BTS 189 – Web Page Authoring

Fall Quarter 2009 Details

Welcome to Web Page Authoring Tools. In this class we will be using Dreamweaver CS4 as our primary Web authoring software program. We will also be creating HTML pages in Notepad, Textpad, or another HTML authoring software. It is important not to use Word or Dreamweaver to write HTML for the first portion of the class.

Course Description

Introduces current industry standards in webpage authoring and editing tools. Topics include principles of web design, file management, formatting, HTML, CSS, image optimization, publishing and managing dynamic web pages. Projects include the design and publication of a website based on a business client need.

Class	BTS 189
Credits	5
Instructor	Debi Griggs
Office	A220
Office Hours	Tuesday 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm; Other times by appointment only
Contact E-Mail	debi.griggs@bellevuecollege.edu
Materials	Required: New Perspectives on Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Comprehensive by Kelly Hart and Mitch Geller. ISBN-13: 978-1-4390-3605-1 Recommended: Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, Second Edition by Steve Krug
Student Data	Student data can be accessed from two locations: 1) Our Blackboard Vista site. 2) MyBC; the student data will be located in an appropriately named folder.
Prerequisite	BTS161, BTS 110, Media 109 and a working knowledge of HTML. BTS 189 should not be your first your first computer class.

Course Resources

You are required to use Dreamweaver CS4 to complete this class. Bellevue College does not provide this software to you for home use. You must use the resources provided on the BC campus or purchase the software.

If you plan to take other classes in the BTS 18X series (BTS 186, 187, 188), we recommend the purchase of Adobe Design Premium CS4. If BTS 189 will be your only class in this series, you need only purchase Dreamweaver CS4. Research by students taking BTS 110 during Summer 09 found the best prices at the Bellevue College North Campus bookstore. You may wish to research other sources for the software; however, keep in mind that as a student you should not pay retail for your software.

Objectives

Students will be able to

Use current industry-standard software to design and publish a live website for a business client.
Apply the basic concepts of advertising, sales, design, and general business to the web design process.
Understand, edit and author HTML code using a text editor.
Understand the role of other programming languages in webpage development.
Understand and develop usable file management structures that improve web development workflow.
Identify needs and considerations for publishing to the web including resolution, color management, image types, files sizes and file compatibility and apply appropriate solutions.
Apply principles of design and usabailty to the creation of websites and pages.
Understand how technologies interact with websites and optimize them for those technologies.
Link to professional organizations and utilize online help and design resources.
Research resources to solve problems independently.

Grading Components

Grading components are detailed at the course site on Vista Blackboard

Grading Scale

A	475 – 500
A-	450 - 474
B+	430 – 449
B	415 - 429
B-	400 – 414
C+	380 - 399
C	365 – 379
C-	350 - 364
D+	330 – 349
D	300 - 329
F	Below 300 points
No Incompletes will be given

Course Schedule

The course schedule detailed at the course site on Vista Blackboard.