Web Design and Development I (MGDP1250)

Web Design and Development I (MGDP1250) is a course at Hennepin Technical College.

Course Summary

Source: hennepintech.edu

This course will introduce students to the basics of the latest version of HTML (hypertext markup language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) while preparing them for more advanced studies.

Students will learn HTML and CSS from the ground up, beginning with solid industry standard concepts.

Instruction will stress designing for backward compatibility and forward compatibility, usability, and accessibility using standards-based markup.

Topics include:

• Asset management
• Image optimization
• Web hosting
• Site planning
• Various tools web designers use to produce effective websites that meet industry demands
  • Text editor
  • GUI editor
  • Image editor
  • File Transfer Protocol
  • Revision control

Students will plan, design and develop a basic web site utilizing HTML and CSS according to W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) standards.

Goals:

• Apply the basics of HTML markup
• Apply text formatting through markup and styles
• Construct pages using semantic markup
• Use color for design schemes
• Utilize images integrated with coding techniques for use in a web site
• Demonstrate linking pathways
• Compare ordered/unordered lists
• Construct tables for tabular data
• Utilize Cascading Style Sheets
• Verify HTML code using a validator
• Determine usability for web site design
• Construct web site

Books

• New Perspectives on HTML and CSS: Comprehensive 6th Edition

by Patrick M. Carey

• HTML5 & CSS3 Visual QuickStart Guide (7th Edition) by by Elizabeth Castro and Bruce Hyslop