Information Package / Course Catalogue
User Interfaces
Course Code: BPR264
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to teach students the theory needed for quality user interface design and to gain the skills required for user interface design and evaluation. At the same time, the importance of working with the user in the user interface development process is taught.

Course Content

User interface basics. Requirement totaling techniques. To make user, task and environment analysis. Conceptual design. Interaction design. Design principles. Interaction methods. Graphic design face design. Web interface design. User interface evaluation process (testing)

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understand the importance of developing user interface
2.Can collect UI requirements
3.Can design useful interfaces
4.Evaluate user interfaces
5.Knows user interface test methods
Recommended or Required Reading
1.User Interface Design and Evaluation, D.Stone, C.Jarrett,M.Woodroffe, S.Minocha, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005, ISBN:0-12-088436-4
2.Human-Computer Interaction, Alan Dix and others,Pearson Education, 2003
3.Interaction Design: Beyond Human-Computer Interaction,H.Sharp, Y.Rogers and J.Preece, John Wiley, 2007
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to user interface design
Week 2 - Theoretical
How to collect UI requirements
Week 3 - Theoretical
Exploring users and space
Week 4 - Theoretical
Exploring the task and work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Conceptual design
Week 6 - Theoretical
Design guide and design reasons
Week 7 - Theoretical
Interaction design
Week 8 - Theoretical
Interaction methods (Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Cognitive system, Gestalt principles, UX elements, Nielsen heuristics
Week 10 - Theoretical
UX evaluation criteria, user test methodology and application
Week 11 - Theoretical
Graphical interface design
Week 12 - Theoretical
Designing for Web
Week 13 - Theoretical
Evaluation strategies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Checking the user interfaces
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1314
Quiz1314
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
OÇ-2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
OÇ-3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
OÇ-4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
OÇ-5
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026