How to learn Clinical UX Through Mixed Learning
There is a lot of discussion these days on whether UX courses as opposed to degrees in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) are worth taking to become a competent UX professional (or UXer for short). You will often find UXers who have at least one degree and a few years of experience complain that the teaching of UX courses is too shallow. You’ll find teachers of these courses often defending the courses they teach because they know the positive impact it has on their students (and of course because it’s paying their salary). You then have the students sharing both views once they have completed the course and entered the job market wilderness.
Some get jobs easily, quickly finding shelter, warmth and food in a startup or SME. Others struggle, going hungry as they wait for a role that will at least respect all the effort they put into creating their portfolio by offering a 1st stage interview.
I’ve faced both of these issues whilst becoming a Clinical UX Specialist, and I did a Masters degree in Human Computer Interaction with Ergonomics plus a Medical Degree! Yet, qualifications don’t make you a good UXer — knowing how to get the job done as a UXer does. This is achieved by…
