CIS 149 - Web Design I

Description
Students learn the basics of web design, with a focus on user experience, usability, and human-computer interaction. In a hands-on environment, students are exposed to design technique principals to design and develop web pages. In addition, students publish to a web server and analyze web site functionality. Students should have experience with the Internet, fundamental computer literacy and knowledge of a computer operating system prior to taking this course.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: C or Higher in the following courses CIS 106 and CIS148
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit:
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Web/UX Design and Development, A.A.A.S.

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Define the needs of component groups of users of a particular site.
Apply user-experience based web design processes.
Demonstrate the principles of text and composition, color, layout, and linkage design, and use of multimedia in a web site.
Define the principles of effective, intuitive layout and design for web.
Evaluate the role that navigational efficiency plays in well designed web sites.
Define the roles of team members in a web site development team.
Apply learned theory to practical web design and development.
Demonstrate the ability to work independently on a project to develop, create and publish a site.
Effectively organize communications ensuring there is a clear introduction and conclusion, the content is well sequenced, and there are appropriate transitions.

Course Outline:
I. Defining UI, IxD, UX, Usability, and IA
II. Current design and development processes and techniques
III. Usability and User-Centered Design basics
IV. UX basics (Desirability, Meaningfulness, Design Appeal, etc.)
V. User requirements
VI. Information Architecture Basics
VII. Exploring site structure
VIII. Organizing site navigation
IX. Working with text/semantic markup
X. Visual hierarchy
XI. Designing for multiple mediums (e.g., responsive, adaptive, etc.)
XII. Usability testing

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 0-60%

Facilitated discussion: 0-20%

Group work: 0-10%

Lab work: 10-40%
Mandatory Course Components:
Course is project based. Students will complete pre-designed sites to learn functionality of web design and will design and create two web sites using their own design.

1. Weekly web site projects published to web host
2. On-line quizzes/assessments
3. Final project
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 98, IRW 99

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 102744
Course CIP Code: 11.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
General Room Request: Computer Lab

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: Yes
If yes, with which high schools?: East Kentwood High School, Hudsonville High School, Wyoming High School
School: School of STEM
Department: Computer Information Systems
Discipline: CIS
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
The instructor must possess Adobe software knowledge, HTML5/CSS3 experience and knowledge, 200 hours of web programimg experience, and be able to clearly explain all topics covered in the course so that the student will be able to understand the concepts taught.

Major Course Revisions: Prerequisite, N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230221T09:29:35
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028