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User Interfaces

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Course Unit Code460-2017/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SOJ10doc. Dr. Ing. Eduard Sojka
Summary
The techniques of user interface design are discussed. The students will be acquainted with with various aspects that influence the design, with various methods that lead to the interface design and with various methods o evaluating the quality of the design. Furthermore, the students will be able to implement the interface. They will gain the overview about the tools and libraries used in the area.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
In the course, the students are getting acquainted with the problems of designing the user interfaces of software products. The attention is also paid to the realisation of the interfaces in various environments. After finishing the course, the students will be able to design and to realise their own graphical user interfaces.
Course Contents
Design of user interfaces. Historical overview. Methods of communication in user interfaces. Good and bad practices (examples).
Cognitive factors of user interfaces (principles of visual perception, properties of human memory, psychological aspects).
Mental models. Realisation of mental model by design.
Graph design. Attention, navigation, balance, connection of space, groups, and consistency.
Perceiving the colours, colour design.
Presentations of text, web presentations.
Verification of interface, evaluation by the expert, questioning of users, testing with users.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
E.Sojka, Lecture notes.
Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G.D.,‎ Beale R.: Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall 2004, (ISBN-13: 978-0130461094, ISBN-10: 0130461091)
E.Sojka, Texty přednášek.
Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd, G.D.,‎ Beale R.: Human-Computer Interaction (3rd Edition), Prentice Hall 2004, (ISBN-13: 978-0130461094, ISBN-10: 0130461091)
Recommended Reading:
Jacko, J.A. (ed.): The human-computer interaction handbook: fundamentals, evolving technologies, and emerging applications. 3rd. ed. CRC Press, 2012 (ISBN 9781439829431)
Jacko, J.A. (ed.): The human-computer interaction handbook: fundamentals, evolving technologies, and emerging applications. 3rd. ed. CRC Press, 2012 (ISBN 9781439829431)
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Graded creditGraded credit100 51