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

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
26-February-2024
26-May-2024
Last self-enrolment date
10-March-2024
Census date
31-March-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
12-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
Teaching Period 1
Location
Online
Start and end dates
11-March-2024
09-June-2024
Last self-enrolment date
24-March-2024
Census date
05-April-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
26-April-2024
Results released date
02-July-2024
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

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)
On-campus
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL150

Sarawak

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Online
Directed Online Learning and Independent Learning
12.50 12 weeks 150
On-campus
Lecture
2.00 12 weeks 24
On-campus
Class
1.00 12 weeks 12
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning
9.50 12 weeks 114
TOTAL300

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
PortfolioIndividual 100% 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.