VCIM 1570 Web Publishing I
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Foundational web design, planning and construction with emphasis on web standards, usability and accessibility. Students construct web pages in (X)HTML and CSS using basic text-editing software. Topics include analysis of how and why a website succeeds or fails, aesthetics and visual design for web, planning, creation, uploading and registration of sites, troubleshooting, search engine optimization and basic marketing strategies.
MY GOALS IN TAKING THIS COURSE
Basically I wanted to get started in learning the ins and outs of the current html standards and css. Before taking the class I was just getting what I needed done and I knew that it wasn't the correct way of doing things, but it was just "getting something done". I know that for my own website and the site for my clothing line I didn't want to rely on someone else to handle any of it for us.
In addition to that; when I lost my job a year ago as I was thinking what could I do for a job that would get me away from doing labor jobs that was something I was interested in. Web design and the interactive media program seemed to be the best fit for something fun that I could put some mental muscle into where I would have something to show for it at the end of the day. I want to push what I think I'm capable of and try to surprise myself at what I can create for the web.
