MOKV2400 Web Publishing and Information Architecture Course description

In the social sciences, social categories, such as gender, social class, ethnicity, 'race', sexuality, and age, have traditionally formed separate research fields, often attached to different theories. A result of this division has been that such categories are often portrayed as isolated variables in people's lives. Criticism levelled at such interpretations makes the point that they do not sufficiently address the dynamism that emerges when several categories intersect. Is importance attached to the category "man" or to the category "ethnic minority"? Does the category "woman" offer the same room of opportunity for all those who are categorised or identify as women? Do the categories "young", "boy", "immigrant", have another meaning attached to them than "young", "boy", "Norwegian"?

The course looks at theories that address how such categories have different meanings depending on the combination with other categories. The course offers theoretical, methodological and practical opportunities to explore the dynamism that emerges in the interaction between key social categories. During the course, we will work at making these types of analyses relevant for social work in general.

This course is taught in English

Students who are admitted to the bachelor program must adhere to general progression rules:

• Courses corresponding to at least 50 credits of the first academic year must normally be passed before the student can continue in the second academic year.
• The entire first academic year and courses corresponding to at least 45 credits of the second academic year must normally be passed before the student can continue in the third academic year.

Students who lack more credits than described above may not continue in the next academic year until the requirement is met.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• understands the role of information architecture and usability in design of websites
• understands different strategies for users' information search and navigation on websites
• is knowledgeable of principles of user centered and universal design
• is knowledgeable of methods and techniques of collaborative and participatory media design processes
• has practical knowledge of responsive design
• has basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and CMS systems

Skills

The student

• can analyze the relation between context, content and user groups and identify user friendly design from a user perspective
• is able to plan, design, publish and maintain web sites using design methods and user involvement
• is able to communicate design of information architecture

General skills

The student can

• understand how the organization of information and content on a website has influence on user experience and usability of a website

None.

Individuell hjemmeeksamen over 7 dager på 10 sider (+ / - 10%) med oppgitt tema.

Alle hjelpemidler er tillatt så lenge regler for kildehenvisning følges.

A grade scale with grades from A to E for pass and F for fail is used.

The exam papers are graded by one internal and one external examiner. The external examiner will grade 25 % of the exam papers. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by an external examiner form the basis for determining the level for awarding the different grades. The internal examiner shall take the external examiner's assessment into consideration in the grading of all the exams.

Ariana Fernandes

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