Adaptive UIX Layer for University Information SOA-BUS

• Published in: Informatica economica Vol. 21; no. 2/2017; pp. 80 - 91
• Main Authors: DOSPINESCU, Octavian, STRIMBEI, Catalin, STRAINU, Roxana-Marina, NISTOR, Alexandra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bucharest INFOREC Association 30.06.2017; Inforec Association
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adaptive; Applications programs; Buses (vehicles); Business information; College professors; Colleges & universities; Designers; Drafting; Informatics; Information systems; Markets; Responsive; Smartphones; SOA; Software; Software reviews; Tablet computers; Teaching; User Interface; Web browsers; Web site design
• ISSN: 1453-1305; 1842-8088
• DOI: 10.12948/issn14531305/21.2.2017.07

The user interface (UI) layer is considered one of the key components of software applications since it connects their end-users to functionalities. Well-engineered and robust software applications could eventually fail to be adopted due to a weak UI layer. In the current market, when creating sites, UI designers have to determine how to plan the best interface according to the devices of the users, namely desktops, laptops, tablets or smartphones. Having this in mind, the current paper aims to present the adaptive UIX Layer for a University Information SOA-Bus (UISB) - a topic discussed in previous works [1], [2]. In this respect, we reviewed the literature on responsive and adaptive web design in order to identify the best front-end approach to the UISB. According to our findings, there is a strong debate in the academic field as well in the IT business in what concerns UI design. Recent interests have shown that the new trend in drafting the front-end layer is choosing between a responsive and an adaptive design. While arguments provided by both sides have failed to ease the decision makers' choices on what type of design to choose, we aim to bring some light on the subject by proposing different layers for the UISB.