[OPLINLIST] User Experience Design - what is it? what are career opportunities? Online open house July 13

[Cunningham, Flo]

WHAT: Virtual Open House: User Experience Design (UXD) -- What it is, what UXD professionals do and where they work, what it takes to succeed in the field
 
WHO:    Dr. David Robins, Associate Professor, Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program in the School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University, and Jason Richardson, Kent State graduate and User Experience Designer at Medical Mutual of Ohio.
 
WHEN:  Wednesday, July 13, at 11 a.m.
 
WHERE: Your computer. E-mail ksuslis at gmail.com, and you'll receive a reply with the link to view the presentation and ask questions in real time.
 
 
Have you ever wondered why it's so hard to find what you're looking for on certain websites? Or why your bank's ATM machine forces you to make a dozen selections just to withdraw your own money? 
 
In very simple terms, those confusing websites and your bank's ATM suffer from a lack of attention to the needs of the user - namely, you.  That's where "user experience design," or UXD, is essential. UXD deals with how people interact with technology in their everyday lives - and helps to ensure that the interactions are satisfactory and allow the user to accomplish whatever she or he is trying to accomplish. So whether it's a website or the self-checkout at a grocery store or a mobile phone - if the user doesn't have a good experience, s/he isn't going to be happy and isn't going to do business with that company.
 
As the world's information environment becomes increasingly complex, the need for good UXD professionals becomes increasingly important. Join Dr. David Robins for a virtual open house to find out more about what UXD is, what kinds of job opportunities are available for UXD professionals, and what it takes to be successful in the field. You'll also hear from a graduate of Kent State's UXD program, Jason Richardson, a User Experience Designer at Medical Mutual of Ohio. 





All the best,

Flo

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Flo Cunningham
Marketing Communications and Public Relations Director
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University
330-672-0003
fcunning at kent.edu
 
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. -- Jorge Luis Borges