User Interface Functional Design & Prototyping
Well designed, gives a great and useful opening to user centered design. Thank you very much. It was a great experience for me...-- Lyah
What makes a good user interface? What is involved when designing interfaces? How do you design the right navigational model for your interface? This course examines these issues and teaches you how to create a sound user interface.
User Interface Functional Design and Prototyping is a 4-week course that will teach you how to design user interfaces. You gain an understanding of the overall user interface design process and learn how to develop user scenarios, a user object model, a navigational model, and an exploratory view of the user interface using low-fidelity (paper) prototyping techniques. By the end of this course, you will develop a set of user scenarios, a user object model, a navigational or flow diagram, and a paper prototype for a small software application.
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Highlights:
- Successful completion of the User Interface Analysis course
- 4 weeks of one-to-one instructor mentoring
- Three one-hour teleconferences: These teleconferences take place on a Wednesday afternoon starting at 4:15 PM EST for one hour. Although not mandatory, your presence in these teleconferences is recommended. If you are unavailable to attend, you can download a recording of the teleconference.
- Expert feedback on assignments
- 200 pages of self-paced readings & interactive quizzes
- Downloadable HTML and PDF version of course materials
Prerequisites
- Working knowledge of English
- Familiarity with browsers, email and computer file system functions
- A desire to work on products that understand users
Computing Requirements
- Internet access
- Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
Class Start Dates
— March 5
— May 7
Price
$259US/$259CDN
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About The Instructor
The instructor will guide you throughout the course by providing one-to-one mentoring. During the course, the instructor will answer your questions by email, provide you with feedback on your assignments, and lead optional audio teleconference sessions to discuss the materials and assignments.
Hans Bergman is a user interface design consultant with over 25 years of experience in teaching and human factors. He is the owner of Convergent Design, a company that specializes in human factors design. His clients include Fortune 500 companies such as Nortel Networks and Motorola.
Student Reviews
Overall well done to the course team on a very practical and useful course. The personal touch via teleconference with instructor (Hans Bergman) makes the course a unique learning experience. A very enjoyable online learning experience overall. -- Dave
Well designed, gives a great and useful opening to user centered design. Thank you very much. It was a great experience for me. -- Lyah
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