This class covers the basics of creating and maintaining a website from scratch. You’ll learn the process of creating websites, key terms, principles, converting images for the web, and types of website software. We will create a simple website and learn basic HTML and CSS coding using Notepad++.

Performance Objectives: Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Understand the process of creating a website from scratch.
• Understand important fundamental website vocabulary such as domain, URL, and FTP.
• Define different software options for creating websites.
• Understand best practices and guidelines for planning a website.
• Discuss navigation techniques and terminology.
• Analyze a website to critique what works and what doesn’t.
• Understand the concept of Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
• Identify usability principles and create user-friendly sites.
• Recognize integrated social media on a website.
• Create a simple website using HTML and CSS.

Intended Audience: All audiences. Communications professionals who create web content may find this class especially helpful.