USER INTERFACE DESIGN 3003

Course Objective: To gain knowledge about how to create a User Interface, how to use different
type of controls, Menu usage and its different types and components, different methodologies used
to implement it and how to use multimedia, prototypes and analyzing different types of testing

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9

Human Computer Interface – A brief History of Screen Design - Characteristics Of Graphics

Interface –Direct Manipulation Graphical System – Web User Interface –Popularity –Characteristic
of Web Interface Principles of User Interface Design

UNIT II HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION 9

User Interface Design Process – Obstacles –Usability –Human Characteristics In Design – Human
Interaction Speed –Business Functions and Requirement Analysis : Direct Methods and Indirect
Methods – Basic Business Functions – Design Standards – System Training – Structures Of Menus –
Functions Of Menus–Contents Of Menu– Formatting – Phrasing The Menu – Selecting Menu Choice–
navigating Menus– Kinds of Graphical Menus.

UNIT III WINDOWS 9

Window Characteristics– Components– Presentation Styles– Types– Managements– Organizations–

Operations–Web Systems– Device Based Controls Characteristics–Screen Based Controls
Characteristics – Operate Control– Text Entry Controls – Selection Control–Combination Control–
Custom Control– Presentation Control.

UNIT IV MULTIMEDIA 9

Text For Web Pages – Providing the Proper Feedback– Guidance & Assistance–International
Consideration –Accessibility– Icons– Image– Multimedia – Coloring.

UNIT V WINDOWS LAYOUT– TEST 9

Prototypes – Kinds Of Tests – Analyze, Modify and Retest – Evaluating the Working System -
Information Search– Visualization –Hypermedia – Software Tools: Interface Design Tools, Software
Testing Tools

TOTAL:45 h

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Wilbent. O. Galitz ,“The Essential Guide To User Interface Design”, John Wiley& Sons, 2007.

2. Ben Sheiderman, “Design The User Interface”, Pearson Education, 2008.

REFERENCES:

1. Alan Cooper, “The Essential Of User Interface Design”, Wiley – Dream Tech Ltd.,2002
Course Outcome: At the end of this course, the student will be able to

Knowledge
Course Description
Level
Outcome

Identify the concept of Human Computer Interface and Direct

CO1 K3
Manipulation Graphical System.

CO2 Discuss User Interface Design Process, Obstacles and Usability K6

Compare Window Characteristics, Presentation Styles, Organizations

CO3 and Operations. K5

CO4 Discuss International Consideration and Accessibility of multimedia K6

CO5 Analyze the concept of Visualization and Hypermedia K4