This course introduces Web concepts and teaches the creation of Web pages. The hands-on course is designed for learning through doing. Computer science, programming, visual communication, graphic design, networking, and application aspects of Web publishing will be covered. Students take this course to learn how to design and create web pages as part of a team.

This course is part of the WDP major in the CS department. Students should use this course website regularly during the semester. Course notes, announcements, discussions and helpful resources are all available here.

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Course Info

• Course Description
  
  

  An introduction to the design of Web pages, specifically the development of browser and device independent HTML, with an emphasis on the XHTML standards. Includes the use of style sheets (CSS) and tools for page layout and verification. HTML is presented as a mark-up language, exploring the rules of HTML elements and attributes. Students learn the separation of page viewing information from the HTML through CSS style sheets as well as the use of block layout without using HTML tables. Addresses HTML display properties including text, color, image, and graphic elements as well as approaches to HTML validation and techniques.

  
  
  Additonal Course Topics
  
  

  * Web 2.0

  * Web Forms & Form Processing

  * Client-Side Scripting using JavaScript

  * Document Object Model

  * XML

  * RSS

  * Ajax

  * Photoshop

  
  
  Lectures
  
  

  Two sessions / week

  Hour : 54

  1.5 hours / session

  
  
  Level
  
  

  Undergraduate

  
  
  Credit Hour
  
  

  Credit Hour : 3

  
  
  Grading
  
  

  30% Homework, in-class assignments and usability Lab Project

  30% Final Project

  40% Final Exam