Web and App Design Theory (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student is able to:

- analyse the history, theory and different uses of web media and apps
- analyse current web design and app trends
- apply usability, information architecture and interaction design in designing web sites and apps

Content (course unit)

History of web and app design, web and app design trends, web and app usability.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Basics of the subject.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, good (3-4) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Assessment criteria, excellent (5) (course unit)

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation:

https://intra.tamk.fi/web/tutkinto-opinto-opas/arviointi

Location and time

Zoom

Assessment methods and criteria

TAMK's general instruction for grading will be applied and details agreed at the beginning of course implementation.

https://www.tuni.fi/studentsguide/handbook/tamk?search=tamk%20assessment%20criteria&page=2198

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Contact lessons mostly via Zoom and independent research

Learning materials

Digital resources

Content scheduling

- CSS layouts
- CSS animations
- Responsive, mobile friendly websites
- Web and app visual design trends
- Web and app usability
- Web and app accessibility
- Information architecture and navigation

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

0 = not approved; less than half of the required work performed; clear misunderstandings in rendering the tasks; attendance level low; little to no interactivity between peers and teacher(s)

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

1 = approved; more than half of the required work performed; some misunderstandings in rendering the tasks; attendance level low; little to no interactivity between peers and teacher(s)

2 = satisfactory; more than half of the required work succesfully performed; quality of work below average; attendance level low or average; some interactivity between peers and teacher(s)

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

3 = good; all course work performed; quality of work decent; attendance level good; some interactivity between peers and teacher(s)

4 = very good; all work performed and submitted correctly in due time; quality of work good;  attendance level good; a lot of good quality interactivity between peers and teacher(s).

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

5 = excellent; all work performed in an outstanding way and submitted on schedule; high attendance;  a lot of high quality interactivity between peers and teacher(s).