Scotch College

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Web Authoring, Computer Graphics and Animation [Semester Unit] Year 10 — 2010

Rationale

Web authoring and design describes the production of digital media for use on screen. In this study students will use multimedia to communicate while engaging in issues of interface and design, combining media and testing the final product. Teachers from the Art and the Information Technology Departments deliver the course jointly.

Student Outcomes

• Creating using and critically analysing multimedia and information available from computer networks such as the World Wide Web
• applying formats and incorporating multimedia material.
• progress from basic presentation of projects to higher degrees of interactivity.
• students will design screens that effectively communicate.
• appreciate differences between design for print, multimedia and the web
• effectively and efficiently use the key software types used for multimedia
• become critical users of on-line information delivery systems
• understanding the role and importance of ‘hypertext’ in the on-line world.
• understand the role of accessibility and usability on on-line communication.

Course Content

• Appreciate the role of the World Wide Web and how pages on the web are distinguished from other forms of media, particularly linear media
• Consider many factors when developing a variety of browsers and computers.
• Analysis sites on the web from high volume commercial sites to amateur.
• Develop a business site for the web
• Creating content for digital display
• Analysis of designs in print
• Analysis of sites on the web
• Creation and testing of web pages
• Creating a 3600 virtual reality image.

ICT Skills

• Use a process of analysis, design, production and evaluation in tasks
• Create, edit, save and back up documents in appropriate file formats
• Enhance file handling and management of files used in multimedia
• Test presentations

Use of templates and cascading style sheets in web page design and creation.

Software includes: Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer and Firefox (web browsers), Adobe Photoshop and Photoshop Elements (image editing), Illustrator (Image creation), DreamWeaver (web authoring and site management), Flash (Animation) and Fireworks.and Apple iMovie (Video capture and editing)

Assessment

• Digital Portfolio
• Project
• Examination