Digital Technologies / Year 9 and 10 / Processes and production skills / Generating and designing

Curriculum content descriptions

design and prototype the user experience of a digital system (AC9TDI10P07)

Elaborations
  • designing engaging user experiences, considering aesthetics, functionality and the feeling of enjoyment and satisfaction of the user
  • prototyping a user experience, using simple graphical tools that support clicking on an image to change slides or views, for example using a presentation tool or a no-code user interface prototyping tool to design a simple mobile app
  • considering all aspects of a product as perceived by the users, for example evaluating users’ initial experience of setting up and using a system, or users’ emotional or cultural response to using a digital system
  • designing documentation, branding and marketing for a digital solution, for example a product demonstration screencast or ‘getting started’ user guide
General capabilities
ScOT terms

User interfaces,  Prototypes

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