- International Fees
International fees are typically 3.25 times the domestic tuition. Exact cost will be calculated upon completion of registration.
Course Overview
In this course we will deal with four broad design areas in terms of contemporary issues in web design — website usability, effective use of colour, modern trends in web design, and website accessibility (for those with disabilities). In the assignments, you will explore all of these issues by analyzing a small website from their portfolio and illustrating how the issues raised in this course could be implemented to provide a better and modern user experience. You will be given a number of tools and checklists to use in analyzing websites that will help you enhance the user experience.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in MDIA 2205
Credits
3.0
- Not offered this term
- This course is not offered this term. Notify me to receive email notifications when the course opens for registration next term.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the concept of usability for web pages.
- Describe how a website must be organized to meet usability standards.
- Identify ten guidelines for navigation usability for websites.
- Name ten guidelines for homepage usability for websites.
- Analyze a website’s usability using a usability checklist.
- Enhance the design of web pages through effective colour themes.
- Assess the impact of the effect of colour symbolism (especially by culture) in website design.
- Determine the issues a given website has with respect to individuals with a given colour deficiency.
- List three or more modern trends that would have a significant impact on a selected website, given ten modern trends in web design.
- Measure the accessibility of a website using one or more of five recommended tools.
- Design an accessible website using three or more given accessibility guidelines.
Effective as of Fall 2016
Programs and courses are subject to change without notice.