Overview

Interface Design and Development aims to introduce students to design concepts and development tools and frameworks associated with the creation of dynamic user interfaces suitable for use across a range of platforms and devices.

Requisites

Prerequisites
COS20007 Object Oriented Programming

AND EITHER
COS10005 Web Development
OR
COS10011 Creating Web Applications
OR
COS10026 Computing Technology Inquiry Project
OR
ENG20009 Engineering Technology Inquiry Project

Assumed Knowledge
Object-oriented programming language at an intermediate level

Equivalent units
COS30041 Creating Secure and Scalable Software
SWE20004 Technical Software Development
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Teaching Period 3
Location
Online
Start and end dates
04-November-2024
09-February-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-November-2024
Census date
29-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
27-December-2024
Results released date
04-March-2025
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Teaching Period 2
Location
Online
Start and end dates
07-July-2025
05-October-2025
Last self-enrolment date
20-July-2025
Census date
01-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
22-August-2025
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Apply fundamental design concepts and standards to the development of user interfaces
  • Use contemporary frameworks to create dynamic user interfaces
  • Design and develop user interfaces optimised for a range of devices and platforms
  • Evaluate user interfaces with respect to usability and accessibility using appropriate techniques, and propose improvements

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-Campus
Class		 1.00  12 weeks  12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 9.50  12 weeks  114
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Portfolio Individual  60-70%  1,2,3,4 
Project Individual 30-40% 1,2,3,4

Content

  • User interface design principles, patterns and techniques
  • Client-side mark up, presentation and scripting languages
  • Commemoratory frameworks for application and user interface development

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.