Introduction to Web Technologies

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Course
CSIS 1180
Discontinued
No
Course code
CSIS 1180
Descriptive
Introduction to Web Technologies
Department
Computing Studies & Information Systems
Faculty
Commerce & Business Administration
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15 Weeks
Max class size
35
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours

Lecture/Seminar: 4 hours/week

Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
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
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.
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.

 

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.