Course curriculum

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    MODULE 1: Introduction to OOUX

    • 1.1 Welcome! How To Take This Course

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    • 1.2 Let's Get Warmed Up

    • 1.3 Sophia's Story and an OOUX Demo

    • 1.4 What Makes OOUX Different?

    • 1.5 OOUX, Objects, and ORCA

    • 1.6 OOUX and the UX Process

    • 1.7 The OOUXer Manifesto

    • 1.8 Recap and Your Assignment

    • 1.9 Module 1 Quiz!

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    MODULE 2: The ORCA Pillars

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    MODULE 3: The ORCA Rounds

    • 3.1 Introducing the Four Rounds of ORCA

    • 3.2 The ORCA Board Game

    • 3.3 Round One: Discovery

    • 3.4 Round Two: Requirements

    • 3.5 Round Three: Prioritization

    • 3.6 Round Four: Representation

    • 3.7 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 3.8 Module 3 Mini Quiz!

    • Foundation: You Just Hit the First Milestone!

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    MODULE 4: Step 1: Object Discovery

    • 4.1 Welcome to the Discovery Round!

    • 4.2 Welcome to Step 1: Object Discovery

    • 4.3 Noun Foraging and the Art of Object Identification

    • 4.4 Object Consolidation

    • 4.5 Object Instancing

    • 4.6 Object List Definition

    • 4.7 Recap and Your Assignment

    • 4.8 Module 4 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 5: Step 2: Relationship Discovery

    • 5.1 Welcome to Step 2: Relationship Discovery

    • 5.2 System Modeling

    • 5.3 The Nested Object Matrix

    • 5.4 Recap and Your Assignment

    • 5.5 Module 5 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 6: Step 3: CTA Discovery

    • 6.1 Welcome to Step 3: CTA Discovery

    • 6.2 Role Definition

    • 6.3 CTA Discovery Matrix: Initial Brainstorm

    • 6.4 Recap and Your Assignment

    • 6.5 Module 6 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 7: Step 4: Attribute Discovery

    • 7.1 Welcome to Step 4: Attribute Discovery

    • 7.2 Attribute Foraging

    • 7.3 Object Mapping

    • 7.4 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 7.5 Module 7 Mini Quiz!

    • Discovery: You Just Hit the Second Milestone!

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    MODULE 8: Step 5: Object Requirements

    • 8.1 Welcome to the Requirements Round!

    • 8.2 Welcome to Step 5: Object Requirements

    • 8.3 Object Guide

    • 8.4 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 8.5 Module 8 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 9: Step 6: Relationship Requirements

    • 9.1 Welcome to Step 6: Relationship Requirements

    • 9.2 Inheritance: Object Bases, Parent, Child, and Local

    • 9.3 Inheritance Continued: Junction Objects and Tree Systems

    • 9.4 My Cat Saving Fire Department

    • 9.5 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 9.6 Module 9's Inheritance Super Quiz!

    • 9.7 Module 9's MCSFD Quiz

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    MODULE 10: Step 7: CTA Requirements

    • 10.1 Welcome to Step 7: CTA Requirements

    • 10.2 Upgrading Your CTA Matrix (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 10.3 The Why and When Columns (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 10.4 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 10.5 Module 10 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 11: Step 8: Attribute Requirements

    • 11.1 Welcome to Step 8: Attribute Requirements

    • 11.2 Attribute Requirements Basics (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 11.3 Privacy and Permissions (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 11.4 Conditional Logic (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 11.5 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 11.6 Module 11 Mini Quiz!

    • Requirements: You Just Hit the Third Milestone!

    • BONUS: Species Saver Demo - Discovery through Requirements

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    Break Week!

    • Break Week: You've Got This

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    MODULE 12: Step 9: Object Prioritization

    • 12.1 Welcome to the Prioritization Round!

    • 12.2 Welcome to Step 9: Object Prioritization

    • 12.3 Eliminate Objects

    • 12.4 Downgrade Objects to Metadata

    • 12.5 Combine Objects (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 12.6 Offload Objects

    • 12.7 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on Object Prioritization

    • 12.8 Recap & Your Assignment (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • Module 12 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 13: Step 10: Relationship Prioritization

    • 13.1 Welcome to Step 10: Relationship Prioritization

    • 13.2 Prioritize Nested Objects (Updated Oct 2022!)

    • 13.3 Build a Nav Flow

    • 13.4 Two Main Navigation Options

    • 13.5 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on Relationship Prioritization

    • Module 13 Mini Quiz!

    • 13.6 Recap & Your Assignment

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    MODULE 14: Step 11: CTA Prioritization

    • 14.1 Welcome to Step 11: CTA Prioritization

    • 14.2 The Phase Column

    • 14.3 The Where Column - Lists, Cards, and Details

    • 14.4 The Where Column - Global Nav, Top-level lists, and Nested Lists

    • 14.5 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on CTA Prioritization

    • 14.6 Recap & Your Assignment

    • Module 14 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 15: Step 12: Attribute Prioritization

    • 15.1 Welcome to Step 12: Attribute Prioritization (Updated Nov 2022!)

    • 15.2 Determine Attribute Phases (Updated Nov 2022!)

    • 15.3 Determine Attribute Placement (Updated Nov 2022!)

    • 15.4 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 15.5 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on Attribute Prioritization

    • Module 15 Mini Quiz!

    • Prioritization: You Just Hit the Fourth Milestone!

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    MODULE 16: Step 13: Sketching

    • 16.1 Welcome to the Representation Round!

    • 16.2 Welcome to Lucky Step 13: Sketching

    • 16.25 NEW SKETCH SHEETS! Watch me for a 2022 Update

    • 16.3 Sketching Cards

    • 16.4 Sketching Detail Pages

    • 16.5 Sketching List Pages

    • 16.6 Sketching Landing Pages

    • 16.7 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on Sketching

    • 16.8 Recap & Your Assignment

    • Module 16 Mini Quiz!

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    MODULE 17: Step 14: Prototyping

    • 17.1 Welcome to Step 14: Prototyping

    • 17.2 Paper Prototyping

    • 17.3 CMS Prototyping

    • 17.4 High(er) Fidelity Prototyping

    • 17.5 BONUS: Species Saver Demo on Prototyping

    • 17.6 Recap & Your Assignment

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    MODULE 18: Step 15: Testing

    • 18.1 Welcome to Step 15: Testing

    • 18.2 Recruiting with Surveys

    • 18.3 Preparing the Script

    • 18.4 Conducting Tests

    • 18.5 BONUS: Species Saver - Thoughts on Testing

    • 18.6 Recap & Your Assignment

    • 18.7 You Just Hit the Fifth Milestone!

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    MODULE 19: Bringing OOUX Into the Real World

    • 19.1 Thoughts on Teaching

    • 19.2 Baby Steps & Buy-in

    • 19.3 Scoping the Design Challenge

    • 19.4 Hands-on versus Hands-off

    • 19.5 Who, When, & Where

    • 19.6 Taking the Show on the Road

    • 19.7 Next Steps in your OOUX Journey

    • Module 19 Mini Quiz!

    • You Just Hit the Sixth Milestone!