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Improving Web Usability: Methods, Principles and Standards

 
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Training

Training Workshops
: Overview
: Accessibility Technical Training
: Creating Usable Websites
: Developing an Effective Strategy for Online Crisis Communications
: Enhance Your Website With Better eRelations
: Essentials of eGovernment Usability
: Improving Web Usability
: Learn the Art and Science of Usability Testing
: Mobile Usability Training
: Power writing for the Web
: Taxonomy and Knowledge Organization
: Usable Web Design
: Human & Computer Interaction
: Human-Centric Product Design
 
Trainers
: Lin Qiu
: Suzanne EL-Moursi
: Rosemary Seva
: Dr. Alvin Yeo
Workshop Schedule
Training Delivery Style
 
Workshop Objectives

This workshop introduces practical methods and guidelines for improving the usability of your websites. Topics include user behaviors on the web, information architecture design, web design standards, usability evaluation methods, etc. Upon completion of this workshop, you will be able to understand:

  • What are the characteristics of web-based user interaction?
  • What are the common problems in web design?
  • How to apply design methodologies to create user-friendly websites?
  • How to use evaluation methods to identify usability problems?
  • Why improving web usability can bring significant business returns?

Who Should Attend

> Web Designers and Developers
  Especially those with responsibility for designing and implementing accessible designs.
   
> Project Managers
 

For project managers looking to understand accessible website design and the implementation of accessibility guidelines.

   
> Content developers and providers

Workshop Contents

1. Common problems in web design
 
  • Accessibility
  • Navigation
  • Content
  • Consistency
  • Feedback
  • Cross-Platform incompatibility
   
2. Design methodologies
 
  • User-centered design
  • Participatory design
  • Collaborative design
   
3. Design techniques
 
  • Task analysis
  • Conceptual models
  • Card sorting
   
4. Evaluation techniques
 
  • Heuristic evaluation
  • Cognitive walkthrough
  • User testing
   
5. Usability standards
 
  • Global standards
    • W3C
    • ISO 9241
  • Local standards
    • Interstandards¹ Specification for Website Design PS 1:2007
    • MicroUsability's web interface standards for e-Government services
   
6. Emerging topics
 
  • Ajax
  • Web 2.0
  • Semantic web
  • Pen-based applications on the web

Duration

1 day (9 am to 5 pm)

To find out more

  1. Call us at 65-63271545
  2. Email us at training@microusability.com

 


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Tel: (65) 6327 1545 | Fax: (65) 6491 5009 | Email: info@microusability.com

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