Wireless, public hotspot, mobile broadband and unlimited network connections mean
that accessing and using the internet to request, use and post information has never
been so easy, or so important. As public, organisational and business demand
increases so does user expectation. Designers need to use technology successfully to
deliver high-quality and consistent User Experiences (UX) through friendly and
functional User Interfaces (UI). However, as the software and hardware evolve so does
the challenge of design.
This unit introduces students to the underpinning services required to host, manage
and access a secure website. Students will then be introduced to and explore the
methods used by designers and developers to blend back-end technologies (serverside)
with front-end technologies (client-side). To help ensure that new designers are
able to design and deliver a site that offers an outstanding User Experience (UX)
supported by an innovative User Interface (UI), students will discuss the reasons,
requirements, relationships, capabilities and features of the systems they will be
using. This gives them an opportunity to explore various tools, techniques and
technologies with ‘good design’ principles in order to plan, design and review a
multipage website.
Among the topics included in this unit are: domain structure, domain name systems,
web protocols, database servers, development frameworks, website publishing,
content management, search engine optimisation, web browsers, HTML standards,
CSS and CSS pre-processing (LESS, SASS), presentation models, responsive design,
integrated development environments, user requirements, interface design, user
experience, branding, navigation, optimisation and validation.
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to explain the server
technologies and management services associated with the hosting and management
of secure websites, categorise website technologies, tools and software used to
develop websites, utilise website technologies, tools and techniques with good design
principles to create a multipage website and create and use a Test Plan to review the
performance and design of a multipage website.
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As a result, students will develop skills such as communication literacy, critical
thinking, analysis, reasoning and interpretation, which are crucial for gaining
employment and developing academic competence.