COIT20268 - Responsive Web Design

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will create web sites that provide an optimal viewing experience across a wide range of devices. The basics of developing web pages will first be discussed, along with the theory and practice to support this development. Then, using responsive design, you will develop solutions that adapt the layout of the viewing environment by using fluid grids, proportional images and layout rules. A mobile-first approach is taken, where you will learn problem solving and programming skills to provide progressive enhancement, producing innovative and engaging digital content for mobile devices and for desktop systems.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level 9
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-Req: COIT20245 Introduction to Programming, COIT20248 Information Systems Analysis & Design

Anti-Req: COIS21001 Web Applications for Business

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

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This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2019 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 4.6 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 33.58% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Student 'Have Your Say'
Feedback
Positivie comments on improvements on tutorial materials.
Recommendation
Continue with the current material and make refinements to further improve the teaching material.
Action Taken
This is carried out as perscribed.
Source: Student 'Have Your Say'
Feedback
In addition to practical examples during tutorial sessions, practical examples should also be presented during lecture sessions.
Recommendation
Lessons for each major concept will now be followed up immediately with practical examples.
Action Taken
Lecturers and tutors provide practical examples by expanding on the examples provided during workshops.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
More practical examples should be provided during workshops.
Recommendation
Tutors will provide extra sets of exercises followed by a top-down solution to demonstrate each concept taught in class to help build understanding.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The lecturers and tutors were excellent and passionate in delivering the unit.
Recommendation
The teaching team will continue to commit, improve and work towards maintaining this positive outcome.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: Unit Evaluation
Feedback
The assessment materials were well organised, providing students to build upon previous concepts as they complete each weekly design requirements, working towards a complete portfolio that accumulates into the final assessment.
Recommendation
The teaching team will continue to commit, improve and work towards maintaining this positive outcome.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes
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