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Kursusnavn (dansk):Design af brugergrænseflader og data 
Kursusnavn (engelsk):Design of User Interfaces and Data 
Semester:Forår 2007 
Udbydes under:cand. it, softwareudvikling (swu) 
Omfang i ECTS:7,50 
Kursussprog:Engelsk 
Kursushjemmeside:http://www.itu.dk/courses/DBD/F2007/index.html 
Min. antal deltagere:12 
Forventet antal deltagere:40 
Maks. antal deltagere:80 
Formelle forudsætninger:IT at user level. Knowledge of programming is an advantage, but not a necessity. 
Læringsmål:The goal of this course is to enable you to design user interfaces in a systematic way. You need to consider the needs and psychology of the user, as well as the IT platform that drives the system and the data, which the system stores. In order to plan the data content of the system, you need to learn how to model data.

Detailed goal description:
  • You will be able to describe the user¿s work tasks and working situation briefly.
  • You will be able to explain what user friendliness is and how it is measured.
  • You will be able to explain how a cognitive circumstance such as gestalts and mental models influence the way a user sees a system.
  • You will be able to build a data model and convert it into a simple data base.
  • You will be able to design an interface systematically from descriptions of the work tasks and a data model.
  • You will be able to design prototypes of the user interface and assess the suitability of different sorts of prototypes in given situations.
  • You will be able to test the user friendliness of a prototype, to report encountered problems, and to suggest improvements.
  • You will be able to explain how to develop interfaces systematically in a concise course of events, and how this is connected with object oriented analysis and design (OOA/OOD).
     
    • Fagligt indhold:The user interface is the part of an IT system that you see (and hear) as ordinary user. It could be e.g. images, buttons and sound signals. The interface reflects the data that the system contains and the functions it has. An important part of developing a system is to design the user interface, i.e. establishing the look and functions of the system. (Later you carry out the system technically, by e.g. doing a programme. We do this later in the course, but it is an optional part and thus it isn¿t part of the course goals.)

    Whether the system if easy to learn, task efficient and pleasant to work with for the individual user is mainly a question about whether the user interface is well designed. Whether the system can do the tasks you expect of it, also depends on the system¿s capability of storing the relevant data. This means that you also need to design (model) the data that the system needs to store. While data modelling is a well known discipline that most practicians do well, it is a different case with user interface. This course will provide you with systematic help and practical experience in this area. You will be designing several user interfaces during the course, and at the examination you will also design a user interface.

     
    Læringsaktiviteter:14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger og øvelser

    Lectures, exercises, small weekly design tasks, occasional student presentations.

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    Bemærk: I introugen (uge 5) vil der for nogle kurser og øvelser være ændrede kursustidspunkter eller aflysninger. Opdaterede skemaoplysninger for hele semestret, inklusiv introugen, fremgår af nedenstående skema.

    Please notice: During the Introweek (week 5) the time schedule for some courses and exercises are changed and exercises can be cancelled. Updated information regarding the time schedule for the whole semester, including the Introweek, can be seen below.
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    Information om studiestruktur / Information about study structure

    SDT
    Dette kursus er en del af SDT¿s obligatoriske moduler, som du kan finde beskrevet her:
    SDT studiestruktur
    For at blive cand.it. i SDT skal du bestå SDT¿s obligatoriske moduler, og desuden gennemføre en 22,5 ECTS specialisering samt to 7,5 ECTS valgfag.

    This course is part of the SDT mandatory modules ¿ find them described here:
    SDT study structure
    In order to graduate as a MSc in SDT, you need to pass the SDT mandatory modules, and also take a 22,5 ECTS specialization and two 7,5 ECTS electives.

    ITO
    Dette kursus er en del af ITO¿s obligatoriske moduler, som du kan finde beskrevet her:
    ITO studiestruktur
    For at blive cand.it. i ITO skal du bestå ITO¿s obligatoriske moduler, og desuden gennemføre en 22,5 ECTS specialisering samt to 7,5 ECTS valgfag.

    This course is part of the ITO obligatoriske moduler ¿ find it described here (in Danish):
    ITO studiestruktur
    In order to graduate as a MSc in ITO, you need to pass the ITO mandatory modules, and also take a 22,5 ECTS specialization and two 7,5 ECTS electives.
     

    Eksamensform og -beskrivelse:X. experimental examination form (7-scale; external exam), 13-skala, Ekstern censur

     

    Litteratur udover forskningsartikler:Lærebogen: Soren Lauesen: User interface design - a software engineering perspective. Addison-Wesley, 2004. Kan købes hos Samfundslitteratur lige ved siden af receptionen på IT-Universitetet. Pris kendes endnu ikke.

    Desuden enkelte artikler, der udleveres. 
     
    Afholdelse (tid og sted)
    Kurset afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
    UgedagTidspunktForelæsning/ØvelserStedLokale
    Torsdag 13.30-15.30 Forelæsning ITU 3A12
    Torsdag 16.00-18.00 Øvelser ITU 3A14, 3A18, 4A20, 4A22

    Eksamen afholdes på følgende tid og sted:
    EksamensdatoTidspunktEksamenstypeStedLokale
    2007-06-04 9-13 Skriftlig eksamen ITU Lokale oplyses senere