Utformning och prototyping av användargränssnitt

What is this course about?

To be effective, modern software application designs must not only support the required functionality but also fully engage users. This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to design and generate effective user interfaces to address end-user needs. You learn to apply proven user interface design practices to gather requirements, reduce user input errors, and provide intuitive navigation pathways through complex applications to ensure usability.

Who will benefit from this course?

This course is designed for anyone involved in developing user interfaces. Specifically, user interface designers, system developers, programmers, testers and analysts will benefit from taking this course.

What background do I need?

A general knowledge of software development is preferred but not required.

Does the course address analysis?

Yes. The course covers discerning system needs through user discussions, user personas, and user stories, and then discusses techniques for turning the results into a design.

How much time is spent on each topic?

What kinds of hands-on exercises does the course include?

Approximately 40 percent of this course is spent in hands-on exercises. You gain practical experience designing user interfaces through:

• Generating an electronic prototype of an interface
• Increasing speed and reducing errors to improve end-user productivity
• Adding useful help and error messages
• Creating navigation controls
• Incorporating search capabilities
• Adjusting for visual difficulties to increase accessibility

Will I be expected to program during this course?

Yes. However all of the learning points for the programming activities are related to user interface design and best practices. Coding exercises guide you step by step if you are not familiar with the programming languages.

What programming languages does the course use?

The course is independent of the target programming language. Techniques covered apply to all modern object-oriented languages such as Java, C#, Visual Basic .NET.

Does the course cover programming techniques?

The course discusses, in the context of user interface design and prototyping, refactoring. The intention of the course is that you gather and analyse the requirements to design a solution and generate effective user interfaces based on end-user needs.

Will I learn what tools to purchase?

No. Although Learning Tree does not endorse and specific tools, this course covers a number of areas where tools would greatly benefit the development process. You will use or see demonstrated prototyping tools and interface layout tools.

How does this course relate to other Learning Tree courses?

For other courses on software development, you may be interested in the following:

• Course 312, Software Quality Assurance: Delivering Consistent Quality
• Course 918, Agile Project Management with Scrum
• Course 216, User and System Requirements for Successful Software Development
• Course 218, Software Change, Configuration and Release Management
• Course 424, Software Quality Assurance: Delivering Consistent Quality
• Course 216, Developing a Website: Hands-On

• Course 502, Developing Ajax Web 2.0 Applications: Hands-On
• Course 2761, iPhone^® and iPad^® Programming: A Comprehensive Hands-On Introduction

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