Entry requirements

120 credits including User Interface Programming I. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Explain the importance of separation of contents and the presentation, so called model-view;

Summarise and present individual and group work in discussions and seminars;

Create computer programs that give the user the opportunity to undo;

To create solutions where the program in a predefined way dynamic changes appearance and behaviour, for example based on the use;

Identify and distinguish usability problem in a given solution and suggest alternative strategies;

Use complex 2D graphics instead of using standard library components;

Model and create own composite components where reuse and adaptibility are in focus;

Compare and contrast alternative techniques to design/develop interfaces.

Content

The purpose of this course is to give knowledge necessary to be able to implement user interfaces in domains with high demands on visualisation and interaction.

Focus lies on to create understanding of and practical skills in a number of strategies to solve complex interface problems, for example efficient presentation of simulation or computer games. Emphasis will also be on interface design and layout, so that proper usability can be achieved.

Handling of complex model-view, undo, drag and drop, design patterns for graphical interfaces, construction of user interfaces at run-time, techniques for fast updating of interface components, 2D graphics in complex components.

Instruction

The course is practically aimed, and a large part of the knowledge must be acquired via individual and group programming.

Assessment

Group-based solution to assignments, attendance on seminars, presentation of individual effort.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the disability coordinator of the university.