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Web Design

Prerequisites for all classes: Must be a UT Student with valid UT ID, and have a UT e-mail account.

Prerequisites for web classes: Must also have a UNIX account
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Dreamweaver - Level 1 (Basic Skills)

This introductory class will provide students with a hands-on experience with Dreamweaver, an exciting WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editing tool. Students will create a web page that includes backgrounds, graphics, tables, lists, and links to other pages. Students will also Edit HTML and create HTML Styles. Pages will be posted on the WWW using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or VolSpace, a new web-based file storage and transfer facility that does not require FTP software.

Prerequisite: Keystroking ability, and knowledge of Windows terminology and mouse techniques. Some knowledge of the Internet and HTML code would be helpful, but is not required.

Dreamweaver - Level 2 (Web Site and Cascading Style Sheets)

Give your web site some style. You will build a web site that will be continued in levels 3 and 4. Learn how to create and apply Cascading Style Sheets, CSS. With CSS, redefine HTML tags, create unique style classes, and create a style sheet that will be linked to all of your web site's pages. The site will be posted on the WWW using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or VolSpace.

Prerequisite: Dreamweaver Level 1, or have equivalent experience with Dreamweaver.

Dreamweaver - Level 3 (Create a Form and Use CGI)

Moving on up, this class will be taught in the newest version of Dreamweaver. Students will create a Research Form that will gather information from visitors to the page. The form input will be captured and e-mailed using an existing CGI script. The form page will be added to the web site begun in Level 2.

Prerequisite: Dreamweaver Level 1 and 2, or have equivalent experience with Dreamweaver.

Dreamweaver - Level 4 (Layers: The First Step to Animation)

Go three-dimensional with layers. Using Layers, you will position and stack images, text, and graphics for a unique and complex 3-D design. Layers are also the first step to creating animation in Dreamweaver. The layers page will be added to complete the web site begun in Level 2.

Prerequisite: Dreamweaver Level 1 and 2, and 3 or have equivalent experience with Dreamweaver.

Webpage - Level 1 Basic HTML

Participants create their own Home Page. The class will provide students with the knowledge and hands-on practice of creating a simple web page, adding graphics and background. Participants will use HTML tags to create their page. An overview of location of files and file transfer will also be covered.

Prerequisite: Keystroking ability. Knowledge of Windows and terminology. Knowledge of mouse techniques. Some knowledge of the internet will be helpful.

Webpage - Level 2 HTML Tables and Lists

This class utilizes the skills learned in Web Page Essentials. Additionally students will learn how to construct and incorporate tables, lists, and additional Web pages into their Web site.

Prerequisite: Webpage Level 1 class or have equivalent experience with HTML.

Webpage - Level 3 HTML Cascading Style Sheets

This class utilizes the skills learned in Web Page Levels 1 and 2. Additionally, students will create a simple stylesheet and incorporate it into an HTML document. Using HTML selectors, students will modify the font-size, font-weight, font-family, color, background-color, text-indent, and text-decoration Cascading Style Sheet properties.

Prerequisite: Webpage Level 1 and 2 classes or have equivalent experience with HTML.

Webpage - Level 4 HTML Image Maps/Special Effects

This class utilizes the skills learned in Web Page Levels 1, 2 and 3. Additionally, students will learn how to construct and incorporate image maps and special effects into their Web pages.

Prerequisite: Webpage Levels 1, 2, and 3 or have equivalent experience with HTML.

JavaScript - Level 1 (Basic Skills)

This class is for users who already have a solid understanding of Web Page design. Students will first learn the hierarchy of JavaScript commands, including objects, methods and properties. Students will then learn how to use JavaScript to create mouse-overs, alerts, and other tricks.

Prerequisite: One of the Web Page classes, or have experience with HTML.

JavaScript - Level 2 (Advanced Techniques)

This class is for users who already have a solid understanding of JavaScript basics and Web Page design. Students will learn how to use functions to manipulate images, forms and other objects.

Prerequisite: JavaScript 1 class or have equivalent experience with JavaScript.

Introduction to RSS

Students will learn how to syndicate frequently updated content of web sites with RSS, a standardized XML format. For example: headlines, links, story excerpts, sports schedules, snow reports, university lectures, software updates, recent library acquisitions, job listings, etc. This class will also cover how to distribute web content by creating an RSS feed and integrate other sites web content into original web page by accessing others RSS feed.

Prerequisite: none

Introduction to PHP

Learn how to use PHP, the Web scripting language that can be embedded into HTML. This class will cover live code examples showing how to do common web tasks, how to include code from outside the program, generate graphics and make a graphic based navigation system on the fly, processing HTML forms, flow-control, sessions, accessing a database, dynamic graphing, LDAP authentication, parse XML, and generate PDF output.