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2019-2020 Course Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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VCT 1125 - Advanced Web Design with CSS3

Credits: 3
Hours/Week:
Course Description: In this hands-on, project-oriented course, students will explore the vast array of exciting options available with CSS3 to implement highly creative design solutions. This course continues exploring the many CSS3 properties introduced in VCT 1121 - Web Design with HTML5 and CSS3 . Students will create rich and visually exciting Web site designs using more advanced CSS3 properties and design concepts.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): VCT 1121  with a grade of C or higher and VCT 1123  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. CSS3 Modules - a Review
  2. CSS3 - Current Browser Support
  3. The Principles and Elements of Web Design - Visual Design and Information Design
  4. What Can CSS3 Really do for Your Designs?
  5. CSS3 Text Properties and the @font-face Rule - Designing with Typography
  6. CSS3 2D and 3D Transform Methods
  7. CSS3 Font Descriptors
  8. CSS3 Transitions
  9. CSS3 Animations and the @keyframes Rule
  10. CSS3 User Interface - Creating User Interfaces with the Appearance Property

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. employ a creative visual Web design process.
  2. employ a creative informational Web design process.
  3. discuss the issues of current browser support for CSS3.
  4. implement highly creative visual Web site design solutions with CSS3.
  5. implement highly creative informational Web site design solutions with CSS3.
  6. design with typography as an integral part of Web site design solutions with CSS3.
  7. employ CSS3 transitions and animations in Web site design.
  8. communicate a client’s message through visual and informational Web site design.
  9. solve design and technical problems through the use of critical thinking.
  10. critique one’s own work and that of other students in group discussions.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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