My course aims and expectations (Wk 1)


With the first week of classes over, I have begun to develop some expectations of what the design computing course will be like, and I have several aims to help me keep track of myself throughout the semester:
  • Based on what I know of this course so far, I expect to be applying the design and web coding skills I have learnt in the previous web design course (DECO1400) in new and practical ways. By doing this I hope to not only further my skills in these areas, but to also produce a suitable web application for the major project that fits the given brief. 
  • I want to be heavily involved with the design planning phase of the project as this is what I believe I'm best at; accounting for numerous different design factors and then visually conveying this to the team.
  • In regards to the major project, I am specifically worried about my ability to use and manipulate JavaScript code, as this was what I struggled with most last semester. I scraped through web design largely due to a better understanding of HTML and CSS so I hope to be able to become more fluent at using Java.
  • I hope that I can contribute to my team evenly for all 3 parts of the project and that I can complete any allocated tasks to a suitable quality level.
Overall, I expect this course to challenge my skills as a web designer while stimulating the visual design sense I already have and with this in mind I am looking forward to forming a team and beginning work on the project.

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