| Aim of Module | To provide the student with the skills needed for design and development of World Wide Web and Intranet Sites. |
| Credits | 7 |
| Knowledge Assumed From | IN500 (IN100) Internet |
| Student Learning hours | 70 |
| Content Revised | 2000 |
| Prescription Expiry Date | Nov 2007 |
| Topics | Highest Skill Level | Suggested Assessment Percentage | |
| 1 Information storage on the WWW | C | 5 | |
| 2 Legal issues | C | 5 | |
| 3 Web page design | A | 35 | |
| 4 Web page construction using HTML | A | 35 | |
| 5 Use of images, sound and video | A | 10 | |
| 6 Introduction to web programming | A | 10 | |
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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. |
| 1 | Information storage on the WWW |
| > | 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. | |
| 2 | Legal issues |
| > | Legal issues such as: | |
| - copyright | ||
| - privacy act | ||
| - libel | ||
| - fair use | ||
| 3 | Web page design |
| > | 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. | |
| 4 | Web page construction using HTML |
| > | Current markup languages in general. (e.g. HTML, XML). | |
| > | HTML: frames, tables, forms, layers, scripting and multimedia inclusion. | |
| > | HTML authoring forums. | |
| > | HTML authoring tools. | |
| 5 | Use of images, sound and video |
| > | 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. | |
| 6 | Introduction to web programming |
| > | Scripting. | |
| > | Inclusions. | |
| > | Other current programming environments such as asp, php, ssi, cgi. | |