ITC293 Introduction to the Web (8)

This subject introduces the major components of modern front-end Web development, including Web page content, presentation and behaviour. It provides the students with the coding skills to build structured HTML Web pages, and to control the formatting and behaviour of Web pages using CSS and JavaScript. It also underlays the context within which front-end and back-end web applications interact to build an overall Web experience.

No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2020.

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Computing and Mathematics

Enrolment Restrictions

Available to undergraduate students only.

Assumed Knowledge

ITC106

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to identify and explain the structure of the Web and the anatomy of Web pages;
  • be able to create simple Web pages using basic HTML text elements;
  • be able to design structured Web pages using headings, paragraphs, lists and tables;
  • be able to format Web page content using Cascaded Style Sheets (CSS);
  • be able to identify and explain the Document Object Model (DOM); and
  • be able to use JavaScript to manipulate Web page content.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • How the Web Works
  • HTML Text Markup
  • HTML Links and Images
  • HTML Tables and Forms
  • CSS Rules, Selectors and Declarations
  • CSS Formatting, Colours and Backgrounds
  • CSS Dimensions, Padding, Borders, Positioning and Layouts
  • Introduction to JavaScript
  • JavaScript Statements, Variables and Arrays
  • JavaScript Document Object Model (DOM)
  • JavaScript Document Manipulation

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: October 2020. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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