Web Design
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 36 hours Face to Face + Blended + Swinburne Online
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning. For Online unit delivery, learning is conducted exclusively online.
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
Unit learning Outcomes: 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.
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
| Hawthorn and Sarawak | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Face to Face Contact Tutorial |
3 |
12 |
36 |
| Specified Learning Activities Readings |
5 |
12 |
60 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities includes independent study, assignment preparation, revision | 4.5 | 12 | 54 |
| TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours |
Swinburne Online
| Swinburne Online SOL | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
| Online Contact Two collaborate sessions per semester | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Specified Learning Activities Specified learning activities, Skill building tasks, Instructional videos, Presentation videos, Readings, 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 |
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 |
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Presentation | Individual | 15% | 2, 3 |
Applied Web Project 1 | Individual | 20% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Applied Web Project 2 | Individual | 35% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Project Workbook | Individual | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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.