This unit will be offered subject to minimum enrolment numbers. A decision to continue or cancel the offering will be made no less than one week before classes are due to start.
If you have enrolled and your enrolment will change as a result of this decision you will be contacted via your UTAS email and supported to find an alternate unit to complete your enrolment.
Introduction
In this unit you will focus on key web design practices and methodologies and applying web development tools to a web design brief. Through guided sessions and self-paced tutorials, you will learn how to apply user experience and interface design methods to web design projects. By exploring existing web design approaches, you will develop and practise skills in critique and design decision making. You will also consider social and ethical aspects of web design and web use including accessibility, inclusivity, First Nations Acknowledgement, trust, privacy, and data protection.
Summary
| Unit name | Designing for the Web |
| Unit code | ZAD230 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | University College |
| Discipline | Pathways |
| Coordinator | Doctor K Verell |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Intermediate |
Sustainable Development Goals
The Unit Coordinator has identified that this unit aligns with the following UN Sustainable Development Goals. We welcome your thoughts and feedback on the alignment of the unit with these goals.
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and discuss key concepts and components of web technologies
- Apply user experience and interface design methods to a web design process
- Adopt web development tools to respond to a provided brief and design a website
- Reflect critically on social and ethical aspects of web technologies and their use
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Prerequisites
KDA144|ZAD121 Design ThinkingMutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
ZAD111 Coding for Web|ZAD126 Coding for WebTeaching
| Teaching Pattern | TBA |
|---|---|
| Assessment | AT1: Contextual Analysis (30%)|AT2: Research and Testing (30%)|AT3: Website Design (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
N/A |
|---|---|
| Recommended | N/A |
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