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Practical Usability Testing (Columbus, OH)

Progressive testing of Web sites and software applications is a critical component of creating a user-centered design. This seminar provides practical techniques to help move the web and application design into compliance with the user’s needs, limitations, mental models and cognitive styles. Rich functionality is worth little if the user can’t access it. This seminar provides usability practitioners with quick and practical tools to accurately predict how users will experience their applications.

Cost: $1195 per person; $1075 if three or more attend from same company

To register:
https://www.humanfactors.com/training/registration/registration.asp?id=255

Location information:  http://www.mclabs.com/facilities/Columbus/

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Putting Research into Practice (Columbus, OH)

Putting Research into Practice provides participants with an engaging review of foundational and recent research with a distinct “How can I use this?” focus. HFI’;s experts provide in-depth summaries of the current literature in Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Computer Science, Technology, Usability Engineering, and Marketing. We present the practical implications of this research and its impact on how we conduct user-centered design. Through discussion and lively exchange, participants learn to effectively apply exploratory research to their real-world applications.

Cost: $1295 per person; $1165 if three or more attend from the same company

To register:
https://www.humanfactors.com/training/registration/registration.asp?id=257

Location information: http://www.mclabs.com/facilities/Columbus/

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The Science and Art of Effective Web and Application Design (Columbus, OH)

Successful user interface design is both a science and an art. Learn to optimize both user performance and visual appeal. This course draws on thousands of research studies on user behavior – and on modern principles of visual design. You will learn how to design for your target users, create navigation structures that make sense, and avoid common design pitfalls. Experience design challenges with real world examples. Experts in the field of interface ergonomics offer a comprehensive approach to creating highly effective Web sites, Intranets, and Web and Windows™ applications.

Course details: http://www.humanfactors.com/training/design.asp

Cost: $1495 per person; $1345 if three or more attend from same company

To register:
https://www.humanfactors.com/training/registration/registration.asp?id=256

Location information: http://www.mclabs.com/Facilities/columbus.aspx

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User-Centered Analysis and Conceptual Design (Columbus, OH)

User-centered analysis is the basis for interface design that make sense to the user. With a clear definition of user requirements, developers and designers are able to create effective and usable software interface designs. Students learn the methods of analyzing user-centered requirements.Topics covered are user profiling, data gathering, scenarios, and transitioning to final design. The course offers stimulating lectures and hands-on exercises to give the student the tools and confidence needed to conduct an effective analysis. This course is an excellent complement to our Web design course.

Cost: $1495 per person; $1345 if three or more attend from same company

To register:
https://www.humanfactors.com/training/registration/registration.asp?id=254

Location information: http://www.mclabs.com/facilities/Columbus/

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Complete Certification Package for Usability

Practical skills to design the optimal user experience

Learn techniques and methods to create the best possible user experience for your websites and applications. HFI has taught user-centered design courses worldwide since 1982.

Our training combines the latest usability research with real-world examples. HFI’s instructors are also active consultants on client projects, so you’ll benefit from their hands-on experience and insights.

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Earn your Certified Usability Analyst™ (CUA) credential

HFI’s CUA certification program is the world’s leading credential for usability practitioners. Over 1,600 individuals have become CUAs by passing our online exam, offered four times per year. The exam requires a mastery of fundamental usability principles – it can be taken with or without completing HFI’s training courses.

Certification is recognized in the field

• CUA’s report: greater recognition and authority, increased career opportunities for new positions and promotions.
• Many user experience job descriptions request the CUA designation
• People from over 25 different countries have earned their CUA
• CUAs improve the usability of their organizations’ websites and applications

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How to carry out a usability expert review (London, UK)

The next Userfocus public seminar on How to carry out a usability expert review will be April 8th in London.

For people in design teams who need to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products, this is a 1-day seminar that teaches delegates cost-effective methods to evaluate designs. Unlike courses in usability testing, this seminar teaches delegates how to find and fix usability problems without involving end users.

After attending this course, you will be able to carry out a range of usability inspection methods, such as Nielsen’s heuristic evaluation and a cognitive walkthrough. As well as a set of comprehensive notes, you will leave the seminar with detailed usability checklists, workbooks and step-by-step instructions to help you carry out the most valuable techniques. This seminar is led by Dr. David Travis who has over 20 years experience in the field of user centred design.

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Complete Intranet Management - Exploring the Intranet Hive (Melbourne, Australia)

It is never easy juggling the many tasks involved in maintaining and growing intranets. This workshop introduces a new model for managing intranets: the Intranet Hive.

Dividing intranet tasks into six segments, this model has been developed by Step Two Designs to help intranet teams assess how they are going, and to identify missing activities.

Cairo Walker will facilitate an exploration of this new model, as well providing practical insight into many aspects of intranet management.

Event Details:
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Friday, 9 May 2008
Location: Crowne Plaza, Melbourne

For more information and to register, go to
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080509/

About the presenter

Cairo Walker is a senior consultant at Step Two, and has worked with many organisations in both the public and private sector, in a consulting and mentoring roles.

Cairo’s expertise has seen her deliver keynote speeches and workshops across Asia-Pacific and consult to global organizations such as Dyno Nobel (USA, Canada, Australia), Caltex, McKesson (USA, Asia-Pacific), Fonterra (global in over 50 countries) and many others. In addition to these global companies Cairo has an impressive local track record designing successful enterprise-wide initiatives and mentoring companies through implementation within Australia.

Cairo is the author of many articles on information management, collaboration and intranets and runs the Enterprise Content Management post-graduate subject at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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Innovative Information Management Planning (Sydney, Australia)

To be successful, information management initiatives must quickly become valuable to the business, delivering tangible and visible benefits. This can be challenging in complex organisational environments with many hurdles to overcome.

Cairo Walker shares her on-the-ground experience working with some of Australasia’s most prominent private and public sector organisation’s information management strategies, plans and initiatives.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Cairo share her thoughts and insights on making information management work.

Event Details:
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm
Date: Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Location: Mercure Hotel, Sydney

For more information and to register, go to
www.steptwo.com.au/seminars/080402/

About the presenter

Cairo Walker is a senior consultant at Step Two, and has worked with many organisations in both the public and private sector, in a consulting and mentoring roles.

Cairo’s expertise has seen her deliver keynote speeches and workshops across Asia-Pacific and consult to global organizations such as Dyno Nobel (USA, Canada, Australia), Caltex, McKesson (USA, Asia-Pacific), Fonterra (global in over 50 countries) and many others. In addition to these global companies Cairo has an impressive local track record designing successful enterprise-wide initiatives and mentoring companies through implementation within Australia.

Cairo is the author of many articles on information management, collaboration and intranets and runs the Enterprise Content Management post-graduate subject at the University of Technology, Sydney.

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Understanding User Centred Design (Bristol, UK)

The next Pure Usability training workshop on Understanding User Centred Design will be March 17th in Bristol.

This one-day workshop is designed to give those attending a hands-on overview of the User-Centred Design (UCD) process and the range of different methods that can be used to enhance the usability and user experience of websites, applications and products in general.

Traditional web and software development is changing. Competitive advantage is no longer about who has the most features. It is about user experience. Products and services that are so practical and easy to use that you can’t imagine your life without them.

Instructors: Stuart Church and Darius Kumana.

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Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience (Sunnyvale, CA, USA)

Instructor Lou Rosenfeld teaches “Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience” in this Involution Master Academy course limited to nine students. Site search analytics help you understand and benefit from search engine data, enabling you to better diagnose a multitude of user experience problems.

This day-long seminar will combine lecture, group discussion, and hands-on exercises to cover the basics of site search analytics. Lou will show you how spending even an hour a week analyzing your search queries can help tune and improve your site and expose new opportunities for improving your business strategy.

See Involution Studios for more information.

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