Courses Handbook 2010

306488 (v.1) Internet Studies 554 - Internet Usability Design


Area: Department of Design
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Workshop: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Studio: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 301486 (v.3) Internet Studies 551 - Internet Design - Introduction I or any previous version
Syllabus: User patterns, designing for scanning, wise use of copy, navigation design, usability testing, cross-platform design, response time considerations, writing for the Web, multimedia implementation, search boxes, corporate intranet design, accessibility fordisabled users, international considerations, usability tools, human factors, psychology, sensation and perception, usability testing and usability statistical analysis.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 100700 Communication and Media Studies (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2010 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2010 Bentley Campus Semester 1     Y    

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

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