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University of Michigan Human Factors Short Course
July 26 to July 31, 2010 and August 2 to August 6, 2010
The University of Michigan will be offering our 51st year of our two-week short course on human factors. This course is developed in collaboration with specialists who writing an interview paper, and is also focused on a wide sample that will cover all the problematic points of the question. If you are interested in human factors, ergonomics, human-computer interaction, or usability, this course will give you the opportunity to get some excellent training from experts in the field.
This two-week human factors course, concerns the design of systems, products and services to make them easier, safer and more effective for human use. The first week of the course focuses on human factors concepts and is a broad survey of human
factors topics important to designers and researchers.
Human-computer interaction is the focus for week two of the course and presents an overview of major topics and issues in human-computer interaction through workshops on selected concepts, methods, and procedures that provide the foundation for design of effective human-computer systems and web applications.
Details and registration for the Human Factors Engineering Training program are available online.
Posted on April 24th, 2010
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March 31st, 2010
“Site Search Analytics for a Better User Experience,” a one-day seminar featuring information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld, will be held on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, in Ann Arbor, MI USA. Details and registration available at www.merit.edu
Posted on December 21st, 2009
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March 30th, 2010
“Enterprise Information Architecture,” a one-day seminar featuring information architecture consultant Louis Rosenfeld, will be held on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, in Ann Arbor, MI USA. Details and registration available at www.merit.edu
Posted on December 21st, 2009
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The registration deadline has been extended to by Monday, November 9, 2009. Please register at http://usability.msu.edu/conf/2009/
The Michigan UPA will be presenting a live usability experience with the Michigan Chapter of the Usability Professionals’ Association from 3:00 – 3:30pm on November 12, using everyday clocks and focusing on button types, display technologies, and product features. We will present our findings at the end of the conference.
We need volunteers and participants! Please contact to sign up as a volunteer.
World Usability Day event information:
You are invited to Michigan World Usability Day 2009, hosted by the Michigan State University Usability & Accessibility Center.
When:
Thursday, November 12, 2009
9:00-5:00
Where:
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing
Event Description
This year’s theme is Designing for Sustainable Communities, and the event will feature a special session on accessibility in the global knowledge economy, talks from the Ford Motor Company, Comerica Bank, and Oakland County eGovernment, an Assistive Technology Expo, a workshop on WCAG 2.0, and more!
Please register at http://usability.msu.edu/conf/2009/ by Monday, November 9, 2009.
Participants are given a choice of two exciting events in the morning. An Assistive Technology Expo will present an opportunity to observe real-world usage of text-to- speech software and other assistive technologies with Steve Pollo (Mee, Inc.) and Al Puzzuoli (Information Technologist, Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities, MSU). The WCAG 2.0 Workshop will educate attendees on the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and how they apply in a Web 2.0 world, presented by Mike Elledge and Graham Pierce (Assistant Director and User Experience Researcher, Usability & Accessibility Center, MSU), and Carl Bussema and Carl Raymond (Information Technologists, University Outreach and Engagement, MSU). Tours of the Usability & Accessibility Center will be available after the morning events, and will be followed by lunch.
The afternoon will begin with a special session on Contemporary Issues of IT in the Sustainable Global Knowledge Economy, moderated by Dr. Rex LaMore (Director, Center for Community & Economic Development, MSU). George Boersma (Director, Office of Technology Partnerships, Michigan Department of Information Technology), will discuss current federal initiatives that will extend broadband infrastructure into under-served and rural areas. Kirk Riley (Executive Director, Information Technology Empowerment Center, MSU), will discuss the work of the Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC) in increasing the technology skills of Lansing area residents. Sharron Rush (Executive Director, Knowbility) will discuss how IT accessibility allows individuals with disabilities to more fully participate in the modern world, and Dr. Mark Wilson (Associate Director, School of Planning, Design & Construction, MSU) will explain the global knowledge economy and how each of the topics presented fits in. After the talks, the presenters will be engaged in a panel discussion, and the audience will be invited to ask questions. Later in the afternoon, Shane Schulze (HV Battery Engineer, Ford Motor Company) will present on the topic of hybrid car usability, Salina Washington (Oakland County eGovernment) and Dr. Constantinos Coursaris (Department of Telecommunication, Information Studies, and Media, MSU) will discuss eGovernment Services for a Sustainable County, and John Rivard (Comerica Bank) will speak about virtual forms delivery.
Posted on November 4th, 2009
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When: Thursday October 1st, 2009, 5:00PM
Where:
IOE Building, Room 1680
Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering
The University of Michigan
1205 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2117
Members are welcome to attend a presentation by Chris Demeniuk, an In-Vehicle Systems Designer at Ford and UM IOE alum. Chris’ talk will highlight how good human factors and proper design practices have played a role in the development of safe and usable in-vehicle driver-operated technologies, such as the Ford SYNC and Ford Nav. Chris will also bring either his own 2010 Mustang GT, or a pre-production vehicle for students to see.
To find out more, visit HFES U of M Student Chapter web site.
Posted on September 24th, 2009
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James Ward, Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe
August 19th, 2009
Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069
Brought to you by the Detroit Java User Group
Building highly interactive software that users love to use is usually a challenging endeavor. However, the open source Flex SDK and Java are a perfect combination of technologies for building very rich and highly interactive software for the Web and the desktop.
Full details, location, and registration information at Detroit Java User Group
Posted on August 10th, 2009
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When: Jul 27 – Aug 01, 2009 and Aug 03 – Aug 07, 2009
Where: Ann Arbor, MI
The University of Michigan is again offering a 2 week course on human
factors at the end of July. If you are interested in human factors,
ergonomics, human-computer interaction, or usability, this course will
give you the opportunity to get some excellent training from experts
in the field.
This two-week human factors course, now in its 50th year, concerns the
design of systems, products and services to make them easier, safer
and more effective for human use. The first week of the course
focuses on human factors concepts and is a broad survey of human
factors topics important to designers and researchers. Human-computer
interaction is the focus for week two of the course and presents an
overview of major topics and issues in human-computer interaction
through workshops on selected concepts, methods, and procedures that
provide the foundation for design of effective human-computer systems
and web applications.
To find out more, visit http://interpro.engin.umich.edu/proed.htm?
id=57
Posted on August 5th, 2009
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When: February 25, 2009. Time: Noon – 5:00 PM
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Following the regular XP West Michigan meeting will be this special registration-only workshop. Reserve your seat now at http://xpwestmichigan.org/pages/UserExperienceDesignWorkshop
The objective of user experience design (UE) is to deliver a satisfying overall experience as a result of a person’s interactions with a particular product or service. User experience designers perform user
research and usability tests, develop models of users, their attitudes, needs and behaviors and translate this intelligence into useful stories, sketches and prototypes. UE activities can inform and support an Agile development process.
User experience designers share many values with Agile developers. By changing the language of product definition from “features” to “user stories” Agile helps product teams focus on the value the product delivers to real people, rather than the technology used to deliver that value. By bringing people together to play the planning game, Agile makes it possible for developers to ask product managers “what do you mean by that?” and for product managers to ask “this seems easy, why
will this take so long? Agile developers and UE designers both want to solve real-world problems and value solutions over theory.
Even if you don’t have a UE specialist on your team, you can benefit from knowing more about UE methods. Please join Lane Halley for a survey of UE techniques, adapted for Agile teams. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on exercises, you will increase your understanding of UE methods and gain useful techniques you can use immediately.
In this half-day workshop, you will learn how to:
- Choose appropriate UE techniques for your team and project
- Successfully collaborate with diverse teams
- Understand who your “user” is, and what he or she values
- Create compelling design concepts that are shared by the entire
team
- Translate design concepts into smaller user stories that can be
implemented
- Prioritize and sequence product construction, without losing sight
of the “big picture.”
This workshop is appropriate for people working on Agile teams, or anyone interested in a hands-on workshop in UE techniques.
About the presenter:
Lane Halley is a Principal Design Consultant with Cooper in San Francisco, CA. Her career spans the formative years of the interaction design profession. Prior to joining Cooper in 1997, Lane worked in
marketing, training development, technical account management and product management roles at SSC, Microsoft, Mindscape and SenSage. While at Cooper, she has helped companies ranging from start-ups to large corporations create compelling design solutions for enterprise and consumer applications, websites and devices and is a popular teacher of CooperU courses. Lane believes that interaction design is a bridge between product management and development, and that user experiencedesign informs and enhances Agile product development.
Posted on February 8th, 2009
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Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Free talk: February 24, 2009, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Agile is very popular, and has produced successful products. However, even highly-functional Agile teams can fail because a successful product is more than just well-executed technology delivered on time. Many core Agile techniques (e.g. peer programming, integrated testing, refactoring) are focused on effective development. Often, Agile projects are staffed exclusively with people who write code. How does the Agile process best integrate the contributions of business stakeholders, and other team members? Even if there’s someone on the team who knows and represents the customer, what do you do when you have multiple customers? How do you know that your product will deliver a coherent
user experience over time as it evolves? How do you balance feedback from team members and users so you can correctly prioritize and sequence user stories?
In this talk, Lane will draw on her experience with Agile teams to share how user experience design methods contribute to Agile projects and how UE activities can be coordinated with Agile development activities.
RSVP’s are appreciated for balancing snacks and seating.
Please click here to RSVP (yes, no, maybe):
http://xpwestmichigan.org/
This free talk will be followed by a workshop on User Experience design.
Posted on February 8th, 2009
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UXNet is organizing an event in December that will be of interest to usability professionals. From their site:
Visit to The Henry Ford with your User Experience colleagues. See the special exhibit “Out of this World” and other parts of the museum (and Greenfield Village if the weather is good). There MIGHT be a special time/place to meet your UX colleagues, but there might not. If we all go on the same day, we will run into each other as we visit the museum, and that may be enough.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
9:30am – 5:00pm
The Henry Ford
20900 Oakwood Blvd
Dearborn, MI 48124-5029
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More information and RSVP at the Facebook event.
Sponsored by UXnet, the User Experience Network
Posted on November 26th, 2008
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