at least 80% of the training (i.e. 24 hours))
  • Summer / Part-time internship placement* (Refer to the section of Internship Placement for the eligibility requirements)

​Class Hours: 30 hours (3 hours x 10 sessions)

Attendance Requirements: At least 80% of the course (i.e 24 hours)

Class Dates & Time (*Updated) : Every Monday evenings (7pm - 10pm) & Saturday mornings (11am - 2pm) 

Date

Days of the week

Time

4 July

Monday

7pm - 10pm

9 July

Saturday

11am - 2pm

11 July

Monday

7pm - 10pm

16 July

Saturday

11am - 2pm

18 July

Monday

7pm - 10pm

23 July

Saturday

11am - 2pm

25 July

Monday

7pm - 10pm

30 July

Saturday

11am - 2pm

1 August

Monday

7pm - 10pm

6 AugustSaturday11am - 2pm

 

Programme Fee & Deposits:  Click here to view payment instructions

Undergraduate StudentsTaught post-graduate Students

HK$2,301
 

  • Programme Fee (paid by student): HK$1,300* (Original Price: HK$3,870)
    *after Career Centre's Subsidy
  • Plus a refundable deposit: HK$1,001*

HK$3,001

  • Programme Fee (paid by student): HK$2,000 (Original Price: HK$3,870)
    *after Career Centre's Subsidy
  • Plus a refundable deposit: HK$1,001*

 


Remarks:

  • The proposed class dates and time are subject to HKBU Career Centre's final confirmation.
  • The deposit (HK$1,001) shall ONLY be fully refunded upon fulfilment of over 80% of the training hours (i.e 24 hours).

Upon completion of the trainings, qualified students* will be matched with a summer / part-time internship to apply their newly acquired knowledge and skills.

Internship Duration: To be confirmed 
*After confirmation of the internship offers, student interns may negotiate their work schedule with the employers upon their schedule. 

Internship Salary: To be confirmed 
Remarks:
(1) Career Centre has offered the Subsidized Internship Scheme of which eligible students may apply for HK$4,000 subsidy allowance upon completion of the internship. Student interns must attend the internship for at least 6 weeks (full-time) or 150 hours (part-time).

(2) Final year students please be aware of the expiry date of your BU student status. If the internship placement ends after the expiry date of your BU student status, you shall NOT be eligible to apply for the Subsidized Internship Scheme.

Internship Mode: Face-to-face

Selection Criteria*:

  • Fulfilling over 80% of course attendance (i.e. 24 hours out of 30 hours)
  • Passing the interview & selection process by the employer* 

Interested students please make the payment and submit your application on or before 30 June 2022 (Thu), 12:00PM. You’ll be asked to upload the payment proof in the application form. Payment instructions can be found in the application form.

Application Link: Click here
*Quota is limited. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served.

Application Deadline: 30 June 2022 (Thu), 12:00PM (Deadline extended*)

Payment Instructions: Click here