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UX Design 1
UndergraduateCUR-DIG112024
Previously CUR-DIG272
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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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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- No ATAR needed, No prior study
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Price from
- $1,118
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
UX Design 1
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- identify universal design principles in designed artefacts and recognise their role in shaping the effectiveness of the user experience
- compare design approaches to understand and justify design decisions
- apply design principles to generate effective design outcomes
- conceptualise design solutions that improve design functionality and effectiveness
- analyse the use of technology in relation to the functionality of a designed artefact.
- 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
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.
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- Design Investigation (30%)
- Exercise (30%)
- Project (40%)
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Entry requirements
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Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-DIG272 (Not currently available)
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
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