cois492syllabus2

Course Objectives:

• To guide the students about  how to build and maintain a commercial Web site.

• To introduce the underlying technology and nature of the Internet, and its exploitation in enterprise information systems.

• To provide an awareness of the considerations behind the technologies for World Wide Web.

• To provide the students with a  vehicle for practical experience of these technologies.

• To design and evaluate complex websites.

• To develop and implement a multimedia, interactive website.

Course Description:

Web Design and development course introduces basic methods for the creation, design and development of user-centered internet web sites using the XHTML language in Dreamweaver and the Flash application for animation and interactivity. Students will learn the basic techniques, tools and processes used to construct a well-designed and effective web site while keeping the site’s users in mind. Students will learn and demonstrate these concepts through exercises and a term project. An emphasis is placed on learning how to keep abreast of current issues in the field through an overview of current and related internet technologies. The overall focus of this course is the application of design and development concepts and principles. These will include pedagogical, technological, organizational, and ethical issues related to the design, and development.

Course Outlines:

• Introduction to Internet Science
• The nature of the internet
• Ownership, administration and funding
• Internet culture and etiquette
• Internet searching and information retrieval
• Multimedia algorithms
• Introduction to Information Architecture
• Basic Concepts & Site Evaluation
• Site Design and layout using Dreamweaver
• Plan and Build a Website with Sound & Animation using Flash and scripting

Course outcomes:

Upon finishing this course, the students should have:

• Teaches how to build and maintain a commercial Web site.
• To introduce the underlying technology and nature of the Internet, and its exploitation in enterprise information systems.
• To provide an awareness of the considerations behind the technologies for World Wide Web.
• To provide a vehicle for practical experience of these technologies.
• To design and evaluate complex websites.
• To develop and implement a multimedia, interactive website.

Assessment Strategy:

Students will be assessed in this course based on a set of exams, quizzes and practical parts of it.

Text book:

• Green, Garo, Dreamweaver MX 2004, Hands-On Training; Peachpit Press, 2005, ISBN 0-321-20297-X.

Other references:

• Yeung, Rosanna, Flash MX 2004, Hands-On Training; Peachpit Press, 2004, ISBN 0-321-20298-8.

• Franklin, D. & Makar, J., Macromedia Flash MX Action Scripting, Macromedia Press, 2002, ISBN: 0201770229.

• Green, G. & Rudner, A., Macromedia Dreamweaver MX Hands-On Training, Peachpit Press, 2002, ISBN: 0321112717.

• Lawrence, H., The Spirit of the Internet, Matrix Masters, 2002, ISBN: 097036511X.

• Makar, J., Macromedia Flash MX Game Design Demystified, Macromedia Press, 2002, ISBN: 0201770210.

• Rosenfeld, L. & Morville, P., Information Architecture for the WWW, O'Reilly & Associates, 2006, ISBN: 0596000359.

• Weil, K. & Weinman, L., Macromedia Flash MX Hands-On-Training, Peachpit Press, 2002, ISBN: 0321112725.