CS 226 - Web Design Specialist I

Credits: 5
The Web Design Specialist course is an introduction to Web page design and development. Addresses issues concerning design and publishing Web sites. Including Web Site Development Essentials (such as the site development process, customer expectations, and ethical and legal issues in Web development), Web Design Elements (such as aesthetics, the site user’s experience, navigation, usability and accessibility).
Course Outcomes:

Identify and implement Web design concepts, including page layout, multimedia, font and color selection, graphic images, audience usability, file hierarchy, and navigation.
Manage the Web site development process, develop a Web strategy with goals and tactics to support it, and implement techniques such as mindmapping and the site metaphor concept.

Course Topics:

Overview of Web Design Concepts
Web Development Teams
Web Projects Management Fundamentals
Web Site Development Process
Web Layout & Elements
Web Site Usability & Accessibility
Browsers
Navigation Concepts
Ethical & Legal Issues in Web Development

LAB Credits: 5
LAB hours per week: 10
Course Attribute(s): Work-Based
OEE Permitted: Yes
Grading Basis: Graded
Instructor/Department Consent Required: No Consent
CIP Code: 11.1004
Default Section Size/Cap: 24
Quarter(s) offered:

Fall
Winter
Spring