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Mechanics of web page production starting with the absolute basics. Topics include: document structure, text elements, list elements, links, tables, framesets and images. Focuses on creating X/HTML files by hand with emphasis placed on browser compatibility and X/HTML validation. With introduction to basic Cascading Stylesheets (CSS).

WEB120 covers advanced elements of web page development, production and Cascading Stylesheets (CSS). Student Learning Outcomes Understand the difference between Strict and Transitional XHTML !doctypes, Write XHTML compliant/valid documents and Cascading Stylesheets, Apply CSS Positioning techniques vs table hacks for web page layout/design, Understand/determine a client's website audience and goals, Understand/apply Usability studies , Create Section 508 (ADA) sensitive web sites, Create (mortizing) tables for complex designs, Utilize basic JavaScript event handlers, Create and use SSI (server side includes), Create inline frames, Intro to Dreamweaver app. and its FTP tools

The course focuses on the use of JavaScript and Dynamic HTML for creating websites. Students will learn to manipulate and control XHTML pages with JavaScript and Cascading Stylesheets. Students will build a foundation of skills to enable building custom code, or adapt other code as available in books and on the web. The course will cover event handlers (sucha as mouse overs) standard and custom features, form validation, string handling, the Document Object Model (DOM), Arrays, Objects and creating fundamental DHTML menus, working with JavaScript APIs and AJAX.

Hands-on, practical course introducing the techniques needed to create database-driven web sites. The languages and methods used for database access will remain flexible to reflect current industry standards; currently uses PHP and MYSQL.