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As this is a heavily practical module, the content will be delivered as small lectures and practical sessions in a three hour block. This will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.

Understanding of XHTML and CSS

Devices - mobile phones, games consoles/TV, apple macs, PCs
Screen Reader
Web Page Editors such as Adobe Master Collection CS3, Microsoft Expression Studio

Prioritizing Web Usability (2006) by Jakob Nielsen, Hoa Loranger Publisher: New Riders; ISBN-10: 0321350316
Eyetracking Web Usability (Voices That Matter) by Jakob Nielsen, Kara Pernice Publisher: New Riders; (2008) iSBN-10: 0321498364
Web Design and Information Architecture Bible by Donna L. Baker, William B. Sanders Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (2009) ISBN-10: 0470137622
Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites by P J Lynch Publisher: Yale University Press; 3rd Ed edition (2008) ISBN-10: 0300137370
Flexible Web Design: Creating Liquid and Elastic Layouts with CSS by Zoe Gillenwater Publisher: New Riders; 1 edition (2008) ISBN-10: 0321553845

An ASSIGMT (100%) (Learning Outcomes 1-3)

100% assignment, which consists of

Portfolio of designs and prototypes based on different scenarios
Design and testing documentation
Report of approximately 1500 words on current standards for web page design

HCI for web pages
Web page design
Usability for web pages
Content design
Design of web pages for different devices ? games console, mobile
Use of CSS for usability / accessibility
Text Readers and web pages
Use and optimisation of graphics for web pages
Web standards and web design
Web methodologies
User Testing
Globalisation /Personalisation Issues