CIS 169 - Digital Graphics and User Interfaces

Description
This course introduces students to user interface design principles and methodologies through developing interactive prototypes and outputting web-ready files. Students will utilize design systems and industry standard prototyping tools.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS

Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:

Develop wireframes for a multipage site
Utilize a prototyping tool to develop a multipage interactive prototype
Utilize a prebuilt design system
Construct a basic design system
Analyze standards for user interfaces
Apply user-centered design principles
Apply interaction design principles
Understand navigational design best practices
Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing appropriate file formats and compression for web-ready graphics
Demonstrate file management best practices

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I.   Course Introduction
II.   Introducing Design Systems
III.   Introduction to Prototyping Tools
IV.   Wireframing
V.   Prototyping Interactivity
VI.   Navigational Design
VII.   Developing a Design System
VIII.   Outputting Design Documentation
IX.   Image File Formats
X.   Compression
XI.   Video File Formats
XII.   Outputting Web-Ready Graphics

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 0-60%

Facilitated discussion: 0-20%

Group work: 0-10%

Lab work: 10-40%

Mandatory Course Components:
Course is project based. Students will develop interactive prototypes using prototyping tools.

Wireframes
Multipage Interactive Prototype
Basic Design System

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: CIS 120 (C or Higher)
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: NA
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Instructor must posess knowledge of user interface design, user-centered design, user experience design, interactive prototyping software, 4000 hours of graphics and computer work experience and be able to clearly explain all topics covered in the course so the student will be able to understand the concepts taught.

General Room Request: Computer Lab

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2023 (8/1/2023)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Web/UX Design and Development, A.A.A.S.
1st Catalog Year: 2023-2024
People Soft Course ID Number: 105206
Course CIP Code: 11.9999

Name of Course Author:
Jacob Pollak