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Undergraduate CUR-DIG11-2021

UX Design 1

Previously CUR-DIG272-2020

Dig deeper into the key tenets of design theory and practice. Zero in on how good design aids the user’s experience. Unpack the universal elements that make a design more appealing. Engage with modern software and design a digital media work.

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$993 $1,243

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

13 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • HECS-HELP
  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 31 May 2021
  • 29 Nov 2021
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Start your career with Curtin’s globally recognised courses and extensive industry connections. Through OUA, our online courses offer an interactive and collaborative learning experience that gets you the same degree as if you studied on campus. Curtin is a global university with a vibrant culture of innovation and collaboration and is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide.

QS RANKING 2021

13

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

13

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

  1. identify universal design principles in designed artefacts and recognise their role in shaping the effectiveness of the user experience
  2. compare design approaches to understand and justify design decisions
  3. apply design principles to generate effective design outcomes
  4. conceptualise design solutions that improve design functionality and effectiveness
  5. analyse the use of technology in relation to the functionality of a designed artefact.
Topics covered
    • Universal Design Principles: Affordance, Consistency, Figure-Ground Relationship, Legibility, Mapping
    • Universal Design Principles: Alignment, Red Effects, Black Effects, White Effects, Supernormal Stimuli, Baby-face Bias
    • Universal Design Principles: Five Hat Racks, Contour Bias, Highlighting, Orientation Sensitivity, Signal to Noise Ratio
    • Universal Design Principles: Archetypes, Colour, Propositional Density, Rule of Thirds, Symmetry
    • Universal Design Principles: Accessibility, Classical Conditioning, Mnemonic Device, Picture Superiority Effects, von Restorff Effect
    • Universal Design Principles: Hierarchy, Inverted Pyramid, Readability, Stickiness, Storytelling
Entry requirements

Equivalent subjects

You cannot enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

  • CUR-DIG272-Universal Design Principles

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

This subject was previously known as Universal Design Principles.

This subject emphasises the importance of considering end users when developing a design experience. Students will be introduced to a set of design principles that are common to all disciplines of user experience design. By analysing case studies through this framework of these design principles, students will have an opportunity to hone their awareness of user-centred design and consider how individual elements may be shaped to improve the users’ experience. Students will synthesise these design principles by developing a user-centred solution to a UX design problem.

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

Assessments

  • Design Investigation (30%)
  • Exercise (30%)
  • Project (40%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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