Web Usability

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.

Top usability principles based on thousands of usability studies conducted worldwide

Look closely at how people react to different websites and design elements
Understand the principles that will help you prioritize your efforts and spend resources more effectively
Get empirical research data from Nielsen Norman Group to support your design decisions and recommendations

Apply psychology principles to predict and explain how your customers think and act

Go beyond following usability guidelines to understanding their underlying reasoning
Apply findings from well-known psychology research studies to explain behavior observed in usability testing and anticipate the impact of future designs
Design better interfaces from inception by knowing human limitations and easing the load on the user

Hands-on instruction for executing user-centered research and processes

Fine-tune your hands-on usability skills with expert guidance from instructors with more than 65 years of combined experience
Learn strategies for working with teams, identifying research opportunities, and choosing the right research methods
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

Understand the purpose and roles of UX professionals throughout a project lifecycle
Know when to apply which research methods and how to use the data to improve design
Assess your organization’s commitment to UX
Learn tips for promoting UX as a competitive advantage

The Anatomy of High-Performing Web Pages

Learn the 4 A’s for evaluating and improving your Web pages
Get insight on emerging design patterns that work and those that don’t work
Understand how page elements can influence user behavior and meet your business objectives