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Web Design for Content Creators
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:16.04.2024 11:16:33
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | SZF_122 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences | Target Audience: | Information and Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Lāsma Šķestere | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 6 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 12 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 4 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 8 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 20 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 5 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 10 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 3 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 6 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Students should have prior knowledge of digital image acquisition and post-processing. It is preferable to have attended the "Digital Imaging" course. | ||||||||
| Objective: | The aim of the course is to introduce the creation of web design and the UX design process and methods for creating holistic, user-oriented web and mobile solutions, as well as to provide practical insight into UI design principles, prototyping and user testing methods. As a result of the course, students are familiar with the UX concept and process, have gained practical insight into prototyping and creating web layouts, and are also able to apply UX/UI methods in their further study and work projects. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | UX design. UX design process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | User research (personas) | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Creation of user path, page map | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Navigation. Information architecture. Types of page layouts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Prototyping (wireframes), interaction design. Learning Figma | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Basic principles of UI design | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Usability Basics | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Types of testing. Design improvement | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | SEO, Responsive design. Specifics of mobile design. Creating texts for the web | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Final project presentations | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | UX design. UX design process. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | User research (personas) | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Creation of user path, page map | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Navigation. Information architecture. Types of page layouts. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Prototyping (wireframes), interaction design. Learning Figma | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Usability Basics | Classes | 0.50 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Types of testing. Design improvement | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | SEO, Responsive design. Specifics of mobile design. Creating texts for the web | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Final project presentations | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Web design project, web project development. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Evaluation criteria have been developed for each seminar paper. Independent work and final exam. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | As a result of the course, students acquire the following knowledge, skills and abilities: knows the UX / UI design process and methods; will be able to apply knowledge of prototyping and design development methods and tools; will be able to apply knowledge of methods for evaluating the effectiveness of web design. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Will be able to evaluate user needs in a digital solution. Will be able to plan web navigation and structure according to user needs. Able to identify appropriate user web design evaluation methods. Will be able to apply knowledge of methods for evaluating the effectiveness of web design. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Create an interactive web design project using the UX process. Familiar with web technologies and aspects to be taken into account when creating a website. Knows the web project development process. Will be able to apply prototyping. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jesse James Garrett. The Elements of User Experience: User-Centered Design for the Web and Beyond. 2010, 192 p. | ||||||||
| 2 | Russ Unger. A Project Guide to UX Design: For user experience designers in the field or in the making. 2012, 360 p. | ||||||||
| 3 | Laura Klein. Build better products: a modern approach to building successful user-centered products. Rosenfeld Media, 2016, 368 p. | ||||||||
