Get a Flight Credit worth up to $350
when you apply with code* by May 6, 2024
User Interfaces
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Computer Engineering
Instruction in: English
Course Code: 13882
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
Prerequisites: Programming, Principles of Informatics Engineering, Automata and Formal Language Theory
DESCRIPTION
Human-computer interaction; usability: principles, guidelines and standards for the development of user-interfaces; web interfaces.
PROGRAMME:
1. Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
a. Definition, utility, relation with User Interface Design
b. History of HCI
c. Examples from everyday life
2. User interface design
a. Definition and utility
b. User-centered Design
i. Usability
ii. Principles, Guidelines, heuristics and Patterns
iii. Design Methodology
iv. Prototype
c. Universal Design
3. Web user Interface Design
a. Definition, History and Evolution of WWW
b. Structure and navigation of a web site
c. Web design principles, heuristics and patterns
4. Interaction design with user interfaces
a. User eXperience (UX)
b. Interaction design with website
c. Predictive models
i. Fitt Law
ii. Sterring Law
d. Descriptive models
i. KLM
ii. GOMS
e. Explanatory models
f. Inspection methods
g. Interaction Paradigms
i. Large Scale Computing
ii. Personal Computing
iii. Mobile Computing
iv. Ubiquitous Computing
v. Network Computing
vi. Reality Computing: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Annex. Technologies for developing web user interface
- Web sites (HTML 5 and CSS 3)
- Client-side scripting (JavaScript)
- Design methodology (Prototype and Implementation)
PROGRAMME:
1. Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction
a. Definition, utility, relation with User Interface Design
b. History of HCI
c. Examples from everyday life
2. User interface design
a. Definition and utility
b. User-centered Design
i. Usability
ii. Principles, Guidelines, heuristics and Patterns
iii. Design Methodology
iv. Prototype
c. Universal Design
3. Web user Interface Design
a. Definition, History and Evolution of WWW
b. Structure and navigation of a web site
c. Web design principles, heuristics and patterns
4. Interaction design with user interfaces
a. User eXperience (UX)
b. Interaction design with website
c. Predictive models
i. Fitt Law
ii. Sterring Law
d. Descriptive models
i. KLM
ii. GOMS
e. Explanatory models
f. Inspection methods
g. Interaction Paradigms
i. Large Scale Computing
ii. Personal Computing
iii. Mobile Computing
iv. Ubiquitous Computing
v. Network Computing
vi. Reality Computing: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Annex. Technologies for developing web user interface
- Web sites (HTML 5 and CSS 3)
- Client-side scripting (JavaScript)
- Design methodology (Prototype and Implementation)
Speak with an
Admissions Advisor
Schedule an appointment to speak with a study abroad expert.
Book Appointment