Interaction Design for Web
Duration
- One semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 1 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Evaluate the efficacy of mainstream and alternative Interaction Design practices by developing design prototypes.
2. Identify the potential and constraints of specific Interaction Design practices by documenting the ways in which they drive design outcomes.
3. Apply specialised Interaction Design processes and technical experimentation to the development of a Digital Media Design project.
4. Integrate conceptual development, technology, project resolution and stylistic decision making to a professional level in a Digital Media Design project.
5. Evaluate the Digital Media Design outcome based on principles of Interaction Design.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit will involve up to 150 hours of work including:
On Campus | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Computer Lab Tutorial |
3 |
12 |
36 |
Online Contact (Only for activities where there is synchronous contact with students eg online seminar, Blackboard Collaborate) | n/a |
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Specified Learning Activities Specified readings
| 1.5 | 12 | 18 |
Unspecified Learning Activities independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 8 | 12 | 96 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5cp |
SOL | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact
| n/a |
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Online Contact (Only for activities where there is synchronous contact with students eg online seminar, Blackboard Collaborate)
| 3 | 12 | 36 |
Specified Learning Activities Weekly tasks Readings Discussion board postings
| 6 | 12 | 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 3.5 | 12 | 42 |
TOTAL |
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| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Design Report | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Interaction Design Project | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Web coding languages
• Website Information Architecture
• Concept generation for web applications
• Web development techniques
• Web Usability
• User testing websites
• Convergent media on the web.
Study resources
- Reading materials.