September 2004

Cognitive Task Analysis Course

Klein Associates - September 28-30, 2004 - Dayton, Ohio
"In order to understand how people act upon the world around them, it is necessary to understand what goes on inside their heads. Particularly when the tasks they are doing are complex, it is not enough to simply observe their behaviors. It is also important to find out how they think and what they know, how they organize and structure information, and what they seek to understand better. Cognitive Task Analysis is a family of methods and tools for gaining access to the mental processes that organize and give meaning to observable behavior. Klein Associates is offering a three-day course that provides an immersion experience in Cognitive Task Analysis (CTA). We have used CTA in over 100 projects and have been developing and refining CTA methods for 25 years. In this course, we will share the lessons we have learned and give you the tools to begin using CTA and its principles in your work."

Start date: September 28, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Second Annual Usability and Accessibility Conference

Usable Information Technology: Persuasive Communication in Industry, Government, and Higher Education (September 26-27, 2004 - Michigan State University, USA)
"A two-day conference for professionals, faculty, researchers, web designers, systems software developers, and IT managers across a broad range of disciplines and industries."

Start date: September 26, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Information Architecture & Findability

Peter Morville's Road Show (September 17, 2004 - Boston, MA, USA)
"Interface stands on the shoulders of infrastructure. User experience relies on the foundation systems of information architecture. And, the biggest problem on today's web sites and intranets is findability. This new full-day seminar from Peter Morville covers information architecture from top to bottom, explaining how search and navigation systems can be designed to support and shape user behavior."

Start date: September 17, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Mobile HCI 04

6th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (September 13-16, 2004 - University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland)
"The MOBILE HCI series provides a forum for academics and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions for effective interaction with mobile systems and services. It covers the design, evaluation and application of techniques and approaches for all mobile and wearable computing devices and services."

Start date: September 13, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Don't Make Me Think: The Workshop

Steve Krug: September 8, 2004 - New York, NY USA
"In this day-long workshop, I'll do my darndest to teach you how to think about your site's usability problems in a useful way, and how to make low-cost/no-cost testing an everyday part of your design process."

Start date: September 08, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Enterprise Information Architecture Seminar

Louis Rosenfeld: September 7, 2004 - New York, NY USA
"Developing a unified web site or intranet for a large, decentralized organization is the Holy Grail for many of today's Internet professionals. This daylong seminar is for managers and web professionals who desperately want to tie together content in a rational, user-centered way, regardless of content ownership issues, cultural hurdles, and turf battles."

Start date: September 07, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink