Computer Information Science American River College
Courses

CISW 304: Cascading Style Sheets

Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: CISW 300 (Web Publishing) with a grade of "C" or better
Hours: 27 hours lecture, 27 hours laboratory
Description: This course continues the study of technical aspects of standards-based web design for experienced students and web professionals. Topics include the separation of content from presentation, dynamic user interaction, and designing for alternative devices using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in combination with Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).

Section 3: Learning Outcomes and Objectives

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

  • describe the differences among versions of CSS, including issues of cross-platform compatibility.
  • utilize proper CSS syntax for developing internal and external style sheets.
  • differentiate between the class and id attributes, determine which should be used for a specific situation, and apply it using industry standards.
  • combine selectors to refine style definitions for a group of elements and/or contextually to one or more elements when used together.
  • apply CSS Positioning (CSS-P) to position and layer objects on multiple web pages.
Certificates requiring this course: