I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Designs in Social Media

2. Course Prefix & Number:
GDES 2132

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 2

Lab Hours: 2

4. Course Description:

This course covers the basics of web site construction and maintenance. Using Adobe Muse software, students will design and implement web sites. Image manipulation, mobile devices, FTP software, and basic animation will also be covered.

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

There are no corequisites for this course.

II. Transfer and Articulation

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Advanced Standing
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Graphic Design A.A.S.
Graphic Design Diploma
Graphic Design - Media Technologies Diploma
Videography Production A.A.S.
Videography Production Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Develop a master template for child web pages.
Utilize appropriate technology	Publish a multiple page website on the world wide web.

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Understand planning a website;
• Develop graphics;
• Define file management;
• Explore page formats;
• Position elements;
• Create div tags;
• View html 5 code;
• Add menu bar;
• Create links;
• Manipulate CSS properties;
• Produce rollover buttons;
• Install a spry bar;
• Create a form;
• Manage a hosting site;
• Upload website; and
• Refine pages.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Website terminology
• Html 5 basics
• CSS basics
2. Color for the web
• Web colors
• Applying color to objects
3. Graphics for the web
• Modes
• Resolutions
• Format
• Cropping and resizing
4. Typography
5. Forms
6. Mobile devices
7. Multimedia based files
8. Publishing

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Define a site
• Documents and folder management
• Understanding path structure
2. Document construction
• Developing a page using CSS templates
• Creating a page from scratch
• Inserting images
• Development of buttons
3. Graphics
• Formatting
• Color modes
• Image sizing
4. Forms
• Adding text fields
• Styling form elements
• Submit button
5. Insert media objects
• Inserting flash content
• Inserting video
6. Put website online
• Preview site with browsers
• FTP site to server