VCIM 1570 Web Publishing I COURSE DESCRIPTION

XHTML DOG 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.

WHY I'M TAKING THIS COURSE

me at my desk at work I've spent the last 6 years as a print designer for American Greetings. I am a card planner and I've worked on many program lines including Target and the Hispanic card line. And while my skills with print design are sharp, I am pretty clueless when it comes to web design.

By taking this course, I hope to gain a basic understanding of XHTML coding and CSS. I also plan on taking the Flash Dreamweaver class after this. With my new found knowledge I have plans to seek a job that utilizes both my print experience and web media skills, be that at American Greetings or beyond.