Overview
This unit provides a practical introduction to web design and development, beginning with the basic technical concepts that make the Web possible. You will learn how to create web pages with the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and how to redefine the way browsers display web pages with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Using software tools such as Adobe Photoshop, you will prepare graphics for web pages and develop an understanding of image file formats and colour models. You will learn how to apply principles of visual design, usability, accessibility and information architecture to web design. With the aid of a front-end web framework, you will learn how to create responsive web pages that automatically adapt their appearance and behaviour to provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students who have completed MMST11002 Web Design may not enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Teaching staff
This unit would benefit from the provision of free web hosting space for students on a university server.
Investigate the possibility of providing free web hosting space for students on a university server.
Feedback from Teaching staff
This unit would benefit from a comprehensive review as part of the transition to the new Creative Media course.
The unit's content, structure and assessment tasks will be reviewed as part of the transition to the new Creative Media course.