Course Title: Design User Interfaces

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5400 Diploma of Business (Public Relations)

Course Title: Design User Interfaces

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

COMM5480C

City Campus

TAFE

525T Business & Enterprise

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term1 2024

Course Contact: Nick Reynolds

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 0791

Course Contact Email: nick.reynolds@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design user interfaces for animation, gaming and visual effects products. This involves interpreting design briefs, developing sketches and testing interface prototypes.

The unit applies to those who apply visual communication skills and work collaboratively in a team environment to develop final specifications for user interface designs.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CUADIG412 Design user interfaces

Elements:

1. Identify project requirements

2. Produce sketches and design specifications

3. Test and finalise user interface designs

Learning Outcomes

Performance Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including evidence of the ability to:

  • design at least two user interfaces for animation, gaming, and/or visual effects products.

 

In the course of the above, the candidate must:

  • develop sketches including:
  • visual design principles
  • target audience characteristics
  • content architecture specifications
  • main spatial zones and functional areas
  • produce specifications that:
  • respond to the design brief
  • meet technical, creative and formatting parameters
  • include instructions for development teams
  • exhibit safe ergonomic practices when using screens and keyboards.

Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must be able to demonstrate knowledge to complete the tasks outlined in the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, including knowledge of:

  • visual design principles
  • user characteristics considered in design and development of interfaces
  • spatial and functional areas of screen layout
  • steps in testing prototype design
  • common information architecture and design specifications
  • typical formats and techniques for documenting user interface designs
  • strategies to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • basic work health and safety requirements when working on computers and keyboards including safe ergonomic practices
  • common delivery platforms of interactive media products
  • technical, creative and formatting parameters of interactive media platforms including:
  • main spatial zones
  • functional areas.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment Conditions

Skills in this unit must be demonstrated in a workplace or simulated environment where the conditions are typical of those in a working environment in this industry.

This includes access to:

  • briefs on which to base user interface designs
  • industry-standard equipment and facilities for user interface design
  • interactions with others required to demonstrate the performance evidence
  • sample users for testing interface design.

Feedback

Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions. You are encouraged to ask and answer questions during class time and online sessions so that you can obtain feedback on your understanding of the concepts and issues being discussed. Finally, you can email or arrange an appointment with your teacher to gain more feedback on your progress.

You should take note of all feedback received and use this information to improve your learning outcomes and final performance in the course.