Also in 2010, Human Interface Group is participating in the Human Centered Design program of KU Leuven Kortrijk. During this program, you will become familiar with all essential steps in the design user-friendly hardware and software applications. The approach is practical, but also pays attention to the theoretical base of  this discipline.

We will be presenting the following sessions:

• March 11, 2010 - User and tasks analysis (1)
  Each user-centered design process starts with a thorough analysis of the users, their needs and the users' environment. Senior Human Interface Consulant Gerrit Deleu will teach you the basic methods for performing a user and tasks analysis using a practical case.
• March 18, 2010 - User and tasks analysis (2)
  Once you have completed your user and task analysis, you  can create user profiles (personas) to guide the interaction design. Senior Human Interface Consulant Veerle Schoofs will explain our field experience when designing Philips' Universal Remote Controls.
• June 3, 2010 - Usability evaluation methods
  Usability testing is one of the most used and known methods to evaluate the usability of an interaction design. Senior Human Interface Consultant Sancho Geentjens will demonstrate how usability testing was useful when design the portal of the Flemish Government.

The training is offered via videoconference in Kortrijk and Leuven. The 14 sessions take place between February 25th and June 17th, 2010, from 18:00 to 21:30. Note that the application deadline is February 22nd, 2010.

For more details take a look at the website of KU Leuven Kortrijk or download the brochure in PDF format (Dutch).