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Introduction<br />

CIT 711 – <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong> <strong>Design</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Ergonomics</strong> is a three [3] credit unit course<br />

<strong>of</strong> twenty one units. It discusses the introduction, design, implementation <strong>and</strong><br />

evaluation <strong>of</strong> user interface. The course material was clearly designed to enhance<br />

the underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> students. The aim <strong>of</strong> this course is to equip you with the basic<br />

skills <strong>of</strong> studying <strong>and</strong> underst<strong>and</strong>ing the concept <strong>of</strong> user interface design. The<br />

techniques involved will be explicitely covered while evaluation procedures will<br />

also be discussed. By the end <strong>of</strong> the course, you should be able to confidently<br />

study, analyse <strong>and</strong> design a st<strong>and</strong>ard <strong>User</strong> <strong>Interface</strong>.<br />

This Course Guide gives you a brief overview <strong>of</strong> the course content, course<br />

duration, <strong>and</strong> course materials.<br />

What you will learn in this course<br />

The main purpose <strong>of</strong> this course is to provide the necessary tools analyzing <strong>and</strong><br />

designing user interface systems. It makes available the steps <strong>and</strong> tools that will<br />

enable you to make proper <strong>and</strong> accurate decision about necessary design technique<br />

whenever the need arises. This, we intend to achieve through the following:<br />

Course Aims<br />

i. To introduce the concepts user interface design <strong>and</strong> egonomics;<br />

ii. To describe the various techniques for designing user interface;<br />

iii. To describe the practical implementation <strong>of</strong> user interface; <strong>and</strong><br />

iv. To discuss the techniques for user interface evaluation.<br />

Course Objectives<br />

Certain objectives have been set out to ensure that the course achieves its aims.<br />

Apart from the course objectives, every unit <strong>of</strong> this course has set objectives. In<br />

the course <strong>of</strong> the study, you will need to confirm at the end <strong>of</strong> each unit if you<br />

have met the objectives set at the beginning <strong>of</strong> each unit. By the end <strong>of</strong> this course,<br />

you should be able to:<br />

i. the essentials <strong>of</strong> good interface design techniques<br />

iii. describe in general term, the concept <strong>of</strong> user interface design;<br />

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