• Online, Self-Paced
Course Description

A positive and effective user experience is crucial to the success of an application. In this course, you'll learn about implementing effective navigation and layout, incorporating media elements, and using advertisements effectively for optimum user experience. You'll also explore different navigation models and solutions, as well as effective home page, category page, product page and shopping cart design. You'll also learn about the design of effective form solutions.

Learning Objectives

Navigation

  • start the course
  • describe a plan for navigation as part of a UX solution
  • define UI navigation types and design tools
  • describe a plan for responsive navigation as part of a UX solution
  • describe different navigational models including entry and exit points and escape hatches that can be implemented as part of a UX solution
  • distinguish between menu structures according to tasks, audience, or categories

Site Maps, Hyperlinks, and Search

  • use a site map in a web site design to optimize user experience
  • describe the guidelines for implementing hyperlinks in a web site for an effective user experience
  • configure for effective search functionality

Designing for Content

  • describe design and content considerations for a home page that provides an effective user experience
  • describe the five-second home page test to assess user experience
  • describe design considerations for a category page that provides an effective user experience
  • describe design considerations for a product page that provides an effective user experience
  • describe design considerations for shopping carts and checkouts that provide an effective user experience
  • describe design considerations for long form content that provides an effective user experience
  • describe design considerations for help and FAQ pages that provide an effective user experience

Actions and Commands

  • describe how to present actions for an effective user experience

Designing Forms

  • describe design considerations for web forms
  • describe guidelines for creating effective web forms
  • describe considerations for designing form fields that optimize user experience
  • describe how to manage form errors in a way that doesn't negatively impact user experience

Media

  • describe considerations for effective use of media in an application
  • describe considerations for effective use of photos in an application
  • describe considerations for managing photos and files in applications
  • describe the considerations for balancing advertisements with content in a way that doesn't negatively impact user experience

Practice: Designing a Navigation Layout

  • design navigation, layout, and content components for an effective user experience

Framework Connections

The materials within this course focus on the Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs) identified within the Specialty Areas listed below. Click to view Specialty Area details within the interactive National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.