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Renamed
BIT - Software development
New name: Web development
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FIT1050 · Web development
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 1Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
The web is where people encounter many of the tools, services and experiences that shape everyday digital life. This unit develops your ability to design and build effective web experiences by combining web technologies, user-centred design, accessibility, usability, media, and contemporary development practice. You will learn how the web works, how web content is structured and styled, and how interactive front-end experiences are created using technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript. The unit introduces design and pre-production practices for planning web content, layouts, navigation, interaction and media, with attention to accessibility, usability, compatibility, performance and communication with intended audiences. You will use contemporary development tools, including artificial intelligence-enabled support, to assist with exploration, prototyping, implementation, testing and refinement while maintaining responsibility for understanding, validating and explaining the resulting work. You will create and evaluate web artefacts through iterative design and development activities, building practical capability in producing web experiences that are usable, accessible, technically sound and aligned with user needs.
Areas of study: Software development Web development
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Some activities have a choice of on-campus or online teaching activities (FLEXIBLE) |
| Indonesia | Monash Indonesia semester 2 | Activities scheduled as a mix of on-campus and online activities (BLENDED) |
Assessment
The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.
| # | Assessment | Type | Weight | Hurdle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In-class activity portfolio | Exercise | 20% | — |
| 2 | Presentation Video | Presentation | 10% | — |
| 3 | Website Planning and Design | Project | 30% | — |
| 4 | Website Development Project | Project | 30% | — |
| 5 | Website Project Reflection Report | Written | 10% | — |
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.
Learning outcomes
- Communicate web design decisions, content structures and development choices using clear language, appropriate technical terminology and evidence from the design process;
- Use web development environments and artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support the creation, testing and refinement of web artefacts while validating outputs through independent judgement;
- Design web experiences that organise content, layout, navigation, interaction and media to meet user needs, accessibility expectations and technical constraints;
- Evaluate web interfaces using usability principles and testing evidence to identify improvements to navigation, interaction, accessibility and user experience;
- Apply human-centred design activities to understand users, plan web content, develop prototypes and refine web experiences in response to feedback;
- Use software development methods and tools to implement web artefacts with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, media assets, and structured development workflows.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
| Activity | Duration |
|---|---|
| Seminars | 12 hours |
| Applied sessions | 36 hours |
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