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Division: Technology Department: Computer Technology Subject Code: WEB Course #: 133 Course Title: Web Design Theory HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORM 335 Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2] 1. Digital Description: Credit hours: Lecture hours: Lab hours: 3.0 3.0 0.0 BL: [ ]⅓ [X]½ [ ]⅔ [ ] Other (Indicate fraction or percent) 2. 3. Catalog Description: Explores graphic design principles for creating web pages, layouts, and graphic elements. Topics include web typography, color theory, layout, two-dimensional Cartesian geometry, grids, site harmony, graphic identity, template design, CSS color and typography control, and accessibility. Minimum Grade Required Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None Other: 4. Learning Outcomes [These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.] Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to: Describe web typography standards, issues, problems, and solutions Create typographic elements including linked, embedded, and graphic types Describe the use of color theory, digital color models, subtractive color, and web-safe colors in graphic design and page layout Use the golden ratio and grids in web page layout Apply two-dimensional Cartesian geometry to the digital canvas of industry-standard software applications Create a unified graphic identity for a multiple page web site using templates and Cascading Style Sheet standards for color and typography Create an alternate form of that graphic identity for the visually impaired using guidelines from the Americans with Disabilities Act Division: Technology Department: Computer Technology Subject Code: WEB Course #: 133 Course Title: Web Design Theory 5. Planned Sequence of Learning Activities [These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.] I. Principles of Web Design Theory A. Grids B. The Golden Ratio C. Negative Space D. The Flexible Canvas II. The Geometry of Web Design A. Cartesian Geometry applied to Vector Canvases B. Bit Mapping applied to Raster Canvases III. Web Color Theory A. The Color Wheel B. Digital Color Models C. The Web-Safe Color Palette IV. Web Typography A. Principles and Terminology B. Fonts and Operating Systems C. Linked Fonts D. Embedded Fonts E. Graphic Type Elements V. Web Graphic Identity A. Corporate Identity Principles B. Creating Templates C. Cascading Style Sheets for Color, Typography, and Layout VI. Web Design and Accessibility A. The Americans with Disabilities Act B. The World Wide Web Consortium C. Digital Color and Digital Type for the Visually Impaired 6. Assessment of Student Learning [Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.] Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the division office. 7. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, BLaboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.] [A,I,BL] Evans, Poppy & Thomas, Mark A. Exploring the Elements of Design Division: Technology Department: Computer Technology Subject Code: WEB Course #: 133 Course Title: Web Design Theory Thomson – Delmar Learning; ISBN: 1-4180-3855-5 [A,I,BL] Burroughs, Xtine & Mandiberg, Michael, Digital Foundations: Intro to Media Design with the Adobe Creative Suite, New Riders; ISBN: 0-321-55598-8 [A,I,BL] Aquent Creative Team Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium Digital Classroom; Aquent/Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 04704782X 8. Prepared by Faculty Member: Carl Petersheim Date: 7/13/10 9. Approved by Department Chairperson: Eric Yoxheimer Date: 7/14/10 10. Approved by Academic Division Dean: Marjorie Mattis Date: 8/3/10 This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B. This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission. If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities. 11. Director, Curriculum Compliance: Catherine A. Lencioni Date: 8/5/10 12. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia A. Doherty Date: 8/9/10 13. Original Date of course approval by the college: 200820 14. Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]: 7/14/10 Textbook Change, type of instruction 12/1/04 Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09;7/14/10