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BA 3797 - Web Site Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits
Course Description
This hands-on course is designed for beginners in Web site design. The course will cover how to use XHTML to create web pages as well as how to incorporate Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and JavaScript. Students will complete a Web site from start to publishing it on the Internet. (prereq: none)
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  • Demonstrate proper use of basic HTML formatting elements (head, body, paragraph, font, bold, italics, underline, lists, tables, etc.)
  • Demonstrate proper use of hypertext HTML elements (images, anchors, links, image maps, etc.)
  • Demonstrate proper use of user interaction HTML elements (forms, input fields, buttons, menus, form submission, etc.)
  • Demonstrate proper use of HTML layout control (frames, framesets, banners navigation, content management, etc.)
  • Demonstrate proper use of Cascaded Style Sheet (CSS) elements (style attributes, style tags, and external style sheets)
  • Demonstrate proper use of basic JavaScript elements that enhance a site (buttons, alert boxes, form validation, etc.)
  • Use a standard HTML text editor (Dreamweaver, HomeSite, FrontPage, etc.) to complete course assignments.

Prerequisites by Topic
  • Ability to use a personal computer (typing skills, etc.)
  • Basic understanding of the Windows operating system (file management and directory structures {i.e. folders}, drag and drop, etc.)

Course Topics
  • HTML formatting basics (standard tags for formatting text)
  • File Management and Web Server communications (Secure SHell)
  • Hypertext HTML elements (images, anchors, links, image maps, etc.)
  • HTML tables and table data (horizontal space management)
  • Frames and Frame sets in HTML (simple layout management)
  • User Interaction HTML elements (forms, buttons, menus, navigation, etc.)
  • Cascaded Style Sheet (CSS) elements
  • Separation of HTML content from CSS style into control “look and feel”
  • JavaScript elements used to enhance a web site
  • Dreamweaver basics that simplify management of all of the above

Laboratory Topics
  • HTML formatting basics
  • HTML interactive elements
  • CSS to manage “look and feel”
  • JavaScript to enhance a web site
  • Dreamweaver basics to manage HTML, CSS and JavaScript

Coordinator
Dr. Jeff Blessing



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