Course Time and Day
Monday 5:30-7:10 PM (Room 156 MSB, VCD instructor Derek Oyen)
Tuesday 5:30-6:45 PM (Lab 162 MSB, CS instructor Paul Wang)
Course Number
This course is jointly offered by CS and VCD: 4/57105 and VCD 46000
Textbook and Suggested Readings
Textbook: An Introduction to Web Design and Programming by Paul Wang and Sanda Katila.
Suggested Readings:
* Design Basics by Lauer, Pentak
* A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web by Boulton, Mark
Instructors and TA
Visit homepages of
Mr. Derek Oyen doyen@digiknow.com (VCD)
Prof. Paul S. Wang pwang@cs.kent.edu (CS)
TA: Samer Khasawneh skhasawn@cs.kent.edu and TA's Page.
Course Overview
Jointly offered by the Computer Science (CS) and Visual Communications Design (VCD) departments at Kent State University, this course introduces Web concepts and teaches the creation of Web pages and Web sites. This course is provides a hands-on approach and is designed for learning through doing. Computer Science, programming, Visual Communication, graphic design, networking, and application aspects of Web publishing will be covered. This course is designed to show students how to design and create a Web site as part of a team.
This course is part of the Web Design and Programming minor offered by both the CS and VCD departments. This minor is available to Arts and Sciences majors and VCD majors. Other students interested in this minor need to contact their own department to obtain permission. For details see Requirements for CS Students and Requirements for VCD Students .
For CS majors to take this WDP-I class, a prerequisite exists for those who want to take the WDP Minor. If you are simply going for the WDP sequence and are not interested in WDP minor, see the instructor for permission to register.
Below is the WDP course Sequence:
- Web Design and Programming 1 (CS 4/57105 and VCD 46000)
- Web Design and Programming 2 (CS 4/57106 and VCD 46001)
- Web Design and Programming Studio (CS 4/57107 and VCD 46002)
Upper level CS ugrad may take this class at the 5K level under the combined BS/MS degree program. Enrollment for WDP-1 is limited to about 24 students.
Website
Students should access this course website regularly during the semester. Course notes, announcements, discussions and helpful resources are all available here. Students should read the notices prior to class
