CA275 Establishing a Business Web Site

Sample Syllabus (Word document)

Course Description

This course provides students with the experience of working in a collaborative Web development team while working to meet the needs of a client. Each team creates a prototype Web site, intranet or extranet for a local area small business, or non-profit organization. Students learn to operate in and/or manage a Web development team and effectively communicate with Web authors, graphic artists, system administrators and others. Topics include e-business practices, content development, universal Web site design-addressing accessibility issues for users with disabilities, project management, systems administration, e-commerce, security issues and usability concerns. 3 semester hours

Prerequisites/Corequisites

Prequisites: CA272 or consent of the department.

Goals and/or Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to

• Development and enhancement of non-technical skills
  • Speak and write about the course topics with sufficient proficiency
  • Apply critical thinking to a variety of topics in the course
• Accessibility
  • Identify design methods for users with disabilities
• Content development
  • Create content for a specific Web-based audience
• E-Commerce
  • Analyze case studies and current e-commerce practices
• Intranets and extranets
  • Create and manage intranet and extranet documents
• Marketing
  • Analyze and contrast various marketing techniques
• Portfolio presentation
  • Create written and oral presentations for a project for an audience or client
• Project management
  • Explain management techniques for project development
    
• Security
  • Identify potential security threats and risks
    
• Usability
  • Create and test documents with the end-user in mind
    
    

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