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Effective Web Design
(16 hours)

Course Description
This course provides an introduction to Web-site design, covering both human factors and technical design issues. Students will learn how to organize a web site by producing a design document. Special attention will be applied to information architecture, navigation and site layout. Prerequisites: You should be familiar with using web browsers and have spent time exploring the World Wide Web. Knowledge of HMTL is strongly recommended. (Text is included with the course fee)

Performance-Based Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

· Understand the context of current web design.
· Describe the web design process.
· Identify key requirements for a web site.
· Understand information and graphic design principles.
· Apply design principles in site structure and content design.
· Understand how design is implemented and optimized.
· Evaluate design and web site development tools.
· Describe the site testing and evaluation process.

Course Content

Web Design Basics
· Accessing Information on the Web
· Web Browsers
· Tools for Creating Web Pages
· Web Design Roles
Overview of Web publishing
· Basic Design principles
· Writing for the Web
· Understanding color on the web

Developing a Design Plan
· Define the Purpose
· Define the Audience
· Plan the Content
· Plan the Structure
· Plan the Web Pages
· Plan the Navigation

Typography and Graphics on the Web
· Typography
· Graphics

Multimedia and Interactivity
· Using slide shows
· Animation
· Audio
· Video
· Interactivity

Testing, Publishing and Maintaining a Web Site
· Testing before Publishing
· Publishing a Web Site
· Marketing a Web Site
· Maintaining a Web Site

Text
Web Design: Introductory Concepts and Techniques by Course Technology

Course Requirements
Students must complete at 80% of the scheduled course, and score a minimum of 70% on a final end of course test.