Classes at Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center
taught by Nora McDougall-Collins

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Summer 2008 Classes

• Web Development I - Cancelled
  Running July 7 - August 6: 30 hours in 10 sessions. Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 9:30
  Learn and use the principles of basic web design using Macromedia Dreamweaver: HTML, the Dreamweaver Interface, uploading and downloading, text formatting, tables, web graphics and creating hyperlinks. Although everyone learns at their own rate, the goal of this class is to build a front page for your web site.
  
  
• NEW! Web Development with Cascading Style Sheets
  Running June 26 - August 8: 24 hours in 8 sessions. Thursday afternoons 1:00 - 4:00
  Please note that there is a date error in the catalog. Also, this class has been scheduled to run on July 3. The classroom is also avilable on Tuesdays. We will discuss this the first night of class.
  In Web Development 1, we introduce the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) as a font formatting tool. This course covers the basic principles and "how-to" specifics of using CSS for web structure for both content and visual design.

Fall 2008 Classes

• Web Site Marketing and Design
  Running Sept 15 - Oct 1 : 18 hours in 6 sessions. Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 9:30
  Make wise decisions about your web site. Don't build your web site until you have a basic understanding what it's all about. Or maybe it's already built, but it's not generating much response. This is your class. Whether you build it yourself, or have someone else do it, you should have understanding and control over the project. Our topics include - understanding the web delivery system; how to market your web site; how to tell a good web design from a poor web design; how to plan a web site that matches your needs; understanding the basic structure of a web site; and many more.
  
  
• Web Development I
  Running Sept 15 - Oct 15: 30 hours in 10 sessions. Monday and Wednesday afternoons 1:00 - 4:00
  Learn and use the principles of basic web design using Macromedia Dreamweaver: HTML, the Dreamweaver Interface, uploading and downloading, text formatting, tables, web graphics and creating hyperlinks. Although everyone learns at their own rate, the goal of this class is to build a front page for your web site.
  
  
• NEW! Web Development with Cascading Style Sheets
  Running Oct 6- Oct 29: 24 hours in 8 sessions.Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 9:30
  In Web Development 1, we introduce the concept of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) as a font formatting tool. This course covers the basic principles and "how-to" specifics of using CSS for web structure for both content and visual design.
  
  
• NEW! Introduction to Web Programming
  Running Oct 20- Nov 19: 30 hours in 10 sessions. Monday and Wednesday afternoons 1:00 - 4:00
  
  
• Graphics for the Web
  Running Nov 3- Nov 19: 24 hours in 8 sessions. Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 9:30
  Did you ever wonder how the "great" web sites do their graphics? This class will give you an overview and experience with some of the tricks for building professional graphics for your web site. Building on your basic PhotoShop and Dreamweaver skills, we will learn to optimize graphics for the web, practice various uses of background images. work with photos and layers to create composite images, slice a larger image for flexibility and faster download time.  Graphic effects with CSS will be covered.
  Prerequisite: Photoshop and Dreamweaver
  
  
• Web Development 2
  Running Dec 1 - Dec 17: 18 hours in 8 sessions. Monday and Wednesday evenings 6:30 - 9:30
  Let's go beyond the basics in this Website Level II development course. Continue to refine your website with the use of advanced tables, layers, templates, and library items for automation. You will also learn how to build forms with Dreamweaver, use the JavaScript capabilities of Dreamweaver, and create cascading style sheets.

• Web Development 2
  Let's go beyond the basics in this Website Level II development course. Continue to refine your website with the use of advanced tables, layers, templates, and library items for automation. You will also learn how to build forms with Dreamweaver, use the JavaScript capabilities of Dreamweaver, and create cascading style sheets.
  
  
• Introduction to JavaScript
  Did you ever wonder what programming is like? Did you ever wonder if you could add programming to your own web site? Learn the very basics of programming with JavaScript. In this eight hour course in two sessions, we will learn how programming languages use variables; how JavaScript can communicate with your web site's viewers; how JavaScript responds to your viewers mouse actions; and how to add validation to your online form to reduce incorrect entries.
  
  
• Flirting with Flash - New Course
  Have you ever wondered whether you should have a Flash movie on your web site? Have you ever wondered about how Flash movies are created? This is your class! In this course, we will have hands on experience with how Flash movies are planned and created. The goal of this course is to introduce you to the Flash program and process; to help you understand the steps to creating a Flash movie; and to help you decide whether you want to continue learning to create Flash movies for your own site and for others.
  
  
• NEW: PHP and MySQL for Web Design
  Learn and use the principles of basic web design using Macromedia Dreamweaver: HTML, the Dreamweaver Interface, uploading and downloading, text formatting, tables, web graphics and creating hyperlinks. Although everyone learns at their own rate, the goal of this class is to build a front page for your web site.
  Prerequisite: Web Marketing and Design & Dreamweaver I
  
  
• Images for the Web
  Did you ever wonder how the "great" web sites do their graphics? This class will give you an overview and experience with some of the tricks for building professional graphics for your web site. Building on your basic PhotoShop and Dreamweaver skills, we will learn to optimize graphics for the web, practice various uses of background images. work with photos and layers to create composite images, slice a larger image for flexibility and faster download time.  Graphic effects with CSS will be covered.
  Prerequisite: Photoshop and Dreamweaver