NIS503: Practical principles in application development (5 ECTS)

STADS: 14000301

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Teaching period
The course is offered in the spring semester.
3rd quarter of Science Year.

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Comment:
16.02.2006: Skemaændring

Prerequisites:
None

Academic preconditions:
Knowledge of programming and software test.

Course introduction
The aim of the course is to give an introduction to application development and the multitude of factors that have to be taken into consideration to develop and evaluate applications efficiently and achieve usable systems. Today there is an increasing demand for usability and for different ways of interacting with a system. Furthermore environmental factors (e.g. mobile, stationary, noisy) are very important for the development of the specific application. In the lectures the starting point will be in specific applications and the student will gain practical experience through the exercises and the written report.

Competence:
The student will have gained knowledge of and will – given a specific context - be able to choose and apply the correct one(s) among basic methods and tools for usable and effective system design, e.g. design guidelines, different development platforms and -tools, and data resources. Furthermore the student will have obtained knowledge of, be able to make a rational choice between and be able to apply a number of core methods for collecting data and for evaluation of usability, e.g. mock-ups, controlled laboratory tests, questionnaires and interviews.

Expected learning outcome


Subject overview
Development platforms and –tools, surroundings, mobile units, input- and output combinations, components and applications, usability design, evaluation of usability.

Literature

Meddeles ved kursets start.

Website
This course uses e-learn (blackboard).

Prerequisites for participating in the exam
None

Assessment and marking:
A written report. External examination. Marks according to the 13-point scale. There is a re-examination by the end of the 4th quarter. The written report forms part of the first year’s test.

Expected working hours
The teaching method is based on three phase model.

Forelæsninger (16 timer), eksaminatorier (26 timer) og projekt.
Educational activities

Language
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Course enrollment
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