The Design Process: Prototyping and Testing (DDN249)
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Online
Course
English
Online
Course
French
Overview
Delivery method
Online
Duration
2 hours
Audience
Employees
Description
The final step in the design process is to prototype and test the final iterations of a product or service. This online self-paced course presents the steps to take to create and test prototypes effectively. Participants will learn about the benefits of testing prototypes, evaluation methods and tools, and how to refine a prototype into a completed product or service.
Topics include:
- explaining why prototyping is important
- designing hypothesis-driven prototypes
- using prototypes to test and validate hypotheses
- selecting the right tools to build prototypes of various fidelity levels
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