Web design (5 cr)

Objective

- You have the know-how to design web sites that take into account end-user and customer needs.
- You understand the principles of accessibility, usability and user experience.
- You understand the restrictions and possibilities of web design.
- You increase your coding skills.

Content

- How to design and produce a website that takes into account end user and customer needs?
- When designing for the web, how should you take into account the principles of accessibility, usability and user experience?
- How to design websites that work regardless of the screen resolution?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situa-tions.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
c. work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
d. evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. promote teams’ goal-oriented operation.
g. apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.

Course material

Will be published in Learn-platform, on couse site.

Study forms and methods

Learning route based on a working week
You will attend teaching and guidance sessions as specified in the schedule. Your study routine is determined by the scheduled group sessions and by the self-study assignments.

Learning route that accelerates the studies
If you have acquired prior learning in the subject (fully/partially), contact the teacher in charge prior the course to discuss whether you have the competence required and what are the methods of demonstrating that competence. If you are unable to attend all the classes due to other courses, you are required to complete the learning assignments independently.

Work-based learning route
You need to contact the course teacher prior the course to agree on development assignments that you will perform at your work place. You are required to prove your learning both in theory and practice by giving a presentation at Game Design show and tell day.

RDI and work-related cooperation

Web design plan developed for a client.

Further information

Students complete assignments in groups with the help of instructions. In class, student will receive feedback and deepen their expertise.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

Assignments and web design plan completed.