COMP 2681: Web Site Design and Development
This student will be introduced to major client-side web application design and development applications including HTML, HTTP, Java Script programming, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Discuss fundamental web design concepts and the related challenges
- Design, develop, implement and maintain:
- Typical static web pages with current web-related technologies
- Dynamic web pages with current web-related technologies
- Design, develop, implement and complete web project
Course topics
COMP 2681: Web Site Design and Development includes the following modules:
- Brief Introduction to the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW)
- Getting Started with HTML5
- Getting Started with Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
- Designing a Page Layout
- Graphic Design with CSS
- Designing for the Mobile Web
- Working with Tables and Columns
- Designing a Web Form
- Enhancing a Website with Multimedia
- Getting Started with JavaScript
- Exploring Arrays, Loops, and Conditional Statements
- Working with Events and Styles
- Working with Document Nodes and Style Sheets
Required text and materials
Students will receive the following:
- Carey, P.M. (2018) New perspectives: HTML, CSS3, and JavaScript. (6th ed.) Cengage Learning. Type: Textbook. ISBN: 978-1-305-50392-2.
Additional requirements
A text editor such as Notepad++
Assessments
Please be aware that should your course have a final exam, you are responsible for the fee to the online proctoring service, ProctorU, or to the in-person approved Testing Centre. Please contact exams@tru.ca with any questions about this.
To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course and 50% or higher on the mandatory Final Exam.
| Assignments Assignment 1: Critical Thinking (5%) Assignment 2: Layout Design (5%) Assignment 3: Web Form Design (5%) Assignment 4: Splash Screen (5%) Assignment 5: Adding Comments to a Blog (5%) |
25% |
| Test (Modules 1 to 8) | 10% |
| Project | 25% |
| Final Exam (mandatory) | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
Open Learning Faculty Member Information
An Open Learning Faculty Member is available to assist students. Students will receive the necessary contact information at the start of the course.
