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Accessibility: Making Your Web Site Usable for All (COMP 1204P) Learn the value and purpose of accessible design for sites. Know the legal and business reasons for creating accessible sites. Gain a full understanding of the most important standards and guidelines that determine accessibility. Learn to assess and validate site accessibility and find the proper balance between functionality and accessibility. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses, Information Technology, Architecture 2 open sections 4/21/2010, 10/20/2010 |
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Beginning PHP: An Introduction to Programming (COMP 1200P) This introductory two-day course uses PHP to introduce the student to basic programming concepts and terminology, and provides the knowledge and training that are necessary to use the capabilities of the PHP programming language. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses, Information Technology, Web Programming, Information Technology:Web Programming No available sections |
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Content Management Systems: Communicating Through the Web (COMP 1202P) Gain a framework of how various content management systems function. Identify which type of CMS is appropriate for which type of website. Gain hands-on experience with several popular open-source CMSs. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses, Information Technology No available sections |
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Designing Usable Interfaces (COMP 1133P) Students will learn the fundamentals of designing a site's layout, information architecture, and navigation systems. They will learn the use of search engine optimization to improve usability and accessibility. At the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate a site and provide a plan to improve its usability and accessibility by modifying the layout and/or site structure. Web Courses No available sections |
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Evaluating Web Usability and Accessibility (COMP 1132P) This course teaches up-to-date tools and methods for testing web usability and accessibility. Students learn about the many different methods of usability testing and when to use each one. They will learn how to plan and conduct focused usability tests through hands-on exercises. They will see usability testing software/hardware in action and learn to choose the most appropriate tools for their studies. They will then learn how to apply these evaluations to improve their online resources. Web Courses No available sections |
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HTML and CSS: Creating & Styling Web Pages (COMP 1203P) Gain practical, working knowledge of construction of HTML pages, using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for formatting. This three-day course gives the student fundamental information and hands-on practice in creating and modifying web pages. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have constructed a simple web page that can be deployed on a web server of their own choosing. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses, Information Technology No available sections |
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Introduction to Web Usability and Accessibility (COMP 1131P) Learn what Web usability is, and what it is not. Discover how people actually use the Web and how you can optimize your sites. Learn the business reasons to make your site easier to use. Identify ways to capitalize on search engine optimization (SEO) so that you stand out among your competitors. Avoid critical usability mistakes, prioritize usability issues, and write content for the Web. Learn how to test for usability success. Web Courses No available sections |
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Online Training and Education for the 21st Century: Universal Design (COMP 0904P) See how Universal Design approaches can make course offerings accessible to everyone and more usable to all. Learn the ways in which common disabilities affect use of coursework, planning for good course design, and specific techniques for making online courses accessible, with software commonly used for online courses, such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Word and Excel, as well as Adobe Acrobat. Explore the use of appropriate HTML. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses No available sections |
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The WebMaster: Roles and Responsibilities (COMP 1206P) Gain an overview of the responsibilities of a web master including administrative tasks like domain name registration and renewal, analytical tasks such as traffic monitoring, standards compliance and search engine optimization. Web Courses, Information Technology:Web Courses, Information Technology No available sections |
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Web 2.0 Technologies for a More Usable Web (COMP 1134P) This course will introduce students to the concepts of Web 2.0. Students will receive an introduction to the most important technologies behind Web 2.0 and will learn how to use these technologies to improve interactivity and appeal for sites. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify improvements for sites using Web 2.0 applications. They will be able to plan for implementation, and will have experience using some of the most essential Web 2.0 tools. Web Courses No available sections |
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