CS 262 - Responsive Web Design & Technology

Credits: 5
LAB hours per week: 7.5
Responsive Web Design is an intermediate-level web development course focusing on the design of interfaces that respond intelligently to a wide variety of device limitations. Students will learn the coding methods and technologies required to create adaptable web site designs and practice building fluid interfaces that effectively convey a given message regardless of a user device size and type.
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in CS 220, BUS 261, CS 251, CS 140, or instructor permission.
Course Outcomes:

Explain how interfaces that adapt to a wide variety of user devices can improve audience response to better achieve desired goals.
Compose code with latest versions of HTML, CSS, jQuery SASS to design responsive web interfaces.
Evaluate suitability of open-source libraries, frameworks, design-patterns and collaborative tools to a determine their suitability to a particular web project.
Develop a cohesive site-design and build-strategy.
Build responsive websites efficiently selecting from available technologies.

Course Topics:

Intermediate HTML & CSS
Responsive breakpoints, Typography, Images and Grids
Extending Javascript with jQuery and other libraries
Extending CSS with SASS
Leveraging responsive design with frameworks