? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : ACE-P-DWD

This course introduces the challenges of setting up a commercially-oriented web site, the lessons learnt being applicable to any aspect of digital design practice as a commercial venture. The course is directed towards the understanding of technical, social and legal issues involved in the commercial practice of digital design and e-commerce. We focus on the topic of web-site design because of its centrality in this context: digital design practices will normally engage in e-commerce whatever their main business. Practical activity will centre around what would be required for the development and commercial exploitation of the system designed.

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Home subject area

Architecture, (School of Arts, Culture and Environment, Schedule A)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 14:00 15:50 Central

Be appraised of the main issues involved in setting up a commerce system. Be appraised of tools, techniques and issues in deploying online databases. Skills in authoring interactive web sites. Understanding of iterative design and its relationship with evaluation. Ability to translate adventurous design ideas into a plausible product.

1. Web database alpha prototype (50%) 2. Web database beta prototype (50%)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Catherine Carmichael
Tel : (0131 6)50 2305
Email : Catherine.Carmichael@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Lee
Tel : (0131 6)50 4420
Email : J.Lee@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ace.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/