NM2420 - Interactive Design
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
In this subject students learn to apply graphic and information design principles to the design and development of interactive media. Students are introduced to information architecture, flowcharting, navigation design, interaction design, usability and optimisation. Original interactive new media applications will be studied as exemplars of good practice. Creative-strategic design concepts will be examined in context of contemporary issues of culture and technologies. Students will develop and apply design skills towards the creation of an interactive media project.
Learning Outcomes
- apply high order problem solving and creative insight to address functionality issues;
- interpret efficiently and effectively various design briefs for interactive media development;
- apply diagnostic and evaluative strategies in assessing and critiquing interactive project performance;
- produce functional interactive works demonstrating ownership and mastery of appropriate construction.
| Prerequisites: | (NM1400 OR NM1401 OR NM2901) AND (NM2400 OR NM2403 OR NM3407) AND 6CP OF LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CP2010 CP5220 NM3901 NM2301 CV2400 CP1806 CP1406 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 27-Aug-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Assoc. Professor Katja Fleischmann |
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| Assessment: | individual interactive project (40%); collaborative group projects (60%). |
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