COURSE OUTLINE 

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Planning a Web Project

• Defining the Audience

• Setting Goals

• Creating a Scope Document

• Preparing to Get Started

• Selling the Idea

• Holding a Kick-Off Meeting

• Revising Your Original Plans: Using Feedback to Improve

• Preparing to Redesign an Existing Site

Build a Web Team or Go It Alone

• Flying Solo: Skills You Need to Go It Alone

• Hiring Members of the Team

• Handing Off a Project to a Client

Developing the Content

• Knowing What to Put on Your Site

• Keeping It Fresh: An Ongoing Process

Creating Relevant Site Content

• Portraying Your Client’s Company

• Selling Goods or Services

• Providing Information

• Using Personas to Develop Content

Conceptualizing Your Site

• Deciding What Types of Pages You Need

• Choosing the Right Delivery Method

• Handling Printable Materials

Creating Effective Layouts

• Content Is Key: Making Sure It’s All Included

• Creating Order from Chaos: Consistency Is Your Friend

• Including Things That Every Page Needs

• Planning How to Emphasize Important Information

• Understanding the Basics of Usable and Accessible Design

• Creating a Layout Wire Frame

Organizing Your Content

• Starting with the Skeleton: The Structure

• Considering File Management

• Keeping It Tidy

• Implementing Information Architecture

• Avoiding Content Problems

Ensuring Visual Appeal

• Colors on the Web

• Getting Familiar with Graphics File Formats

• Using Fonts Effectively on Web Sites

• Facelifting an Existing Site

Pulling Together Tools and Materials

• Matching the Tools to Your Needs

• Setting Up Your Web-Design Studio

• Desperately Seeking Software

Making a Web Page with HTML

• Basic Parts of an HTML Document

• Starting Your HTML Document Right

• Helpful Development Practices

Creating a Web Page Layout with HTML and CSS

• How CSS Can Help Your Site

• Ways of Working with CSS

• Creating a CSS Document

• Special Effects with CSS

Web Site Usability and Accessibility

• Ensuring Your Site Is Easy to Use

• Helping Users Access Your Site

• Creating Accessible Web Pages

Publishing the Web Site

• Look before You Leap: What to Do Before Launch

• Going Live

• What Next? The Launch Is Not the End of the Project

Adding Basic Interactivity with HTML Forms and JavaScript

• Understanding Interactivity

• Getting Ready to Code

• Building an HTML Form

• Adding Elements to Your Form

• Event Handlers and JavaScript

• Making Dynamic Pages with Server Side Technology

MySQL and PHP

• Creating a Mailing List Form

• Creating the Database

• Creating the PHP Code

• Retrieving Information from a Database