Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
GRA4052015174INTERNET AND INTERFACE DESIGNSCompulsory474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Giving basic knowledges is purposed to students about interface design for different environments such as web, mobile and kiosk beside the basic concepts and methods of the interface design as a practical expression with the help of web.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1He/she can make designs by synthesizing his/her knowledge on art and design.
2He/she has the ability to make connections among the different disciplines of art and design.
3He/she can design a product/ a work or a process that will meet the needs.
4He/she has the ability to understand the importance of life-long learning and meet the needs.
5He/she has the ability to define and analyze local and global art and design problems.
6He/She can interrelate senses of design that have arisen in art and design history with current senses of design.
7He/she has the competence to accomplish the design bu using materials needed in solving art and design problems.
8He/she has the ability to search, synthesize, evaluate and interpret in design process.
9He/she can analyze art and design problems
10He/she has the competence of being sensitive while choosing the materials in design process.
11By following the recent matters, he/she can produce designs regarding these problems.
12He/She express him/herself by learning effective communciation skills.
13He/she has the sense of occupational and ethical responsibility about ideas or art pieces.
14He/she knows graphic design methods, techniques and tools and adopts them.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1. Learning the basic concepts about interface design 2. Having knowledge about the methods of interface design 3. Obtaining information about the design of the interface for different environments such as web, mobile and kiosk 4. Analysing example of interface prerpared for different environments 5. Obtaining basic colours, writing and hardware knowledge necessary for interface design 6. Having Experience about Adobe software in order to be able to making interface design in web 7. Obtaining experience about Adobe Flash software for interactive interface design 8. Prepearing an interface design Project by using necessary softwares in web
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Providing concepts and definitions of internet and interface design
2Evaluation of interfaces prepared in the digital environment and examination of facilities and benefits of web which is one of the digital environment.
3Creation of interface design methods and draft (layout)
4Giving the first short project and doing preliminary preparations
5Examination of draft works of project
6Preparation and submission of project in the digital environment
7Design of interface for different environment such as web, mobil ve kiosk
8Analysing of digital environment and determining appropriate environment of project
9Giving the second short project and doing preliminary preparations
10Examination of draft works of project
11Preparation and submission of project in the digital environment
12Analysing and evaluation of visuals of project
13Evaluation and practicing of approved projects in digital environment with the help of the necessary programs.
14Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
J. Johnson, “GUI Bloopers 2.0: Common User Interface Design Don'ts and Dos”, 424 pages, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers - Academic Pres., 2007, ISBN: 978-0123706430. Human Computer Interaction, Alan Dix, Janet Finlay, Gregory D. Abowd, Russell Beale, 3rd Edition, ISBN 0130461091 B. Shneiderman, C. Plaisant, “Designing the User Interface, 5th Edition”, 624 pages, Addison-Wesley, 2010, ISBN: 978-0321601483.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination155
Final Examination155
Attending Lectures14570
Practice41040
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
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