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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.
Applying science to solve design challenges
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Examine the most relevant concepts from the HCI field and learn to apply the principles to specific design problems
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Be able to explain why certain designs work better in particular circumstances
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Design better interfaces from the start by knowing human limitations and easing the load on the user
Organize and structure information to improve findability and discoverability
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Why information architecture (IA) is important for your website or application, and how a good IA can save your company time and money during and after development
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Essential logic and concepts to build a useful, usable, and extensible information architecture
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Methods for designing, documenting, and evaluating your IA
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.)
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
Quick and cost-effective technique for identifying major usability issues early with sketches and paper
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Learn techniques for discovering usability issues early and shortening development time
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Discover how paper prototyping can facilitate creativity and build consensus among team members
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Conduct your own studies using wireframes and prototypes
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