Interaction design training course

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Interface design tools and methods for websites, web applications, intranets and mobile web – 2 day course.

Overview

This course explores a range of tools, methods and interaction design principles relevant to websites, web applications, forms, intranets and mobile web.

You will gain an insight into human characteristics and online behaviour based on the latest research and hundreds of usability tests with users, including video footage of usability test sessions. You will also learn the theory and principles of interaction design relevant to a range of interfaces as well as methods you can use to involve users and gain stakeholder buy-in.

We will provide you with tools, methods and interface design considerations you need to take into account when designing mobile web interfaces.

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2013 dates and locations

Brisbane Sydney Melbourne
27-28 May
28-29 October 		18-19 March
17-18 June 		13-14 August
25-26 November

Courses in Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and other cities are run on demand. Please email us to register your interest.

Venue

Brisbane Sydney Melbourne
The Mill Hotel
239 Wickham Terrace
Spring Hill QLD 4000 		Living Planit
L18, 109 Pitt St
Sydney NSW 2000 		Jasper Hotel
 489 Elizabeth St
 Melbourne VIC 3000

Costs and registration

The cost for this 2 day course is $1495 plus GST = $1644.50 - includes lunch, refreshments and all course materials including examples and templates that you can use in your own organisation.

Discounts

  • Earlybird discount. Save 10% - Register 30 days prior to course commencement date to qualify, or
  • 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 10% multiple course discount; or 
  • Returning student discount. 20% for any registered student who had previously attended one of our courses.

Register online today as our course numbers are strictly limited.

Who should attend

  • Business analysts
  • Developers
  • Usability specialists
  • Producers
  • Interaction designers
  • Project managers
  • Graphic/Visual designers
  • Usability specialists
  • UX designers
  • IT and web managers

Note, this is not a technical course and does not require any prior technical or web knowledge.

Course outline

Module 1: Introduction to interaction design

Introduction to usability and user centred design and researching user needs

  • Identifying target groups and their characteristics
  • User research techniques including low cost and traditional methods
  • Task analysis and documenting task flows

Module 2: Online user behaviour & usability and content design fundamentals

Learn about interaction design principles, guidelines and laws such as:

  • Online navigation behaviours - how users find stuff
  • Different navigation models – what do users prefer
  • Cross linking
  • Banner and header blindness
  • How users read content and how to design usable content
  • Literacy and readability

Module 3: Interface and presentation design principles

Learn about interaction design principles, guidelines and laws such as:

  • Fitts' law
  • Aesthetic-Usability effect
  • Visual balance and Colour
  • Typography and Legibility
  • Visual hierarchy, Page layout and visual flow

Module 4: Application structure and flow

Module 5: Using prototypes and usability testing

  • Storyboards, wireframes & prototypes

Module 6: Forms and application design fundamentals

  • Designing usable forms
  • Sorting, filtering and faceted search
  • Data input – editing and manipulating
  • Choosing effective controls and common mistakes and mis-uses
  • Error prevention, validation and handling
  • Progressive disclosure

Module 7: AJAX and RIAs

  • Pitfalls and common usability issues that users experience with rich and dynamic interfaces.
  • AJAX - dynamic display and interaction

Module 8: Mobile web

  • Design considerations and guidelines for designing usable mobile web interfaces

Methods and interactive exercises covered throughout the two days will include:

  • Ethnographic study: observing users and task analysis
  • Conducting expert usability reviews of a range of different interfaces
  • Collaborative design techniques: How to involve stakeholders in the design process
  • Paper prototyping websites, web applications and mobile web
  • Usability testing websites, web applications and mobile web

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