Design for Multimedia and Web

Course aim

To provide students with experience in designing, creating and testing functional websites with industry standard software on Macintosh platform.

Course content

Design concepts; interfaces for websites varying in complexity; digitise and edit images, develop targeted written content, apply typographic principles and web authoring techniques. Apply design principles to the creation and synthesis of source materials, test functionality, usability and navigation and conduct post-production revisions and evaluation. Use of industry standard computer software for web design on Macintosh platform.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
GRAP 1018	Computer Graphics and Imaging for Design

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Computer Practical	4 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Computer Practical	6 hours per day x 10 days

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Basic hand coded website, Concept development, web design, construction and analysis project, Web design principles and application project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.