Eduvos
Two modules merged into one
The challenge
UX and UI were taught as separate disciplines. What survives the merge, and what should go?
What it turned out to be
One module where every formative exercise builds toward the summative assessment.
The degree taught UX and UI as separate modules. Students learned to research in one place and to make things look right in another, then had to join them up themselves.
I was tasked with merging the two into a single unified module. That meant evaluating the relevance of everything already there and deciding what to retain, discard, or introduce, then writing the formative and summative assessments and the lesson content around it.
The merge
Every piece that stays has to earn its place against the assessment at the end. Otherwise it is there because it always was.
Curriculum design works like UX. Clarity and sequence matter, and industry relevance decides what goes in.
The brief
Students apply the core principles of UI and UX design to a real scenario. They build personas, make mid-fidelity prototypes, and choose the platform to build on. It ends in usability testing, so the design has to improve the interaction while staying true to the non-profit's mission and brand.
Brief topic
Delivery requirements
Weeks 1 to 6
Each week produces one artefact the following week depends on. Nothing here is practice for its own sake.
Identify the non-profit and evaluate its current website.
Instructions
Create detailed user personas to guide the design.
Instructions
Plan the website structure and design low-fidelity wireframes.
Instructions
Develop prototypes that reflect the design and the usability findings.
Instructions
Research and recommend a platform, WordPress.org or Webflow.
Instructions
Prepare the prototype for usability testing and final submission.
Instructions
Weeks 7 and 8
The six formative weeks exist to make these two possible. By this point students are testing something they built from research they ran themselves.
Test the prototype with real users and gather feedback.
Instructions
Present the project from start to finish.
Instructions
Findings
Insights
Existing modules treated UX and UI as separate disciplines
Students needed a more integrated
real-world approach
Assessment design requires clarity on learning outcomes first
Practical exercises improve retention and engagement
Outcome
The unified UX and UI module was delivered with formative and summative assessments, lesson plans, and practical briefs. I enjoyed this work because it forced me to decide what is actually worth putting in a learning path.
Reflection
Teaching sharpens your own understanding of a discipline
Curriculum design is a form of UX. Clarity and flow matter
Relevance to industry has to drive every content decision