Effective Web Design
This two day workshop provides delegates with a highly interactive opportunity to learn about customer centred web design techniques. Having attended the workshop, the delegates will:

• Understand the key factors that determine the usability and effectiveness of a Web site
• Be able to apply user centered design techniques to the design, implementation and evaluation of Web sites
• Be aware of the latest trends and technologies that are being used in the design of Web user interfaces.

Who Should Attend 
The workshop is for anyone who is involved in the design or implementation of GUI applications and Web pages.

Workshop Topics

1. What’s happening on the World Wide Web?

Intranets, Internets,
Applications Trends.

2. Overview of Web technology

Browsers
Servers
URL’s
HTML.

3. Understanding Usability and User Centered Design

Web Site Design Issues
Practical (Good, bad and ugly Web sites).

4. Ten Rules for Web Design
   Practicals, designing web pages.

1. Navigation Design techniques
2. Web Site UI Evaluation

Evaluation throughout the development and production lifecycle
Practical (Good, bad and ugly Web sites).

3. Advanced Form Design

Controls, HTML, Java and ActiveX
Client and server side data validation
Practical (Completing a WWW order-entry system).

4. Database Publishing

Generating Dynamic Pages: ASP, CGI, Lotus Domino.

5. Personalising the experience

User profiles
Using Cookies
Push and Channel technologies
Forums and News Groups.

6. Web Futures