Welcome to the August edition of the Userfocus usability newsletter.
Feature Article: Heuristic Evaluation with Morae
Every usability professional knows that Morae is a useful tool for running a software or web usability test. But did you know you could also use it to dramatically speed up the time it takes to do a heuristic evaluation? This 'How do I...' article gives you step-by-step instructions on how to carry out an expert review with Morae, complete with explanatory screen shots. Read the article in full: Heuristic Evaluation with Morae
Featured Resource: Usability RSS feeds
Are you finding it difficult to keep up with the variety of web sites, blogs and articles devoted to usability? If so, help is at hand. We've put together a web page that aggregates the best of these web sites and made the page available through Netvibes. Read the article in full: Usability RSS feeds
Free refresher training
Have you attended one of these training courses in the past?
- A practical guide to usability testing
- Web usability
- Usability lifecycle
- Web accessibility for developers and designers
- How to carry out a usability expert review
If so, you're eligible for free refresher training: a series of 6 e-mails sent over a five-week period to get you thinking about what you learnt. Each e-mail contains a short discussion of one of the training topics and includes a quick activity that you can do on-the-job.
Usability Training: Now Booking
Practical usability testing, Sept 4 2007, London
For people in design teams who want to gain confidence in usability testing, "A practical guide to usability testing" is a 1-day workshop that shows delegates how to obtain customer feedback on prototypes and finished products. Unlike lecture-based courses, delegates get practical, hands-on experience moderating and logging usability tests. More information about this training course: Usability Testing training.
Web Usability Training, Oct 2-3 2007, London
For web designers who want hands-on experience with usability tools and techniques, "Web Usability" is a 2-day immersion seminar that shows delegates how to boost sales and conversion rates, increase usage and improve customer satisfaction. Unlike shorter introductory courses, this in-depth workshop covers the entire design and development lifecycle. More information about this training course: Web Usability training.
How to carry out a usability expert review, December 10, 2007, London
For people in design teams who need to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products, "How to carry out a usability expert review" is a 1-day seminar that teaches delegates cost-effective methods to evaluate designs. Unlike courses in usability testing, this seminar teaches delegates how to find and fix usability problems without involving end users. More information about this training course: Expert review training.
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Foundation Certificate in UX
Gain hands-on practice in all the key areas of UX while you prepare for the BCS Foundation Certificate in User Experience. More details
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