Intro to User Experience (UX) Workshop

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Session #1: Tuesday, Feb 17 @ 6pm - 9pm

Session #2: Wednesday, Feb 18 @ 6pm - 9pm

Dinner will be provided by Pillar on both days.

User experience (UX) encompasses all aspects of people’s interactions with products and services. Regardless of what we’re designing—a website, an iPhone app, or a toaster—we all strive to make our designs useful, easy to use, and enjoyable. But how exactly do we instill and translate these values into our designs? How can we evaluate whether our technologies are meeting our goals? This class will introduce you to the essential techniques to find those answers.

This class is for anyone who makes (or wants to learn to make) websites, mobile apps, or other software. If you’re a developer, designer, project manager, or content creator, you can integrate UX research and design into your practice.

By the end of this class, you’ll learn the following:

• The fundamentals of UX and why it matters.

• An introduction to user research to help you understand your audiences’ values to inform design decisions.

• Basic wireframing and usability testing techniques.

• Working UX into your existing process, even if it’s one small step at a time, and even if you are short on budget, time, or support.

• Recommendations for books, articles, and other resources to explore further areas of UX.

ABOUT THE TEACHER:

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Dr. Jill Dimond (http://jilldimond.com/) is a worker-owner of Sassafras Tech Collective, a worker-owned cooperative focused on building technologies for social change. Her research and design interests lie at the intersection of social computing, social justice, and human-computer interaction. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Centered Computing from Georgia Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. She has worked for Google and as an interaction designer. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, NPR, BBC, and the Washington Post among others.

SCHOLARSHIPS: We are offering scholarships on a limited basis for students with financial need. Please complete our scholarship application (http://www.gdiannarbor.com/scholarships.html) if you are interested. Applications must be received at least 2 weeks in advance of the class dates. Scholarship recipients will be notified via email at least 1 week before the first class.

MINIMUM ENROLLMENT: If fewer than 12 students register for this workshop, GDI Ann Arbor may postpone or cancel it. In that event a refund or class credit will be available to any students who have paid to attend.

WHAT TO BRING: Please bring your laptop and charger to all class sessions. Power strips & Wi-Fi will be provided.

QUESTIONS? We're here to help! If you have additional questions or would like to talk further before signing up for a class, please contact us at annarbor@girldevelopit.com

HOSTED & SPONSORED BY:

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About Pillar (http://pillartechnology.com/)

Pillar is a business and technology consulting company. We’re passionate about creating cutting edge technology and innovation. We develop software that solves problems and creates business value in a timely manner. Pillar uses Agile techniques to focus on quality assurance rather than quality control. We select the brightest minds in technology and business to teach companies how to quickly see real returns on their technology investment. Pillar believes that EXECUTION IS EVERYTHING.

We couldn't do this without our PARTNERS:

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All attendees are expected to abide by the Girl Develop It Code of Conduct (http://www.girldevelopit.com/codeofconduct).