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Web Design and Development II (MGDP2050) is a course at Hennepin Technical College.

Course Summary

Source: hennepintech.edu

Description

This course introduces intermediate HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) concepts including positioning and layout, responsive design, CSS3 concepts, and basic scripting.

The learner will build an effective and dynamic navigation system, learn how to use page layout, work with typography, colors, backgrounds, and use white space.

The course will use a project-based approach, follow industry's best practices, and the learner will design and develop a fully functional web site for a semester project.

The learner will examine user experience by conducting user research, developing user personas and evaluating scenarios.

They will also utilize information architecture, user interface design, prototype creation, and usability testing and analysis.

Goals

The following goals will be addressed in the course:

• Demonstrate the ability to separate design elements from content
• Utilize advanced positioning using CSS techniques
• Differentiate the differences in Browser compatibilities
• Demonstrate knowledge of web design industry best-practices
• Apply responsive design techniques to create web sites that work across platforms and devices
• Produce two complete web sites using varying designs
• Design drop down menus for dynamic navigation
• Utilize User Experience Scenarios
• Use CSS3 (Cascading Style Sheets) in two varying designs
• Demonstrate use of media queries

See also

• Web Design and Development III (MGDP2060)