Level/category

Professional studies

Teaching language

Swedish

Type of course

Compulsory

Recommended year of study

2

Total number of ECTS

5 cr

Competency aims

The aim of the course is to learn to look critically at user interfaces in our surroundings and to be able to improve the weaknesses.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to make graphics and user friendly solutions for different interfaces. The interfaces can be, for example, the Internet, multimedia (CD-rom/DVD), television and mobile phones.

Course contents

The course consists of lectures and projects (research, written and oral presentations and graphical design).

Prerequisites and co-requisites

The students need to have passed "Webbgrundkurs 1" and "Mastering Digital Imagery" or have similar knowledge.

Previous course names

Graphical User Interfaces 2005-2006

Additional information

All tasks and projects must be handed in maximum 2 weeks after the course has ended.

Recommended or required reading

Recommended reading might be presented during the lectures.

Study activities

  • Lectures - 50 hours
  • Tuition managed by students but supervised by the teacher - 10 hours
  • Project work and productions - 40 hours
  • Individual studies - 33 hours

Workload

  • Total workload of the course: 133 hours
  • Of which autonomous studies: 73 hours
  • Of which scheduled studies: 60 hours

Mode of Delivery

Participation in tuition

Assessment methods

  • Demonstrations and presentations
  • Reports and productions
  • Essays

Teacher

Törnqvist Jutta

Examiner

Törnqvist Jutta

Home page of the course

media.arcada.fi

Group size

No limit

Course completion date

Date for course completion will be announced later

Assignments valid until

Until date 2010-03-02

The timetable of the course

Period 2

Assessment methods

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

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