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Usability Week Courses
Usability Week offers courses about a broad range of web and application design topics. Most courses are also available as in-house training.
Principles, processes, and techniques of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
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Get the confidence gained from having a solid foundation in every aspect of HCI whether you’re just arriving from graphic design, psychology, or another entry discipline, or started picking up HCI some time ago along the way.
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Achieve a deep understanding of the entire life-cycle of design by actually experiencing it through five workshops
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Practice the methodology Tog helped develop at Apple, still in use there today, that results in products that are smooth, exciting, and just simply work.
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Get the knowledge you need of information theory, human psychology, physiology and other aspects of HCI science, you’ll be prepared to make intelligent, informed, and effective design decisions
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Learn the trick to “selling” your designs with a minimal amount of stress and effort so you can spend your time doing the work you love. (Managers: This means your designer will be a lot more productive.)
Hands-on instruction for executing user-centered research and processes
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Fine-tune your hands-on usability skills with expert guidance from instructors with more than 65 years of combined experience
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Learn strategies for working with teams, identifying research opportunities, and choosing the right research methods
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Take home sample study plans and research materials to help you conduct your own studies
Plan, conduct, and analyze your own usability studies
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Learn how to set up and conduct your own studies, so you can do them anytime, anywhere
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Fine-tune your skills with expert guidance
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Take home sample study plans and research materials to help you conduct your own studies
Be an effective UX professional: Know the lingo and sell the process
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Understand the purpose and roles of UX professionals throughout a project lifecycle
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Know when to apply which research methods and how to use the data to improve design
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Assess your organization’s commitment to UX
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Learn tips for promoting UX as a competitive advantage
The Anatomy of High-Performing Web Pages
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Learn the 4 A’s for evaluating and improving your Web pages
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Get insight on web design patterns that work and those that don’t work
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Understand how page elements can influence user behavior and meet your business objectives
The foundations of writing web content. Tips for improving readability and conversion
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How people read online based on usability testing and eyetracking research
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Optimizing content for users, search engines, and accessibility devices
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Writing concise, benefits-driven copy to increase conversion
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Guidelines to increase usability
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