User Interfaces and Usability (5cr)
Course unit code: IIM40200
General information
- Credits
 - 5 cr
 
- Teaching language
 - Finnish
 
Objective
The student
 - understand the basic theory of user interface and usability as part of the design of an application
 - knows the basic principles of UI and usability regarding functionality and visuality and taking into account the needs of the client or target group.
 can realize a graphical UI for WWW-pages and for multimedia applications and he (she) understands the the basics of usability testing.
  
  They can implement a graphic UI on a web page and in a multimedia application and
                    
Content
Basics of user interfaces; UI design, implementation with graphics software, the basics of usability, usability tests and assessment methods, form design, UI as part of a software design method.
                    
Qualifications
Basic knowledge of IT
                    
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
Excellent 5: The student masters well the rules of usability and he (she) can creatively apply these in the design of stylish user interfaces of WWW-pages and multimedia applications taking account of the customer point of view.
 Very good 4: The student masters the rules of usability and he (she) can apply these in the design of stylish user interfaces of WWW-pages and multimedia applications taking account of the target group.
 Good 3: The student knows the essential rules of usability and can apply these in the design of the user interface of WWW-pages and multimedia applications.
 Satisfactory 2: The student can realize a basic user interface for WWW-pages and multimedia applications and he (she) knows the basics of usability.
 Sufficient 1: The student can realize a simple user interface for WWW-pages and multimedia applications and he (she) knows the basics of usability.
 Not accepted (0)