COMP4040: Module Timetable

In the first session we will be looking at the different software tools that we will use to engage in activities to support your learning by building your confidence in the use of the tools and techniques and allowing you to discover for yourself the characteristics of "good web design".

In the second session we will:

• check that we can use WebCT;
• derive some web site evaluation criteria and evaluate some web sites;
• take a first look at our criteria for achieving the module learning outcomes;
• look at the design tools we might use to aid the design process e.g. Flowcharts and Story Boards;
• remind ourselves of the design cycle and some of the theoretical models which we might use to design a web site;
• get started on answering the general questions on our wiki ;

In the third session (which will take place on-line) we will:

• create a preliminary set of grade criteria for the second learning outcome and further adapt the grade criteria for the first learning outcome.
• start to develop a rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the first learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on your blog and any other sources.
• start to develop a rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the second learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on your blog and any other sources.
• do some further work on some of questions about web design on the top page of the wiki

In the fourth session we will:

• review what has been done over the last week;
• evaluate our set of grade criteria for the first and second learning outcomes and reach a concensus about them
• further develop our rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the first learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on our blog and any other sources.
• further develop a rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the second learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on our blog and any other sources.
• familarise ourselves with Dreamweaver and build some simple web pages

In the fifth session we will:

• review what has been done over the last week;
• evaluate our set of grade criteria for the second learning outcomes and reach a concensus about them;
• further develop a rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the second learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on our blog and any other sources;
• introduce simple CSS and build some simple web pages using it;

In the sixth session (which will take place on-line) we will:

• take a look at the concepts of usability and accessibility and make some judgements about whehter web pages are useable and accessible;
• further develop a rationale for claiming a particular level of achievement in the second learning outcome, linking this to examples of work on our blog and any other sources;
• take a look at further CSS relate it to usability and accessibility and build a simple web site using it;

Please note that you have two weeks to do this work and catch up on previous work before we meet again after learning week.

Please note that there will be no taught session this week.

This week we will look at positioning on the screen. Static, Absolute, Relative and Fixed Positioning. Floating elements and the Z-Index. Designing without tables using the box model.

This week is an opportunity to consolidate our ideas about CSS and pick up on some of the issues we have not completed fully in the first half of the module. We will also take a further look at the assignment.

This session introduces looks again at learning outcomes and our rationale for demonstrating their achievement

Please note that there will be no taught session over these two weeks.

We will look at how our web sited that we have produced are usable and accessible

Here you will be given the opportunity to discuss your assignment.