Also in 2012, Human Interface Group is participating in the Human Centered Design program of KU Leuven Kortrijk. During this program, you will become familiar with all essential steps in the design user-friendly hardware and software applications. The approach is practical, but also pays attention to the theoretical base of this discipline.

We will be presenting the following sessions:

• March 1, 2012 - User and tasks analysis (1)
  Each user-centered design process starts with a thorough analysis of the users, their needs and the users' environment. Human Interface Expert Gerrit Deleu will teach you the basic methods for performing a user and tasks analysis using a practical case.
• March 8, 2012 - User and tasks analysis (2)
  Once you have completed your user and task analysis, you  can create user profiles (personas) to guide the interaction design. Project Manager Veerle Schoofs will explain our field experience when designing Philips' Universal Remote Controls.
• May 10, 2012 - Usability evaluation methods
  Usability testing is one of the most used and known methods to evaluate the usability of an interaction design. Human Interface Consultant Marianne Boelaers will demonstrate how usability testing was useful when during the development of Dymo labelmakers.
• May 31, 2012 - The future of interaction design
  During the final session of the course, Senior Project Manager Johan Verhaegen will present recent trends in the design of user interfaces. This session will be followed by an interactive panel conversation on the subject.

The training is offered via videoconference in Kortrijk and Leuven. The 14 sessions take place between February 9th and June 7th, 2012, from 18:00 to 21:30. Note that the application deadline is February 3rd, 2012.

For more details take a look at the website of KU Leuven Kortrijk or download the brochure in PDF format (Dutch).