Morae training for Beginners
For new users of Techsmith's Morae who want to run a usability test, “Morae for beginners” is a 1-day seminar that shows delegates how to set up, observe, log and analyse a usability test with Morae. Unlike training from software vendors, this workshop shows delegates real-life examples of how Morae is used in practice by usability experts.
Morae has rapidly become the tool of choice for people carrying out usability tests. With the insight Morae provides, you can make critical design changes that will improve sales and conversion rates, boost Web site traffic, and increase customer satisfaction. But with the release of Morae 2.0, the software has become more complex and it's not always clear how to start using Morae to run a usability test, log data and analyse and report the results. The aim of this Morae training seminar is to show you how Morae is used in practice by usability experts. This seminar is led by Dr. David Travis who has over 20 years experience in the field of user centred design.
Want something more advanced? Try Advanced usability testing with Morae.
You will learn how to
- Confidently use Morae Recorder to set up and record a usability test, capturing clickstreams and picture-in-picture video.
- Create video recordings that you can hand to observers the instant the participant has finished.
- Customise Morae's marker terminology so that it matches your own.
- Use Morae's built-in survey tool to collect end-of-test participant ratings and comments.
- Log and observe important moments quickly and accurately (and get hands-on practice by watching real usability tests).
- Rapidly carry out sophisticated analysis in Morae Manager by creating and saving search profiles.
- Quickly and automatically analyse data, calculate usability metrics, and create graphs.
- Assemble graphs and important moments from the recording into a highlights video to share those "ah-ha!" moments.
- Export your results to Excel and quickly create a bug list to hand to the development team.
- Use keyboard shortcuts to work faster.
What will I learn?
Introduction to Morae
- Nobody wants to be a beginner: moving towards "intermediate" status
- The 3 components of Morae
- When to use Recorder, Observer and Manager
Planning a usability test with Morae
- Morae Recorder and your usability test plan
- Describing your study and defining tasks in Morae
- Replacing Morae's default success scores
- Preparing for data logging and modifying the default markers
- Replacing the default post-test survey with the "Computer Usability Satisfaction Questionnaire"
The Pilot test
- Checking the video and audio
- Making a test recording
- Connecting to the test machine with Observer
- Capturing clickstreams and picture-in-picture video
The Usability test
- Coding participant behaviour
- 5 reasons why data logging is important
- Options for saving the recording file
- How to create "instant" videos to hand to clients
Using Morae to identify usability problems
- Cleaning up behavioural observations
- Using search profiles to find and review the usability problems
- What makes a good usability problem description?
Measuring usability
- Logging the start and end of each task
- How to choose between Morae's various usability statistics
Presenting the data
- Using Morae's built-in graphing tools
- How to export your data to Excel
- Beginner's guide to creating a highlights video
Summary and Wrap-Up
- Brief review of the key topics
- Final opportunity for questions
Price and availability for "Morae training for Beginners"
In-house seminar
We bring this course to you and run it for a fixed fee no matter where you are. Prices from £150/delegate + VAT (assuming 12 delegates).
To book an in-house seminar, phone us on 020 7917 9535, e-mail us at or use the fax back form in our brochure.
Vote for a public course
If you want us to run this seminar as a public course, just click on the button below. Once we get 8 like-minded individuals we'll organise a public course and let you know.
What delegates say about our Morae training
- "Full of content that I can use straightaway." – Kim Byers, Tamar.
- "Hands-on skills that I can apply in the workplace tomorrow." – Jo Frudd, Cambridge Assessment.
- "It was directed specifically towards running a usability test, making it much more useful than the Morae manuals."
- "The course handbook is a great resource with lots of detail and 'how-to' tips."
Duration
This is a one-day seminar.
This Morae training seminar is aimed at
This workshop is for you if you are involved in carrying out usability tests with Morae. This is a hands-on seminar for usability testing practitioners who want to understand the details in using Morae for usability tests.
Customisation
We can customise our Morae training by focusing on a usability test of your website and run it on your company premises.
Money back guarantee
On completion of a public seminar, if you don't think that the training will help you do your job better, we will refund your registration fee in full.
More information
Detailed lesson plan for Morae for Beginners training (pdf format, 112 kb).
2008 Course Brochure, describing all our usability training seminars (pdf format, 796 Kb).
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