Academic Courses
Course Descriptions
| Course | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CGT 162 | XHTML—CSS Standards | (3-0) 3 Cr. Hrs. |
Course Description
This course introduces the student to the unique design principles and W3C standards for electronic screen design. Designing for the World Wide Web or for an interactive computer screen requires a new look at design principles. This course compares traditional paper design to electronic screen design. Students will design and code basic Web sites utilizing XHTML and Cascading Stylesheets (CSS); with an emphasis on access and semantic markup.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
- Computer experience highly recommended.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Explain how to design usable Web Pages or screen designs.
- Identify the user population for a project.
- Analyze the design and flow of a project.
- Determine the appropriate file format for the task flow design.
- Identify the unique design issues and limitations for-various output media.
- Design navigational control mechanisms.
- Optimize layout, wording, color and background.
- Utilize basic vocabulary such as hypertext, hypermedia, interactivity, hyperlinks, HTML, PDF and other related terminology.
- Apply standards for web page designs using XHTML and CSS coding; with an emphasis on access and semantic markup.
- Create web page designs using XHTML and CSS coding; with an emphasis on access and semantic markup.
- Organize site files using relative and absolute path addressing.
- Manage site files using relative and absolute path addressing.
Note: This course may not be offered every semester.
Please check the CGT section of the current course schedule for availability.