Weekend Workshops on UCD in Mumbai - May to Jun ‘08

April 28, 2008 | Filed under: Miscellanous, Usability

Design Incubator R&D Labs Pvt Ltd is happy to announce Weekend Workshops on User Centred Design 2008 in Mumbai.
Four workshop modules are offered on consecutive weekends over fourteen days starting 24th May 2008 to 6th July 2008. Participants can choose to attend select modules or attend all of them. Participants can avail of early bird discounts and ensure availability of seats by booking in advance. Details of the workshops are given below.

The Modules are:

UCD 01 – Introduction to User Centered Design (2 days on 1 weekend)
Workshop dates are 24th May ‘08 (Sat), 25th May ‘08 (Sun)

UCD 02 – User Requirements Engineering and User Interface Architecture (4 days on 2 consecutive weekends)
Workshop dates are 31st May ‘08 (Sat), 1st June ‘08 (Sun), 7th June   ‘08 (Sat), 8th June ‘08 (Sun)

UCD 03 – User Interface Visualization, Prototyping and Graphic Design (4 days on 2 consecutive weekends)
Workshop dates are 14th June ‘08 (Sat), 15th June ‘08 (Sun), 21st June ‘08 (Sat), 22nd June ‘08 (Sun)

UCD 04 – Usability Testing and Design Inspection Methods (4 days on 2 consecutive weekends)
Workshop dates are 28th Jun ‘08 (Sat), 29th Jun ‘08 (Sun), 5th July ‘08 (Sat), 6th July ‘08 (Sun)

The Venue:

MphasiS Ltd., 2nd Floor, Leela Business Park (Opposite to the Leela Kempinski Hotel), Andheri-Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400059.
Facility and Infrastructure support by MphasiS Usability Engineering Practice.

Important links for more information:

Site URL: www.designincubator.com
Workshop URL: http://www.designincubator.com/training_current.htm
Mail: training[at]designincubator[dot]com
Tel: +91 22 6552 9069

 

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