Module Descriptors
INTRODUCTION TO WEB TECHNOLOGIES
COIS30566
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 3
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Janet Francis
Email: J.Francis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- REPORT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Web authoring package e.g. Dreamweaver or FrontPage
Image, video, sound editing software e.g. Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Paint.NET, Fireworks, Flash, Sony Soundforge
Image, video, sound editing software e.g. Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Paint.NET, Fireworks, Flash, Sony Soundforge
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Indicative Content
Analysing user requirements to produce a brief.
Initial design and documentation techniques and considerations to develop a small website.
Designing and optimising unique web images using a drawing or paint package.
Use of web authoring package to create a website.
Use of web standards to create websites e.g. XHTML, CSS.
Use of common web components such as tables, images, text etc.
Use of media including video, sound, images, text.
Testing strategies.
Initial design and documentation techniques and considerations to develop a small website.
Designing and optimising unique web images using a drawing or paint package.
Use of web authoring package to create a website.
Use of web standards to create websites e.g. XHTML, CSS.
Use of common web components such as tables, images, text etc.
Use of media including video, sound, images, text.
Testing strategies.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A report (5000 words) worth 100% covering all learning outcomes.
Module Learning Strategies
A variety of learning strategies will be employed, including lectures (1-n) 1.5, practical and tutorial sessions (1-20) 1.5.
Module Texts
Paper prototyping, C. A. Snyder, 2003, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers Inc, ISBN 1558608702
The Zen of CSS Design, David Shea, 2005, Peachpit Press, ISBN 0321303474
Multimedia: Making it Work, Tay Vaughan, 2001, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072190957
Web Design: The Complete Reference, Thomas Powell, 2000, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072122978
The Zen of CSS Design, David Shea, 2005, Peachpit Press, ISBN 0321303474
Multimedia: Making it Work, Tay Vaughan, 2001, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072190957
Web Design: The Complete Reference, Thomas Powell, 2000, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0072122978