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.