Interface Design and Development
Contact hours
- 36 Hours
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Interface Design and Development aims to introduce students to design concepts and development tools and frameworks associated with the creation of dynamic user interfaces suitable for use across a range of platforms and devices.
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Apply fundamental design concepts and standards to the development of user interfaces
- Use contemporary frameworks to create dynamic user interfaces
- Design and develop user interfaces optimised for a range of devices and platforms
- Evaluate user interfaces with respect to usability and accessibility using appropriate techniques, and propose improvements
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
Lectures (24 hours), Computer Lab (Tuts) (12 hours) Instructor/Tutor demonstrating in the Computer Labs
Assessment
Assessment Details
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Portfolio | Individual | 100% | All |
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General skills outcomes
- analysis skills,
- problem solving skills,
- communications skills,
- ability to tackle unfamiliar problems, and
- ability to work independently
Content
- User interface design principles, patterns and techniques
- Client-side mark up, presentation and scripting languages
- Commemoratory frameworks for application and user interface development
Study resources
- References.
References
· Green, Seshadri (2013), AngularJS, O’Reilly
· Spurlock (2013), Bootstrap, O’Reilly
· Budiu, Raluca (2011). Usability of mobile websites and applications : design guidelines for improving the user experience of mobile sites and apps. 2nd ed. Fremont, Calif. : Nielsen Norman Group.
· Rao, Narasimha (2012), Sencha Touch Mobile JavaScript Framework, Packt Publishing
· Schlatter, Tania (2013). Visual Usability : Principles and Practices For Designing Digital Applications. San Francisco Morgan Kaufmann
· Sikos, Leslie F. (2011). Web standards : mastering HTML5, CSS3, and XML. New York, N.Y : Apress
· Ullman, Larry E. (2012). Modern JavaScript : develop and design, Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press