Entry requirements

General entry requirements

Learning outcomes

In terms of knowledge and understanding, after completed course the student should be able to:

• on a general level, describe how a Content Management System (CMS) works,
• explain the concept of user-centered design in the context of web development,
• explain the impact that digital information management can have at the individual, organisational, and societal levels.

In terms of skills and abilities, after completed course the student should be able to:

• plan, create and manage static as well as dynamic websites,
• use web development methods and tools to produce static websites based on responsive design,
• work with themes, administration and updates in a CMS.

In terms of judgement and approach, after completed course the student should be able to:

• discuss the consequences and ethical aspects of digital information management for individuals, organisations and society, relating to integrity and ownership,
• discuss usability and accessibility in relation to standards on websites.

Content

The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to basic techniques for web development and use these to produce websites.

With this purpose in mind, students will first receive an introduction to the Internet, as well as how websites work in relation to the Internet. In connection with this, students will work with static websites, including basic technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and then move on to dynamic websites where the students instead work in a CMS system. This is then linked to an operational perspective where students gain an insight into how these CMS systems are used by organisations.

The course also deals with concepts such as user-centered design in relation to web development, which students are expected to reflect on when working on the development of their websites. The course also addresses other relevant aspects of web production today, such as search engine optimization and accessibility.

The course also introduces aspects of information management such as privacy, how storage of information should be managed, as well as ownership of information in different contexts. Here we also discuss things such as how individuals' personal information is used by companies and services, and the problems that this use introduce.

Finally, the students will gain insight into what ethical, legal, and technical considerations should be should be taken into account in relation to publishing on the internet, and what impact information published on the internet can have on individuals and society as a whole.

Instruction

Lectures, seminars, and labs.

Assessment

The course will be examined through assignments, seminars, and exam.

If there are special reasons for doing so, an examiner may make an exception from the method of assessment indicated and allow a student to be assessed by another method. An example of special reasons might be a certificate regarding special pedagogical support from the University's disability coordinator or a decision by the department's working group for study matters.