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Intro to UX: Fundamentals of Usability

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Overview

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Join UserTesting's Marieke McCloskey for an insightful dive into usability — what it means, why it matters, and how you can optimize your product, service, or business.

What: In today's competitive market, it's never been more important to make sure that your user experience is easy, clear, and enjoyable. This 90-minute class gives you the frameworks, tools, and tactics to create a stand-out user experience, with key lessons in: 

  • what usability is
  • designing digital products for optimal usability
  • ways to evaluate usability (with hands-on demonstration)
  • best practices for reporting findings and recommendations

Who: This class is ideal for designers, marketers, product managers, developers, and everyone involved in a crafting great customer experiences.

Why: You'll gain a richer understanding of usability as a discipline, empowering you to design, evaluate, and iterate on the user experience.

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Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • What is usability?
  • Why does it matter?
  • Designing Digital Products for Ideal Usability
  • Types of Usability Testing
  • Usability Testing Best Practices
  • Reporting on Findings
  • Demo: Usability Study
  • Demo: Heuristic Evaluation
  • Final Thoughts

Taught by

Marieke McCloskey

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