UXLabs Certified User Research Professional (UCURP)

Every user is different the way they percieve, adapt and understand technology. Its really difficult to design a technology or a piece of software for one set of people and expect every to use it without any usability issues. There are various aspects social, cultural which affects users perfmance in using a technology or adapting to a new technology.

In this competitve market, its really important to focus on users needs, and design keeping them in mind to sustain long term. With this in mind UXLabs has designed the UXLabs Certified User Research Professional (UCURP) training and certification which focuses on various user research technqiues which can be implemented and used in organizations

Training Overview

The course will introduce students to Qualitative and Quantitative methods of research and the core process and methodologies of User research.

Objectives

Upon satisfactory completion of the course, students will be able to:

• Understand various qualitative and quantitative research methods
• Explain Designs of qualitative and quantitative research
• Implement Qualitative and quantitative research in practice
• Understand user properties, their mental model, their pyscology and congitive aspects
• Understand users cultural and social aspects
• Implement user research with various methodologies like persona, focus groups, interviews, observation, questionaire, field studies etc

Approach

We follow a very interactive approach for all our trainings with examples, practical and lab based exercises. We use the following aids for training

• Presentations
• Audio
• Video
• Flash Cards

Practical, Hands-On Learning

Structured around a running set of project exercises and assignments, the course is organized to emphasize practical application of concepts. Each topic is presented and then immediately applied to a team exercise that is a real-world application carefully crafted for learning the course topics. This dynamic, interactive, hands-on approach instills in participants a broad base of how-to-do-it knowledge that can be immediately applied in their work situations. By the end of the course, each attendee has participated in all major activities for designing and evaluating a usable interface. Based on participant feedback, these assignments and exercises are one of the favorite features of this course.

Duration

Duration for UCURP training will be 6 weeks followed by a final exam. In order to improve and master the skill both theoretially and practically, topic specific weekly practical exercise and assignments will be scheduled.

Assessment:

Every week assessment in the form of quiz, discussion question, long and short answers, multiple choice questions wil be scheduled in order to test the knowledge. Throughout the training unit/mock test would be conducted which will help you clear your final exams.

Cost and Registration

Please contact us for information on pricing and registration details