Design for Web
48 hours face to face + blended
One teaching period or equivalent
Hawthorn
Overview
This unit introduces students to techniques associated with the design and implementation of a range of web technologies. Students are introduced to aspects of interactivity and other software-based techniques for generating and managing simple websites. Students are also introduced to the concepts, language, requirements and procedures of both interactive and web design. They will develop an interactive literacy to collaborate with technical specialists on the implementation of more complex web projects.
Requisites
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Pathways Teaching 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
21-October-2024
31-January-2025
31-January-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-November-2024
Census date
15-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-December-2024
Results released date
11-February-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
- Reflect on the design development process building reflective practice capabilities
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
Live Online (Workshop) |
1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
On-campus (Lab 1) |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
On-campus (Lab 2) |
2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Unspecified Activities (Independent Learning) |
7.50 | 12 weeks | 90 |
TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Presentation | Individual | 15-30% | 2,3 |
Applied Web Project 1 | Individual | 20-30% | 1,2,3,4 |
Project Workbook | Individual | 20-30% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Applied Web Project 2 | Individual | 20-35% | 1,2,3,4 |
Content
- Website design and usability
- Web authoring software
- Interactive Product
- Hosting and domain management for websites
- Diagrammatic planning for websites
- Prototyping for websites
- Managing image, colour and type for websites
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.