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CIS 2231 – Design Methodology

Course Description:

Design Methodology teaches students how to design and manage Web sites using design development life cycle.  Students will also implement the latest strategies to develop third generation Web site, evaluate design tools, discuss future technology standards, and explore the incompatibility issues surrounding current browsers.  The course focuses on theory, design and Web construction, along with information architecture concepts, Web project management, and scenario development and performance evaluations. Students will gain an understanding of layout techniques, typography, color theory, proper use of white space, accessibility and usability issues and standards. The student may use a web site development tool (such as Microsoft FrontPage or Macromedia Dreamweaver), a scripting language (such as JavaScript, Perl, PHP) and/or a web programming language (such as Microsoft VB, Microsoft C#, or Sun Java) for web page development within this course. However, the main focus of this course is on the actual design process used to develop the web site itself. Topics include overview of the Web Site Design Process, web site project team, layout and accessibility design techniques, and web site project

 

Competency Areas:

Hours:

Overview of the Web Site Design Process

Class

4

Web Site Project Team

D. Lab

4

Layout and Accessibility Design Techniques

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Web Site Project

Credit

6

 

Prerequisite:  CIS 220, (CIS 1104 or CIS 1108)

Corequisite:

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D. Lab

P. Lab/

O.B.I.

OVERVIEW OF THE WEB SITE DESIGN PROCESS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEB SITE PROJECT TEAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAYOUT AND ACCESSIBILITY DESIGN TECHNIQUES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WEB SITE PROJECT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Books:

 

Design Methodology and Technology: Academic Student Guide (Macromedia Studio 8 Edition), ISBN: 1-5930-2189-5, ComputerPrep

Exploring Web Design, ISBN: 9781401878382, Vest, Crowson, Prochran, Thomson Delmar

Macromedia Fireworks MX 2004—Design Professional, ISBN:  0-619-18837-5, Barbara Waxer, Course Technology

Principles of Web Design, ISBN: 0-619-21666-2, Sklar, Course Technology