Web Design
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours per semester
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2021 teaching periods
Hawthorn
| Higher Ed. Semester 1 | Higher Ed. Semester 2 | |
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Swinburne Online
| Teaching Period 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
OR
BA-EDUSEC Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
OR
BA-GAMIA Bachelor of Games and Interactivity
OR
BB-GAMCS Bachelor of Games and Interactivity/Bachelor of Computer Science
OR
BB-GAMIANI Bachelor of Games and Interactivity / Bachelor of Animation
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Design and implement a simple, functioning HTML and CSS project
2. Plan the structure and extent of a web site viewed across multiple screen formats, including the briefing documents
3. Manage image and text resources, and aesthetic aspects of typography, for HTML and CSS for inclusion in a website
4. Establish informational and functional aspects for HTML and CSS, such as typographic hierarchies, information architecture and navigational links for use across mobile devices.
Courses with unit
BA-DESS – Bachelor of Design - SOL
BA-EDUSEC – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
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:
| Hawthorn and Sarawak | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Tutorial |
3 |
12 |
36 |
| Online Contact | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Specified Learning Activities Flipped classroom tasks Instructional videos Presentation videos Readings | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities includes independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 4.5 | 12 | 54 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Swinburne Online
| Swinburne Online SOL | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Online Contact Two collaborate sessions per semester | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Specified Learning Activities Skill building tasks Instructional videos Presentation videos Readings Blackboard discussion board Blogs | 6.5 hours | 12 | 78 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (includes independent study, assignment preparation, revision) | 5.8 hours | 12 | 70 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
| Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
| Presentation | Individual | 10% | 2, 3 |
| Applied Web Project 1 | Individual | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Applied Web Project 2 | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
• Functional implementation of simple HTML and CSS projects
• 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.