Graphical User Interfaces and Web Publishing (10 ECTS)

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

Materials

To be announced during the course

Teaching methods

Contact instruction
Exercises
Learning assignments (individual and group work)

Exam schedules

no exam

Student workload

Contact instruction and exercises c. 45%, independent work and assignments c. 45%, group work c. 10 %.

Evaluation scale

0-5

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

Learning assignments
Countinous assessment

Qualifications

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