Spring courses 2008

We also provide tailor-made courses for individual companies and organisations. Contact us by e-mail mona@netliferesearch.com or eidar@netliferesearch.com for more information or call us on +47 22 42 46 42

Courses:

12 March – The core model – get a kick-start on prototyping
8 April – Usability for developers
9 April – From overall strategy to specific design
6 May – Effective searching on your own website/intranet
7 May – What can you learn from Web 2.0 solutions?

Practical information and registration

12 March – The core model – get a kick-start on prototyping
Are and Mona

The core model is first and foremost a practical working tool that gives a rapid insight into and overview of the intended webpage or application. The model turns traditional thinking upside down. We do not assume that informational structures and data models are the most important factors. Instead, we design the most important pages first. This method is suited to both redesign and new development.

• Learn to identify the most important pages on your website
• Find the optimal access routes, through, for example, searching and menus
• Build in support for business objectives and social factors

This course is open to everyone

8 April – Usability for developers
Thor and Mona

This is a tailor-made course for developers and others with a technical background looking for a fast introduction to usability. During the course you will learn simple techniques and rules of thumb that you can follow during your development work.

The course includes the following:

• Form design – how to create effective forms
• Error messages for normal users
• Learn methods that allow you to create a complete, usability tested system in three days
• Effective navigation systems – is the left hand menu always the answer?
• Don’t listen to your users – avoid feature creep by interpreting your users correctly

This course has been specially designed for web programmers and application developers.

9 April – From overall strategy to specific design
Eidar, Martin and Laura

How can you ensure that the changes you make to your website improve the user experience? How can you achieve the effect you’re looking for? In this course, we will guide you through a strategic design process, where being familiar with your users’ objectives is key. You will be given specific instruction on how you should work to achieve your goals in the design process:

• Strategic goals – how do you translate these into user friendly design
• How do you plan a redesign process – what do you do first and what do you do last?
• Make your goals measurable – track the impact of what you have done
• Learn how to document user needs and use them to succeed

This course is open to everyone.

6 May – Effective searching on your own website/intranet
Anders and Are

Searching is a critical success factor for all websites over a certain size. With increasing amounts of information available, it is becoming even more important. This course gives you the knowledge and tools you need to ensure that your users can find what they’re looking for. The tips that we give you work, regardless of what search engine technology your website currently uses.

The course includes:
• What is searching? How do people think when they are searching?
• Different types of search and why a search is like a conversation
• Utilise the search log, find trigger words and thought scenarios
• Tailored search results and sorting functions
• Use recommended hits and enrichments to raise hits
• Adapt your content for important search words
• Search 2.0 – how should you exploit the latest trends in searching

This course is open to everyone.

7 May- What can you learn from Web 2.0 solutions?
Jostein and Martha

Web 2.0 was the big buzz word in 2007. Now that the hype has settled down, it’s time to look at how we can utilise the Web 2.0 trends on our own websites. This course takes a practical approach and gives you a critical overview of both well known and less well known Web 2.0 solutions. You will be given a range of specific advice and tips on how you can improve your own website by taking the best from the Web 2.0 world.

This course is open to everyone.

Practical information:

• Price per person per course: NOK 4700
• Volume discount: One free place for every 5 registrations from the same company
• All courses run from 9 am to 4 pm
• Course price includes lunch and refreshments
• Courses take place at our offices at Storgata 2 in Oslo
• Working material has been developed for every course
• We also offer tailor-made courses for companies/organisations that can be run at your own premises

Registration:
Send an e-mail to eidar@netliferesearch.com stating that you wish to participate in a course and which course you are interested in.