GUI Design Series: Planning an Interface
Product Code: GUIC01 Time: 3.0 hour(s) CEUs: Available

Summary:

This course introduces users to the primary principles and tasks involved in graphical user interface (GUI) design.

Objectives:

After completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe how graphical user interfaces (GUI) differ from other types of user interfaces
  • Identify characteristics of an effective GUI
  • Describe usability factors, including rules of perception, that affect GUI design
  • Identify the hardware and software development factors that affect GUI design
  • Describe and give examples for the following GUI design principles: design consistency, user feedback, filtering information, forgiveness, and having a clear conceptual model
  • Describe the role of task analysis in GUI design

Topics:

  • Introduction to User Interfaces
  • Developing within Constraints
  • Designing for Your Users
  • Designing an Effective GUI

Technical Requirements:

200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800 x 600 is recommended). Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP. Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. (5.5 or higher for MindLeaders Central) Minimum Connection Speed: 28.8k. Sound card, with speaker or headphones is recommended, but not required to play the courses. Macromedia Flash Player 7.0 (Note: We do not recommend or support installation of the Yahoo toolbar.) JavaScript must be enabled. Netscape and AOL browsers not supported.

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