INF459 Web Usability (8)
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This subject explains the importance of web usability in the design and development of a website. It explores user behaviour, user needs, information use, website information content, design factors and user issues to be considered when undertaking a web project. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Online | Wagga Wagga Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: INF459
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Information Studies |
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Enrolment restrictions|
Not available to students who have completed INF320 or INF525 |
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| Incompatible subject(s) |
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| INF320 INF525 |
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- demonstrate familiarity with a range of web evaluation methods;
- be able to facilitate access, information retrieval and information delivery on the web;
- be able to evaluate different aspects of web interface design; and
- be able to select web features that will increase website usability in terms of user-friendliness, effective information retrieval and effective information delivery.
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Introduction to web usability
- Factors to consider in web design - people, information and processes
- Evaluating web usability
- Organisational mission, objectives and users
- User needs analysis within an organisational context
- Relationship between web information usability, web design and development
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The information contained in the 2017 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 25 August 2017. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
