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Unit of Study CSC10216 - Object Oriented GUI Development (2015)

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Unit description

This is an advanced unit that introduces elements of HCI (human-computer interaction) and builds upon the principles of object-oriented design and the object-oriented programming skills studied earlier in the course. Design patterns, modelling languages, interactive techniques and formal methods are used to develop and evaluate graphical user interfaces. The unit will teach programmers the necessary skills required to develop efficient and easy to use graphical user interfaces at the application program interface level.

Unit content

Topic 1: History and Development of GUIs 
Topic 2: GUI Libraries and Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 
Topic 3: Basic GUI component programming (components, containers, events and dialogs) 
Topic 4: Rapid Application development (RAD) 
Topic 5: Components and event handling 
Topic 6: Scrolling and development models 
Topic 7: Usability evaluation 
Topic 8: UML for GUI development 
Topic 9: Design Patterns for GUI Development 
Topic 10: Menus and more layout managers
Topic 11: Graphics and sound
 

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Online Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 identify the different models of GUI development
2 apply interface design principles, guidelines and rules to GUI development
3 apply an iterative and user-centred development method to system development
4 use the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to document and design a GUI application, with reference to the information model, the visual interface model and user events
5 use a modern IDE for Rapid Application Development (RAD) and application building
6 perform a usability evaluation of the application and analyse the system usability data
7 demonstrate a knowledge of important design patterns, including that of the Model-View-Controller (MVC).

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. identify the different models of GUI development
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  2. apply interface design principles, guidelines and rules to GUI development
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  3. apply an iterative and user-centred development method to system development
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  4. use the Unified Modelling Language (UML) to document and design a GUI application, with reference to the information model, the visual interface model and user events
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  5. use a modern IDE for Rapid Application Development (RAD) and application building
    • GA2:
    • GA4:
  6. perform a usability evaluation of the application and analyse the system usability data
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  7. demonstrate a knowledge of important design patterns, including that of the Model-View-Controller (MVC).
    • GA1:
    • GA2:
    • GA4:

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