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Planning to redesign your site or make it work harder for you
through usability and more? This course takes you through a User
Centred Design (UCD) process, looking at both theory and
practice, giving you the confidence to commission and manage
UCD.
Do you want people to enjoy using your site? How can you help
people find what they want? ... By using a range of simple, cost
effective and tried and tested techniques to put the user at the
heart of your web design and development process.
You will be given an overview (and gain understanding) of
each of the key UCD methodologies including:
• Heuristic analysis
• Persona development
• Open and closed card sorts (cognitive modelling)
• Walkthroughs
You will also have the opportunity to try out each of these
processes for yourself.
Outcomes:
At the end of the course you will be able to select the right
process for the job you are managing, plan and budget for each
process as well as assess the quality of each of the
deliverables your team provides.
You will also be able to:
• Analyse a site and make recommendations for improvements
• Share information about your intended users in a way that
everyone in the project will understand
• Develop the navigation structure for a site
• Use cost effective prototypes to make your site easier to
use
• Meet and network with peers in the interactive design
sphere
The course is specifically aimed at business
professionals:
• web editors
• website managers
• interactive project managers
• online marketers and brand managers
Course tutor
Jane Austin is a founding director of Recollective and a highly
experienced usability consultant and information architect. She
speaks and lectures widely, including running a module on the
Creative Industries BA at Greenwich University.
Should you require further information about the course, prior
to booking, please contact:Rebecca
Fitzgerald
Recollective are an interactive design
consultancy, founded in 2001. Since then their clients have
included Channel 4, NESTA, Virgin Mobile, The British Council
and The Design Museum.
Become a 'Friend of NMK' and make substantial savings
on event and course bookings! See: Friends of NMK or
email: Rebecca Fitzgerald
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User Centred Design (NMK)
Planning to redesign your site or make it work harder for you through usability and more? This course takes you through a User Centred Design (UCD) process, looking at both theory and practice, giving you the confidence to commission and manage UCD.
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