User interfaces (5 cr)

Objective

You are able to implement graphical user interfaces for applications using modern methods and software.
You understand the principles of graphical user interface design and the role of user interface design as a part of application and software development.
You know how to implement responsive user interfaces for applications.

Content

How to design and implement graphical user interfaces for web applications?
How to implement responsive user interfaces for web applications?
What must be taken into account when designing user-centered applications?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary systematically.
d. work together with customers, users and target groups.
e. use the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field.

Course material

Will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
You will work independently online. Specific schedule will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Independent track:
Discuss the learning method of work-related studies with your mentor teacher first.

Student workload

Students use of time and workload is approx. total of 135 hours. It consists independent online studies according to the schedule.

Further information

Discuss the independent studies or recognition of prior learning method with your mentor teacher.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Specific evaluation criteria will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations
d. evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices

Qualifications

Basics of website development
Image processing and kinetic animation