Introduction to Web Design and Programming

Introduction to Web Design and Programming

COURSE DESCRIPTION

An introduction to the design of Web pages, specifically the development of browser and device independent HTML, with an emphasis on the XHTML standards. Includes the use of style sheets (CSS) and tools for page layout and verification. HTML is presented as a mark-up language, exploring the rules of HTML elements and attributes. Students learn the separation of page viewing information from the HTML through CSS style sheets as well as the use of block layout without using HTML tables. Addresses HTML display properties including text, color, image, and graphic elements as well as approaches to HTML validation and techniques.

ADDITIONAL COURSE TOPICS

• Web Forms & Form Processing
• Client-Side Scripting using JavaScript
• Document Object Model
• Dynamic HTML
• Perl
• CGI
• PHP

TEXTBOOK

An Introduction to Web Design + Programming by Paul S. Wang & Sanda S. Katila (ISBN 0-534-39528-7)