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Usability and web design (Fall 2003)

Course code : EWEB-U01
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional for specified Programme
Revised : 23/02 2001 Written : 11/12 2000
Placement : 5. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish if no English students are present

Objective : 1.To learn and practice general principles of user-friendly design. These principles are applicable to machines as well as to software and websites.
2.To design advanced websites.
Principal Content : General principles of usability, testing usability, accessibility to handicapped users. The structure of the Internet, HTML, style sheets, programming interactive functions on web sites, client-side versus server-side programming, browser-sniffing. The exact course content is decided in consultation with the students.
Teaching method : Class teaching and a major course assignment of the student"s own choice.
Required prequisites : At least one software course in C++ or Java.
Recommended prerequisites : -
Relations : -
Type of examination : Course work
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : -
Teaching material : Jakob Nielsen: Designing Web Usability. New Riders Publ. 2000.
Notes at www.eit.ihk-edu.dk
Responsible teacher : Agner Fog , agfo@dtu.dk