As acquiring traffic becomes more and more expensive, making sure your website is user-friendly is essential. This course aims to detail the standards for, and benefits of, a user-centred design approach. You’ll examine key areas where usability is of paramount importance, including best practice for navigation, page layout, forms and error messages, as well as the impact on checkouts and conversion.
Programme
The course will help you understand the standards (e.g. ISO 13407) and commercial benefits of usability, how to overcome common barriers and how to calculate the revenue impact of usability. You will look in detail at usability principles in the design of navigation (and card sorting techniques), homepages, page layout, forms and error messages, and how usability is involved in merchandising, checkout and persuasion architecture, as well as the future of usability.
Working through the usability lifecycle, you’ll discover practical methods including persona and scenario creation, rapid prototyping, creating usability metrics. You’ll also take part in exercises applying informal usability assessment and testing methods.
Who should attend?
This course is ideal for those involved in website conversion looking to gain a better understanding of the principles of usability and learn how to apply best practice. We recommended that you have some previous experience of website terminology.
How will I benefit?
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Articulate the business benefits of user-centred design throughout the development process
- Understand the user experience principles for both secure and non-secure areas of websites, and the different usability methods that can be applied during the design lifecycle
- Use profitable tips for merchandising and selling online, from the home page to the checkout
- Perform card sorting for information architecture analysis and apply the results
Manchester Digital members get a 10% discount on the list price, to take advantage of this offer email training@econsultancy.com.
For more information about the course and to book a place click here.
