Course details
Graphic designers require web design skills as well as traditional media skills. In this course, students will be introduced to the foundation of front-end development and code management, and become familiar with the basic tools of web design, including coding concepts to translate web design into code. Focusing on web standards as outlined by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), students will learn to hand code HTML 5, CSS3 (Cascading Styles Sheets) to control overall hierarchy, structure, functionality, layout and appearance of websites.
Prerequisite(s)
- No prerequisites are required for this course.
Credits
3.0
Cost
$574.24 - $575.20 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2023
Below is one offering of GDES 1190 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 68653
Duration
Mon Apr 03 - Mon Jun 26 (11 weeks)
- 11 weeks
- CRN 68653
- $574.24
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Apr 03 - Jun 26 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:15 | Online |
Instructor
Brent Leung
Course outline
Cost
$574.24
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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No class on April 10 and May 22. This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Please log into learn.bcit.ca using your BCIT student email and password on the first day of class. You will require access to the Adobe Creative Cloud in order to complete this course. Students who are currently registered in one or more part-time courses can purchase a subscription for Adobe Creative Cloud Pro at a discount through BCIT’s new software portal kb.bcit.ca/student/adobe-creative-cloud-subscription-part-time-student-3130
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Fall 2023
Below is one offering of GDES 1190 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 50136
Duration
Mon Sep 11 - Mon Dec 11 (11 weeks)
- 11 weeks
- CRN 50136
- $575.20
Class meeting times
Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
---|---|---|---|
Sep 11 - Dec 11 | Mon | 18:00 - 21:15 | Online |
Instructor
Brent Leung
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$575.20
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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No classes on the following days: Oct. 2, Oct. 9 & Nov.13 This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to be available and online on the posted days and times shown on your registration schedule. It is important you have a stable and consistent internet connection to access course content. Please log into learn.bcit.ca using your BCIT student email and password on the first day of class. You will require access to the Adobe Creative Cloud in order to complete this course. Students who are currently registered in one or more part-time courses can purchase a subscription for Adobe Creative Cloud Pro at a discount through BCIT’s new software portal h kb.bcit.ca/student/adobe-creative-cloud-subscription-flexible-learning-student-3130/
Status
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify and implement front-end development to current web standards.
- Identify and use HTML5 elements (tags and attributes).
- Prepare images for the web, balancing speed with quality.
- Develop webpage layouts using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
- Analyze and trouble shoot error messages in web browser de-bugging tools.
- Hand-code and deploy a working website page.
- Modify and update complex multi-page CSS.
- Hand-code and deploy a working website page.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023
Related Programs
Web Design (GDES 1190) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Business + Media
- Graphic Communications
Diploma Full-time
- Graphic Design
Certificate Full-time/Part-time
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