These courses are designed to introduce students to the mixture of technical, design, and analytical skills necessary for building functional and effective web sites that support users' needs and capabilities Each is a half-semester course, with 1301 covering the first seven weeks, and 1302 following that. Students are expected to take both courses and the content of 1302 presumes full knowledge of the content in 1301 . Students with programming proficiency can choose to skip 1301 with permission of the instructor (there will be NO remedial help for these students).

The content of the two courses is as follows:

• 1301: This course lays the foundation for proficient web design by covering the technical skills involved, including xHTML, the markup language used to encode web pages, and PHP, a programming language for building interactive web sites. This is an introductory programming course, and no programming background is assumed.
• 1302: This course builds on the technical skills developed in INFO 1301 to develop full competency in web design. Students develop design and analytical skills including critical analysis, support for usability, user-centered design, and methods for visual layout. Skills will be developed in a studio and project-based format focused on the construction of compelling, functional websites.

1301 meets for lectures on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30-3:20 in Hollister B14. Sections meet on Fridays at the following times/places:
Please note that section attendance is required.

1302 will meet at the same times, during the second half of the semester. The format of these meetings will be announced later in the semester.

There is one textbook required for 1301:

• Sklar, (PHP) Learning PHP 5

There are three textbooks that are required for 1302:

• Freeman and Freeman, (HF) Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML
• Krug, (DMMT) Don't Make Me Think, Second Edition
• Williams, (Design) The Non-Designer's Design Book, Second Edition

Books are available at the campus bookstore and Kraftees in Collegetown.

Regrading information is found at regrades.
For more information about the class, please check out our syllabus, or contact any of our course staff.