UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

CDS2704 Web design

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

CDS2704 Web design is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2023
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.

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Requisites

Before CDS2704

Prohibitions

You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

After CDS2704

No unit lists CDS2704 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prohibitions: FIT1012, MMS1402

Overview

This unit introduces the web as an interactive publishing medium for online communication, business needs, and creative digital services. It builds on fundamentals of design in typography, colour and identity, and applies that knowledge in an accessible, interactive online medium. You will learn about user experience design on the web, responsive web design, and web accessibility through a series of hands-on studios building functional websites. You will gain the confidence, knowledge and skills to approach modern web design.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOn campus
Second semesterCaulfieldOn campus

Assessment

  • Exercises
    20%
  • Project 1
    40%
  • Project 2
    40%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Communicate the design considerations for the web as a living, device-agnostic medium;

  2. 2

    Identify the different technologies for web design, including mark-up languages, interactive multimedia formats, video/sound streaming, and content management systems;

  3. 3

    Create web-based experiences that are fit-for-purpose, or for a creative solution, and articulate your design rationale;

  4. 4

    Produce machine and human accessible text, images, as well as embedding typography, animation, sound and/or videos;

  5. 5

    Demonstrate familiarity with colour and contrast, and their interplay with web interactivity and accessibility guidelines;

  6. 6

    Edit and publish files in multiple formats with optimised media for users on varying bandwidth speeds;

  7. 7

    Publish websites on the Internet and integrate them with social media and search engine discovery mechanisms.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching
  • Teaching approachActive learning
  • Teaching approachPeer assisted learning

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours plus 9 hours of independent study.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Xavier Ho
Unit Coordinators
Dr Xavier Ho

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for CDS2704?

None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.

When is CDS2704 offered?

In 2023, CDS2704 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.

Does CDS2704 have an exam?

No. CDS2704 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
202320242025