Design and Implementation of User Interfaces

The course is a substitute for:

Design and Implementation of Users Interfaces (XE36NUR)

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Synopsis:

Introduction into user interfaces, levels of input and output, basic elements of user interfaces, user support in UI, formal methods for UI description, psychological and ergonomic aspects of UI design and implementation, standardisation of UI, evaluation of UI.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1. What is user interface?

2. Levels of inputs and outputs

3. Implementation of basic elements of UI

4. Information presentation to the user

5. Color as the communication medium

6. User support in the UI environment

7. User model of UI

8. Formal methods for dialogue description

9. Psychological and ergonomic aspects of UI design

10. Interfaces for groupwork (CSCW, groupware, ...)

11. Testing user interfaces

12. Evaluation of user interfaces

13. Standardization of user interfaces

14. Standard tools for UI design

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. - 2. Specification of individual projects

3. - 4. Introductory study to the project

5. - 6. Consultations to pilot implementation

7. - 8. Presentation of pilot solutions

9. - 10. Consultations to final solution

11. - 12. Consultation to the choice of debugging tools

13. - 14. Final presentation

Study Objective:

Study materials:

[1] Dix, A., Finlay, J., Abowd,G., Beale,R.: Human-Computer Interaction. Prentice Hall, New York 1993

[2] Preece, J.: Human-Computer Interaction. Addison Wesley, New York 1994

[3] Larson, J.A.: Interactive Software. Yourdon Press, New Jersey, 1992

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: