Welcome to the module
This is the homepage of the Module Study Guide for the online Web Design Skills short course.
This course is based on the same 10-credit module taken by students in the Art and Design subject group. To take this online course, you must be enrolled on the Associate Student Scheme (ASS) and registered on Blackboard.
In common with several other modules, WDS has no paper-based study guide, so all the necessary information you need about the module is here. Come back regularly to check on any new information that you may need.
Important
We will be communicating with you by email using exclusively the email address you have specified during enrolment. For convenience, you should also update the address registered on Blackboard (This is by default your TVU exchange address): go to your Blackboard homepage, select 'Personal Information', and change the email address there.
Staff information
Olivier Ruellet - Room G02 - Ext. 2414 - olivier.ruellet@tvu.ac.uk http://mercury.tvu.ac.uk/~olivier/
Module Summary
This module targets the basic skills needed for students to begin to create
and publish their own websites. It starts by looking at HTML, and also includes
introductions to style sheets.
Basic Information about the Module
- Module Code: AD40014E (Ealing)
- Pre-requisite Module(s): None
- Credits Awarded for the Module: 10
- Courses on which the module is taught: Digital Media Production
The aims of the module are to:
- introduce students to the principles behind successful and innovative web page design, incorporating both technical and aesthetic concepts.
- develop a student-centred approach to the learning of new software packages, thereby encouraging independent learning.
Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this module will be able to:
- create simple web pages using raw HTML with an appreciation of html standards.
- create simple web pages using a design package and relate these to the resulting HTML code
- design, build and publish a small website.
Content of the Module
- Creating web pages from raw HTML.
- Using web design tools (e.g. Dreamweaver).
- Publishing on the web.
- Incorporating images, links, rollovers, sound/video, lists, frames, javascript.
- Using style sheets.
- Web style guidelines.
- Checking pages using W3C validation process.
- Incorporating basic accessibility principles.
NB: Not all of this content is assessed, but we are aiming to include a variety of different topics to allow you to learn as much as you can about web site design for future use.
