Overview

The world-wide web is one of the most widely-used platforms for building applications. Although all students can be assumed to be experienced users of the web, very few have any clear understanding of the technologies upon which the web is based, and the way in which these technologies affect web-based … For more content click the Read More button below. The unit will take a strongly practical focus in examining the technology issues involved, and highlight the key issues which a developer needs to address in developing applications of this kind for real-world systems.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Requisites

Prohibition

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Swamy Ananthanarayan

Notes

Seminars will be On Campus & Online Realtime.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Critically analyse how fundamental web technologies work from a technical perspective and their impact on society.

2.

Create media assets to integrate into a website, with a focus on optimisation, compatibility and accessibility.

3.

Apply design principles as part of pre-production processes to create website designs.

4.

Develop and test websites using front-end technologies including HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

5.

Apply collaborative design techniques for planning the design of web content and web sites.

Teaching approach

Active learning

Assessment

1 - In-class activity portfolio
2 - Presentation Video
3 - Website Planning and Design
4 - Website Development Project
5 - Website Project Reflection Report

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Applied sessions
Seminars

Workload requirements

Workload

Availability in areas of study

Software development
Web development