Program: User Experience (UX) and Learning Analytics (18) - Northern Illinois University
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Apr 24, 2026
2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
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User Experience (UX) and Learning Analytics (18)
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Certificate of Graduate Study
This interdisciplinary certificate prepares graduate-level students in educational data mining and user modeling for conducting or evaluating research and programs in areas such as online learning systems, adaptive learning environments. Students completing the certificate will gain the necessary skills for conducting research on usability and effectiveness of data displays and communicating about where data come from and how the data are used to promote effective learning.
Required Courses (12)
ETR 537 - Methods of Learning Analytics
Credits: 3
ETR 556 - User Experience (UX) Research Methods
Credits: 3
ETT 537 - Introduction to Human Computer Interaction Design
Credits: 3
ETT 557 - User Experience (UX) Design
Credits: 3
6 credits from the following (6)
ETR 560 - Computer Data Analysis
Credits: 3
ETR 722 - Methods of Multivariate Analysis
Credits: 3
One of the following: ETR 525 - Qualitative Research in Education (3), ETR 526 - Advanced
Technologies in Qualitative Research (3), or ETR 739 - Fieldwork Methods in Educational Research (3)
ETR 590 - Workshop in Research and Assessment
Credits: 1-3
ETR 592 - Special Topics in Research and Assessment
Credits: 1-3
ETR 790 - Workshop in Research and Assessment
Credits: 1-3
ETR 792 - Special Topics in Research and Assessment
Credits: 1-3
ETT 531 - Visual Literacy
Credits: 3
ETT 511 - Advanced Instructional Media Design
Credits: 3
ETT 590 - Workshop in Instructional Technology
Credits: 1-3
ETT 592 - Special Topics in Instructional Technology
Credits: 1-3
ETT 790 - Advanced Workshop in Instructional Technology
Credits: 1-3
ETT 792 - Advanced Topics in Instructional Technology
Credits: 1-3
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