Module Descriptors
DIGITAL INTERACTION DESIGN (D/L)
COWB40365
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Desmond Keiher
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 3
Independent Study Hours: 147
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • PORTFOLIO weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
www.Lynda.com
Prototyping tools
Adobe Creative Suite
Module Texts
Interactive Media: Design and Development with Adobe CS6, Bishop S, and Hartman A. (2013) Cengage, ISBN 13 978 133 69327 7
Adobe InDesign Interactive CS6, Botello, C, and Dove, D (2013), Cengage, ISBN 13 978 133 69326 0
Module Learning Strategies
Electronic material will be available to students as guided practical sessions in learning to use and develop creative interactive documents using industry standard creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite) or Open Source Software. Electronic portfolio submission will be through Blackboard.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A Portfolio Weighted at 100% assessing learning outcomes 1-4

The portfolio is a digital / interactive document that includes representations and prototype elements of the following; planning and design representations (such as mock-ups, and storyboards), ideas and applications of interactive design theory, and end solutions to interface design problems and case studies.
Module Indicative Content
Learn the creative process using the Creative Suite.
Design mock-ups, wireframes and storyboards.
Understand interaction.
Discuss interactivity from multiple perspectives including the context of psychology to better understand how people think and act.
Adhere to standards for interactive designers to enable them to define the structure and behaviour of interactive systems and devices.
To craft interfaces, systems and devices that enhance interactive productivity that meet the users¿ needs, create value and provide enjoyment.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.