Web Development
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Swinburne Online Teaching Period 1 |
Swinburne Online Teaching Period 2 | |
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Prerequisites
Anti-requisites (similar in content)
Aims and objectives
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
4. Design effective and user-friendly web pages using usability principles and style guides.
5. Explain the history of the Internet and World Wide Web
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On Campus Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
On Campus Class in Computer Lab | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.5 | 12 | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Assignment 1 | Individual | 30% | 1,2,4 |
Assignment 2 | Individual | 40% | 1,2,4 |
Lab Practicals | Individual | 10% | 1,2,4 |
Test | Individual | 20% | 2,3,5 |
Content
• Introduction to HTML, CSS and Web Development processes
• HTML5: logical document structure, syntax, images, links, maps, tables, frames, forms
• W3C standards, validation
• Design, Layout and Usability: principles of navigation, usability, page style guides, standards
• Protocols and server technology: HTTP, TCP/IP, MIME, URI, DNS
• JavaScript: syntax, object model, event handling, common tasks
• Interactivity: DOM, and some evolving technologies forms processing, common tasks
• Style sheets: fundamentals, CSS formatting, CSS positioning, standards
• Web design and usability: principles of navigation, usability, style guides, standards
• Introduction to XML: syntax, DTDs, XSL, applications
Study resources
- Reading materials.