Course Syllabus

College: Engineering & Information Technology

Department: Information Technology
Program: Information Technology
Academic Year: 2024 - 2025
Semester: Fall ✘ Spring Summer
1.

INT313 Course Code User Interface Design Course Title

The number of Credit Hours, Contact Hours, and Prerequisites:

Credit Hours: 3 Theory: 3 Lab: 0 Tutorial: 0

Contact Hours: 3 Theory: 3 Lab: 0 Tutorial: 0
Prerequisite(s) (if any) Fundamentals of Software Engineering – INT305
Co-requisite(s) (if any) None

2. Instructor’s Name and Contact Information:

Name Dr Shafiz A M Yusof Office No. 128-13

E-mail
s.yusof@ajman.ac.ae Office Tel. 5432

3. Catalog Course Description:

This course introduces students to the concepts, methods, theories and guidelines of user interface design (UID).
Topics covered include usability measures, usability motivations, and universal usability; interface design; design
case studies; evaluation and the user experience; interaction styles; design issues; response time; and
information search.
4. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs):
Upon successful completion of the course, students shall be able to:
Program Learning
Outcomes (PLOs) Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
BSIT BSIS
PLO#2 PLO#2 a. Apply interface usability measures.
PLO#1 PLO#1 b. Identify user interface requirements.
c. Apply classic design standards, theories, guidelines, and patterns in the design of
PLO#1 PLO#1
user interfaces.
PLO#2 PLO#2 d. Create a user-centered interface design.
PLO#2 PLO#2 e. Evaluate a user interface and screen design.

5. Week-by-week Course Topics and Contents, including sessions for assessments (Theory Class):

Section of
CLOs Study Unit Title and Contents Week
Textbook/

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Chapters 1 a Usability of Interactive Systems: usability measures, and usability motivations. 1
Chapter 2 Universal usability 1: variations in physical abilities and physical workplaces,
b diverse cognitive and perceptual abilities, personality differences, and cultural 2
and international diversity.
Universal usability 2: users with disabilities, older adult users, children, and
Chapter 2 b 3
accommodating hardware and software diversity.
Theories, principles and guidelines of user interface design: introduction,
Chapter 3 a, c 4
guidelines, principles, and theories.
Interface Design 1: organizational support for design; the design process;
Chapter 4 d 5
design frameworks; and design methods.
Interface Design 2: design tools, practices, and patterns; and social impact
Chapter 4 d 6
analysis.
Design Case Studies: case study 1: iterative design evaluation of automated
teller machines (ATMs),
Chapter 6 d 7
Case Study 2: design consistency at Apple Computer, and Case Study 3: data-
driven design at Volvo.
Evaluation and the User Experience 1: expert reviews and heuristics, usability
Chapter 5 e 8
testing and laboratories, and survey instruments.
Evaluation and the User Experience 2: acceptance tests, evaluation during
Chapter 5 e 9
active use and beyond, and controlled psychologically oriented experiments.
Interaction Styles 1: direct manipulation; some examples of direct
Chapter 7 d manipulation; 2-d and 3-d interfaces; teleoperation and presence; and 10
augmented and virtual reality.
Interaction Styles 2: navigation by selection, small displays, content
Chapter 8 d 11
organization, audio menus, form fill-in, and dialog boxes
Design Issues: display design, view (window) management, animation,
Chapter 12 d 12
webpage design, color, nonanthropomorphic design, and error messages.
Response Time: Models of System Response Time (SRT) Impacts, Expectations
Chapter 13 c and Attitudes, User Productivity and Variability in SRT, and Frustrating 13
Experiences.
Information Search: five-stage search framework, dynamic queries and
faceted search, command languages and “natural” language queries,
Chapter 15 c 14
multimedia document search and other specialized search; and the social
aspects of search.
Review 15

6. Week-by-week Experiment Topics and Contents (for a non-lecture part, if applicable):

Topic & Lab Work Week

NA

7. Relating the CLOs to the Assessment Tools to demonstrate the attainment level of CLOs:
CLO # Assessment Tool(s)

a Test I, Midterm, Seminar, Group Project

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 b Test I, Midterm, Seminar, Project
c Project, Seminar, Midterm, and Final
d Midterm, Project and Final
e Seminar, Project and Final

8. Out-of-Class Assignments:

# Assignment Title Submission Due Date

1 Seminar – The Do’s and Don’t’s in UID: Student will present issues pertaining Starting from week 3 to
the UID of systems or applications or websites. week 13. Student will
determine which week
they will conduct the
seminar.
Project: Students are asked to create and implement a user interface design
2 End of week # 14.
based on the instructor’s given specifications.

9. Course Assessment.

Course Assessment Tools:

Assessment Tool1 Assessment Date Weight (%)

First Test Week # 5 15%
Midterm Exam Week # 9 20 %
Seminar Week # 3 to Week 13 10%
Project Week # 14 25%
Final Exam The week following week # 15 30 %

10. Teaching and learning methodologies, including any use of online instruction:
15 weeks (2 lectures/week) of classroom lectures.

11. Course texts, recommended readings, instructional material, and learning resources.
a. Course Textbook:

Title: Designing the User Interface, Strategies for Effective Human-Computer Interaction
Author(s): Ben Shneiderman; Catherine Plaisant; Maxine Cohen; Steven Jacobs; Niklas
Elmqvist; Nicholas Diakopou
Edition: 6th Edition
Publisher: Pearson Education
Year: 2017
ISBN-13: 9781292153919 (print), 9781292153926 (eBook)

b. Reference books or recommended readings:

Title & Edition: The Essential Guide to User Interface Design: An Introduction to GUI Design Principles
and Techniques, 3rd Edition
Author: Wilbert O. Galitz

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Other assessment tools may be added/changed, as appropriate for the course.
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 Publisher: Wiley, 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-05342-3
Title & Edition: Interactive Displays: Natural Human-Interface
Author: Achintya K. Bhowmik;
Publisher: Wiley 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-63137-9
c. Instructional material and learning resources:
Carefully designed PowerPoint slides prepared by the instructor are uploaded on Moodle as early as
add and drop period is over.
12. University Policies and Grading system
The students are required to fully understand and observe the following policies of the University:
Attendance Policy:
The students are required to attend and participate fully in the classes and other sessions scheduled for the
course. An absence of 25% of the course classes will result in a withdrawal/fail in the course. The students must
read and comprehend the “Attendance Policy” which is published in the Student Handbook.
Link: https://www.ajman.ac.ae/en/admissions/undergraduate/student-handbook.html
Student Academic Integrity Policy:
AU is committed to enforcing a strict code of academic integrity in its academic pursuits. The academic integrity
code of the University prohibits all forms of academic dishonesty. This includes cheating and plagiarism and
applies to all courses, assignments, projects reports/dissertations or exams completed by students. The
University does not tolerate any violation of academic misconduct and imposes a strict system of penalties. For
more details, refer to the student handbook.
Link: https://www.ajman.ac.ae/en/admissions/undergraduate/student-handbook.html
Grading System:
The University uses the relative grading system, which is based on a four-point scale. An overall grade will be
assigned on the following grading scale.
Undergraduate:
Grades A B+ B C+ C D+ D F
Points 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.0 0
Marks % 90-100 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 65-69 60-64 <60
For more details, refer to the Undergraduate Student Catalog.
Link: https://www.ajman.ac.ae/en/admissions/undergraduate/undergraduate-student-catalog
Graduate:
Grades A B+ B C+ C F
Points 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 2.0 0
Marks % 90-100 85-89 80-84 75-79 70-74 <70
For more details, refer to the Graduate Student Catalog.
Link: https://www.ajman.ac.ae/en/admissions/graduate/graduate-student-catalog
Instructor’s Signature: Date: January 14, 2025

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Head of Department’s Signature: Date:
Dr Mirna Nachouki

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