Certified User Interaction Practitioner (CUIP) Program
Applicants do not need to take Macadamian Usability courses in order to write the examination. Macadamian Usability Certified User Interaction Practitioners (PDF) receive an authenticated certification diploma.
Costs are as follows:
- Full Course Program with Exam
- $4750
- Certified User Interaction Practitioner Exam
- $500 without course program
Training doesn't have to be 10 consecutive days. You may also choose selected courses to fill in skill and knowledge gaps before writing the exam. See the individual course listings to see per course descriptions, schedules and costs.
Introduction to User
Centered Design (1-day)
The training covers a complete cycle of the User Centered Design
process with emphasis on integration with typical development processes
and support of marketing initiatives tied to product development
and launch. The benefits and application of UCD in development
teams are covered.
User Requirements (2-day)
The training covers the purpose and benefits of clearly defining
customer needs and then describes how to integrate these needs
effectively into a User-Centered Design process through practical
research techniques. The emphasis of the course is on the translation
of customer needs into clear and measurable usage metrics which
can be tracked throughout a development project to ensure that
user requirements are taken into consideration in the final product design.
Effective GUI Design (2-day)
This training covers in-depth training on specifying user tasks (usage
scenarios) and user requirements related to design. It also covers
detailed GUI screen design, GUI standards & guidelines in your software
engineering process. You will learn how to effectively specify user
interfaces and apply the UCD process in software interface design.
Effective Web Application
Design (2-day)
The training covers the essential building blocks of a web application,
including the proper interaction model for web applications,
creating the information architecture and navigation scheme. In additions
learn the "do's
and don'ts" for converting existing GUI applications to web applications. Other
topics include web guidelines and standards as they apply to
web 1.0 and 2.0 applications, including the use of web 1.0 and
2.0 controls and the basic rules for visual presentation. As
well, learn how to incorporate user feedback and apply User Interaction research
methods to web applications to create web applications that work for your
users.
User Interaction Testing (2-day)
Participants are given a deep understanding of the tools and techniques
for effective user interaction testing throughout the development
cycle. Topics covered include: writing a test plan, developing an
interview protocol, test facilitation skills, gathering accurate
and relevant data, effectively reporting test results and using
the results in the design process.
Strategic Management
of User Centered Design (1-day)
This training focuses on introducing a UCD process into your organization.
The topics include how to get started by choosing a small, successful
UCD project, Introducing and dealing with resistance to a new process,
Developing a long-term strategy for UCD, Exploring the pros and
cons of building expertise in-house vs. using professional services or a
combination of both. You will get a framework of the issues to
consider from identifying roles and job descriptions to hiring specialists,
contractors vs. training existing staff in UCD process and skills.