February Update - Spring 2011 Training Programme in Usability, UX and UCD
William Hudson <[email protected]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:12:56 +0000
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--_000_F50131469A920B46BB110BE2A2F354A8240D9F77hermessyntagmco_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It's now just a week until our four-day training event - UxFest - on user e= xperience, information architecture and user-centred design. It includes st= rategic courses on Ajax, Agile, Web Navigation and Faceted Search. It's not= too late to book online. Just visit www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtm= l#uxfest<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest> Details of courses in our Spring programme follow below. Spring UX & UCD Training Course in London Following UxFest will be a two-day workshop on Persona-Driven Design<http:/= /www.syntagm.co.uk/design/personadriven.shtml> on 21 March. Participants wi= ll spend about 50% of their time making sense of user research and then dev= eloping personas and interaction designs using a variety of user-centred te= chniques. It's suitable for a broad audience, from interaction designers an= d developers through to project managers and Scrum masters. In April (the 11th) we will be introducing a new course focusing on Ecommer= ce User Experience<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/ecommerceux.shtml>. This= is based on benchmarking work we've been doing for almost 10 years on both= intranets and ecommerce sites. The one-day course will help participants e= valuate and improve ecommerce site design, while also showing where some of= the most important user experience opportunities lie. May 16th is the debut of Card Sorting for User Experience<http://www.syntag= m.co.uk/design/cardsortingux.shtml>, based on the popular half and full-day= card sorting courses we have been running since 2004. This revised one-day= course features the debut of our latest analysis software package, SynCaps= V3 - this will allow researchers to make sense of all but the most confuse= d sort results from either paper-based or online sorting activities. The co= urse also looks at simple and inexpensive analysis techniques. (Participant= s will be entitled to a full license for SynCaps V2, which can be applied t= owards the purchase of SynCaps V3 when it is released for sale. Our earlies= t package, SynCaps V1, is free.) Finally, June sees the return of our general course on usable web design (c= alled, appropriately enough, Web Design for Usability<http://www.syntagm.co= .uk/design/webusability.shtml>) on the 13th. Unlike many usability courses,= this one focuses on design and is more than a large collection of guidelin= es and tips. We include a variety of tools and techniques to help participa= nts apply usable design in their projects. As always, there is a 3-for-2 discount across all of these courses, giving = great flexibility to both individual and group attendees. Visit our web site<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest> f= or full details and to book online. Courses in Vancouver Two of our courses - Agile UX & UCD and Card Sorting - are featured in the = tutorial programme for CHI 2011 in Vancouver. The courses programme should = be on the conference web site fairly soon - www.chi2011.org<http://www.chi2= 011.org> Drop us a line if you need a course you don't see on our site (see our cour= se schedule<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml>) or would like = to run one or more in-house, anywhere in the world. Regards, William Hudson Syntagm Ltd User Experience Strategist UK 01235-522859 World +44-1235-522859 US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM Web www.syntagm.co.uk/design<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design> Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Skype williamhudsonskype Twitter SyntagmUCD Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985). Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxford Road, Abingdon OX1= 4 2DS. UxFest - Four days of UX, UCD and Usability Courses in London 7-10 Feb 2011 www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest<http://www.syntagm.co.uk/des= ign/schedule.shtml#uxfest> --_000_F50131469A920B46BB110BE2A2F354A8240D9F77hermessyntagmco_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-micr= osoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http:= //www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content= =3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"><meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Micros= oft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Cambria; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @page WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext=3D"edit" spidmax=3D"1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext=3D"edit"> <o:idmap v:ext=3D"edit" data=3D"1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=3DEN-GB link=3Dblue vli= nk=3Dpurple><div class=3DWordSection1><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'c= olor:#1F497D'>It’s now just a week until our four-day training event = - <b>UxFest</b> - on user experience, information architecture and user-cen= tred design. It includes strategic courses on Ajax, Agile, Web Navigation a= nd Faceted Search. It’s not too late to book online. Just visit </spa= n><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest">www.syn= tagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest</a><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o= :p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p= > </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>= Details of courses in our Spring programme follow below.<o:p></o:p></span><= /p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></sp= an></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-family:"Cambria","serif"= ;color:#1F497D'>Spring UX & UCD Training Course in London<o:p></o:p></s= pan></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span style=3D'font-family:"Cambria","s= erif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><= span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Following UxFest will be a two-day workshop on= </span><b><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/personadriven.shtml">= Persona-Driven Design</a></b> <span class=3DMsoHyperlink><span style=3D'col= or:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'>on 21 <b>March</b>. </span></span><span st= yle=3D'color:#1F497D'>Participants will spend about 50% of their time makin= g sense of user research and then developing personas and interaction desig= ns using a variety of user-centred techniques. It’s suitable for a br= oad audience, from interaction designers and developers through to project = managers and Scrum masters. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><spa= n style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal>= <span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>In <b>April</b> (the 11<sup>th</sup>) we will= be introducing a new course focusing on </span><a href=3D"http://www.synta= gm.co.uk/design/ecommerceux.shtml"><b>Ecommerce User Experience</b></a><spa= n style=3D'color:#1F497D'>. This is based on benchmarking work we’ve = been doing for almost 10 years on both intranets and ecommerce sites. The o= ne-day course will help participants evaluate and improve ecommerce site de= sign, while also showing where some of the most important user experience o= pportunities lie.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'= color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><span st= yle=3D'color:#1F497D'>May</span></b><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'> 16<sup>t= h</sup> is the debut of <b><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/cards= ortingux.shtml">Card Sorting for User Experience</a></b>, based on the popu= lar half and full-day card sorting courses we have been running since 2004.= This revised one-day course features the debut of our latest analysis soft= ware package, <b>SynCaps V3</b> – this will allow researchers to make= sense of all but the most confused sort results from either paper-based or= online sorting activities. The course also looks at simple and inexpensive= analysis techniques. (Participants will be entitled to a full license for = SynCaps V2, which can be applied towards the purchase of SynCaps V3 when it= is released for sale. Our earliest package, SynCaps V1, is free.)<o:p></o:= p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> = </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Finally= , <b>June</b> sees the return of our general course on usable web design (c= alled, appropriately enough, <b><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/= webusability.shtml">Web Design for Usability</a></b>) on the 13<sup>th</sup= >. Unlike many usability courses, this one focuses on design and is more th= an a large collection of guidelines and tips. We include a variety of tools= and techniques to help participants apply usable design in their projects.= <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o= :p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D= '>As always, there is a <b>3-for-2 discount</b> across all of these courses= , giving great flexibility to both individual and group attendees.<o:p></o:= p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> = </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fare= ast-language:EN-GB'>Visit </span><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design= /schedule.shtml#uxfest"><b>our web site</b></a><span style=3D'color:#1F497D= '> for full details and to book online.</span><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;= mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><b><= span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMso= Normal><b><span style=3D'font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#1F497D'>Cours= es in Vancouver<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style= =3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span s= tyle=3D'color:#1F497D'>Two of our courses – Agile UX & UCD and Ca= rd Sorting – are featured in the tutorial programme for CHI 2011 in V= ancouver. The courses programme should be on the conference web site fairly= soon – </span><a href=3D"http://www.chi2011.org"><b>www.chi2011.org<= /b></a><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoN= ormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3D= MsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'>Drop us a line if you need a course= you don’t see on our site (</span><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.u= k/design/schedule.shtml"><b>see our course schedule</b></a><span style=3D'c= olor:#1F497D'>) or would like to run one or more in-house, anywhere in the = world.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F49= 7D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#= 1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class= =3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><br>W= illiam Hudson<br>Syntagm Ltd<br>User Experience Strategist<br>UK 01235-5228= 59<br>World +44-1235-522859<br>US Toll Free 1-866-SYNTAGM<br>Web </span><a = href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design"><span style=3D'mso-fareast-languag= e:EN-GB'>www.syntagm.co.uk/design</span></a><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;ms= o-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Email </span><a href=3D"= mailto:[email protected]"><span style=3D'mso-fareast-language:EN= -GB'>[email protected]</span></a><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;ms= o-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span = style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>Skype williamhudsonskype= <br>Twitter SyntagmUCD <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span sty= le=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p= ><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-= GB'>Syntagm is a limited company registered in England and Wales (1985).<o:= p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fa= reast-language:EN-GB'>Registered number: 1895345. Registered office: 10 Oxf= ord Road, Abingdon OX14 2DS.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><spa= n style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></spa= n></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-languag= e:EN-GB'>UxFest – Four days of UX, UCD and Usability Courses in Londo= n 7-10 Feb 2011</span><span style=3D'color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><= p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB= '><a href=3D"http://www.syntagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest">www.syn= tagm.co.uk/design/schedule.shtml#uxfest</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class= =3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span style=3D'color= :#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>= --_000_F50131469A920B46BB110BE2A2F354A8240D9F77hermessyntagmco_--