CMM 434 - Advanced Web Design (4 cr.)

This course teaches students to assess the needs and expectations of specific Web audiences and to design sites that address those needs and expectations. Students will learn professional standards for designing Web pages using HTML, XHTML, and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). They will learn to design projects that are based on sound principles of graphic design and that are easy to use and accessible to a broad potential audience. They will learn to write in a style that addresses the demands of a dynamic medium while adhering to principles of sound rhetoric and effective communication. The course includes an overview of using Adobe Flash to provide multimedia content on the Web and popular scripting languages to add user interactivity.
Prerequisite(s): CMM 242 or JOU 317, or POI.
Corequisite(s): CMM 434L
Semester(s) Offered: Spring