EFFECTIVE DESIGN WITH USERS IN MIND

Two workshops, by local and international experts, on the fundamentals of usability design and evaluation. Hosted by The Interaction Design Group, Department of Information Systems, The University of Melbourne, Parkville.

Audience: The two workshops are intended for people involved in user interface design. The workshops are not intended for usability specialists or people who have completed coursework study in human computer interaction or interaction design

Day 1 - 11 Nov 2003, 9am-5pm

Cognitive Factors in Design: Basic Human Memory and Problem Solving

Conducted by:

Thomas T Hewett (Drexel University, USA & visiting Professor, Creativity and Cognition Research Studios, Faculty of IT, University of Technology Sydney)

Overview

You will learn some theoretical and practical aspects of how people remember information and how they solve problems. You will gain insights about how to take advantage of some of these capabilities in designing for your most important interaction component, the human mind. The course is not intended for the person seeking "instant" or pre-packaged solutions.

Features

• Understanding a variety of phenomena through "minds on" exposure
• Develop a basis for making educated design choices when guidelines fail
• Relate some cognitive phenomena to human computer interaction
• Gain the resources needed for self-directed study in cognitive psychology

Day 2 - 12 Nov 2003, 9am-5pm

"Usability Evaluation: An Introduction to What, Why and How to"

Conducted by:

Sandrine Balbo, Steve Goschnick, Steve Howard, Frank Vetere (The University of Melbourne) & John Murphy (Novell)

Overview

You will be introduced to the most common approaches to usability evaluation (including expert based and user based approaches). You will understand the various roles usability evaluation plays in ICT development, and also how to plan and conduct basic evaluations The course will assume no previous knowledge of usability evaluation, though some personal experience of user interface design would be advantageous

Features

• Gain a basic understanding of usability and its evaluation
• Develop a test and evaluation plan
• Develop skills in expert and user based approaches to evaluation
• Use a state of the art usability laboratory
• Gain insight into more advanced issues in usability evaluation

Costs full registration:

$345 for one day,

$595 for both days

Student registration:

$195 for one day,

$345 for both days (must be full time post graduate and include letter from head of department)

Fee includes morning and afternoon teas and lunch. Places are strictly limited Further information:

Brochure in .pdf format Effective_Design.pdf

James Morrison Tel (03) 8344 1501 Email jamesmm@unimelb.edu.au

For registration link to: Registration Form