Glendowie College
11 Digital Technologies - User Experience and Development
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Year 13 (2025) students are required to attend Subject Confirmation on Thursday 23 January to finalise their timetable.
Subject Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr H. So.
Objectives
- Websites that Wow: Design user-friendly websites with HTML, CSS & Javascript, making them as clear and easy to navigate.
- Awesome Apps: Design user-friendly mobile apps and or games, making them smooth and intuitive!
- Data Power: Discover the secrets of data storage with SQL, the language that stores all this cool information websites and apps use!
Content
- UX Design Basics: Learn how to design websites and apps that are user-friendly and enjoyable, focusing on user needs and experience.
- Website Design & Development: Start coding websites with HTML, CSS & Javascript, adding interactive elements and stunning visuals.
- App Design Fundamentals: Master user interface (UI) design, creating layouts, and making your app visually captivating.
- Database Basics with SQL: Unveil the mysteries of data storage, learning how websites and apps use databases with SQL.
- Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: Collaborate with classmates, bouncing ideas off each other just like real UXD teams. Communication is key!
- Problem-Solving Puzzles: Use your Kiwi ingenuity to overcome design and coding challenges, crafting user-friendly experiences.
- Innovation Station: Put your creativity to the test by proposing a groundbreaking product or service idea, complete with a user experience (UX) plan!
Assessment | Description |
Website Design and Prototyping | Students will be designing and coding a website, using a combination of HTML and CSS code, while showing evidence of stakeholder feedback. Advanced students may choose to use aspects of Javascript. |
Spread-sheeting - Happiness Report
| Students are to use spread-sheeting techniques, including - charts, formulae, and sorting - in order to create a presentation about two countries and make an argument about why one is happier than the other. Students will need to research the results and history of any competition and create a written report with results and analysis provided about the identified competition. |
Databases - The Truth about this Issue... | Students will utilise various functions of the DBMS (Database Management Software) in order to complete various tasks, including – queries, creating and editing tables, and creating forms and reports. Basic SQL coding is required to allow the database to complete the CRUD operations effectively. |
The Biggest Game since Minecraft!!! | Students will be designing an original game using the relevant design elements and presenting their findings in a dragon's den-style environment. They will be assessed on creativity and the persuasiveness that their potential game/app will meet the needs of a wider audience. It will be judged by a panel of teachers, from a range of subjects. |
Subject Overview
Term 1
Website Design and Prototyping.
Term 2
The Biggest Game since Minecraft!!!
Term 3
Spread-sheeting - Happiness Report.
Spread-sheeting - A Competitive Edge.
Term 4
Databases - The Truth about this Issue...
Recommended Prior Learning
None, although 10DTC would be advised and beneficial.
Subject and Associated Costs
Cost: $5.00 for Web server space and database.
Associated Costs: Computer Lab printing costs.
Pathway
This course will allow students to join a whole range of burgeoning professions, including but not exclusively:-
- web designer and developer
- web-based business owner and/or manager
- database analyst
- video game designer
- multimedia expert
-app designer
- digital graphics designer
- multimedia programmer
- UX designer and developer
Pathway Tags
Animator/Digital Artist, Business Analyst, Artist, Journalist, Graphic Designer, Communications Professional, Telecommunications Engineer, Information Technology Helpdesk/Support Technician, Information Technology Manager, Editor, Data Entry Operator/Transcriptionist, Information Technology Architect, Game Developer, User Experience Designer, Test Analyst, Network Administrator, Security Analyst, Security Consultant, Data Analyst, Scrum Master,
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Disclaimer
It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.
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