User Experience Design Reviews

It was very apparent that the course has recently moved premises. There were computers in the training room but they were't set up for our needs so in the end just took up desk space and got in the way of us seeing each other. This was quite disappointing along with there being no internet access that worked in the training room, one person ended up using all of their personal data allowance on their phone during the course. Access to the room was also difficult, to get in and out Rafiq had to shuffle in so we could shimmy past him which was a huge fire hazard. Rafiq was great and we finally found the courses correct pace on Thursday. He was very knowledgeable in the field and gave us a great overview of the whole UX process. It seemed he hadn't taught the course before and didn't see what the exam was like until the end of the week which caused us some worry. Our questions of its structure couldn't be answered until late in the week when he'd seen it, and then could put together a practice question. He taught the syllabus but it came across that was the first time he had taught that particular course. In terms of location it worked well for me and there was a variety of shops/restaurants to go to for lunch which was great. The range of different people who attending the course was also very good, good to have diversity in skill set I'd say we learnt a lot of each other's different perspectives. What was really good is it came across that Rafiq genuinely cared that we not only take in the subject matter for the exam but learn and practice it so we can put it to use in the real world.

A lot of practical application which is good to experience it, but i think more theory around the different methods and examples / Templates would have been useful. Also i would suggest having a printed manual or book that can be used to highlight sections that are relevant post event. In previous courses, at a lower cost, books have been handed out about the subject. I would recommend this approach as it would be helpful as a takeaway. The instructor was very knowledgeable about the topics covered and you had confidence in him. However at times discussions were off topic and it was a little frustrating when you are here to learn. Lovely guy though.