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With today’s abundance of offerings, usability in the development of user interfaces, including websites and software interfaces, is becoming increasingly important. Usability specialist Prof. Klemens Ehret addresses the subject in this two-day seminar and reports on the most important fundamentals and current trends.
Agenda
Day One
Topics on the first day are:
- Fundamentals of perceptual psychology: constructivism, selective perception, and Gestalt laws
- Short-term memory
- Mental models and metaphors
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Action steps
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Object-Action-Interaction Model
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Navigation concepts, dialogue, and menu guidance
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Usability rules and standards
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User-centred design
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User testing
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Current usability trends
Day Two
The second day focuses on practical exercises: with support from Klemens Ehret, participants practise the techniques they have learned. They can further develop their own GUI projects during the training.
There is also an opportunity to explore advanced subjects in greater depth:
- Writing for the web
Mock-up development for usability tests
Gap of Execution and Gap of Evaluation (30 min/6.0)
Analysis of successful websites
Time and Place:
Wednesday and Thursday, 15 and 16 July, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
brainworks Training GmbH
Nymphenburgerstr. 14
80335 Munich
Cost: the seminar participation fee is €399, or €249 for students. All prices are net and subject to an additional 19% VAT. Ask about our company discounts for multiple registrations.
The number of participants is limited to 15.
Registration:
By email to tgronert@missing-link-software.de
For questions, please contact Thomas Gronert at tgronert@missing-link-software.de or 089 - 74 49 23 76.
