Course Title: Design information architecture

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2012

Course Code: COSC5385C

Course Title: Design information architecture

School: 345T Media and Communication

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5218 - Diploma of Interactive Digital Media

Course Contact : Program Administration

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4815

Course Contact Email:mcvet@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Teacher: Mr Anthony Roberts
Email: anthony.roberts@rmit.edu.au

Teacher: Ms Nicole McKinnon
Phone: 9925 4375
Email: nicole.mckinnon@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 70

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency is delivered in the class Web 1. This course introduces you to the basic principles of web design and production. You learn how to plan a website from proposal and site map through to visual treatment, content and site production. You learn the principles of content creation for the Web and gain an understanding of the principles of XHTML, CSS structure and styling, web protocols and data management. There is an emphasis on design including typography, color theory, principles of grid layout, positioning and measurement mapping.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	CUFDIG505A Design information architecture
Element:	1 Identify project requirements
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Discuss concepts with relevant personnel to ensure that design briefs are fully understood. 1.2 Identify technical parameters of interactive media products, including delivery platform . 1.3 Identify target audience characteristics . 1.4 Identify content to be integrated into or generated by interactive media products.
Element:	2 Classify and organise content.
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Research and select appropriate thesaurus and metadata standards if relevant. 2.2 Organise content and construct a content inventory detailing levels of hierarchy using classification techniques . 2.3 Assign labels to content that are appropriate and meaningful for target audiences. 2.4 Identify content search requirements . 2.5 Discuss proposed content classification with relevant personnel to ensure that it meets project requirements .
Element:	3 Draft information architecture design specifications
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Sketch overall architecture showing the relationship between interactive content. 3.2 Design forms that detail content input process if required. 3.3 Specify search functionality and search return displays. 3.4 Construct wire frame of the content architecture and navigation pathways. 3.5 Write draft design specifications to include all relevant advice to development teams. 3.6 Present draft design specifications for discussion with and feedback from other team members. 3.7 Amend draft design specifications to accommodate feedback as required. 3.8 Discuss final draft design specifications with clients to ensure designs are consistent with project requirements.
Element:	4 Finalise information architecture designs.
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Conduct usability test using appropriate testing techniques . 4.2 Incorporate design changes to information architecture in design specifications. 4.3 Obtain final agreement from relevant personnel for finished design

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to develop documentation for information architecture and design and develop simple HTML websites.

Details of Learning Activities

In-class activities:
• teacher guided instruction
• teacher directed group activities/projects
• peer teaching
• presentations
• group discussion
• class exercises
• simulated workplace activities

Out-of-class activities:
• independent project based work
• online and other research
• independent study

Teaching Schedule

Week	Class content	Elements
Week 1	Introduction to course: Information Architecture and HTML 01 Exercise: Introduction To Web Design Elements	1, 4
Week 2	02 Exercise: File formats File structure Naming conventions	1, 4
Week 3	03 Exercise: HTML TAGS External CSS files Introduce 01 Assignment: Submission Website – Briefed on design	1, 4
Week 4	04 Exercise: CSS properties: - Position - Margins & Padding - Background Images	1, 4
Week 5	05 Exercise: CSS properties: - Text Styles - Link Styles - List	1, 4
Week 6	PUBLIC HOLIDAY FOR MON CLASS
Week 7	Assignment 1 Due Uploaded to Server	1, 4
Week 8	Introduce 02 Assignment: Web site proposal This project will be jointly delivered with Nicole McKinnon during your regular Collaborate in the Creative process time. Client Briefing Proposal Document to Include: Research Moodboard Sketches Wireframe Style Guide Concept Design	1, 3
Week 9	Development of Proposal Document
Mid Semester Break
Week 10	Combined Class Feedback of Proposal	1, 2, 3, 4
Week 11	Client Presentation	1, 2, 3, 4
Week 12	Site development	1, 2, 3
Week 13	Site development	1, 2, 3
Week 14	Site development	1, 2, 3
Week 15	Site development	1, 2, 3
Week 16	Submit Assignment: Final codedorganisational website, including user testing forms and presentation.	1, 2, 3, 4
Week 17	Assessment and review
Semester break Monday 18 June to Friday 8 July

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Adobe Creative Team, Adobe Dreamweaver Classroom in a Book, Adobe Press; 1 Pap/Cdr edition (November 13, 2008) You are advised to make use of RMIT’s library http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp You are also advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.

Adobe Creative Team, Adobe Dreamweaver Classroom in a Book, Adobe Press; 1 Pap/Cdr edition (November 13, 2008)

You are advised to make use of RMIT’s library
http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
You are also advised to look at the course Blackboard site for ongoing updated information.

Other Resources

Portable HD or Flash Drive
Headphones
Pens/ink pens
Paper
Eraser
Sketchbook
Digital Camera

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, practical project work and through the application of learned skills.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment tasks in this unit are either ungraded or graded. Ungraded tasks provide the basis for ongoing feedback and can be considered as essential building blocks for more substantial (graded) assessment tasks.

To demonstrate competency in this course, you will need to complete the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback on all assessment.

For further information on the grading system and criteria used, please refer to the course blackboard site.

ASSESMENT TASKS (Formative)

1. Creating a Submissions Website based on supplied design

2. Organisational website proposal and presentation (Staff)

3. Organisational website proposal with amendments (Client)

ASSESMENT TASKS (Summative)

4. Organisational website development

<h4 style="margin-left: 0cm; text-indent: 0cm;">For further details on assessment tasks visit Blackboard</h4>

Grades used in this unit are as follows:

Please note: With ungraded assessments you still need to reach CA (Competency Achieved) to pass this course.

<h3 style="margin: 0.1pt 0cm 0.1pt 1.7pt; text-indent: 0cm;">Grades which apply to courses delivered in accordance with competency-based assessment, but which also use graded assessment:</h3> CHD Competent with High Distinction
CDI Competent with Distinction
CC Competent with Credit
CAG Competence Achieved - Graded
NYC Not Yet Competent
DNS Did Not Submit for Assessment

Assessment Matrix

The assessment matrix demonstrated alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant Unit of Competency. These are available through the course contact in Program administration.
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Unit title		Unit code:
National code
Assessment task	Elements/PCs	Required knowledge		Required skills		Critical aspects of evidence
E:1 PC:4	E:2 PC:5	E:3 PC:8	E:4 PC: 3
1. Submissions Website	1,1, 1.2 1.3 1.4			4.1 4.2 4.3	1	1, 4	1,4
2. Organisational website proposal and presentation (Staff)	1.1 1.2 1.4	2.1 2.3 2.4 2.5	3.2 3.3 3.6	4.3	1,2	1,2,4	1,2,3
3.Organisational website proposal amendments (Client)	1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4	2.2 2.4	3.1 3.4 3.5 3.8	4.2 4.3	1,3,4	1,2,3,4	1,2,3,4
4. Final codedorganisational website, including user testing forms and presentation	1.1	2.3	3.7 3.8	4.1 4.2 4.3	1,2	1,2,4	1,2

Other Information

Feedback:
You will receive verbal and written feedback by teacher on your work. This feedback also includes suggestions on how you can proceed to the next stage of developing your projects.

Late Submissions
Please refer to the course blackboard site for policy information including information on late submissions and plagiarism

Plagiarism
RMIT has a strict policy on plagiarism. Please refer to the website for more information on this policy.

Special consideration Policy (Late Submission)
All assessment tasks are required to be completed to a satisfactory level. If you are unable to complete any piece of assessment by the due date, you will need to apply for an extension.
Please refer to the following URL for extensions and special consideration:
http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=qkssnx1c5r0y;STATUS=A;PAGE_AUTHOR=Andrea%20Syers;SECTION=1;

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