Professional Development
Usability is a profession that attracts people with extremely varied backgrounds. Many people want to know how to make the transition into usability by drawing on their previous experience in a related field, or what educational opportunities are available to people just starting out as usability practitioners. Experienced practitioners may be considering their career path, and managers want to provide opportunities for their employees to learn new skills.
Continued learning and professional training are essential for continual growth in the evolving field of usability. To address this need, the BoK will provide a listing of courses that are relevant to both students and professionals looking to enhance their knowledge of this growing field.
The usability curricula will be divided into two sections: university courses and professional development courses. The university section will have information about degree programs as well as individual classes. The professional development section will be aimed at professionals who want to further their understanding of the many facets of usability or gain insight into the profession.
University Courses
Degree programs in usability, human-computer interaction (HCI), human factors, interaction design, and others will be identified, along with individual courses available from various universities.
The sections will be divided into subcategories similar the following:
- Undergraduate Programs
- Usability
- HCI
- Human factors
- Information architecture
- Other
- Graduate Programs
- Interaction design
- HCI
- Human factors
- Other
- Individual Courses and Certificate programs
Professional Development Courses
Classes, seminars, short courses and tutorials will be listed for the practicing professional. From one day, specific topic classes to week long seminars, the listings are intended to augment current skills and teach new, emerging skills.
- On-site
- In House
- Traveling
Each course/degree program will include the following information:
- Course name
- Program name
- Description
- URL
- Duration
- Fee
- Location
- How offered
- Offering organization/university
Are you a class sponsor or involved in university curriculum? You will have the ability to easily add, remove and update your courses on the new BoK site. Check back soon for more information.