Web Design [04:547:320]

Course Description

This course will focus on the conceptual, analytical and technical, skills need to create well designed and dynamic Web site using (X)HTML, CSS and client- and server-side scripting technologies.

Learning Objectives

To teach students the technical skills needed to create effective Web sites that are dynamic and well.
To study common usability and design techniques as well as to analyze successful Web sites to learn what constitutes a “well designed” site.
To learn how to create Web pages using Adobe Dreamweaver to produce (X)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) that control the layout of text and images.
To create graphics for the Web using Adobe Fireworks.
To get exposure to client- and server-side scripting technologies. Students will build a simple data-driven website based on a provided relational database.
To give students the opportunity to engage in a planning and prototyping process to create a Web site as a part of a group effort.