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Information and Communications
Technology Qualifications
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| Prescription: IN600 (IN200)Web Site Development |
| Aim of Module | To provide the student with the skills needed for design and development of World Wide Web and Intranet Sites.
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| Credits | 7
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| Knowledge Assumed From | IN500 (IN100) Internet
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| Student Learning hours | 70
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| Content Revised | 2000
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| Prescription Expiry Date | Nov 2005
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LEARNING OUTCOMES
The Student Will
| | | | | C | 1 | Explain the requirements for storing information on the WWW. | | | | | C | 2 | Explain the legal issues involved. | | | | | A | 3 | Design effective web pages. | | | | | A | 4 | Construct static HTML web pages. | | | | | A | 5 | Apply the use of images, sound and video effectively on web pages. | | | | | A | 6 | Apply web programming techniques to create non-static (dynamic) web pages. |
CONTENT
| | | | > | Client-Server distributed information systems. (e.g. WWW and its variants) | | | | | | > | Integrity of information on the web, comparisons with the print media and the editorial processes of refereeing and peer review. | | | | | | > | Secure transactions, transfer of sensitive details including: | | | | - logins | | | | - passwords | | | | - credit card numbers etc. | | | | | | > | Putting WWW in perspective. | | | | | | > | Dealing with current issues concerning the distribution of information via the Internet.
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| | | | > | Legal issues such as: | | | | - copyright | | | | - privacy act | | | | - libel | | | | - fair use
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| | | | > | Web page design issues such as: | | | | - button bars | | | | - site maps | | | | - hierarchical organisation | | | | | | > | Document design and style including ergonomics vs economics & good design concepts/aesthetics, of a single page and a suite of pages. | | | | | | > | http: properties of; header fields; transfer methods; http-ng and emerging technologies. | | | | | | > | Audience identification and modifying design to meet audience needs and perceptions.
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| | | | > | Current markup languages in general. (e.g. HTML, XML). | | | | | | > | HTML: frames, tables, forms, layers, scripting and multimedia inclusion. | | | | | | > | HTML authoring forums. | | | | | | > | HTML authoring tools.
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| | | | > | Use of images, common image formats (e.g. gif, jpeg, png), image alignment and scaling. | | | | | | > | Use of sound and video. | | | | | | > | Special types of gifs including: | | | | - transparent | | | | - interlaced | | | | - animated gifs | | | | | > | Image compression issues. | | | | | | > | Image maps. | | | | | | > | Tools for image manipulation.
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| | | | > | Scripting. | | | | | > | Inclusions. | | | | | > | Other current programming environments such as asp, php, ssi, cgi.
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