BrainStation

Great course to understand the broad concepts of UX design. Good instructors and content make it a nice experience. The course enables better understanding of UX design process for beginners. Would highly recommend it to anyone looking to kickstart their... Read More UX journey.

I took BrainStation's 10-week Web Development (virtual) course in August 2020-October 2020. I'm currently a UX Product Designer and thought it would be great to learn more about how my designs are actually coded and implemented by the team I work with.... Read More I had a high-level knowledge of HTML and CSS from my undergrad studies in some Web Design courses but it has been quite a while so many of the concepts while familiar I did feel like I was learning for the first time. I really liked the structure and pace of the course, since we would go over some of the course material but then dive right into coding simple components and working our way up. Both instructors were super knowledgeable and approachable in the online format, I frequently was able to get 1-1 time to answer questions or understand why my code was off. We also had the opportunity to learn about special types of code not included in the course. There was also a ton of flexibility around the final project and everyone in the class had something neat to present at the end. Overall I definitely recommend this course if you're working on digital product design in any capacity or to see if it's something you want to do full-time but don't want to commit to the full-time course just yet. 

I took this course online, it was taken over a 10 week period and I opted to take it Monday evenings from 6:30PM - 9:30PM since I work full time M-F until 5:30-6:00PM most days. I have zero design background, and so was a complete newbie to UX Design.... Read More I found the course content really insightful and well paced, and at the end of each module, they had additional links with extra resources to learn more, I recommend going through this to supplement your knowledge (as it is a lot to learn). I definitely recommend sticking to picking a project topic early, so that you can work on it during the class-work practices and get closer to completing your final project and practice at the same time. I really enjoyed the instructors: Christopher Miller and Andrew Noel, I felt they both complimented each other well and kept the class engaged and lifted up the energy whenever it was needed. I would def take another online course with Brainstation again, and would definitely recommend it to anyone who is a total newbie and curious or even someone who knows a bit and wants to get some feedback and better at what they do, they'll get to do that on the final project. Overall great experience!

I had a great experience taking this 10-week Machine Learning course remotely at BrainStation. The class size was very small (~5 students) and was lead by a lead professor and an assistant professor whom are knowledegable machine learning practitioners... Read More with years of in-field experience.

This course was challenging if you're rusty at statistics or programming but the 10-week course allows you enough time to grasp each complex topic. Our weekly courses had a 3.5 hour lecture time with in class questions to help practice & reinforce ideas on what we learned in class. Our instructors had also set up a couple of minutes for closing thoughts, questions or potential 1:1 sessions. This provided an interactive session with the class rather than a full 3 hour lecture. Our class notes and assignments were already neatly packaged into jupyter notebooks, and are available in advance of each class; this allowed students to review class notes prior to the class. Our instructors also presented new technologies (GCP) and machine learning frameworks that are being utilized and how they are being utilized for their own work applications.

The final assignment was the only toughest challenge in the course, as it builds upon 10-weeks worth of content into final analytical project. Our class had the opportunity to work with medical drug treatment data and to understand it's complexity in features was a major struggle. However, when reflecting against real life experiences, often times data engineers or data scientists can be tasked with working with complex datasets that they may be unfamiliar with. And so this final project provided a glimpse into this ideology.

I’d recommend this course to data engineers, new graduates, or analysts looking to increase their analytical background, and stay on top of their competition.

Full disclosure: I was given complimentary access to this course in exchange for my honest opinions.

Brainstation UX design bootcamp was probably one of the best decisions I made this year.
This 5 weeks class was truly interesting and challenging!
Although this class is an overview of UX design, I feel I got quite a lot from it. The amount of information/... Read More links/ tips is beyond amazing!
The feedback is extremely useful, helpful, relevant, and so much more!
Jenna, the instructor, and Sarah, her TA, were completely hands-on, and I feel I have learned so much from their perspective!

I recently completed the 10 week, online live User Experience Design course through Brainstation. Each week of the course included a lecture style introduction to a UX design topic, hands on activities, discussion, and take away work. All of the material... Read More related directly to our final project, designing an app or website to solve a problem of our choosing. The pace of the course allowed us to cover a lot of material in just a few hours a week. The instructors were incredibly helpful at explaining topics, providing real world examples, and giving feedback on our projects. It was clear that their goal was to help us create a solid portfolio piece that we were proud of and reflected everything we learned in class. I would recommend this course for anyone who does not have any UX experience and is looking to explore the field.

I took the UX Design Certificate Course in the spring of 2020 and had an absolutely amazing experience. I had just started out my career as a product designer and I would have been completely lost without this course!

I have a background in Graphic Design... Read More so the UI came fairly easy to me, but UX is a completely different animal. I never knew there could be so many different facets of design and it was very exciting to see all the different directions I could go as a designer.

Our instructor, Jenna Brucoli, was fantastic. She is incredibly knowledgeable and always had perfect real-life examples to give us to help us better understand the material.

We started our final projects the 2nd or 3rd week of class so that we were continuously practicing what we had learned. This was incredibly helpful and important in my learning.

I made fantastic connections and friends through the course. I highly recommend this course!

I’ve completed two courses at BrainStation now – Digital Marketing and Social Media Marketing. While Digital Marketing provides a good (high level) overview of many digital channels (including a week on social media), it was helpful to dedicate the full... Read More 7 weeks to Social Media Marketing. The curriculum dives into Facebook and Instagram with less time allocated to YouTube, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Influencers.

The course brings you through the full cycle of campaign creation; from identifying your segment, setting objectives, ad creative and copy, and implementing campaigns. Getting set up with Facebook Business Manager and working through the tool in class and with the instructors’ tips was great! I’d say it’s a pretty good balance of learning and application.

I have huge appreciation for the instructions, Alex and Amber! They enhanced all of the course material with their own experiences and insights from being professionals in the industry.

I recommend the course for people new and/or somewhat familiar with social media marketing (I’m in marketing myself but don’t work in digital marketing), but it might not be advanced enough for someone already with a hand in paid social.

1) The content that is taught be BrainStation in their web development program is not even adequate knowledge to lend a job in their affiliate company Konrad.

2) There is hardly any support after you complete the program. If you bring this up and keep... Read More bugging them you will surely be on their "black list".

3) There is hardly any Database and Authorization covered in the course. Which is one of the keys.

4) Waste of Time, and Money!! Double loss!!

5) Last but not least, there is 0 Job Assistance! ZERO!!

I will not Recommend them to anyone.

I had a great experience taking this 10-week Search Engine Marketing course remotely at BrainStation. The class size was small (~10 students) and we had both a lead professor and an assistant professor, so I always felt supported. The instructors were... Read More knowledgable and had years of in-field experience.

I’m already a Sr. Marketer (that focuses primarily on Direct Marketing), so I took SEM to broaden my knowledge within the overall field, and to be able to better understand and communicate with the Performance Digital teams I frequently cross-functionally collaborate with.

This course was challenging, but in the best way possible. Each week we completed about 2.5 hours of lecture time and ~1 hour of time with a partner (in a Zoom breakout room) to practice what we learned in class. My only feedback would be that I felt the 1:1 partner activity time was a bit too much — I would have preferred more interactive activities with the full group to interact more with the rest of the class.

This course requires focus, dedication, and discipline to truly take in the knowledge and work through the in-class assignments that lead up to the final assignment. I’d recommend this course to Marketers, bloggers, and business owners looking to increase conversions and stay on top of their competition.

Full disclosure: I was given complimentary access to this course in exchange for my honest opinions.