This unit will develop the basic concepts of website authoring, from design to implementation. Students will develop skills in creating digital content which is authored to deal with the particular issues of web publishing. The unit will examine HTML/XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), the W3C Document Object Model (DOM) and JavaScript as the fundamental website authoring suite. In addition HTML embedded script languages, such as ColdFusion, will be used to create dynamic database driven content. The unit will also introduce wider W3C standards, web usability and web design specification.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week during semester on this unit as follows:
FIT1012, MMS1402, MMS9401
William Lay
William Lay
In-semester assessment: 100%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| HTML/CSS Website | 20% | Week 7 (Monday 6pm) |
| Group Project | 20% | Week 12 (Friday 6pm) |
| Work Requirements | 40% (5%, 10%, 15%, 10%) | Weeks 3, 5, 9 and 11 |
| Concept Diary | 20% (10 x 2%) | Weeks 2-11 |
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Previous feedback has highlighted the following strengths in this unit:
As a result of student feedback and unit review, improvements have been made to this offering:
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
The unit covers the following software:
All software will be provided in computer laboratories (if you wish to have after-hours access, this can be arranged with ITS). Alternatively, students may use their own computer with their own copies of the software installed.
Software may be:
Joel Sklar. (2011). Principles of Web Design. (Fifth Edition) Course Technology (ISBN: 1111528705).
Jonathan Lane, Meitar Moscovitz, Joseph R. Lewis. (2008). Foundation Website Creation with CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript. () Apress (ISBN: 1430209917).
Matthew MacDonald. (2011). Creating a Website: The Missing Manual. (Third Edition) O'Reilly Media (ISBN: 144930172X).
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Unit Introduction & Key Concepts | |
| 2 | HTML & Web Standards | Concept Diary |
| 3 | CSS Formatting | Concept Diary; Work Requirement 1 due Week 3 |
| 4 | Working with Colour, Images & Typography | Concept Diary |
| 5 | CSS Layout & Rich Media | Concept Diary; Work Requirement 2 due Week 5 |
| 6 | Website Testing, Forms & JavaScript Basics | Concept Diary |
| 7 | Browser Scripting with JavaScript | Concept Diary; Assignment 1 due Week 7 (Monday 6pm) |
| 8 | Document Object Model & Web Servers | Concept Diary |
| 9 | Server-side Scripting with ColdFusion | Concept Diary; Work Requirement 3 due Week 9 |
| 10 | Structured Query Language & Forms Data | Concept Diary |
| 11 | Form Validation, File Manipulation & AJAX | Concept Diary; Work Requirement 4 due week 11 |
| 12 | Web Hosting, Search Engine Optimisation & Publishing | Assignment 2 due week 12 (Friday 6pm) |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your MUSO (Blackboard or Moodle) learning system.
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/unit-assessment-hurdles.html)
Assignment 2 and Work Requirement 3 are conducted as group assessment tasks.
Due to the nature of group work in this subject, students are expected to attend at least 80% of classes.
Site aims
Technical criteria
Visual design
Information architecture
The final mark you receive will consist of:
Business management
Graphic design
IT management
Regular work requirement tasks will be used to test students' understanding of concepts throughout the semester:
Each diary entry will be assessed for:
It is a University requirement (http://www.policy.monash.edu/policy-bank/academic/education/conduct/plagiarism-procedures.html) for students to submit an assignment coversheet for each assessment item. Faculty Assignment coversheets can be found at http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/forms/. Please check with your Lecturer on the submission method for your assignment coversheet (e.g. attach a file to the online assignment submission, hand-in a hard copy, or use an online quiz).
Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
You must negotiate any extensions formally with your campus unit leader via the in-semester special consideration process: http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/resources/student/equity/special-consideration.html.
Students can expect assignments to be returned within two weeks of the submission date or after receipt, whichever is later.
For all assessment in this unit, any material that is not the student's own original work must be referenced. This includes (but is not limited to) use of the following:
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