Instructor: Jim Link

JLink@dcccd.edu

Mondays and Wednesdays, 5:40 p.m. to 7:40 p.m., Room T248
August 24 through December 9, 2009

Course description:

Introduction to Web page design and related graphic design issues, including:

• Mark-up languages (HTML/XHTML and CSS);
• Designing, building, and promoting web sites;
• Internet access software;
• Accessibility and usability;
• Other interactive topics.

This course concentrates on manual coding of Web pages but also includes some instruction in the use of WYSIWYG editors such as DreamWeaver, and of image-editing software such as GIMP and PhotoShop.

Course Outline:

• Introduction to the Web, HTML, and XHTML
• Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
• CSS Positioning
• Index page and meta tags
• Text formatting
• Images and links
• Design Points
• Tables
• Framesets and Frames
• Forms
• Multimedia
• Image Maps
• Good Things To Know
• Search Engine Optimization
• Promoting Your Site