VICOM 100 - Introduction to Web Design

5 Credits

Build your own creative and personal interactive website. Learn how to layout images, videos and text to capture audience’s attention.

FeesCF

Quarters Typically Offered

Winter Day

Designed to Serve Visual Communications and Multimedia students. Any students interested in web design
Active Date 20170622T08:41:47

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
PLA Eligible Yes

Course Outline
-Introduction to industry web terminology and site definition

-Purpose of creating a web page (Static vs. interactive)

-Web page design and layout (typography, content, images, color and visual hierarchy)

-Image formatting (size, resolution, and color)

-Embedding video

-Using Web based content management system (CMS)

-Create personal website with a name and live hosting

Student Learning Outcomes
Apply the principles of design, color theory, layout, visual hierarchy and interactive interface to a website.

Generate web content for a specific audience.

Format assets for the appropriate applications.

Create a personal live website utilizing a template base content management system.