Course summary (MGDP2060)

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Course summary for Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060).

Source: Course Summary @ hennepintech.edu

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Description

The dynamic needs of modern web applications would not be possible without server-side technologies.

In this project-based course, students design and develop a dynamic website utilizing WordPress as a content management system (CMS) for the web.

WordPress concepts include:

  • WordPress fundamentals
  • Creating custom themes
  • Website maintenance
  • Using plug-ins to extend WordPress

Related topics include:

  • Dynamically driven content
  • Form processing
  • PHP
  • Database setup
  • Database queries

This course also continues to explore topics from prerequisite courses:

Goals

The following goals will be addressed in the course:

  • Demonstrate the ability to differentiate programming languages for the web
  • Distinguish how programming languages work together
  • Demonstrate use of JavaScript for web development
  • Integrate information for a web site
  • Utilize Content Management Systems to create dynamic web site
  • Demonstrate the use of PHP within a web site
  • Integrate Google Maps into a web page
  • Demonstrate use of dynamic scripting languages within a web site design
  • Create a fully functional dynamic web site using WordPress
  • Deploy web site to a web hosting service
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