User experience and user interfacesLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You understand the principles of usability and ease-of-use.
You know the basic principles of user interface design and user experience.
You know the features and differences in user interfaces for desktop, web, and mobile applications.
You know how to analyse usability and how to apply usability heuristics.
You know how to apply user interface design techniques.

Content

What type of user interfaces are there?
What tools can be used in UI design?
How do you use UI design techniques: Prototyping, storyboarding, usability analysis?
How is usability evaluated and tested?

Evaluation

Students can

a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
b. look for information in the key information sources of the field.
c. identify interrelated tasks.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.