This unit introduces the basic concepts, tools and techniques of website authoring, from design to implementation. Students will develop knowledge and skills in creating digital content which is authored to deal with the particular design and implementation issues of web publishing. The unit examines the use of markup and scripting programming languages and models as website authoring suite, including incorporating images, audio and video into websites. In addition, the unit introduces World Wide Web standards for creating dynamic database driven content, web usability and web design specification.
Students will be prepared to adapt their knowledge and understanding over time to ensure sound practical understanding of the issues relevant to website development. Full understanding and appreciation of international standards and software tools will be supplemented with fundamental understanding of principles to ensure student adaptability and flexibility into the future..
Training Staff:
Lecturer: Shivani Malhotra
Content
- Characteristics of websites
- Creating digital content - publishing, authoring, copyright and management
- Software tools
- Internet standards and protocols including World Wide Web standards
- Web usability
- Web design specification
- Client management
- Website usability issues
Assessment will contain following summative and formative assessments.
Summative
- Written Exam (50%)
- Assignment(25%)
Formative
- Practical Labs (15%)
- Tutorial exercises (10%)
Note:
Students are required to achieve at least 40% in each summative and formative assessments and an overall mark of 50% to achieve a pass grade in the unit. If a student does not achieve 40% in any assessment and the overall mark for the unit is more than 50%, then a mark of 49 will be recorded for the unit.
References
- Matthew MacDonald, 2011, Creating a Website: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) (English and English Edition), 3rd Edition, O'Reilly Media
- Faithe Wempen M.A, 2011, HTML5 Step by Step, Microsoft Press
- Steve Suehring, 2011, JavaScript Step by Step, 2nd edition, Microsoft Press