CIS 195 - Web Authoring I

4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): CIS 120 (formerly offered as CS120) or documented proficiency within the past ten years, and MTH 60 or designated placement, and WR 115 or designated placement.

Corequisite(s): WR 121Z

Course Description: Introduces students to Web page and website development, moving on to working with cascading style sheets. Students will learn HTML and CSS for creating special effects and styling. Students will create HTML forms and tables, and will learn how to embed multimedia including the use of audio and video elements.

Course Level: Career/Tech Preparatory

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Define the purpose, nature and history of web site design and creation.
CLO#2: Demonstrate a functional understanding of the syntax of the HTML and XHTML markup languages. (ILO: Information Literacy)
CLO#3: Prepare the appropriate plans for webpage and website development projects.
CLO#4: Demonstrate a functional understanding of Cascading Style Sheets, Web Tables, Web Forms, the use of Multimedia, and Frame design.
CLO#5: Demonstrate a functional understanding of the document object model (DOM), the event model and form validation.
CLO#6: Demonstrate an understanding of regular expressions, operators, arrays, loops and conditional statements using JavaScript.
CLO#7: Function efficiently in a group programming assignment requiring analysis, definition of logic, implementation, and evaluation of a program. (ILO: Information Literacy)
CLO#8: Demonstrate the ability to use text, manuals, help, and tutorials for continued learning after formal instruction.
CLO#9: Use debugging techniques to troubleshoot markup language development and understand common mistakes made when designing web sites. (ILO: Critical Thinking)