IMED 1316 - Web Design I

3 Credits (2 hrs. lec., 4 hrs. lab.) Instruction in web design and related graphic design issues including mark-up languages, websites, and browsers. Emphasis is on the use of hypertext markup languages (XHTML) to design functional and compelling web pages. Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Course Outcomes
1 - Identify how the Internet functions with specific attention to the World Wide Web and file transfer.
2 - Apply design techniques in the creation and optimization of graphics and other embedded elements.
3 - Demonstrate the use of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) formatting and layout standards.
4 - Design, create, test, and maintain a web site.
5 - Identify the benefits and limitations of various web page development software.
6 - Utilize effective verbal communication skills with client and during classroom critique.
7 - Work with an approved client to design and create a web site by a specific due date.
8 - Demonstrate time management skills, adhering to all deadlines for assignments, tests, and projects.
9 - Utilize effective verbal communication skills with client and during classroom critique.
10 - Identify time, technology, and resource restraints in the planning for the web site.
11 - Document clearly and concisely a design plan that includes the purpose of the site, analysis of the target audience, content outline, list of available resources, timeline, navigation flowchart, and storyboard.
12 - Apply creativity through design of client¿s web site.
13 - Maintain consistent look and feel among all pages of web site.
14 - Identify time, technology, and resource restraints in the planning for the web site.
15 - Practice correct HTML coding that follows transitional XHTML syntax and displays in the most widely used browsers.
16 - Describe the advantages of cascading style sheets.
17 - Recognize the purpose of using a markup validation service at http://www.w3c.org.
18 - Utilize graphic software to create and slice interface images for a web site project.