Web Design-Principles & Technologies (ISTN419) – 16 credits

This module is optional for fourth year students.

Offered at:  Westville (second semester)

Prerequisite Requirement:  Acceptance into the Honours Programme

Content:  The purpose of this module is to equip students with an understanding and knowledge of web design principles, strategies and technologies to enable them to plan, develop and implement well-designed web sites that combine effective navigation with judicious use of graphics, text, audio and colour. Topics include: Web design environments, Web site design principles, Planning web sites, Planning web navigation, Creating web templates and cascading sheets, Web typography, Use of multimedia and forms, Publishing and maintenance of web sites.

Assessment:  Assignments and/or tests (50%), examination (50%).

For further information, please refer to the College of Law and Management Studies handbook.