Graphical user interfaces and user-interface management systems
J Dospisil
4 hours per week * First semester * Peninsula * Prerequisites: COT3030 or relevant industrial experience * Prohibitions: GCO3814
This subject will provide students with a theoretical and practical exposure to problems and solutions associated with design and development of graphical user interfaces. Students will acquire knowledge of the main GUI style guides, and develop an understanding of design and implementation of GUI products. The material covered in this subject includes kernel and network-based GUI architectures, strategies for event routing, interprocess communication in GUI systems, window procedure and recursive nature of window procedures, principles of user-interface management systems, prototyping techniques and presentation independence, 4GL prototyping tools and testing strategies applicable to event-driven systems. Introduction to multi-media.
Assessment
Written (5000 words): 50% * Practical work/Seminar participation: 50%