Information Technology Certifications at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University

WEB DESIGN (150 hours)  

AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES
This course is designed for individuals who want to acquire fundamental skills in developing web pages and websites for professional and personal use. People interested in taking this course shall be comfortable using computer applications like Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word, using Internet and email.
Total Hours: 150
CEUs: 15.0

Tuition: $3,500.


Fall 2008 Schedule

Section1: Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (1 hour break)
November 8 - April 11, 2009
(No classes November 29 & December 27)
Instructor: Staff

OVERVIEW
This hands-on course will teach you to effectively plan, design, and troubleshoot websites. Industry professionals lead students through eight course modules including hands-on exercises and a class web design project. Students will gain a strong skill set and knowledge base in web design. Course curriculum includes XHTML, Web design and graphics, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop and an introduction to E-commerce.

COURSE OUTLINE

       XHTML

• Introduction to XHTML
• Creating your first XHTML document
• Adding graphics
• Linking
• Publishing XHTML documents
• Frames
• Tables
• Forms
• Formatting with style sheets
• Metadata
• Looking ahead

       Web Designing and Graphics

• Web design introduction
• Site evaluation
• Browser basics
• The site design process
• Target market
• Planning the layout of your website
• Planning browser compatibility
• Planning the design of your web site
• Planning the content of your web site
• Navigating your site
• Accessibility issues
• Search engines
• Validating your work
• Effective visual presentation
• What makes a good web site?
• Web image preparation
• File formats
• Colors/displays
• Essential image edits

       JavaScript

• Getting acquainted with JavaScript
• Language essentials
• Image basics
• Fun with images
• Working with browser window
• Form handling
• Making your pages dynamic
• Handling events
• Making pages dynamic
• JavaScript and cookies
• Working with DHTML
• User interface design with JavaScript
• Applied JavaScript
• Bookmarks
• Debugging common errors

       Cascading Style Sheets

• Overview of style sheets
• Selectors & structure
• Units & values
• Text and font properties
• Applying colors and backgrounds
• Background techniques
• Link properties
• Authoring effective CSS rules
• Writing and validating CSS design
• Validation techniques
• Topography design
• Backgrounds, border & color
• Linking
• CSS-P
• Layouts

       Dreamweaver

• Internet access & HTML
• Creating a web site
• Building a web site
• Adding content to web pages
• Working with links
• Enhancing navigation in a site
• Managing and uploading a web site
• Rollovers & navigation bars
• Libraries
• Head elements/keyboard shortcuts
• Style sheets
• Layers
• The history panel
• Browser targeting/code tools
• Creating forms

       Flash

• The flash environment
• Drawing and painting
• Manipulating objects
• Working with text
• Multiple layers in a movie
• Creating animation
• Publishing your flash movies
• Symbols & instances
• Organizing large projects/interactivity
• Working with sound
• Testing/publishing a movie
• Actionscript basics
• Planning movies
• Creating simple interactivity
• Creating a video game
• Creating complex interactivity
• Components

       Photoshop

• Introduction to Photoshop
• Importing and exporting images
• Adjusting image size and orientation
• Adjusting image color and balance
• Using Photos in your website
• Using Photos from the Internet and Copyright Issues
• Special Photography Effects
  
  

E-Commerce

• Introduction to business on the net
• Internet basics
• Internet business strategy: corporate communication
• Internet business strategy: marketing
• Internet business strategy: direct sales
• Getting connected
• Internet strategic planning
• Other benefits to connecting