Course syllabus autumn 2018
        
    
        Course syllabus autumn 2018
    
    Title
            Interaction Design: Graphical User Interfaces
        Swedish title
            Interaction Design: Graphical User Interfaces
        Course code
            KD401B
        Credits
            7.5 credits
        Grading scale
            UG / Fail (U) or Pass (G)
        Language of instruction
            English
        Decision-making body
            Faculty of Culture and Society
        Syllabus approval date
            2017-05-31
        Syllabus valid from
            2018-09-03
        Entry requirements
            General entry requirements + English B.
Level
    Basic level
            Main field
            Interaction Design
        Progression level
            
                G1N 
            
        Progression level in relation to degree requirements
        The course can normally be included as part of a general degree at undergraduate level.
        Course objectives
        This course is concerned with interaction design for the screen, which includes common media such as mobile apps, websites and desktop apps.
Course contents
        From our base in interaction design we seek to understand how to effectively design for screen, selectively drawing on the fields of visual communication and graphic design, as well as the research fields of human-computer interaction and information architecture. Students will understand and apply design principles in a variety of contexts, including the development of a professional interaction design portfolio website. The course is divided into the following sections:
1.Sketching
2.Graphic design
3.Webtechnologies
Learning outcomes
        1.Sketching user interfaces
2.Analysis of interface designs drawing from introduced theory
3.Application ofgraphicdesign principles to designing for screen
4.W3C-validated and semantically-correct HTML markup and CSS
Learning activities
        The course is based on lectures, projects and workshops.
Assessment
        Assessment takes the form of three individual production-oriented projects as well as a reflective and critical account.
1.Sketching and analysis of interface designs (ILO 1 &2; HP1)
2.Visual designof an interface(ILO 3;HP3)
3.Portfolioproject (ILOs 3 &4;HP3.5)
When the above learning outcomesare met in a satisfactory manner, a pass is awarded.
Course literature and other study material
            
            •Duckett, J. (2011) HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites. Wiley.
Supplementary articles and literature comprising a maximum of 150 pages disclosed during the course.
Course evaluation
        The University provides students who participate in or who have completed a course with the opportunity to make known their experiences and viewpoints with regards to the course by completing a course evaluation administered by the University. The University will compile and summarize the results of course evaluations as well as informing participants of the results and any decisions relating to measures initiated in response to the course evaluations. The results will be made available to the students (HF 1:14).