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The document outlines the course SIT 209: Web Design at Kenyatta University, detailing its purpose, learning outcomes, and weekly topics. Students will learn about Internet technologies, web design principles, and practical skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Assessment includes assignments, tests, and a final examination, with a focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of web development.

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Web Design Sit 209-COURSE OUTLINE

The document outlines the course SIT 209: Web Design at Kenyatta University, detailing its purpose, learning outcomes, and weekly topics. Students will learn about Internet technologies, web design principles, and practical skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Assessment includes assignments, tests, and a final examination, with a focus on both theoretical and practical aspects of web development.

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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATICS KU/ACAD/SOP/8.


5-3

UNIT CODE: SIT 209 UNIT : WEB DESIGN

Lecturer B.F.Chogi

PRE-REQUISITE: SIT 113 Computer Networking

Purpose of the course

To introduce the learner to the current Internet technologies on web design and
development
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student should be able to demonstrate understanding of the
Internet technologies and their applications i.e. by the end of semester student should be able
to

 Describe Internet Architecture


 Differentiate between static, dynamic and interactive web design
 Design and implement internet application programs using HTML
COURSE CONTENT

WEEK
TOPIC/SUBTOPIC
WEEK 1
The Internet: History and concepts.
 Internet History
 Internet Theory
 Networks
 Hosts
 Protocols - TCP/IP. HTTP.
WEEK 2 Internet information architecture.

 Internet Architecture
 Intranet and Extranet
 Introduction to client/server architectures.
 Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).
 Uses of Internet
 Dangers of Internet

WEEK3
Layered architecture of the interconnectivity devices.

 ISO-OSI Model
 TCP/IP Model

WEEK 4
The World Wide Web: World Wide Web:
 WWW Architecture and Components
 Universal Resource Locators
 Services on the www
 Importance of the www to society and business
 Problems of the www
 Web browsers and hypertext links

WEEK 5 Web hosting,

 Shared hosting,
 application server and
 dedicated server

WEEK 6 Introduction to web development using HTML:-

 Design and implementation of internet application programs


 Definitions-html, html document, tag, home page
 HTML editors - text editors, html generators
 HTML tags; Paragraph, Head, Horizontal, Title, Lists, Body,
Unnumbered lists, Numbered lists, Headings, Definition lists, ,
Preformatted text ,Line breaks, Character formatting, Bold text,
Italic text,

WEEK 7 HTML LISTS


 Ordered Lists(OL)
 Unordered list(UL)
 Definition Lists(DL)
 Nested lists
WEEK 8 Tables and format
 Defining a table -The<table>tag,
 The table caption-
 The <caption>tag, The table row –
 The <TR> tag, Table cells-The<TD>tag
 Alignment in tables, Borders, Fill out forms,
 The<form>tag,
WEEK 9 Images & Graphics
 Images, Graphics file formats,
 The IMG tag <img…>
 Image size attributes
 Aligning images, Alternate text for images, Background graphics,
Background color
WEEK 10 INTRODUCTION TO FORMS
Form Elements
 Input
 Text area
 Select
WEEK 11 HTML FRAMES
 Introduction to FRAMES,
 IFRAMES
 Frameset Syntax
WEEK 12 Introduction to CSS
 Inline
 Internal
 External
WEEK 13 Introduction to Java Script

DOM(Object Model)

 JavaScript Code location


 Basic Command Syntax
 Building Object in JavaScript
 Variables
WEEK 14  Methods
 JavaScript Events
 JavaScript Functions
Teaching Lectures, demonstrations, group/class discussions and practical
Methodology exercises.

Instructional Computers, writing boards, writing materials


Material/
Equipment
Assessment: Assignments, tutorials, tests, practical exercises and end of semester
examinations
1. CAT1(10)
2. CAT1(10%)
3. LAB Assignments (10%)
4. Examination (70%)
Main course text D.P. NAGPAL and S CHAD (2006), Web Design Technology (theory and
technique on the cutting edge)
REFERENCES 1. Kins Jamsa, HTML AND Web Design , Tips & Techniques
2. Dreyfus, Michael (1998). A simple guide to creating your own web page.
Prentice Hall.
3. Mack Stephen E, Platt Janan (2001). HTML 4.0. Sybex.
4. Onunga John (1998). The Internet. Information Systems Academy.
5. Philips Lee Anne (1998). Using HTML (4th Ed). Que.
6. Preston Geoff (2000). The Internet in Easy steps.
7. Cady Harrah, McGrego Pat (1996). Mastering the Internet (2nd Ed). BPB
Publications.

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