CSIS 117 - Intro to Web Design

1 Credit Hours

The purpose of Web Page Design is to provide instructions on creating and maintaining a web page for publishing on the Internet. Students will use an HTML editor (FrontPage) to author pages that include text and graphics. An introduction into editing graphics for Web Pages will also be covered. Students will have hands-on experience through a laboratory approach in creating and maintaining a web page. This course is designed for students interested in Web design that may become responsible for designing a Web in his/her career field. Students will learn such Web preparation steps as defining the purpose; creating a Web structure; layout design with text, hyperlinks, images and tables; publishing a FrontPage Web; and researching and gathering information. Microsoft FrontPage will be the primary HTML editor used to create Web pages. Other areas of focus will include design considerations as well as hyperlink and multimedia analysis. Additional applications such as Macromedia Flash and Fireworks may be utilized time permitting.

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