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Graafiset käyttöliittymät (V0105), 3 op

Basic information

Course name:Graafiset käyttöliittymät
Graphical user Interface
Course Winha code:V0105
Kurre acronym:Graafkäyt
Credits:3
Type and level of course:Professional studies
Year of study, semester or study period:3.year
Implementation:Spring semester, 3.period
Semester:0607
Language of tuition:Suomi
Teacher:Riikka Hiidenkari
Final assessment:Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

Course contents (core content level)

- Students understands what is GUI
- Knows the basic history of GUI design
- Knows how the perception, memory and learning are related to the GUI design
- Knows how the essence of human beings as a holistic entity affects the GUI design

Course contents (additional)

- Student can design Graphical user interfaces
- Understands how perception is related to the holistic human being and to design procedures
- Student can take into account the issues of usability and accessibility in the GUI design

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

The student can explain the main issues of the theories using correct terminology. The student is able to combine and independently adapt the issues into different usage (additional knowledge)

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

The student can analyse and design simple graphical user interfaces

Recommended reading

Metsämäki, Markku: Graafinen käyttöliittymä, 1995
- Nielsen, Jakob 2000: WWW-suunnittelu. Helsinki: Oy Edita Ab.
- Norman, Donald A. The Design of Everyday Things. MIT Press, 1998
- Cooper, A.; Reimann, R. About Face 2.0: the essentials of user interaction design. Indianapolis (IN): Wiley, 2003
- Internet source for accessibility: http://saavutettava.fi/
- Arla Institute: http://www.arlainst.fi/julkaisut/saavutettava/sisalto.htm

Teaching and learning strategies

Class room teaching: 14 h
Laboratory exercises: 14 h
Exercises: 20
Exams: 2 h
Student individual workload: 28 h
Total: 80 h
Tuition in Finnish.

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

Assessment of the compulsory homework assignments, laboratory reports and the exercises. Final exam.

Related competences of the degree programme

visualization and content production
communication, information and publishing processes and technologies

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