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Course Outline of Record
College: Cerro Coso College

Subject: Digital Media Arts Course ID (CB01): C117
Course Title: Web Design w/Dreamweaver
Course Credit Status(CB04): D - Credit - Degree Applicable

Methods of Instruction & Total Hours of Instruction
Lecture: (1.0 UNIT = 18 Hours) Max: 36 Min: 36
Lab: (1.0 UNIT = 54 Hours) Max: 54 Min: 54
Activity: (1.0 UNIT = 54 Hours) Max: 0 Min: 0
Open Entry/Open Exit: (1.0 UNIT = 54 Hours) Max: 0 Min: 0
Work Experience: (1.0 UNIT = 60 HOURS VOLUNTEER)
(1.0 UNIT = 75 HOURS PAID)		 Max: 0 Min: 0
Max: 0 Min: 0
Other: Clinical, etc. Max: 0 Min: 0
Total Hours: Min: 90 Max: 90
Total Units: Min: 3.0 Max: 3.0

Repeat Details
Repeat Type: Activity/Other Repeatable
Repeat Status Three times
Grading Mode:
Pre-Requisite:
DMA C111
or

CSCI C181
Advisory:
DMA C102

Co-Requisite Course
Fee Required: No Amount: $
Fee Justification:
Transfer Institutions Course Transfer Status (CB05): Transferable to CSU only

Local General Ed:
IGETC Date:
CSU GE Certification Date:
UC Date:

Funding Agency Category (CB23): Y = Not Applicable
Taxonomy of Program Course (TOP) Code (CB03):
Course Non-Credit Category (CB22): Y - Not Applicable
Occupational Course (CTE)-Course SAM Priority Code (CB09): Occupational
Course Program Status (CB24): 1 = Program Applicable
Course Classification Code (CB11): I - Career-Technical Education
Course Basic Skills (BS) Status (CB08): 2N = Course is not a basic skills course.
Course Prior to College Level (CB21): Y = Not Applicable
Cooperative Education Course Coop Work Ed Status (CB10): NCOOP = Not part of Coop Work Exp
Course Units of Credit Minimum Low (CB07): 3.0
Course Units of Credit Maximum High (CB06): 3.0

Course Special Class Status (CB13): N - Not Special
COURSE DESCRIPTION(Please refer to current college catalog): This course provides students with the opportunity to develop and refine visual design skills, building upon students’ previous foundation of digital imaging, XHTML and CSS markup, and understanding of usability and accessibility. Students develop an awareness of various Web design styles and genre. They will also develop proficiency through the intermediate level in the use of Web development software, Adobe Dreamweaver.

Student Learning Outcomes Assessments Evidence of Success
Design and produce visually attractive, usable, accessible, and interactive Web content that takes the intended audience needs and expectations into account. This will be assessed with a project, scored by a rubric.
Use Dreamweaver’s features to create Web content that correctly separates semantic encoding from content. This will be assessed with a project, scored by a rubric.
Use Dreamweaver for collaboration and testing. This will be assessed and scored by a quiz.

Detailed Topical Outline Linked to Student Learning Outcomes

Student Assignments and Methods of Evaluation
Lecture Content / Assignment Lab Content / Assignment
  1. Page Elements (A)
    1. Banner
    2. Navigational Interface
    3. Content
    4. Footer
    5. Advertisements
    6. Common Configurations
  2. Design Principles (A)
    1. Gestalt Principles
    2. Grids
    3. Color Theory
  3. Typography (A)
    1. Legibility and Readability
    2. Typeface Classifications
    3. Guidelines for Mixing Typefaces
    4. Leading and Line Lengths
    5. Typographic Effects
  4. Style and Genre (A)
    1. By Period
    2. By Technology
    3. By Culture
  5. Software Concepts, Tools, and Techniques (B, C)
    1. Software Interface
    2. Design View/Code View
    3. Site Definition
    4. FTP Publishing
    5. Semantic Text Formatting
    6. Images and Image Maps
    7. Links and Anchors
    8. Tables
    9. Forms and Form Elements
    10. Cascading Stylesheets
    11. Templates, Library Items, and Snippets
    12. Javascript Behaviors and AJAX Spries
    13. Find and Replace
    14. Working with Databases
    15. Reports and Testing

Required Texts, Viewing, Readings
Textbooks
        1. Osborn, J.. Dreamweaver CS5 Digital Classroom, ed. New York: Wiley, 2010
        2. McNeil, P.. The Web Designer's Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide To Themes, Trends & Styles In Website Design, ed. Cincinnati, OH: How, 2008
Manuals
You have no manuals defined.
Periodicals
Software
        1. Dreamweaver CS5. Adobe, CS5 ed.
Other
        1. Academic Lynda.com subscription. Details are provided to students in the syllabus.
Program Identification:(Associate Degree Applicable(ADA))[Link to Chancellor’s Program Inventory]

Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administrators
Didciplines Requiring a Master's Degree Art
Master's Degree not Generally Expected Commercial Art
Computer Information Systems
Graphic Arts
Multimedia

Effective Term: 30 = Spring 2011
Status: Launched
Curriculum Category Core Mission: Associate Degree Applicable (ADA)Career Technical Education (CTE)

Required Approvals
Course Proposer Date:
Department Chair Date:
Articulation Officer Date:
Dean Date:
Curriclum Committee Approval Date Date:
Curriclum Committee Chair Signature Date:
Vice Presedent of Academic Affairs Signature Date:
Presedent Signature Date:
Board of Trustees Approval Date