TWDK15 - Web Design Project

Course Code:	TWDK15
Confirmed:	Feb 01, 2025
Valid From:	Jan 19, 2026

Education Cycle:	First-cycle level
Disciplinary domain:	Technology
Subject group:	Computer Technology
Specialised in:	G1F First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Main field of study:	Informatics

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO)

On completion of the course the student shall:

Knowledge and understanding

demonstrate comprehension of how traditional design principles can be used within the context of digital interactive media

Skills and abilities

demonstrate the ability to create graphics and visual elements for web design and user interfaces with regard taken to accepted conventions of modern web design
demonstrate the ability to plan and create wireframes, prototypes, and sketches for web design and user interfaces based on user-research
demonstrate skills to plan and organise a team project using standard project management methods in software development
demonstrate skills of developing modern front-end web applications using standard software tools and languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Judgment and approach

demonstrate the ability to evaluate a finished product from a user experience, technological, and graphic design perspective
demonstrate the ability to present a user interface that is accessible and useable, and to motivate why

Content

In this course you will learn how to manage a project and build a web application from start to finish, and how to effectively collaborate in teams. You will start by conducting user research, conceptualize, and design the web application, before you implement it using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

The course includes the following elements:

Plan and carry out a web application project using standard project management methods
Learn how to manage your time individually and as a group
Learn about team management and how to solve challenges during the teamwork
Conduct user research, and define target groups and user needs
Research and analyze competitors
Create a concept and visualize it using wireframes and prototypes following modern conventions in web design
Create and use a design system
Document the process and decisions made
Create a web application using modern software tools like Git and languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Type of instruction

Lectures, seminars, and project work

Language of instruction is in English.

Entry requirements

General entry requirements and taken course Fundamentals of Graphic Design 7.5 credits, User Experience Design 7.5 credits, Foundations of Programming 7.5 credits, and Front-End Fundamentals 7.5 credits (or the equivalent).

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