Media Communications
MDIA 1206 - Weaving the Web with Dreamweaver

This course will introduce students to the creation of Web pages using the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), the UTF-8 Character set, and the basics of Cascading Style Sheets. Students will learn to code Web pages both manually and with the assistance of the XHTML editor Adobe Dreamweaver (available at academic prices at the BCIT bookstore http://www.bcit.ca/ bookstore/). Students will learn to analyze commercial websites in order to gain insight into the design and storyboarding of their own pages. The course will also deal with publishing, marketing, and maintaining an Internet or intranet site. This course is offered entirely on the Internet. Students must have access to the Internet, a personal e-mail account, and a PC Pentium/Dual Core or Macintosh PPC/Intel with 1 gb or more of RAM. Also required is an FTP Client for PC or Macintosh. Links to available FTP software will be provided from within the course documentation. Prerequisite: Computer keyboard experience; Familiarity with the World Wide Web; Ability to download, install, and maintain the necessary software; Ability to use e-mail (including attachments).

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