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GD430: Advanced Web Design
Prerequisite(s): GD241, GD251

This course focuses on expanding the students’ abilities to create visually dynamic and effective designs for the web using industry standard software applications.The course covers site management techniques, online marketing concepts, complex interactivity, and animation development. Students will be able to enhance their knowledge of standard web generation software, HTML, JavaScript, and information architecture concepts.


 

Site Management Techniques

GD241: Web Page Design
Resources on site development, HTML coding, design, and layout

ITM600: Technology Strategy Formulation and Implementation
Resources on managing information

Website Production Management Techniques
From Macromedia


Animation Development

Animation
Resources from About.com

Animation Arena
Resources for 2D, 3D, Flash animation, and video game design

Animation Factory
Animated clip art gallery

Animation Meat
News, model sheets, templates, and links

Animation Nation
Directory of animation sites

Animation World Network
News, resources, directories, and more


JavaScript

CS240: JavaScript
Resources on applets, cascading style sheets, and other JavaScript topics

Beginning JavaScript Tutorials
From PageResource.com 

HTML Goodies
JavaScript resources

JavaScript Tutorial
Includes examples from W3Schools.com


Additional Sites of Interest

ACM Queue
Developer tools, hardware, security, open source, enterprise search, and more

Builder.com
White papers, trialware, and online book library

CERT Coordination Center
Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute

CSI Blog
Blog for the Computer Security Institute

Computer User
Online security network forums

ComputerWorld
Source for information needs of IT management

DesktopLinux.com
Linux on enterprise and end user desktops

Foundstone
Free downloads of security tools

HTML Tutorial
Basic and advanced HTML guide from W3Schools.com

Hotscripts.com
PHP, CGI, Perl, JavaScript, and ASP script collection

IEEE Computer Society
Site includes digital library with magazines, transactions, and proceedings

IT Architect
Technology architecture for the 21st century

Information Week
News, research, and IT trends

INFOSYSSEC
Security portal for information system security professionals

Intelligent Enterprise
Strategic business applications

Journals: @Brint.com
Resources from business technology management and knowledge management

The Linux Documentation Project
Documention for Linux, including guides and FAQs

Linux Journal
Magazine of the Linux community

Linux Online
Open source code, news, Linux 101

MSDN Academic Alliance Development Center
Provides faculty and students with the latest developer tools, servers, and platforms from Microsoft at a low cost

MSDN Magazine
Microsoft journal for developers

Macworld
Resource for Mac professionals and Mac users

McAfee
Antivirus software and intrusion prevention solutions

Microsoft Windows
Windows family home page

Open Directory
Directory of stock photo websites

NerdWorld
Source for "nerdly" culture, life, and work styles

Network Computing
Evaluating enterprise technology

Novell
Software for the Open Enterprise

Optimize
Business strategy and execution for CIOs

PC Magazine
Computer, software, hardware, and electronics reviews, downloads, news, and opinion

PC Support Advisor
Free computer guides

PCVirus.org
Computer virus/antivirus resources

PGP
Multiple encryption and digital-signature solutions

Programmers' Heaven
Languages, applications, and web development

Publish
Web publishing and print

Red Hat
Open source architecture

SearchNetworking.com
Networking-specific information resource for enterprise IT professionals

SearchSecurity.com
Security-specific information resource for enterprise IT professionals

SecurityFocus
Comprehensive source of security information

Smart Computing
Site for magazine devoted to helping users improve their productivity with personal computers

Software Development
News, articles, and software pipelines

Symantec
Helps companies manage digital assets

TechWeb
Business technology network

Tom's Hardware Guide
Resource for PC hardware reviews and news

Trend Micro
Leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services

Webmonkey
Web developer's resource

WhatIs.com
Dictionary for Internet and computer technologies

WindowsITPro
Leading source of practical, technical information to help IT professionals

Wired
Latest news in technology, culture, business, and politics

ZDNet.com
Business technology blogs

Online Marketing Concepts

Affiliate Marketing
Article from eCommerceGuide.com

BtoB
Magazine for marketing strategists

Biz Report
Research articles, white papers, and more

eCommerce Guide.com
News and reviews for online business

Internet Marketing Techniques
From ECnow.com

WilsonWeb.com
Web marketing and eCommerce


Development Tools

Web Developer's Journal
Tips on web page design, HTML, graphics, and E-commerce

Web Developer's Virtual Library
Web development tutorials and resources

Webmonkey
The web developer's resource


HTML Tutorials

Bare Bones Guide to HTML
Every HTML tag in common usage

Basic HTML Tutorials
Links to sites on font size, colors, linking to other pages, and adding images from PageResource.com

HTML Cheatsheet
Basic and header tags, body attributes, text tags, links, and more from Webmonkey

HTML Goodies
HTML news and tutorials

 

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