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Tutorials

A tutorial is an intensive instructional session, in both full day half-day formats, offered Monday, Monday evening, and Tuesday.
  • Each tutorial is conducted by an expert or team of expert practitioners in the field.
  • Tutorials offer indepth coverage of specific concepts.
  • Target audiences range from Beginner to Advanced (see details below)
  • All day tutorial fees cover:
    • handouts
    • breaks and/or lunch

Monday, July 8, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tutorial 1: Global Web Sites: Internationalization and Localization Issues
Nuray Aykin
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tutorial 2: Cost-effective User-Centered Design based on ISO 13407
Nigel Bevan
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tutorial 3: Discovering User Needs: Field Techniques You Can Use
Kate Gomoll, Ellen Story
Audience: Intermediate, Managers or Usability Advocates

Tutorial 4: GUI Bloopers: Recognizing and Avoiding Common GUI Design Mistakes
Jeff Johnson
Audience: Beginners, Intermediate

Tutorial 5: Phone Usability Testing: A "Deep, Deep Discount Method That Gets Results
Julie Ratner, Steve Krug
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Manager/ Usability Advocates

Tutorial 6: Collecting and Using Customer Stories in User Interface Design
Thyra Rauch, Gary Macomber
Audience: Intermediate

Tutorial 7: An Iterative Approach to Better Working Relationships
Elizabeth Rosensweig
Audience:

Tutorial 8: Using the Streamlined Cognitive Walkthrough Method
Rick Spencer, Marcia Glover
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Monday Evening, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM


Tutorial 9: Ulabs on the cheap: Usability Labs for Under $1000...
Michael Wood
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tutorial 10: Beyond Usability: Blazing the Trail Towards Integrated Brand Experience Design
Tobi Day-Hamilton, Diana Wiffen
Audience: Intermediate, Advanced, and Manager/Advocate

Tutorial 11: Designing Highly Usable Wireless Services For Next Generation Devices and Networks
Didier Chincholle, Mikael Eriksson
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 AM - Noon


Tutorial 12: Implementing a Corporate Web Accessibility Compliance Program
Sarah Swierenga
Audience: Intermediate, Managers or Usability Advocates

Tuesday, July 9, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Tutorial 14: User Requirements: Collection, Data Interpretation, and Presentation
Catherine Courage, Kathy Baxter
Audience: Beginner

Tutorial 15: Understanding and Evaluating Accessibility: Improving Usability for More People in More Situations
Shawn Lawton Henry; Chris Law
Audience: Intermediate, Advanced

Tutorial 16: How to Introduce, Deploy, and Optimize User-Centered Design in Your Organization
Karel Vredenburg, Scott Isensee, Carol Righi
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, Manager/Advocate

Tutorial 17: Designing Pleasurable Products - beyond Usability
Patrick Jordan, Elizabeth Hofvenschiold
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tutorial 18: Cross-Cultural User-Interface Design for Work, Home, Play, and On the Way
Aaron Marcus
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tutorial 19: Conducting a Hands-on Usability Study: A Participative Tutorial
Tobi Day-Hamilton, Diana Wiffen
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tutorial 20: Handheld Usability: Designing, Prototyping, and Usability Testing Applications for Pagers, PDAs, and Mobile Phones
Scott Weiss, Richard M. Martin
Audience: Intermediate, Manager/Advocate

Tutorial 21 Screen Design Essentials: Effective Layout and Design for Windows and Webpages
Stephen Cox, Suzanne Currie
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate

Tuesday, July 9, 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM


Tutorial 13: The Psychology of the Web: Streamlining Sites for Success
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, Susan Weinschenk
Audience: Beginner, Intermediate