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Käyttöliittymät (T0057), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Käyttöliittymät User Interfaces |
| Course Winha code: | T0057 |
| Kurre acronym: | KäLi |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Professional studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 4.year |
| Implementation: | 1.period |
| Semester: | 0708 |
| Language of tuition: | Suomi |
| Teacher: | |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Programming
Course contents (core content level)
Introduction to the ergonomics of computer user intefaces, the fundamentals of GUI's, usability, learnalibility, performance . Developing Windows-based user interfaces. Usability evaluation based on user centered-design principles.
Course contents (additional)
ISO 9241 provides requirements and recommendations relating to the attributes of the hardware, software and environment that contribute to usability, and the ergonomic principles underlying them.
The process domain describes the design process used by the organisation, such as the one described in ISO 13407:1999 Human-centred design processes for interactive systems.
The evaluation domain contains the tools and techniques used to assess the final design, such as usability testing.
The design d domain within which the designer develops the website.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
Student knows the gereric structure and deployment of graphical user interfaces. Student is able to evaluate the usability, performance and learnability of user interfaces.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
Student learns an ability to design and implement ergonomic, user friendly software applications using some GUI design tool and taking into account user-centered design principles..
Recommended reading
Ben Shneiderman &Catherine Plaisant. Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, 4/E. ISBN: 0-321-19786-0. Addison-Wesley. 2005. 672 pp
Nielsen Jakob. Usability Engineering, Morgan Kaufmann. 1994. ISBN 0-12-518406-9
Nielsen Jakob. Designing Web Usability: The Practice of Simplicity, New Riders Publishing. ISBN 1-56205-810-X
Teaching and learning strategies
Lectures 14 h
Lab assignments 21 h
Individual or team project 30 h
Self studu 15 h
Total 80 h
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Design and inplemetation assignments, learning log, and seminar presentation.
Related competences of the degree programme
Product development and project skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
Information Systems
Software Engineering