Web Design I

Undergraduate course

Course description

Objectives and Content

The registration deadline for this course may be before the regular deadline the 1st of September. Details for the specific semester are published in StudentWeb. You can register for the course at http://studentweb.uib.no.

This course is an introduction to practical and interactive coding in Digital Culture, which can include web and/or app design within the fields of Web Design, contemporary Interaction Design, and Human-Computer Interaction. It is also an introduction to theory in these areas, as they relate to the production of digital culture. It entails analytical, aesthetic, and coding aspects of designing for interactive digital platforms.

The analytical aspect entails training in cultural and/or technological analysis of interactive web and/or mobile technologies. The aesthetic aspect entails training in understanding and using digital conventions and techniques. The coding aspect entails training in practical methods of building web or mobile interaction and design.

This course leads to DIKULT205.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge...

  • about coding for multimodality in websites;
  • about introductory information to web and/or app code languages;
  • about theories and conventions in web design, interaction design, and/or human-computer interaction;
  • about different ways to convey a given content to specific user groups;
  • about creative coding techniques.

Skills

The candidate can...

  • Create a site with multimedia content;
  • Apply theories and conventions to practical and creative work;
  • Analyse design measures and aesthetics in digital interaction;
  • Write a critical report around practical work.

General competence

The candidate can...

  • Organize group work and negotiate tasks;
  • Critically assess web-focused practical work;
  • Discuss and justify choices of their own work.

ECTS Credits

15

Level of Study

Bachelor

Semester of Instruction

Autumn

Place of Instruction

Bergen
Required Previous Knowledge
None.
Recommended Previous Knowledge
Credit Reduction due to Course Overlap
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Access to the Course
The course is open to anyone with the right to study at the University of Bergen.
Teaching and learning methods

The course is given as lectures, and may also include obligatory seminar or lab sessions.

We may invite the students to relevant guest lectures and events conducted by Digital Culture.

If less than five students are registered to a course, the department might reduce the teaching, please see the department's guidelines regarding this on MittUiB.

Compulsory Assignments and Attendance

Attendance is mandatory, effective for all teaching activities. The attendance is logged and approved by the teacher. If the absence exceeds 25 per cent, the student cannot take the exam.

Students will complete mandatory tasks approximately every other week throughout the semester. Some tasks may be done in groups if specified by the teacher. These tasks may include written work, practical work, and/or presentation-style work. All activity must be approved before the student is eligible for the final assessment.

Forms of Assessment

The student compiles a portfolio as a base for assessment.

The student must submit a portfolio involving a practical work, and an accompanying written essay of 2000 words that analyses the website in accordance with a particular topic.

Grading Scale
A-F. An explanation of this scale can be found on Mitt UiB.
Assessment Semester
Autumn.
Reading List

All material is in principle in English. The students may refer to sources in other languages.

The reading list (as far as ready beforehand) is downloadable at Mitt UiB before the semester starts. The material is available at Akademika or as links before and during the semester.

We expect students to actively complement the readings with self-found scholarly material, and to keep themselves updated with contemporary practical techniques by following design blogs, websites, and collections.

Course Evaluation
Evaluation will be conducted in accordance with the University of Bergen's quality assurance system.
Examination Support Material
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Programme Committee
Programme Committee for Digital Culture
Course Coordinator
Programme Committee for Digital Culture
Course Administrator
Department of Linguistic, Literary and Aesthetic Studies.