ECTS - Analysis and Design of User Interfaces
Analysis and Design of User Interfaces (SE440) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Analysis and Design of User Interfaces | SE440 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to teach the theory behind good UI design and develop the skills needed to design and evaluate UI’s. At the same time, it will teach the importance of working with users for UI development. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basics of user interfaces, use of requirements gathering techniques, finding out about user, tasks and environment, conceptual design, interaction design, design principles, interaction styles, designing GUI, designing for web, user interface evaluation process. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to user interface design | Chapter 1 (main text) |
| 2 | How to gather user requirements | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Finding out about the user and the domain | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Finding out about tasks and work | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Requirements gathering | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Conceptual design | Chapter 8 |
| 7 | Design guidance and design rational | Chapter 9 |
| 8 | Interaction design | Chapter 10 |
| 9 | Interaction style | Chapter 11 |
| 10 | Designing a graphical user interface | Chapter 16 |
| 11 | Designing for web | Chapter 17 |
| 12 | Evaluation strategy | Chapter 20-24 |
| 13 | Inspection of the user interfaces | Chapter 25-26 |
| 14 | Comprehensive evaluations | Chapter 27 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. User Interface Design and Evaluation, D.Stone, C.Jarrett, M.Woodroffe, S.Minocha, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005, ISBN: 0-12-088436-4 |
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| Other Sources | 2. Human-Computer Interaction, Alan Dix and others, Pearson Education, 2003 |
| 3. Introduction to Human Factors Engineering, Christopher D. Wickens, Pearson Education, 2004 | |
| 4. Designing the User Interface: Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction, Ben Shneiderman and Catherine Plaisant, Pearson Education, 2004 | |
| 5. Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction, H.Sharp, Y.Rogers and J.Preece, John Wiley, 2007 | |
| 6. Designing Interfaces: Patterns for Effective Interaction Design, J.Tidwell, O'Reilly Media, 2005 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 5 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | |||||
| 5 | Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | |||||
| 6 | An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. | |||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | |||||
| 8 | Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. | |||||
| 9 | An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | |||||
| 10 | Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 126 | ||