This module is not currently running in 2024 to 2025.
This module introduces the techniques required to design and develop interactive on-line portfolios, using HTML5/CSS/JavaScript, and the software tools which support their implementation. There is extensive practical work supporting the development of the on-line portfolio. Topics include: information architecture, responsive design, web accessibility, web frameworks and website usability testing.
Total contact hours: 33
Private study hours: 267
Total study hours: 300
Assessment of the module is 100% by coursework.
Recommended Reading:
Ben Frain (2015). Responsive Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3. PACKT PUBLISHING. (available as on-line resource)
Gillenwater, Z.M. (2010). Stunning CSS3: A project-based guide to the latest in CSS. Berkeley, CA: New Riders.
Background Reading:
Chuck Hudson and Tom Leadbetter, (2011). HTML5 Developer's Cookbook (Developer's Library), Addison-Wesley
Adobe Creative Team (2017). Adobe Photoshop CC, Classroom in a Book, CA, Adobe Press,
Peter Morville and Louis Rosenfeld (2006). Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, 3rd Edition, O'Reilly
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
1. Develop an online portfolio using web-authoring tools and frameworks.
2. Edit and manipulate multimedia content using suitable software tools.
3. Have an awareness of and be able to address website accessibility and performance concerns.
4. Document and reflect on the web development workflow.
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