Graphical User Interfaces and Web PublishingLaajuus (10 cr)

Objective

The student
• knows the main principles of usability and user interface design and knows how to apply them in the design of the visual look of the online service
• can identify factors affecting the user experience and usability of an online service
• knows the special features of online typography and knows how to make justified typographic solutions
• knows how to design and implement a website
• knows how to use online publishing techniques and tools in their own productions
• knows how to take factors affecting the accessibility of online services into account in their design work.

Content

• Visual design of the online service
• User interface design, usability and user experience
• Typography of the online publication
• Techniques and tools for website implementation
• Interaction design
• Accessibility in online services

Qualifications

The course Basics of Graphic Design and Technical Capabilities and proficiency in typography competence goals.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• can describe the factors affecting the usability of the user interface
• knows how to design the visual look, typography and functionality of a website using appropriate tools
• knows how to implement a website and publish it.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• can evaluate the usability of an online service
• knows how to design a website's visual look, typography and functionality with appropriate tools
• takes into account the principles of visual user interface design in their own design work
• knows how to plan, implement and publish a website, the solutions related to visual appearance and usability are mostly functional
• knows how to search for additional information to solve problems.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• can evaluate the usability of an online service systematically and analytically
• knows how to design the visual appearance, typography and functionality of a website with appropriate tools
• applies the principles of visual user interface design in their own design work and justifies the solutions they have made analytically
• knows how to design and implement a high-quality website in terms of usability and visual appearance and publish it
• can independently search for new information and apply what they have learned.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• can describe the factors affecting the usability of the user interface
• knows how to design the visual look, typography and functionality of a website using appropriate tools
• knows how to implement a website and publish it.