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School of Computing prospectus 2012 - Walter Sisulu University

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Entry Rules Business analysis 2<br />

Assessment<br />

and progression<br />

rules<br />

Graphical User Interface Design 1<br />

Duly Performed (DP): Average <strong>of</strong> Summative assessments. To qualify for<br />

examination students must obtain a Duly Performed <strong>of</strong> 40%. The contribution<br />

<strong>of</strong> the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.<br />

Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall<br />

Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark <strong>of</strong> 40%. The<br />

contribution <strong>of</strong> the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.<br />

Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).<br />

To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong><br />

50%.<br />

Re-examination: To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an<br />

overall assessment <strong>of</strong> between 40 and 49%.<br />

Course Code Course Name NQF Level Credits Year<br />

GUD1110<br />

GUID1/0<br />

Graphical User Interface<br />

Design 1<br />

Lectures per week Pracs per week Tutorials<br />

per week<br />

2 x 45 min 3 x 45 mins<br />

(lecturer led)<br />

5 30 1<br />

2 x 45 min<br />

(lecturer led)<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

weeks<br />

25 300<br />

Notional<br />

hours<br />

Content / Syllabus 1. Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Graphical and non-graphical user interface 2.The user<br />

interface design process 3.The principles <strong>of</strong> good screen design 4. Introduction<br />

to HCI 5. Interaction design basics in various application domains 6.Usability<br />

guidelines, standards and principles 7.Components <strong>of</strong> GUI/Web interfaces 8.<br />

Emerging Technologies in I/O devices<br />

Entry Rules Admission criteria<br />

Assessment<br />

and progression<br />

rules<br />

Duly Performed (DP): Average <strong>of</strong> Summative assessments. To qualify for<br />

examination students must obtain a Duly Performed <strong>of</strong> 40%. The contribution<br />

<strong>of</strong> the duly performed (DP) to the overall assessment (OA) is 40%.<br />

Examination (EA): One paper based examination. To qualify for Overall<br />

Assessment (OA) students must obtain an examination mark <strong>of</strong> 40%. The<br />

contribution <strong>of</strong> the examination (EA) to the overall assessment (OA) is 60%.<br />

Overall Assessment or Final Mark (OA): OA = 40%(DP) + 60%(EA).<br />

To qualify for course credit students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong><br />

50%.<br />

Re-examination: To qualify for re-examination students must obtain an overall assessment <strong>of</strong><br />

between 40 and 49%.<br />

69<br />

<strong>2012</strong><br />

PROSPECTUS

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