User Interface Design: Principles, Methods, and Tools, 5 cr

Tampere University

Description
Completion options

Teaching periods

Course code

HTI.241

Language of instruction

English

Academic years

2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027

Level of study

Advanced studies

Grading scale

General scale, 0-5

Persons responsible

Responsible teacher:

Päivi Majaranta

Responsible teacher:

Toni Pakkanen

Responsible organisation

Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %

Coordinating organisation

Computing Sciences Studies 100 %

Utilizing data from user research and mapping it into features of user interface. Methods for specifying and designing products and services.
Design philosophy and principles, formalism in design, UX laws, design languages and patterns, component libraries, design systems, design critique.
Various small practical exercises of different types of user interfaces on various context and platforms.
UI trends and advanced topics, e.g., UX writing as part of UI design, AI as tool in UI design

Learning outcomes

Prerequisites

Equivalences

Studies that include this course

Completion option 1

The course includes lectures, online theory modules and practical assignments. To pass the course, the student must complete a team assignment and at least half of the independent exercises.

Participation in teaching

Lectures (English)

20.10.2025 – 05.12.2025