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Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Cycle/level of course

First

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to learn usto look critically at user interfaces surrounding us and to be able to find solutions to improve weaknesses.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to design user friendly solutions for different user interfaces, mostly graphical user interfaces on the web.

Course contents

  1. User interfaces
  2. Usability
  3. User friendliness
  4. Target groups
  5. Designing graphical user interfaces

Prerequisites and co-requisites

Web design foundations, Photoshop foundations or similar.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 20 hours
  • Individual- and group instruction - 40 hours
  • Project- and production work/artistic activities - 33 hours
  • Individual studies - 40 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 133 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours

Mode of Delivery

Multiform education

Assessment methods

  • Demonstrations and proficiency exams
  • Essays, reports, productions and portfolio

Assessment requirements

Examination 1: Finished projects 40%
Examination 2: Tasks and presentations 20%
Examination 3: Deadlines 20%
Examination 4: Presence 20%

The emphasis is on the practical work done within deadlines. Absence without notifying the teacher affects the grading even if all tasks would be finished within given timetable.

Teacher

Törnqvist Jutta

Examiner

Törnqvist Jutta

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Group size

No limit

Assignments valid until

Until further notice

Assessment methods

  • Date will be announced later - Demonstrations and presentations
  • Date will be announced later - Reports and productions

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