Web Design
Overview
This unit familiarises students with the web design process. Students will learn how to design websites through design principles such as information design and typography. Students will be introduced to the concepts, language, requirements and procedures that support the liaison between designers and technical specialists by using coding and other software-based techniques to build and manage a website.
Requisites
Rules
Admission into one of:
Bachelor of Design (including double degrees and old Bachelor of Design tagged codes – currently on teach out) or Bachelor of Education (Secondary) or Bachelor of Games and Interactivity and related double degrees
OR
UX Interaction Design Minor
01-June-2025
08-June-2025
05-October-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Design and implement a simple, functioning website.
- Plan the structure and extent of a web site viewed across multiple screen formats, including the briefing documents
- Manage image and text resources, and aesthetic aspects of typography, for inclusion in a website
- Establish informational and functional aspects for websites, such as typographic hierarchies, information architecture and navigational links for use across mobile devices
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Class | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Activities Supervisor Meetings | 5.00 | 12 weeks | 60 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 4.50 | 12 weeks | 54 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Learning activities | 1.00 | 2 weeks | 2 |
| Unspecified Activities Various | 6.50 | 12 weeks | 78 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 5.83 | 12 weeks | 70 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Web Project | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Applied Web Project | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4 |
| Presentation | Individual | 0% | 2,3 |
| Project Workbook | Individual | 0% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Hosting and domain management for web sites
- Content management systems
- Diagrammatic planning for web sites
- Prototyping for web sites
- Managing image, colour and type for web sites
- Creating briefing documents for specialists contributing advanced technical functions to web sites
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.