Mobile UX Design Training
Akendi's mobile user experience course covers the often unique challenges of designing for mobile devices. The tools and techniques to successfully design a mobile app and embed this knowledge into your current design approach.
Course Fees and Registration
Our UX training rate is $595 per day, per person. We also provide a User Experience Certification program that starts at $2595 per person.
TorontoAug 28, 2013
|
Ottawa Sep 25, 2013
|
VancouverMay 15, 2013
|
What You Will Learn
In this course, participants will learn up-to-date knowledge & skills to design for current mobile and tablet platforms.
- Mobile User Interface Design Techniques and Principles
- Understanding User Behaviour with Mobile devices
- Mobile Design Elements & Patterns
- Usability Test your Mobile User Experience
- Building mobile ux design into the development processes
Hands-on exercises will be used throughout the course.
Mobile User Experience Design Training Outline
Introduction
- What are mobile devices and apps?
- How did we get here? Evolution of Mobile Design
- Mobile platforms: Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, iPad
- Why would you create mobile experiences?
- What kind of skills are needed for Mobile design?
Mobile UX Principles
- Designing for mobile screens
- Responsive Design
- Keyboards and touch input
- Navigation, Menus
- Best practises in mobile design
- NUIs: Natural User Interfaces and Mobile devices
Mobile Design Elements
- Information Design, Structures
- Creating Mobile Design Patterns
- Design for Platforms: iPhone, iPad, BlackBerry, Android & Windows
- Search on Mobile devices
- Mobile Design Patterns
- Browsing and Navigation
- Mobile Web vs. Mobile apps
- Responsive Mobile design
- Group Design Exercise
Mobile Design Research and Testing
- Competitive Analysis
- Observation and Interviews
- Diary, Journal methods
- Ethnographic approaches
- Mobile User Personas and Mobile Scenarios
- Concept Designs and Prototyping
- Mobile Usability Testing
- Mobile Design and software design processes
Review of the day, our mobile ux design best practices.
Course duration
1 day, 9:00am – 4:30pm full day session with a one-hour lunch break.
Who should attend
We assume some knowledge of mobile user interface design and user experience design. The course is appropriate for anyone responsible for mobile websites, mobile apps and the user experience of a mobile product.
Who participated in our courses
Autodesk, Microsoft, Foresters, Ecobee, Rogers, Sage, WorkSafeBC, Ontario Securities Commission, Industry Canada, Ryerson University, Human Resources & Skills Development Canada, Service Canada, Canada Post, Export Development Canada, Conference Board of Canada, and others.
Course Fees and Registration
Our UX training rate is $595 per day, per person. We also provide a User Experience Certification program that starts at $2595 per person.
Cancellation Policy
Training cost is per person as stated with a minimum 4 participants per course. Akendi reserves the right to cancel a scheduled training session up to 5 business days prior to the training if a minimum class size of 4 participants has not been attained. Akendi is not responsible for any travel or other costs incurred as result of a cancellation.
Cancellation fee is 15% if you cancel more than 4 weeks prior to training start date. We provide a 50% refund between 4 and 2 weeks before a course. No refunds when cancelling within 2 weeks of course start date.
Instructor
Dominira Saul believes that behind every well-designed product or service there is a thorough understanding of the actual users and their needs.
Having presented many influential research and design outcomes to clients at all levels of the private and public sector Dominira is very adept at putting his 
belief into practice. Dom remains focused on ensuring clear transfer of design recommendations and most importantly, rationale to our clients.
Dominira is a fluently bilingual communicator who has lectured at the university level, and delivered many usability training courses.
Dom has an MSc. in User Interface Design from London Guildhall University, a BA in Psychology from Carleton University and over 11 years of usability research and interaction design experience in the UK and Canada.
Let's Talk!
Please email Shaun Illingworth at training@akendi.com or 1.866.585.1660 x0 for questions and more information about our User Experience Training courses & UX Certification program.
