CSC10214

Interactive Multimedia
Application Development I

Unit Information Guide

Session 1, 2017

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About this unit

Focuses on designing the User Experience (UX), applying principles of psychology including
cognition, perception and graphic design. Using prototyping tools, development and
animation environments, students will design and develop interactive online content and
simple interactive web-based applications. UX specialists are in high demand for web and
mobile applications.

Content
Topic 1: Introduction to the User Experience
Topic 2: User Interface Design Principles
Topic 3: Psychology of UX
Topic 4: Human Perception, Colour
Topic 5: Building animation
Topic 6: Building interactivity
Topic 7: Designing immersive games
Topic 8: Development approaches
Topic 9: Multi-platform design
Topic 10: User-centred design
Topic 11: Designing for reusability
Topic 12: User testing & evaluation

Graduate attributes and unit learning outcomes

As a graduate of Southern Cross University, you will have developed skills, values and attitudes
that are essential for gaining employment and advancing lifelong learning. The University
refers to these as graduate attributes (http://policies.scu.edu.au/view.current.php?id=00091#s3)
and identifies them as follows:
GA1 Intellectual rigour, GA2 Creativity, GA3 Ethical practice, GA4 Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5 Lifelong learning, GA6 Communication and social skills, GA7 Cultural competence.
This unit will assist students to develop the following graduate attributes (shown below as they
relate to this unit's learning outcomes):

Learning outcomes for this unit GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. produce design storyboard ✓ ✓ ✓

documentation for interactive web
applications

2. design and develop intuitive, user- ✓ ✓

friendly interactions and navigation for
interactive web applications

3. produce logic, flowcharts and pseudo- ✓ ✓

code for interactive web applications

4. implement standard assignment, logical ✓ ✓

and control expressions in interactive
web applications
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Learning outcomes for this unit GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7

5. develop an interactive web application ✓

using an appropriate development tool.

6. apply User Experience principles in the ✓ ✓

design of web applications
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Learning resources
Prescribed texts and materials
There is a Study Guide for this unit. See MySCU (http://learn.scu.edu.au) for details.

Required online resources

A web-based development environment wil be used in Session 1 2017.
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Studying this unit

The first step in managing your study for this unit is to familiarise yourself with this document
and the MySCU (http://learn.scu.edu.au) Learning Site. You should refer frequently to the
MySCU Learning Site for announcements and updates.

Teaching and learning arrangements

Estimated workload
Scheduled hours Personal study Total

36 114 150

Your scheduled study hours are allocated as follows:

Distance Education
Teaching method Duration Frequency

Lecture online 1 hour 12 weeks

PNG - IBS - Enga

Teaching method Duration Frequency

Workshop on-site N/A N/A

PNG - IBS - Port Moresby

Teaching method Duration Frequency

Workshop on-site N/A N/A

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Assessment
Assessment overview
This is a graded unit and grades are awarded as detailed in Rule 3.8 (http://policies.scu.edu.au/
view.current.php?id=00140#s8) of the University's Rules Relating to Awards. To achieve a
passing grade in the unit all assessment tasks must be submitted, a minimum mark of 50%
must be achieved in the examination and a minimum total mark of 50% must be obtained
overall.
There are two clusters of assessment activities. Each reflects the sequential process of design
first - then development.
The first assessment activity requires:
• the generation of design documentation for web content (interactive banners) in
accordance with UX design principles, and then;
• the development of that web content in accordance with the documentation.

The second assessment activity, which also reflects the iterative nature of many projects,
requires:
• the generation of design documentation for an interactive web application (online game)
with a draft navigation structure then;
• the development of the interactive web application in accordance with the design
documentation, then;
• the generation of "enhancements documentation" defining intended enhancements to the
interactive web application, then;
• the development of the enhancements in accordance with the enhancements
documentation.

Detailed information about these assessment activities will be presented in MySCU.

Group/ Learning Grading Min Length/ Professional

Assessment individual outcomes indicator Score Weight duration Due accreditation

1. Produce Individual 1, 2 Graded N/A 30% 25 hours 14 Apr N/A

design 2017
documentation 11:00
and develop PM
web content in
accordance
with UX
design
principles

2. Produce Individual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Graded N/A 40% 40 hours 26 May N/A

design 2017
documentation 11:00
and develop a PM
web
application in
accordance
with UX
design and
interactivity
principles.
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Group/ Learning Grading Min Length/ Professional

Assessment individual outcomes indicator Score Weight duration Due accreditation

3. Exam: Individual 3, 4, 6 Graded 50% 30% 180 Exam N/A

closed book minutes Period

Assessment details
Assessment 1: Produce design documentation and develop web
content in accordance with UX design principles
This assessment is for these students only: Distance Education; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS
- Port Moresby.

Group/ Learning Grading Min Length/ Professional

Assessment individual outcomes indicator Score Weight duration Due accreditation

Produce Individual 1, 2 Graded N/A 30% 25 hours 14 Apr N/A

design 2017
documentation 11:00
and develop PM
web content in
accordance
with UX
design
principles

Assignment 1 - Progressive hand-ins in weeks 5 and 7. See MySCU for assessment details.

Assessment 2: Produce design documentation and develop a web

application in accordance with UX design and interactivity
principles.
This assessment is for these students only: Distance Education; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS
- Port Moresby.

Group/ Learning Grading Min Length/ Professional

Assessment individual outcomes indicator Score Weight duration Due accreditation

Produce Individual 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Graded N/A 40% 40 hours 26 May N/A

design 2017
documentation 11:00
and develop a PM
web
application in
accordance
with UX
design and
interactivity
principles.

Assignment 2 - Progressive hand-ins in weeks 9, 11 and 13. See MySCU for assessment
details.
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Assessment 3: Exam: closed book

This assessment is for these students only: Distance Education; PNG - IBS - Enga; PNG - IBS
- Port Moresby.

Group/ Learning Grading Min Length/ Professional

Assessment individual outcomes indicator Score Weight duration Due accreditation

Exam: closed Individual 3, 4, 6 Graded 50% 30% 180 Exam N/A

book minutes Period

You will be advised of the exam date during the study period. Refer to Examinations
(http://www.scu.edu.au/exams) for more information about exams.
You are permitted to bring the following into the exam room: unmarked hard copy standard
English translation dictionary.
You are not permitted to bring the following into the exam room: electronic devices such as
mobile phones, electronic dictionaries and computers.
Exam