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Course Details

Credits & LTP
Each course offers 5 credit points.
Lecture
3
Tutorial
1
Practical (Hands-on)
1
Credit
5
Recommended For:
Graduation Programme - B.E./B.Tech
Branch - Computer Science Engineering and Information Technology
Semester -
5 th,  6 th,  7 thand  8 th

Course Summary

Usability Design of Software Applications deals with the foundation and advances made in the usability principles of software design. CNN predicts that UX Design jobs will grow 22% by 2020, with over 2 million new jobs being created.

The course teaches how to create user-friendly software applications by incorporating the principles of smart design and user experience design. Through this course, learners will get acquainted with user-friendly and interactive user interfaces for software applications or websites, develop quality concepts of usability and utility for software design, and get an overview of the software development life cycle. This course provides a deep understanding and learning on how users of a software application can achieve the specified goals easily.

Hands-On

Students need to perform hands-on assignments and projects using MS/Open Office tools, free Wireframe tools like Lucidchart, InVision, Moqups, Wireframe.cc, MockFlow etc. and multimedia tools like Lightworks, Autodesk 3ds Max among others. In addition, students need to install the latest version of browsers like Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for testing HTML5/CSS3 related codes and responsive design. The learners need to leverage all softwares from their end.

Students will have to leverage the above-mentioned tools to complete the industry assignment as well as to complete the Part B section of the summative assessment.

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RECOMMENDED PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
  1. Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript
  2. An appreciation of quality design thinking
  3. Basic idea of visual design skills (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator)

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus will be delivered through a combination of eLearning resources, digital lectures, community based digital classrooms as applicable.
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Course Components

Digital Learning
Resources
Digital course accessible anytime and anywhere View Sample
Digital
Lectures
Digital lectures delivered by industry and academic experts View Sample
Academic Connect
Community
Focussed on building conceptual clarity View Sample
Industry Connect
Community
Focussed on building industry oriented applied knowledge View Sample
Industry
Assignment
Access to two industry related mini projects View Sample
Practice
Assessment
Access to two practice assessments for self-evaluation View Sample
Summative
Assessment
Test of theoretical and applied knowledge View Sample
Verifiable Digital
Certificate
Verifiable certificate on successful completion View Sample
Internship
Opportunity
For top percentile, subject to vacancies in corporates and their hiring policies View Sample
Job
Opportunity
Visibility to job vacancies with leading corporate recruiters, subject to vacancies and their hiring policies View Sample