Area: | School of Information Systems |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Seminar: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Enterprise application design covering presentation tier (interface), application tier (business logic), and persistence tier (storage), different types of user interfaces (eg HTML, desktop application, XML), back end persistence mechanisms (eg OO databases, RDBs, XMLDBs etc). |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have - Designed systems using advanced object orientated tools and methods. Displayed the consideration of human factors into interface design. Designed and tested human computer interfaces. Evaluated human computer interfaces. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Usable Web 1317 Links about Web Usability http://usableweb.com/authors/nielsenjakob.html Webpages that suck - Learn good design by looking at bad design http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/suckframe.htm What is Interaction Design - What does it mean to Information Designers http://www.chesco.com/~cmarion/PCD/WhatIsInteractionDesign.html Interaction Styles - Interaction styles for HCI and compare and contrast these styles http://www2.umassd.edu/CISW3/coursepages/pages/CIS311/LectureMat/interface/styles.html What is web usability? http://bioinformatics.weizmann.ac.il/cards/HCI.html Using Color Effectively - User Interface Design Guidelines for Colour http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/mime/papers/colorTR.html |
Unit Texts: | Preece, J., Rogers, Y. and Sharp, H., (2002) Interaction Design - Beyond Human Computer Interaction, John Wiley and Sons. Recommended - Cato, J., (2001) User-Centered Web Design, Pearson Education Limited, Addison-Wesley Publishers. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Examination 60%. Written Assignment One 10%. Written Assignment Two 30%. This is by Grade/Mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 20300 Information Systems (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Categorised | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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