Course detail

User Interface Programming

FIT-ITU Acad. year: 2019/2020 Winter semester

Communication between computers and humans, information throughput of the interfaces, different ways to implement the interfaces, history of user interfaces and development tools, user interfaces of the current operating systems – Windows, iOS, X-Window. and others, event-controlled interfaces in detail, tools for application and user interface programming, traditional, object, and component models of the interface, elements of the user interfaces – buttons, list boxes, edit boxes, etc., properties of the user interface building blocks, future development in user interface design.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Supervisor

doc. Ing. Vítězslav Beran, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Computer Graphics and Multimedia

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will learn and understand the importance of user interfaces for efficient computer usage. They will learn basic principles and structure of the application and user interface development tools; get acquainted with the history of such development tools and the probable future development. They will experience the user interface development on a series of examples, learn about the common building blocks of the user interfaces, and get familiar with properties of the building blocks in Windows, and understand the differences in X-Window or iOS implementations. They will also get the important skills needed in the development of applications.
The students will learn to search team partners and to work in a team. They will also improve their skills in development tools usage and also in practical programming.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of C/C++ programming.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

  • Final test – up to 20 points
  • Evaluated computer laboratories – up to 25 points
  • Individual projects – up to 55 points

Exam prerequisites:
successful project

Aims

To learn and understand the importance of user interfaces for efficient computer usage. To learn basic principles and structure of the application and user interface development tools. To get acquainted with the history of such development tools and probable future development. To experience the user interface development on a series of examples. To learn about the common building blocks of the user interfaces. To get familiar with properties of the building blocks in Windows, and understand the differences in X-Window or iOS implementations. To get the important skills needed in the development of applications for real-life and student projects.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The monitored activities include individual project, test and evaluated computer laboratories. The test does not have a correction term.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme IT-BC-3: Information Technology, Bachelor's
branch BIT: Information Technology, compulsory

Programme BIT: Information Technology, Bachelor's
specialization BITP: Information Technology, compulsory

Programme M2A-P: Applied Sciences in Engineering, Master's
branch M-MAI: Mathematical Engineering, elective (voluntary)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Syllabus

  1. Course organization, introduction to GUI (Beran)
  2. GUI fundamentals and history (Beran)
  3. GUI programming principles in WinAPI (Zemčík)
  4. Web interfaces (ROI Hunter)
  5. GUI design, mock-ups and testing (Beran)
  6. Qt + QML (Mlích)
  7. Advanced tools and libraries for Windows (WPF, .NET) (Pluskal/Jašek)
  8. Gamification (Beran)
  9. GUI on iOS (Hrubý)
  10. GTK (Carlos Soriano Sanchez, Red Hat, in English)
  11. Mobile platforms (Herout)
  12. UX in practice (ViaAurea)
  13. Final test, Conclusion (Beran)

Exercise in computer lab

12 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

  • GUI design – design discussions, project mock-ups
  • Windows API demonstration, Simple component-oriented programming example, Keyboard and mouse in Windows, cursor changes, clipboard
  • Qt simple application
  • WPF simple application
  • Web principles demonstration and example application

Project

14 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

  • individual project assignment – one project for the whole duration of the course