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Design & UX assessment

Improve a fictional campus room-booking service using supplied student research. Identify the user problem, question a screen, build a wireframe and explain how to check whether it works.

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WHO IT IS FOR: Students exploring design, research and product experiences
TIME: 50 minutes
FORMAT: Five ten-minute stages
PRICE: Free · Build90 purchase is not required

Step by step

What you’ll do

Get ready
No Figma, image uploads or paid tools. You build the wireframe in the assessment.
Do the work
Five ten-minute stages
50 minutes
See the parts
Hand in
Answers to objective checks, a block wireframe and your written design reasons.
Get back
An immediate report on the objective checks, with explanations, practice steps and your saved work. The wireframe and reasons can get a staff review.
See an example report

What you need before starting

Prior visual-design software experience is not required. The case supplies research, product constraints and a glossary.
Create the wireframe with movable blocks in the assessment. You do not need Figma, image uploads or paid tools.
Reserve 50 minutes to read evidence, work through objective checks and explain design choices in your own words.

Inside the assessment

The work you will try

Find the user problem
10 min
Separate observations from assumptions in a small research sample.
Critique a screen
10 min
Consider clarity, essential information and accessibility.
Build a wireframe
10 min
Arrange screen blocks and explain the order and decisions.
Interpret a usability test
10 min
Work with test results and explain what they do and do not show.
Hand over the design
10 min
Write implementation guidance and observable acceptance criteria.

Illustrative example · Not scored

Make a bus-pass renewal clearer

This is a separate fictional example to show the kind of thinking involved. It is not an official assessment question or a student result.

A fictional campus bus-pass page leaves students unsure whether a renewal succeeded. The team has a few support messages and wants to improve the confirmation step.

What information should the confirmation show, and which assumptions still need research?
Describe a simple layout and a test that includes someone using only a keyboard.

Your report

What the feedback means

The immediate automatic report covers objective checks, with explanations, practice steps and saved work.

The wireframe and written rationale are separate from that score and can receive staff review. Alternative well-supported designs can be considered through human review.

Enjoyment is also recorded separately. Career suggestions are prompts for exploration, not a validated measure of suitability for a design role.

One constrained wireframe exercise cannot establish visual-design craft, a full research practice or the quality of an entire portfolio. It shows how you approached this particular problem.

Example report · Not a real student

See what you get back

This is the real Design & UX report layout, filled in for a fictional student. The scores and feedback are made up. Question wording, answers and written work are hidden, so the assessment stays fair for everyone.

EXAMPLE RESULT

Knowledge and decision checks

75/100

Checks answered: 19 of 20
Career areas to explore: UX research · Interaction design · Usability testing

INSIDE THE REPORT

Knowledge and decision checks
Skills and enjoyment
Career areas to explore
Written work and submitted artifacts
Staff review
Worked answers

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Example · Not a real student

Design & UX report

Fictional student

Knowledge and decision checks

19 of 20 checks answered. Each correct answer earns five points.

75/100

Skills and enjoyment

The score comes from your checked answers. Enjoyment is your own reflection and never changes the score.

Find the user problem100/100

4/4 correct · Enjoyment: 5/5

Sort a few interview notes into what people did, what they said and what you assumed.

Critique a screen50/100

2/4 correct · Enjoyment: 3/5

Review a screen you use often and list what a first-time user needs to see first.

Build a wireframe75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: 4/5

Sketch two layouts for the same screen and explain which order of information you chose.

Interpret a usability test75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: not recorded

Read a short test summary and write what it shows and what it does not.

Hand over the design75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: 3/5

Write acceptance criteria for one screen that a developer could check without asking you.

Career areas to explore

Suggestions follow the strongest checked evidence in this case. Explore each through a small project and a conversation about your written work.

UX research

4/4 objective checks in find the user problem. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Run five short interviews about a campus service and sort what you hear into observations and assumptions.

Interaction design

3/4 objective checks in build a wireframe. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Redesign one confusing screen from an app you use and test it with two people.

Usability testing

3/4 objective checks in interpret a usability test. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Plan a ten-minute test of one task, run it with two people and note where they hesitate.

Written work and submitted artifacts

These work samples are saved separately from the automatic score. Use the review criteria for self-review or ask a staff reviewer for feedback.

Wireframe

Your saved work appears here. It is hidden in this example.

Does the order of blocks match what the user needs first?
Did you explain why each block is where it is?

Design rationale

Your saved work appears here. It is hidden in this example.

Does each decision point back to the research?
Did you say what still needs testing?

Staff review

Written work is awaiting a reviewer

The automatic checks do not judge the quality of your writing or wireframe. A reviewer can assess these using the criteria shown above.

Worked answers

Find the user problem · question 1 Correct

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Your own report explains the worked answer here.

Find the user problem · question 2 Correct

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Find the user problem · question 3 Correct

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Find the user problem · question 4 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 1 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 2 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 3 Needs revision

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Critique a screen · question 4 Unanswered

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Build a wireframe · question 1 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 2 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 3 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 4 Needs revision

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Interpret a usability test · question 1 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 2 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 3 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 4 Needs revision

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Hand over the design · question 1 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 2 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 3 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 4 Needs revision

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Your own report explains the worked answer here.

Make the work your own

Use only the supplied case and the tools permitted in its instructions. Do not use AI assistants, web searches, prepared answers or another person’s help during the official assessment.

Answers save as you work. Check the save status, because only work received before a deadline can count. Closing the page does not pause the timer, and submitted or expired stages lock.

The account and assessment introduction explain any verification requirements before you begin. Completed assessment versions may not be available to retake.

Turn the result into a next step

Turn one finding into a small design case study: the evidence, your initial assumption, a wireframe and what you would test next. Get feedback on the reasoning before polishing the presentation.

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Design & UX assessment

Improve a fictional campus room-booking service using supplied student research. Identify the user problem, question a screen, build a wireframe and explain how to check whether it works.

A free Raaha account is required. Read the assessment introduction before starting the timer.

What you’ll do

Get ready

No Figma, image uploads or paid tools. You build the wireframe in the assessment.

Do the work

Five ten-minute stages

50 minutes

See the parts

Hand in

Answers to objective checks, a block wireframe and your written design reasons.

Get back

An immediate report on the objective checks, with explanations, practice steps and your saved work. The wireframe and reasons can get a staff review.

See an example report

What you need before starting

Prior visual-design software experience is not required. The case supplies research, product constraints and a glossary.

Create the wireframe with movable blocks in the assessment. You do not need Figma, image uploads or paid tools.

Reserve 50 minutes to read evidence, work through objective checks and explain design choices in your own words.

Make a bus-pass renewal clearer

This is a separate fictional example to show the kind of thinking involved. It is not an official assessment question or a student result.

A fictional campus bus-pass page leaves students unsure whether a renewal succeeded. The team has a few support messages and wants to improve the confirmation step.

What information should the confirmation show, and which assumptions still need research?

Describe a simple layout and a test that includes someone using only a keyboard.

Example · Not a real student

Design & UX report

Fictional student

Knowledge and decision checks

19 of 20 checks answered. Each correct answer earns five points.

75/100

Skills and enjoyment

The score comes from your checked answers. Enjoyment is your own reflection and never changes the score.

Find the user problem100/100

4/4 correct · Enjoyment: 5/5

Sort a few interview notes into what people did, what they said and what you assumed.

Critique a screen50/100

2/4 correct · Enjoyment: 3/5

Review a screen you use often and list what a first-time user needs to see first.

Build a wireframe75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: 4/5

Sketch two layouts for the same screen and explain which order of information you chose.

Interpret a usability test75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: not recorded

Read a short test summary and write what it shows and what it does not.

Hand over the design75/100

3/4 correct · Enjoyment: 3/5

Write acceptance criteria for one screen that a developer could check without asking you.

Career areas to explore

Suggestions follow the strongest checked evidence in this case. Explore each through a small project and a conversation about your written work.

UX research

4/4 objective checks in find the user problem. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Run five short interviews about a campus service and sort what you hear into observations and assumptions.

Interaction design

3/4 objective checks in build a wireframe. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Redesign one confusing screen from an app you use and test it with two people.

Usability testing

3/4 objective checks in interpret a usability test. Written work still benefits from a reviewer discussion.

Try next: Plan a ten-minute test of one task, run it with two people and note where they hesitate.

Written work and submitted artifacts

These work samples are saved separately from the automatic score. Use the review criteria for self-review or ask a staff reviewer for feedback.

Wireframe

Your saved work appears here. It is hidden in this example.

Does the order of blocks match what the user needs first?
Did you explain why each block is where it is?

Design rationale

Your saved work appears here. It is hidden in this example.

Does each decision point back to the research?
Did you say what still needs testing?

Staff review

Written work is awaiting a reviewer

The automatic checks do not judge the quality of your writing or wireframe. A reviewer can assess these using the criteria shown above.

Worked answers

Find the user problem · question 1 Correct

Your answer: Hidden in this example

Worked answer: Hidden in this example

Your own report explains the worked answer here.

Find the user problem · question 2 Correct

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Find the user problem · question 3 Correct

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Find the user problem · question 4 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 1 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 2 Correct

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Critique a screen · question 3 Needs revision

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Critique a screen · question 4 Unanswered

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Build a wireframe · question 1 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 2 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 3 Correct

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Build a wireframe · question 4 Needs revision

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Interpret a usability test · question 1 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 2 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 3 Correct

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Interpret a usability test · question 4 Needs revision

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Hand over the design · question 1 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 2 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 3 Correct

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Hand over the design · question 4 Needs revision

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Worked answer: Hidden in this example

Your own report explains the worked answer here.

Make the work your own

Use only the supplied case and the tools permitted in its instructions. Do not use AI assistants, web searches, prepared answers or another person’s help during the official assessment.

Answers save as you work. Check the save status, because only work received before a deadline can count. Closing the page does not pause the timer, and submitted or expired stages lock.

The account and assessment introduction explain any verification requirements before you begin. Completed assessment versions may not be available to retake.

What you’ll do

01Get ready

02Do the work

03Hand in

04Get back

What you need before starting

The work you will try

Find the user problem

Critique a screen

Build a wireframe

Interpret a usability test

Hand over the design

Make a bus-pass renewal clearer

What the feedback means

See what you get back

Knowledge and decision checks

Skills and enjoyment

Career areas to explore

UX research

Interaction design

Usability testing

Written work and submitted artifacts

Staff review

Worked answers

Make the work your own

Turn the result into a next step

What you’ll do

01Get ready

02Do the work

03Hand in

04Get back

What you need before starting

The work you will try

Find the user problem

Critique a screen

Build a wireframe

Interpret a usability test

Hand over the design

Make a bus-pass renewal clearer

What the feedback means

See what you get back

Knowledge and decision checks

Skills and enjoyment

Career areas to explore

UX research

Interaction design

Usability testing

Written work and submitted artifacts

Staff review

Worked answers

Make the work your own

Turn the result into a next step

Get ready

Do the work

Hand in

Get back

Get ready

Do the work

Hand in

Get back