{"id":4426,"date":"2016-05-10T17:21:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brainstation.io\/?p=4426"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:02:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T18:02:29","slug":"student-experience-sarah-smith-user-experience-design-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/student-experience-sarah-smith-user-experience-design-3","title":{"rendered":"Student Experience, Sarah Smith | User Experience Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><strong>Learn all about <a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/course\/online\/user-experience-design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BrainStation\u2019s UX Design Course<\/a>!<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Now that you\u2019re more than halfway through your course, what has been\u00a0your favorite aspect of the course thus far?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favorite aspect of the course has been making and testing ideas for our projects\u00a0by creating low to medium fidelity prototypes and undergoing usability testing with\u00a0fellow students in class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can you tell us a bit about your final project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My final project for the course is creating a website that will act as an online resource for recent graduates or those looking to switch careers to help research\u00a0career paths, industries, job titles and education opportunities that can help them\u00a0better understand what their options are.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4203\" style=\"width: 262px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16743F39-0C43-4430-A96F-BF487569C6CD.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4203\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4203 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/brainstation.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16743F39-0C43-4430-A96F-BF487569C6CD-252x300.jpg\" alt=\"16743F39-0C43-4430-A96F-BF487569C6CD\" width=\"252\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2re7sjnpekmig.cloudfront.net\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16743F39-0C43-4430-A96F-BF487569C6CD-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/d2re7sjnpekmig.cloudfront.net\/prod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/16743F39-0C43-4430-A96F-BF487569C6CD.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4203\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah is taking User Experience Design at BrainStation in Toronto!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>How do you see yourself applying your newfound skills to your current role?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve learned to look at every problem through a new lens, with the user always in\u00a0mind and by using design as a resource for improving usability, rather than as an\u00a0added value afterthought.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What have you found to be the most rewarding? 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