College of the Redwoods
CURRICULUM PROPOSAL
1.
Division: Business Technology
2.
Course ID and Number: CIS 86
3.
Course Title: Web Site Design
4.
Discipline(s) (Select from CCC System Office Minimum Qualification for Faculty [copy following web
address and paste into web browser http://www.cccco.edu/divisions/esed/aa_ir/psmq/min_qual/min_quals%20_revApr406.pdf]
Course may fit more than one discipline; identify all that apply): Computer Information Systems,
Office Technologies, Graphic Arts, Computer Science
5.
Check one of the following:
New Course
If curriculum has been offered under a different discipline and/or name, identify the former course:
Change to existing course (course discipline and number are not changing)
Should another course be inactivated?
Title of course to be inactivated:
6.
No
Yes
Inactivation date:
Is course part of a CR Degree/Certificate Program? (If New is selected above, check No) No
Yes
If yes, specify program code(s). (Codes can be found in Outlook/Public Folders/All Public Folders/
Curriculum/Degree and Certificate Programs/choose appropriate catalog year):
Required course
Restricted elective
7.
Provide explanation and justification for addition/change/deletion:
This change updates the course outline and makes it consistent with new
curriculum guidelines. The course has been expanded from 27 hours to 54 hours to
include lecture as well as lab hours. New student learning outcomes, themes,
concepts, issues, and assessment tasks have been included.
8. List any special materials, equipment, tools, etc. that students must purchase:
9. Will this course have an instructional materials fee? No
Fee: $
Submitted by:
Martha Racine Taylor Tel. Ext. 2684
Division Chair/Director: Helen Edwards
Yes
Date: 4/11/2008
Review Date: 5/2/08
CURRICULUM COMMITTEE USE ONLY
Approved by Curriculum Committee: No
Board of Trustees Approval Date: 6/3/08
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
Yes
Date: 5/9/08
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SUMMARY OF CURRICULUM CHANGES
FOR AN EXISTING COURSE
FEATURES
OLD
NEW
Conception and construction
of Web pages/site for the
Internet using Hypertext Markup Language. Students will
create their own pages and
post them to the Internet via
FTP (file transfer protocol)..
An introduction to design and
construction of Web sites for the
Internet, using Web page design
software and Hypertext Mark-up
Language. Students will create
their own Web sites and post them
to the Internet via FTP (file transfer
protocol).
Grading Standard
Select
Select
Total Units
0.5
2.0
Lecture Units
0
1.5
Lab Units
0.5
0.5
CIS 80 or CIS 1/1L
CIS 100 or CIS 80 or CIS 1
Catalog Description
(Please include complete
text of old and new catalog
descriptions.)
Prerequisites
Corequisites
Recommended
Preparation
Maximum Class Size
Repeatability—
Maximum Enrollments
Other
If any of the listed features have been modified in the new proposal, indicate the “old” (current) information and
proposed changes.
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College of the Redwoods
COURSE OUTLINE
DATE: 4/11/2008
COURSE ID AND NUMBER: CIS 86
COURSE TITLE: Web Site Design
FIRST TERM NEW OR REVISED COURSE MAY BE OFFERED: Spring 2009
TOTAL UNITS: 2.0
TOTAL HOURS: 54
[Lecture Units: 1.5
[Lecture Hours: 27
Lab Units: .5]
Lab Hours: 27]
MAXIMUM CLASS SIZE: 30
GRADING STANDARD
Letter Grade Only
CR/NC Only
Is this course repeatable for additional credit units: No
Grade-CR/NC Option
Yes
If yes, how many total enrollments?
Is this course to be offered as part of the Honors Program? No
Yes
If yes, explain how honors sections of the course are different from standard sections.
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
The catalog description should clearly state the scope of the course, its level, and what kinds of student goals the
course is designed to fulfill.
An introduction to design and construction of Web sites for the Internet, using Web page
design software and Hypertext Mark-up Language. Students will create their own Web
sites and post them to the Internet via FTP (file transfer protocol).
Special notes or advisories:
PREREQUISITES
No
Yes
Course(s):
Rationale for Prerequisite:
Describe representative skills without which the student would be highly unlikely to succeed .
COREQUISITES
No
Yes
Rationale for Corequisite:
Course(s):
RECOMMENDED PREPARATION
No
Yes
Course(s): CIS 100 or CIS 80 or CIS 1
Rationale for Recommended Preparation:
Students should be computer literate.
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
What should the student be able to do as a result of taking this course? State some of the objectives in terms of
specific, measurable student accomplishments.
1. Create, edit, store, retrieve, and publish a Web site.
2. Incorporate simple digital media elements including images, audio, text, animation,
and hyperlinks into Web pages.
3. Use Hypertext Markup Languge (HTML) to enhance Web pages and improve
functionality.
4. Use techniques of graphic design along with text, images, animation, and audio to
successfully communicate values and concepts via Web pages.
COURSE CONTENT
Themes: What themes, if any, are threaded throughout the learning experiences in this course?
1. Ideas and impressions are communicated through text and graphics.
2. Hyperlinks must be carefully placed to enhance navigation.
3. The importance to Web site design of elements such as color, line, text, movement, and
visual organization.
4. Understanding audience and purpose is essential to creating an effective Web site.
5. Efficient use of Web development software requires repetitive practice.
Concepts: What concepts do students need to understand to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Web-based design priniciples
2. Project mangagement and development
3. Hyperlinks and navigation
4. Scripting language and Source code: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
5. File transfer protocol (FTP).
6. Web-safe colors.
7. Vector and raster graphics.
8. Images, links, rollovers.
9. Critical analysis.
Issues: What primary issues or problems, if any, must students understand to achieve course outcomes (including
such issues as gender, diversity, multi-culturalism, and class)?
Copyright law realting to Web media.
Limits and capabilities of Web design software.
Skills: What skills must students master to demonstrate course outcomes?
1. Develop and organize a project using outcomes-based objectives.
2. Design, develop, and upload Web site files.
3. Import, compress, and synchronize sound with images.
4. Add interactivity using scripting language.
5. Optimize and publish media for the web.
6. Problem solve technical issues.
REPRESENTATIVE LEARNING ACTIVITIES
What will students be doing (e.g., listening to lectures, participating in discussions and/or group activities, attending
a field trip)? Relate the activities directly to the Course Learning Outcomes.
1. Participating in classroom lecture/discussion.
2. Completing textbook exercises and individual projects in a lab setting.
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ASSESSMENT TASKS
How will students show evidence of achieving the Course Learning Outcomes? Indicate which assessments (if any)
are required for all sections.
Representative assessment tasks:
1. Hands-on, practicum exams that demonstrate software competencies.
2. Individual projects.
3. Written quizzes.
Required assessments for all sections – to include but not limited to:
EXAMPLES OF APPROPRIATE TEXTS OR OTHER READINGS
Author, Title, and Date Fields are required
Author Gary
B. Shelly, H. Albert Napier, Ollie Rivers
and Techniques, Third Edition Date 2008
Author Ruth
Ann Anderson
Author Carolee
Date
Cameron
Title
Title
Title
Web Design: Introductory Concepts
Exploring the Art and Technology of Web Design
Date
2006
Performance Series Web Design: Concepts and Best Practices
2008
Author Joe
Sklar
Title
Principles of Web Design, Fourth Edition
Date
2008
Other Appropriate Readings:
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PROPOSED TRANSFERABILITY:
CSU
UC
If CSU transferability is proposed (courses numbered
1-99), indicate whether general elective credit or specific
course equivalent credit is proposed.
If specific course equivalent credit is proposed, give
course numbers/ titles of at least two comparable lower
division courses from a UC, CSU, or equivalent
institution.
None
General elective credit
Specific course equivalent
1.
,
(Campus)
2.
,
(Campus)
CURRENTLY APPROVED GENERAL EDUCATION
CR
CSU
IGETC
CR GE Category:
CSU GE Category:
IGETC Category:
PROPOSED CR GENERAL EDUCATION
Rationale for CR General Education approval (including category designation):
Natural Science
Social Science
Humanities
Language and Rationality
Writing
Oral Communications
Analytical Thinking
PROPOSED CSU GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH (CSU GE)
A. Communications and Critical Thinking
A1 – Oral Communication
A2 – Written Communication
A3 – Critical Thinking
C. Arts, Literature, Philosophy, and Foreign
Language
C1 – Arts (Art, Dance, Music, Theater)
C2 – Humanities (Literature,
Philosophy, Foreign Language)
E. Lifelong Understanding and SelfDevelopment
E1 – Lifelong Understanding
E2 – Self-Development
B. Science and Math
B1 – Physical Science
B2 – Life Science
B3 – Laboratory Activity
B4 – Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning
D. Social, Political, and Economic Institutions
D0 – Sociology and Criminology
D1 – Anthropology and Archeology
D2 – Economics
D3 – Ethnic Studies
D5 – Geography
D6 – History
D7 – Interdisciplinary Social or Behavioral
Science
D8 – Political Science, Government and Legal Institutions
D9 – Psychology
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category: Same as above
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Proposed Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
1A – English Composition
1B – Critical Thinking-English Composition
1C – Oral Communication (CSU requirement only)
2A – Math
3A – Arts
3B – Humanities
4A – Anthropology and Archaeology
4B – Economics
4E – Geography
4F – History
4G – Interdisciplinary, Social & Behavioral Sciences
4H – Political Science, Government & Legal Institutions
4I – Psychology
4J – Sociology & Criminology
5A – Physical Science
5B – Biological Science
6A – Languages Other Than English
Rationale for inclusion in this General Education category:
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FOR VPAA USE ONLY
PROGRAM AND COURSE NUMBER CIS-86
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
1. Department: INFSC Information Science
16. CoRequisite Course: None
2. Subject: CIS
17. Recommended Prep: CIS-100, CIS-80 or CIS-1
Course No: 86
3. Credit Type: D Credit Degree Applicable
18. Maximum Class Size: 30
4. Min/Maximum Units: 2.0 to
19. Repeat/Retake: NR No repeats
variable units
5. Course Level: D Possibly Occupational
20. Count Retakes for Credit:
yes
no
6. Academic Level: UG Undergraduate
21. Only Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
7. Grade Scheme: UG Undergraduate
22. Allow Pass/No Pass:
yes
no
8. Short Title: Web Site Design
23. VATEA Funded Course:
yes
no
9. Long Title: Web Site Design
24. Accounting Method:
PAC Positive Attendance/CR
10. National ID
(CIP):
11.0801
25. Disability Status: N Not a Special Class
11. Local ID
(TOPS):
061430
26. Billing Method: T-Term
12. Course Types:
 Level One Basic Skills: NBS Not Basic Skills

Level Two Work Experience:
27. Billing Period: R-Reporting Term
28. Billing Credits: 2.0
NWE Not Coop Work Experience
29. Purpose: I Occupational Ed

Level Three:
Placeholder for GE OR
30. Articulation No.
(CAN):
DOES NOT APPLY
31. Articulation Seq.

(CAN):
Level Four: If GE : Choose One:
32. Transfer Status: B Transfers to CSU only
13. Instructional Method: LL Lecture/Lab
33. Equates to another course?
14. Lec TLUs: 2.25 Contact Hours: 27
Lab TLUs: 1.5 Contact Hours: 27
Lecture/Lab TLUs:
Contact Hours:
(course number).
34. The addition of this course will inactive
number). Inactive at end of
term.
15. Prerequisite: None
Particular Comments for Printed Catalog.
.
Curriculum Approval Date: 5/9/08
Curriculum Proposal (rev. 3.26.07)
Senate Approved: 09.03.04
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(course