Course

Introduction to Web Technologies

Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Course code
CSIS 1180
Credits
3.00
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Typically offered
To be determined

Overview

Course description
This course covers the fundamentals of web technologies. Students will be introduced to web development and management components that includes programming languages and tools to produce dynamic and fully featured websites for marketing or business purposes. The course will introduce students to both the front-end web development scripting languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript; and the back-end web development scripting such as PHP and MySQL. Students will also learn to deploy and manage popular content management systems such as WordPress and learn how to integrate social media and search engine optimization to enhance the digital marketing strategy of the deployed website.
Course content
  1. Introduction to the web development technologies and HTML Basics 
  2. Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets 
  3. Visual Elements and Graphics 
  4. Web Design Principles and Page Layout 
  5. UI/UX 
  6. Working with Tables and columns, designing Web Forms 
  7. Getting started with JavaScript to create dynamic web pages 
  8. Introduction to PHP 
  9. Enhancing a website with multimedia, animation and transitions
  10. Introduction to WordPress, Setup and Structure 
  11. Navigating the Admin Panel, Content Management 
  12. Creating and managing pages and posts, working with blocks 
  13. Getting familiar with themes 
  14. Analytics integration and SQL for marketing
  15. Social media integration into websites 
  16. SEO – Technical considerations in Web Design 
  17. Web Hosting and Site Migration
Means of assessment

Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.

Assignments /Project(s)

10-25%

Quiz(zes)

10-20%

Midterm Examination

25-35%

Final Examination*

25-40%

Total

100%

Some of these assessments may involve group work.

* Minimum 50% of the final exam must be in practical hands-on computer programming format.

To pass the course, students must, in addition to receiving an overall course grade of 50%, also achieve a grade of at least 50% on the combined weighted examination components (including quizzes, tests, exams).

Students may conduct research as part of their coursework in this class. Instructors for the course are responsible for ensuring that student research projects comply with college policies on ethical conduct for research involving humans, which can require obtaining Informed Consent from participants and getting the approval of the Douglas College Research Ethics Board prior to conducting the research.

 

Learning outcomes

At the end of this course, the successful student will be able to:

  • Identify the underlying framework of web technologies and its role in digital marketing.
  • Explain the concepts of web design and development using HTML and CSS.
  • Use CSS to enhance the visual elements of the page.
  • Use layouts, multimedia files, animations, transitions, tables, and forms for websites.
  • Implement the concepts of client-side programming using JavaScript.
  • Implement the concepts of backend scripting using PHP and MySQL.
  • Create and manage website using content management tools such as WordPress.
  • Implement the concepts of social media integration and search engine optimization.
Textbook materials

HTML, CSS & JavaScript in easy steps, Mike McGrath, latest edition

WordPress in easy steps, Darryl Barlett, latest edition

and/or textbooks approved by the department.

 

Requisites

Prerequisites

No prerequisite courses.

Corequisites

No corequisite courses.

Equivalencies

No equivalent courses.

Course Guidelines

Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.

(Current)

Course Transfers

These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca

Institution Transfer details for CSIS 1180
Acsenda School of Management (ASM) ASM GEN 1XX (3)

Course Offerings

Winter 2025

CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
35
Currently enrolled
20
Remaining seats:
15
On waitlist
0
Building
Anvil Office Tower
Room
808
Times:
Start Time
11:30
-
End Time
14:20
CRN Days Instructor Status
Maximum seats
35
Currently enrolled
30
Remaining seats:
5
On waitlist
0
Building
New Westminster - North Bldg.
Room
N5107
Times:
Start Time
12:30
-
End Time
15:20