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SUMMARY:Usability expert review training
LOCATION:London, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:For people in design teams who need rapid methods for assessing
  usability, "How to carry out an expert review" is a 1-day usability traini
 ng course that will show you how to spot usability problems in prototypes a
 nd finished products. Unlike courses in usability testing, this course teac
 hes you how to find and fix usability problems without involving end users.
 
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\nAfter attending this course, you will be able to carry out a range of
  usability inspection methods, such as Nielsen's heuristic evaluation and a
  cognitive walkthrough. As well as a set of comprehensive notes, you will l
 eave the seminar with detailed usability checklists, workbooks and step-by-
 step instructions to help you carry out the most valuable techniques.
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 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
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\n-Appreciate the difference between a usability inspe
 ction and someone’s personal opinion.
\n-Learn and practice some quick tech
 niques for carrying out usability reviews of prototypes and finished produc
 ts.
\n-Find and fix usability bloopers before they become hard coded.
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 ply Jakob Nielsen’s “heuristic evaluation” technique to software, products 
 and web sites.
\n-Uncover the elements of your design that lead new users t
 o make errors, using the task-based "cognitive walkthrough" method.
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 n to spot usability problems in prototypes and finished products.
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