Chabot College
November 1998
Removed Fall 2006
Course Outline for Mass Communications 6
“WWW.MASS.COM”: READING AND CREATING THE WEB
Catalog Description:
6 - “WWW.MASS.COM”: Reading and Creating the Web
2 Units
Fundamentals of Web design and Web presentation according to evolving standards, both technical
and content-based. Place of the web in mass communications in American society. Creation of webpages and sites using traditional presentation standards as well as evolving digital ones. Online on
issues of technology, design, content, law, ethics, advertising and culture of the Internet. Web text
analysis. New computer and communication technologies. This course is conducted entirely online. 2
hours lecture.
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
1. identify "well designed" web pages or sites through analysis and evaluation of web pages and
sites for content accuracy, validity, and execution;
2. generate original page designs and content, based on evolving web standards;
3. demonstrate understanding of at least four appropriate designs for online content;
4. create web-pages and sites based on appropriate design schema;
5. incorporate information from other mass communications sources into the web media with
appropriate citation, transition, and organization;
6. create and develop interactive sites including (but not limited to): forms, cgis, email-links and branching;
7. identify and avoid copyright infringement, trademark infringement, broadcast right infringement,
libelous writing, and invasion of privacy
;
8. demonstrate a general understanding of the World Wide Web as an economic and political force
which plays an increasing role in shaping our society;
9. demonstrate understanding of the different ways in which audiences interact with the various
media components presented on the web.
Course Content:
1. Detailed analysis of web pages and sites
2. Extensive writing and rewriting to reduce wordiness, include appropriate graphic content, and
make accessible and sensible links between pages
3. Online HTML lessons: basic HTML, introduction to graphic tools and techniques, page layout
design
Methods of Presentation:
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ETUDES online course tool
Online textbook
Class-wide discussion on ListServ
Online multimedia presentations
One-on-one email contact
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
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Writing assignments
Tests
Web-page assignments
Online quizzes
Chabot College
Course Outline for Mass Communications 6, Page 2
November 1998
5. Final examination
Textbook(s) (Typical):
None
Special Student Materials:
1. Netscape Disk (WRAC Center Netscape Disk available at Chabot College Bookstore)
2. Online Access (Netscape 3.0, MSIE 3.0 or higher – any javascript enable browser, Eudora Lite or
Pro)
3. An email account
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