Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- explain central concepts, methods and activities within a user-centered process
- explain design patterns for both the user interface and software architecture
Skills and Abilities
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- apply relevant methods and activities in a user-centred process
- apply frontend frameworks for relevant design patterns and interfaces
- apply backend frameworks for relevant design patterns and API‘s
- apply framework for relevant data management towards a database
Evaluation Ability and Approach
After completing the course, students will be able to:
- independently and critically assess methods and collected data in a user-centred process
Course Content
The course deals with the design of web applications from both a technical and designbased standpoint.
The technical standpoint deals with how web applications can be built using design patterns and frameworks.
The design perspective looks at how visual design patterns can be applied to create useful interfaces. Furthermore, how a user-centered process can be applied to create or further develop a web application based on the requirements and needs of end users is discussed.
Assessment
- Ongoing examination (3 credits)
- Assignments (4.5 credits)
Forms of Study
Lectures, seminars, lessons and exercises.
Grades
The Swedish grades U–G.
Prerequisites
- Database Systems 7.5 credits
- Object Oriented Programming, 7.5 credits
- Responsive Web Design, 7.5 credits
Other Information
Overlaps GIK2H9, GIK2QR, IK1005, IK1091, GIK2H9, GIK2QR, GIK2H8 och GIK2QQ.
Teaching can be done in English.