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Welcome to the first unit of
the User Experience Design techdegree.

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This unit kicks off the first project.

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For the next three units,

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the projects will build off of one
another to form your first case study.

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A case study is a breakdown of the process
you go through to solve a UX problem.

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Each case study is spread
across three units.

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By the end of the program,
you will have a portfolio with

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three in-depth case studies to
show off your design skills.

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For your first case study,
you'll be tackling a website redesign

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of ShirtsbyMike.com,
an e-commerce site that sells T-shirts.

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In this first project, you will focus
on critiquing their website and

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coming up with areas for improvement.

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Think about what aspects of this site are
working well and which need to be updated.

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Throughout this unit, you'll gain the
knowledge to give the Shirts By Mike team

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a useful critique with next steps for
starting their redesign in the next unit.

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Let's get started.