Computer Information Science American River College
Courses

CISW 300: Web Publishing

Units: 3.00
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: CISC 300 (Computer Familiarization) and 305 (Introduction to the Internet)
Hours: 36 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory
Description: This course is an introduction to publishing on the World Wide Web. Topics include creating web pages with the Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML), organizing a series of pages into a web site, and uploading web pages to a server. This course makes extensive use of the computer tools necessary to insert HTML tags, create images, and view web documents. It takes beginning web designers through the process of designing, building, and publishing a working web site.

Section 3: Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • develop web pages applying structured design principles using current standards of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)
  • publish documents on the World Wide Web using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) software and Secure Shell (SSH/Telnet) software
  • build, maintain, and organize a working web account on a web server
  • develop web site design concepts using both Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) structures and table structures
  • develop web site navigation using links, buttons, and menu options
  • create web forms using standard HTML form tags
  • produce basic web graphics and incorporate them on a web page using HTML and CSS
Certificates requiring this course: