Length
12 weeks
Four stages, one capstone
Classes
3 a week
Live, with a task in every class
Where
Ibadan or online
Old Bodija centre or live online
You finish with
A certificate
Plus a tested prototype
The tools you’ll use
- Figma
- FigJam
- Figma Community
- Iconify
- Unsplash
- Autoflow
What you’ll learn, stage by stage
Twelve weeks in four stages, from research to a prototype you have tested with real people.
- Weeks 1–301
UX foundations and research
- Design thinking, step by step
- Interviews and short surveys
- Personas and user journeys
- Mapping it all out in FigJam
- Weeks 4–602
UI design in Figma
- Frames, auto layout and components
- Type, colour and spacing
- Icons and images with Iconify and Unsplash
- Layouts for phone and desktop
- Weeks 7–903
Prototypes and testing
- From wireframe to high fidelity
- Interactive prototypes
- Usability tests with real people
- Improving the design from feedback
- Weeks 10–1204
Design systems and capstone
- Styles and reusable components
- Handing designs to developers
- Presenting your case study
- Capstone: a tested app or website design
Projects
What you’ll build
Real work you can show people, built with examples from home.
Project 1
Research a real problem
Interview people in Ibadan about an everyday task, then map what you learn as personas and a journey in FigJam.
Project 2
An ordering app for Mama Nkechi
Design the screens of a food-ordering app in Figma, with components you can reuse.
How every lesson runs
5–10 min
Recap
What we covered last time, and today’s question.
15–20 min
Teach
One new idea, explained with real examples.
10 min
Live demo
Watch it done, step by step, on screen.
20 min
You build it
Hands-on practice while instructors help.
5 min
Check
Quick questions to lock it in.
Finish with a capstone and a certificate
In the last weeks you design, prototype and test your own product, then present the case study. When you finish, you receive a PractiCode Academy certificate of completion in the name you gave us when you enrolled.
FAQs
Questions people ask us
Quick answers about classes, payment and SIWES. Can’t find yours? We reply on WhatsApp.
Still have a question?
Message our team and we’ll get back to you the same day.
01Do I need any experience?
No. UI/UX starts with how people use products, then teaches Figma step by step.
02Can I join online?
Yes. Every class runs onsite at our centre in Old Bodija, Ibadan, and live online at the same time.
03How much does it cost?
You’ll see the full fee on the enrolment form before you pay anything. SIWES and IT students get 50% off tuition.
04What do I finish with?
A clickable Figma prototype you have tested with real people, the case study behind it, and a PractiCode Academy certificate of completion.
Start UI/UX with us.
Registration takes about five minutes, and you’ll see the fee before you pay.