This module will highlights the process of designing a website including conceptualizing, structuring and
applying design principles to create visually appealing and highly usable websites. Students will be
introduced to the Web and the Internet and will have an overview of the different types of websites with
an emphasis on design principles and information architecture best practices. As future journalists, they
will develop the skills to design an online newspaper or an ezine . They will be guided into doing research
and developing ideas related to the design process. They will also develop an understanding of
storyboarding, typography, colour schemes, layout, screen resolution, image resolution and optimization,
how to design for different browsers and accessibility and usability of websites. Pratical work will cover
the design of storyboards for an online newspaper or ezine. (Note: Examination will be lab-based) |
Administrative assistant: DILMAHOMED BOCUS Bibi Swaleha
Telephone: 4037400
Email: s.dilmahomed@uom.ac.mu |