Course Outline
1. GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Key principles of user-centred design
Introduction to ISO 9241 as a key standard in the field of usability
Clarify the differences between usability and user experience
Confidently identify user needs and goals
2. USER RESEARCH
State the proper components of use
Craft methods for interviewing your target audience
Define the difference between observation and interpretation
Gather and analyse quality user data
Develop effective research techniques and methods
3. ILLUSTRATING THE CONTEXT OF USE
Identify potential users of your product or system
Create product personas and interpret their needs
Clarify Hick's Law, which describes the relationship between the number of choices in a user interface and cognitive load
State and manage the elements of user stories
4. MEASURING USABILITY
Define usability in terms of effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction
Use behavioural data to identify strong and weak design ideas
Choose between design alternatives using A/B testing methods
Explain the value of iterative design
5. INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
Create a structured experience from disorganised information
Develop a clear flow between a person and a product or service
Organise, structure, and label content, functions, and features
Contrast implementation models, mental models, and conceptual models
6. INTERACTION DESIGN
Confidently describe different user interface design patterns
Choose the correct interactive control within a user interface design
Easily define the concept of progressive disclosure
State the difference between interaction design and information architecture
Define the importance of consistency in user interface design
7. VISUAL DESIGN
Create user interface designs that apply universal principles of visual design
Identify effective and ineffective page layouts
Choose the correct interactive control within a user interface design
Enhance your research insights using eye-tracking methodology
8. INTERFACE PROTOTYPING
Choose between different types of prototyping, such as paper and digital
Describe the differences between prototypes and sketches
Identify multiple design solutions before committing to a specific design
Practically sketch paper prototypes
9. USABILITY EVALUATION
Recall Jacob Nielsen's usability heuristics and other key usability principles
State the different types of usability evaluation
Record data from usability evaluations
Evaluate the usability of systems by applying usability heuristics.
Requirements
There are no specific requirements needed to attend this course.
Testimonials (7)
Lecture tried his best ensuring that even the most technical part of the training is well understood by put up a number of examples using the real life examples. I also loved the graphics part. i will be able to apply it in most of my presentation.
DORAH - Vodacom
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
His knowledge and examples shared
Jolandi - Vodacom
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
Building UI/UX and understanding the principles of its creation
Dmytro
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
The engagement sessions where we got to experiment and try our designs
lerato bereng - Vodacom
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
The knowledge Khoebib had on all the relevant subjects
Siddeeq Osman - Vodacom
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
I loved the trainers knowledge around the various UX/UI topics!
jason ezra - Vodacom
Course - User Experience (UX) Design
Wireframe design. Interesting topic. Well explained!
