User Interface Design and Usability (5 cr)

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.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Location and time

Course consist of contact teaching and exercises in Mediapolis, online lessons and exercises on Zoom and self study exercises.

Exam schedules

No exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation on class, assigments.

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation: https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/tamk?search=tamk%20assessment%20criteria&page=2198

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

In this course students design an interactive digital prototype in Figma.
Lectures, team work, presentations, assignments.
Visitor lecturer.
No recordings.

Learning materials

Material will be available on the course's Moodle page.

Student workload

5 * 27h = 135 h

Content scheduling

Preliminary course days and content:
1.10.24 Course starts. Introduction to user interface design.
2.10.24 Structure and UI elements. Introduction to Figma.
3.10.24 Work with digital prototype elements.
8.10.24 Checking digital prototype. Improving usability.
9.10.24 Work with prototype.
10.10.24 Different types of user testing.
22.10.24 Visual design in UX/UI design.
23.10.24 Improving prototype.
24.10.24 Testing digital prototype.
29.10.24 Course ending.