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58220 Designing for the Web

UTS: Communication
Credit points: 8 cp
Result Type: Grade, no marks

Requisite(s): 58126 Information Discovery and Analysis OR 58127 Information Cultures
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Handbook description

This subject examines the conceptual and aesthetic aspects of designing for the web: creating content, writing for the web environment and designing website architecture including structuring and tagging content to enable browsing and searching, as well as developing basic skills in designing database-driven web sites and Web 2.0 technologies. Students applying their acquired web skills work both individually and in small groups to develop creative projects and exercises throughout the subject. Students also learn to critically evaluate website usability and accessibility and to reflect on issues of web-based communication. Students also make further contributions to their ePortfolio.