User Interface Design and Usability (5 cr)
Code: IM00BS16-3003
General information
- Enrolment period
- 09.06.2016 - 09.09.2016
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 20.09.2016 - 14.10.2016
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Media and Arts
- Campus
- TAMK Mediapolis
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 5 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts
- Teachers
- Ari Närhi
- Media-and-Arts Virtuaalihenkilö
- Kirsi Karimäki
- Course
- IM00BS16
Objectives (course unit)
Student is able to:
- analyse different types of user interfaces
- understand their special requirements and restrictions
- design and visualise user interfaces for multiple media solutions
- apply usability research and testing methods
- collaborate in an international student team.
Content (course unit)
Interaction design, user interface design, usability testing, sustainable development.
Evaluation methods and criteria
- active participation
- assignments (UI prototype, usability test plan and results, learning diary)
Assessment scale
0-5
Content scheduling
31.8. 9-12 Start (together with User-centered design & Project management courses
20.9. Introduction to user interface design, interaction design and usability
21.9. Task models, use cases, flowcharts, prototyping
28.09. Paper prototype workshop
29.09. Usability testing of the prototype
04.-05.10. Detailed user interface design, microinteractions
12.10. presentation of final UI prototypes
Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
- participation
- satisfactory assignments and learning diary
Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
- active participation
- good assignments and learning diary
Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)
- very active participation
- excellent assignments and learning diary