Course Syllabus
BCA-185 Beginning Web Page Development
Meeting times: MWF 8:50-9:50 |
Marie Thomes, Instructor Office: MH 221 Phone: 422-4282 Email: thomemar@niacc.edu Web site: http://web.niaccist.niacc.edu/~thomemar Office Hours: MWF 10:00 - 11:00 Office Hours: TTh 1:30-2:30 |
Catalogue Course Description
This class covers the basics of building a Web page. Students will learn basic coding with HTML and explore web development products such as Kompozer to build a web page. Students will also learn how to post a web page on a web server to be seen on the Internet, add graphics, change fonts, add colors, develop navigation, and design tables.
Textbook
The Non-Designer's Web Book
Robin Williams and John Tollett
Peachpit Press, 2006
ISBN: 0-321-30337-7
Course Objectives
- Discuss and apply Internet basics.
- Employ File Transfer Protocol (FTP) for web site delivery.
- Employ basic HTML to create a web page.
- Identify and employ web creation tools.
- Design and create basic interactive Internet Web Pages incorporating graphics, and tables using basic HTML and/or a web page development software.
- Create an electronic portfolio showcasing school experiences and projects.
- Comply to the NIACC IT Professionalism Statement.
Course Outline
- What is the World Wide Web?
- How to search the Internet
- Just what are web pages, anyway?
- Things to know before you begin a web site
- Print vs. Web and how it affects design
- Basic design principles
- Designing the interface and navigation
- How to recognize good and bad design
- Color on the World Wide Web
- Graphic definitions you must know
- How to prepare image files for the Web
- Typography on the Web
- Advanced tips and tricks
- Test and fix your Web site
- How to upload and update your site
- How and why to register your site
Project Outline
The following table lists the approximate point values for the class.
| Problem from tutorials Portfolio Project Total |
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670 pts. 175 pts. 175 pts. 1020 pts. |