CISW 111 Web Authoring

Students enrolled in this course will learn the fundamentals of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and their vital relationship to each other. Students will distinguish the use of HTML and CSS as to content and presentation. Students will demonstrate knowledge of W3C compliant websites.

Credits

3

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

CISW 111Web Authoring

Please note: This is not a course syllabus. A course syllabus is unique to a particular section of a course by instructor. This curriculum guide provides general information about a course.

I. General Information

Department

Information Technology

II. Course Specification

Course Type

Program Requirement

General Education Competency

[GE Core type]

Credit Hours Narrative

3

Grading Method

Letter grade

Repeatable

N

III. Catalog Course Description

Students enrolled in this course will learn the fundamentals of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and their vital relationship to each other. Students will distinguish the use of HTML and CSS as to content and presentation. Students will demonstrate knowledge of W3C compliant websites.

IV. Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

• Students will use standards compliant HTML and CSS to create basic Web pages.
• Students will demonstrate an understanding of HTML and CSS terminology

V. Topical Outline (Course Content)

Using HTML to Create Web Pages Creating Links Introducing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Formatting Text and Links Working with the Box Model Creating Fixed-Width Layouts Creating Liquid Layouts Creating Data Tables Creating Forms

VI. Delivery Methodologies

Required Materials

Students will need access to a computer, which meets minimum requirements as specified below. They will also need Internet access (broadband is recommended) as well as a flash drive to store course work. Windows (minimum system requirements) Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista™ or Windows 7. 512 MB RAM 1 GB of available hard-disk storage space 1024X768 Resolution with 16-bit video card DVD-ROM drive Notepad Multiple Web browsers with Flash plugin Macintosh (minimum system requirements) Power PC G4 or G5 or any Intel ProcessorMac OS X 512 MB RAM 1 GB of available hard-disk storage space 1024X768 Resolution with 16-bit video card DVD-ROM drive Text Wrangler Multiple Web browsers with Flash plugin