User Experience (UX) Foundations
Fairfield
Iowa
52556
United States
What You Will Learn :
- How good UX design is dependent on a scientific understanding of how people function
- How the key research-based models, insights and principles in the UX field impact design. This includes aspects of human vision, intellect, memory, and size and motor control
- Various methods that directly apply these models, insights, and principles to design of interactive applications
Description
This course focuses on the skills and knowledge also covered in the Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)™ examination. A solid working understanding of the key foundational research-based models and insights essential to the user experience (UX) field is imperative for design. Without this foundation you will design based on common sense, which is very often wrong.
Objective
Learn to apply the key understandings about human vision, intellect, memory, and motor functions—which underlie the thinking of every skilled UX professional—directly to design decisions.
What you get
- Real-world examples and practical tips from our instructors who are also active UX consultants
- Hands-on individual and group exercises to ensure conceptual understanding
- Training package that includes:
- A comprehensive student manual
- A student exercise book
- A summary study guide
- Usability glossary
- Usability resources
- Quick reference job aids
Who is this course for?
Usability practitioners, website/intranet developers, application developers, interface designers, project managers— with the desire to explore and apply scientific usability research to their practical, daily work.