Introduction to User experience and interface (UX/UI)
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In London
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Course
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Location
London
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Learn about user interface design. In order to answer the question “how usable is our/my website?”.To answer this question you will need to employ different methods. These methods will help you assess the level of usability of your website.Usability means that the people who use the product can do so quickly and easily.The course will examine existing usability methods. You'll learn how to analyse an interface using expert evaluation forms as well as setting up a user testing session.The course is mixture of theory and hands-on. Over the course you'll learn to use the different methods through theory, discussion, individual and group exercises.
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About this course
Understand the foundation of user experience.You will be able to evaluate an existing design.You will be able to execute evaluation of a design through experts steps (heuristic evaluation).You will know how to built personas for a site.You will know how to setup a user testing session with expected user of the site or through the use of personas.You will know how to analyse the collected data into actions as part of the user-centred design cycle.
You will need to bring a memory stick, pen and paper.
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Subjects
- Evaluation
- Testing
- Usability training
- Design
- Interface design
Course programme
Fundamentals of user interface design
Usability - Requirements, Motivations and Measures
Inspection-Based usability evaluation (heuristic evaluation)
Collecting user data
Establishing requirements and building personas
Visual design principles for usable interfaces
Prototyping
User-based usability evaluation (user testing).
Each student has their own computer.
Presentations will be made using computers, whiteboard, overhead screen and printed notes.
Demonstration and hands on exercises which will help you grasp some concepts.
Group exercises.
Video demonstrations.
Additional information
Advance UX, a course that will cover information architecture, writing for the web, localisation, input and output consideration, accessibility and semantic web.
General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00.
See the course guide for term dates and further details
Introduction to User experience and interface (UX/UI)