Feb

20

2012

Venue: The Hatton, 51-53 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8HN. Map and directions (pdf).

Course timings: 10am to 5pm.

Places remaining: 2

Prices

Date Course Price  
Feb 20 Axure Essentials £450 + VAT
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Date Course Price  
Feb 20-21 Axure Essentials +
Advanced Prototyping with Axure
£750 + VAT
Feb 20-22 Axure Essentials +
Advanced Prototyping with Axure +
Prototyping mobile interfaces with Axure
£995 + VAT

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Overview

Axure RP Pro is an industry leading tool for rapidly prototyping the web, desktop and mobile software applications, and its use is growing exponentially amongst the User Experience Design (UXD) community. This training is designed for people starting out with Axure RP Pro who want to take their first steps in creating prototypes (wireframes).

Want something more advanced? Try Advanced Prototpying with Axure.

"With no prior knowledge of Axure, I successfully completed the Essentials and Advanced courses and left feeling well equiped to start my new contract working with Axure for the first time on some 'seriously complex' applications. The course got me familiar with the basics and the advanced features plus a few tips and tricks to make things simple. I'm going to be thrown in the deep end but I know that I'll be able to deal with the majority of scenarios that may arise as a result of taking this course." – Cynthia Barnieh, CNASB Ltd.

Printable pdf course description for this seminar

This seminar is aimed at

This course is for those with little or no previous experience of Axure RP Pro and who what to gain expertise in rapid prototyping.

It is a hands-on course and is most effective for delegates who have day-to-day responsibility for creating prototypes. Typical job titles include: User Experience Designers, Information Architects, Interaction Designers, Usability Engineers, Graphic/visual Designers, Interface Developers, Content Writers and Business Analysts.

Pre-requisites

You must bring with you a laptop with the latest version of Axure RP Pro installed. If you don't have Axure RP Pro yet, you can install a fully-functional trial version for the period of the course.

You will learn how to

  • Critically appraise common approaches to prototyping within a User Centred Design (UCD) context.
  • Critically appraise common prototyping tools and associated techniques.
  • Produce straightforward Axure RP Pro prototypes (wireframes).
  • Produce interactive HTML prototypes suitable for usability testing.
  • Generate concise prototype specifications in Microsoft Word.

Axure RP pro features covered

  • Using standard widgets to build prototypes (wireframes).
  • Adding and customising annotations.
  • Using design masters.
  • Building simple interactions and conditional logic.
  • Building flow diagrams.
  • Generating Microsoft word specifications.
  • Generating HTML prototypes.

Seminar content in more detail

Introduction to User Centred Design (UCD) and prototyping tools and techniques

  • Prototyping in the context of User Centred Design (UCD).
  • Approaches to prototyping.
  • Axure RP Pro vs other prototyping software products.
  • Examples of real Axure RP Pro projects.

Understanding the Axure RP Pro interface

  • The Axure RP Pro workspace.
  • Axure RP Pro core functions.

Building prototypes (wireframes)

  • Using standard widgets to build prototypes (wireframes).
  • Adding and customising annotations.
  • Using design masters.

Adding interactivity

  • Interactions and basic conditional logic.

Generating specifications and prototypes

  • Building flow diagrams.
  • Generating Microsoft word specifications.
  • Generating HTML prototypes.

Summary and Wrap-Up

  • Brief review of the key topics.
  • Final opportunity for questions.

What delegates say about this seminar

  • "The balance between theory and practice was perfect and has whet my appetite for more." – Byrn Williams, Betfair.
  • "Lots of in-depth, hands-on examples and tasks." – Susie Bowden, ASDA.
  • "I really enjoyed the practical examples showing how Axure is used in real contexts."
  • "This Axure course is a great ramp up for aspiring (or skilled!) UCD professionals to become proficient in rapid iterative prototyping."
  • "I particularly appreciated the helpful information about shortcuts in Axure, the timesaving tips that I would not be able to find elsewhere. And knowing that there are open source widgets out on the web that I can go and download will also save me a lot of time reinventing the wheel."

What do I get when I book this course?

  • 1 day training course with an Axure RP Pro approved trainer.
  • A pack of training materials including links to online resources.
  • Example Axure RP Pro files to take away and re-use in your own prototypes.
  • A proper, air-conditioned learning environment.
  • CPD-approved course attendance certificate.
  • A 2-course lunch and refreshments throughout the day.
  • A money-back guarantee.

More details on what you get.

Duration

This course lasts one day.

About your trainer

Ritch Macefield

Ritch is a qualified technology teacher (Cert. Ed), a European Union (EU) approved "IT trainer-trainer" and has spent 16 years as a part-time Senior University Lecturer (Associate Professor) in both IT and advanced learning. Ritch is one of only two Axure-approved trainers in Europe and he is able to award "approved trainer" certificates. He is the owner and founder of ax-stream.

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