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Usability Evaluation

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Serco Usability Services is running a two-day course for anyone interested in usability evaluation techniques that can be used for improving the usability of products and systems during development.

Serco Usability Services is running a two-day course for anyone interested in usability evaluation techniques that can be used for improving the usability of products and systems during development.

Date: This is a two-day course running Tuesday 13th - Wednesday 14th September 2005

Cost: £800 + VAT

Participants will learn how to set usability goals, how to evaluate usability at all stages of the system development lifecycle and how to assess the extent to which the final system meets user needs.

They will also learn how to choose the most appropriate and cost-effective evaluation methods for use in their development environment. This is a hands-on course, which gives practical experience of usability evaluation techniques.

The course is based on extensive experience of applying usability evaluation methods in a wide range of commercial organisations.

Who should attend:
Anyone who is involved in improving usability and assuring software quality should attend this course, including project managers, developers, system procurers, quality managers, and usability professionals. The course is intended for those new to usability or with limited experience of usability evaluation.

Bookings & Details:
Visit http://www.usability.serco.com/services/usab-eval.htm or contact emma.boguslawski@usability.serco.com