Web Application Design Training Course
Processes and interface design fundamentals for designing usable web applications - one day course
Overview
From internet banking, online learning, government transactional sites to employee phonebooks, online projects increasingly include elements of web application design.
This course will explore the value and limitations of building a web application and introduce a range of tools, approaches and interface design principles to ensure that you understand your audience and design intuitive and usable web applications.
Download and print our 2 page Web Application Design course brochure in PDF format.
2008 Dates and locations
| Brisbane | Sydney | Melbourne | Canberra | Adelaide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug | TBA | TBA | 21 Oct | On demand |
Who should attend
- Web application developers
- Business and user analysts
- Project managers
- Interface or interaction designers
- Business analysts involved in screen flow and design
- Content and documentation producers
- Business stakeholders/systems owners
- Usability specialists and user centred designers
- Any other role that has responsibility for or input to scoping and designing web applications
Course outline
Module 1: Introduction
Introduction to web applications
- Defining web applications - what they are and are not
- Benefits and limitations of web applications
Module 2: What to build and why
User Centred Design - benefits and key principles
Researching user needs
- Identifying users and their characteristics
- Overview of research techniques
Task analysis - how users do tasks in the real world
- Common approaches - Hierarchical Task Analysis
- Documenting task flows - tables and flow diagrams
What else to ask when capturing requirements
Module 3: Application design fundamentals
Page layout and visual hierarchy
- How to control what users focus on
- Page layout and visual flow
- Visual groupings - Gestalt theory
Visual elements
- Colour
- Typography
- Icons
User interaction - Viewing and manipulating data
- Presenting tabular data
- Sorting and filtering behaviours
User interaction - Users entering data
- Input controls: radio buttons, checkboxes, listboxes etc
- Common mistakes
- Buttons and links
- Cancel and Reset buttons
- User confidence - entering personal details
- Error prevention and recovery
- Wizards
Content and text
- Wording instructions and labels
- Supporting and contextual content
Providing user help and support
Module 4: Structure, navigation and application flow
Defining a clear structure
- Conceptual models
- Navigation and menu structure
- Developing interaction flow diagrams
Module 5: Using prototypes and usability testing
- Developing and iterating the design
- Storyboards, paper prototypes and wireframes
- Low fidelity html prototypes
- Usability testing - when to test, what and how
Module 6: Industry developments
- Web 2.0
- Ajax - dynamic display, interaction and usability
Costs and registration
Module 1: Introduction
Introduction to web applications
- Defining web applications - what they are and are not
- Benefits and limitations of web applications
Module 2: What to build and why
User Centred Design - benefits and key principles
Researching user needs
- Identifying users and their characteristics
- Overview of research techniques
Task analysis - how users do tasks in the real world
- Common approaches - Hierarchical Task Analysis
- Documenting task flows - tables and flow diagrams
What else to ask when capturing requirements
Module 3: Application design fundamentals
Page layout and visual hierarchy
- How to control what users focus on
- Page layout and visual flow
- Visual groupings - Gestalt theory
Visual elements
- Colour
- Typography
- Icons
User interaction - Viewing and manipulating data
- Presenting tabular data
- Sorting and filtering behaviours
User interaction - Users entering data
- Input controls: radio buttons, checkboxes, listboxes etc
- Common mistakes
- Buttons and links
- Cancel and Reset buttons
- User confidence - entering personal details
- Error prevention and recovery
- Wizards
Content and text
- Wording instructions and labels
- Supporting and contextual content
Providing user help and support
Module 4: Structure, navigation and application flow
Defining a clear structure
- Conceptual models
- Navigation and menu structure
- Developing interaction flow diagrams
Module 5: Using prototypes and usability testing
- Developing and iterating the design
- Storyboards, paper prototypes and wireframes
- Low fidelity html prototypes
- Usability testing - when to test, what and how
Module 6: Industry developments
- Web 2.0
- Ajax - dynamic display, interaction and usability
Costs and registration
The cost for this one day course is $495 plus GST = $544.50 - Includes lunch, refreshments and all course materials including examples and templates that you can use in your own organisation.
Discounts
- Register 3 participants from the same organisation on the same course and the 4th person can attend for free OR
- Register the same person for more than one course and receive a 20% discount for subsequent courses.
Register online today as our course numbers are strictly limited.
Brochure and more information
Download and print our 2 page Web Application Design course brochure in PDF format.
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