Web Usability Training

Event Info

Tue 16 Feb, 2010 from 9:30am - 4:30pm

BSG House

City Road

London, EC1V 2TT, UK (Map)

Cost: £295.00

This one day course is designed for people who want to know how to make web sites usable and for anyone who is involved in the design process.

This typically includes:

    * Graphic designers
    * Content writers
    * Web developers
    * User interface designers
    * Web site managers
    * Testers
    * Quality assurance teams
    * Creative directors
    * Marketing managers
    * Business analysts
    * Project managers

You may work for an agency, a corporate firm, a local council, or anyone that is keen on driving usability forwards in their business.

What will I achieve?:
On successful completion of this course, participants will:

    * Have an understanding of Usability and the User Centred Design (UCD) approach
    * See and discuss examples of good and bad Usability
    * Understand the importance and principles of including users in testing
    * Know how and where to recruit users for user testing
    * Gain knowledge on setting up your own usability lab onsite
    * Understand the basics of eyetracking
    * Have an awareness of the tools available for information architecture and wireframing
    * Perform a card sort exercise of web site navigation
    * Create personas for websites of delegates in attendance
    * Understand user journeys
    * Understand the basics of Accessibility

Course content:
This one day course provides delegates with practical examples, comprehensive notes, guidelines and sources of reference.

The course can be tailored to meet the needs of your team and your organisation, but typical course content includes:

    * Have an understanding of Usability and the User Centred Design (UCD) approach
    * See and discuss examples of good and bad Usability
    * Understand the importance and principles of including users in testing
    * Know how and where to recruit users for user testing
    * Gain knowledge on setting up your own usability lab onsite
    * Understand the basics of eyetracking
    * Have an awareness of the tools available for information architecture and wireframing
    * Perform a card sort exercise of web site navigation
    * Create personas for websites of delegates in attendance
    * Understand user journeys
    * Understand the basics of Accessibility

Pre-requisites:
You should be familiar with the web and general trends online.

We have trained:
Vodafone, Macmillan, Midlands Coop, Save The Children, Help the Aged, AbstractMRM, ESRC, Woking Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Pernod Ricard, Hermes, English Heritage, Princes Trust, KPMG, BDO Stoy Hayward, Great Ormond Street Hospital, British Library, CIPD, National Trust, Waitrose, Next, MBNA, AXA PPP Healthcare, The Stationery Office, RBS Corporate, Cambridge University Press, Stroud and Swindon, Bibby Financial Services, Thames Valley University, The Equality and Human Rights Commission and more.

Pricing:
The maximum number of participants at our central london training facility is 8 per course and prices are £295 + VAT per head.

The course includes lunch and refreshments, and we fully cater for vegetarians or special dietary requirements (please mention this when booking your place).

Location:
BSG House
226-236 City Road
London EC1V 2TT

Discounts:
We offer a 15% discount if the same candidate books on more than one course. We also offer the same discount for not for profit organisations,

and for organisations that send more multiple candidates to the same course.

Need some more information?:
We are ready to answer your questions right now, so please contact us by telephone on +44 (0) 207 168 7526 or drop us a quick email

infospotlessinteractive [dot] com and we will do our best to help you with any questions you might have.