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Web Page Design > Creating Web Pages
 Create
and post your very own Web site on the Internet in this extensive,
hands-on, six week workshop. First, you'll learn about the capabilities
of the World Wide Web and the fundamentals of web design. Then, with
your instructor's patient guidance, you'll plan the content, structure
and layout of your Web site, create pages full of neatly formatted
text, build links between the pages and to the outside world, and add
color, backgrounds, graphics, tables, hot buttons, and animation.
You'll also learn critical and timely information on securing the best
possible location in search engine listings, and powerful no-cost or
low-cost web marketing strategies.
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Syllabus:
All
courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two
lessons are released each week for the six-week duration of the course.
You do not have to be present when the lesson is released, but you must
complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
A new
section of each course starts on the second or third Wednesday of each
month. If enrolling in a series of two or more courses, please be sure
to space the start date for each course at least two months apart.
| Week One |
| Wednesday - Lesson 01 |
In
this lesson, you'll learn where the web came from and how it works.
This lesson is important because you won't be able to fully exploit
this new medium until you develop a complete understanding of its
history and capabilities.
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| Friday - Lesson 02 |
This
lesson will help you get organized. You'll learn the guiding principles
of web design and how to choose the best navigational structure for
your site. In this lesson, you'll learn the basics of HTML: the
language of the web. You'll also get the opportunity to build and view
your very first web page!
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| Week Two |
| Wednesday - Lesson 03 |
On
this day, you'll learn how to jazz up your pages by adjusting the
alignment and indentation of your text. You'll also learn how to work
with different typefaces, type sizes and colors.
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| Friday - Lesson 04 |
This
lesson will teach you how to add a little visual excitement to your
pages by mixing a few graphics with your text. You'll find out how to
download images right off the Web without running afoul of copyright
laws, and you'll learn about two image formats supported by the Web:
GIF and JPEG. You'll learn where they came from, how they work, and
when it's best to choose one image format over the other. You'll also
learn how to properly tag your graphics so your site remains accessible
to all users, including people who cannot see images.
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| Week Three |
| Wednesday - Lesson 05 |
Have
you ever had to wait a long time for an image-laden Web page to
assemble itself on your screen? Today, you'll learn some tricks you can
use with your graphics to make your Web pages seem to load faster.
You'll find out how you can pre-specify your image dimensions,
essentially reserving space for large graphics before they load. You'll
also discover a few ways to optimize your images for the fastest
possible download time. You'll learn how to incorporate an image into
the background of your Web page, and you'll find out how to add
animated images to the pages you create.
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| Friday - Lesson 06 |
This
is perhaps the most important of all our lessons. In most cases, the
popularity of your web site will be directly related to its position in
the search engine listings. Your goal as a web designer should be to
engineer your site so that its pages get the best position possible on
any search results page. Today, we're going to learn several strategies
designed specifically to give you the best possible search engine
results.
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| Week Four |
| Wednesday - Lesson 07 |
This
lesson will teach you how to help people navigate through all the pages
of your site. You'll learn how to build hypertext links and hot buttons
that people can click on to glide effortlessly from one page of your
site to the next. You'll also learn how to build links to your
e-mailbox, pages on other sites, or to a specific paragraph on one of
your own pages.
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| Friday - Lesson 08 |
This
lesson will teach you all the HTML you'll need to know in order to
arrange your words, links and images into orderly arrangements of
columns and rows.
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| Week Five |
| Wednesday - Lesson 09 |
Today,
you'll learn about some of the more exciting things that you can do
with tables. You'll learn how to adjust the size of the columns, rows
and cells that make up your tables, change the background color of each
cell in a table, adjust the alignment of text inside your table, and
more. By the time this lesson is over, you should be well-prepared to
transform a humdrum page into something a bit more visually exciting.
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| Friday - Lesson 10 |
This
lesson will begin with a brief introduction to authoring systems, which
can be used to help automate the Web-building process. You will also
receive my comprehensive HTML reference, a powerful guide to the
language you have learned in this course. You're sure to refer to it
again and again!
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| Week Six |
| Wednesday - Lesson 11 |
By
now, you should have a fully functional web site complete with two or
more pages of text, links, graphics, animation, tables, a background,
and whatever else you came up with. By now, I'm sure you'll be anxious
to put your labor of love on public display! This week, you'll get that
opportunity. But first, you'll need to select a hosting service. When
selecting a web host, I always ask nine very important questions.
You'll learn what those questions are in this lesson.
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| Friday - Lesson 12 |
Our
last lesson will teach you how to transport your web pages, images and
other files across the Internet from your computer to the host
computer. Once your site is on the web, you'll need to let people know
that it exists. In this lesson, you'll learn several great Web
marketing techniques which require no investment other than your own
time.
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This
course includes a knowledgeable and caring instructor who will guide
you through your lessons, facilitate discussions, and answer your
questions. The instructor for this course will be Craig Power.
 Craig
Power has worked in adult continuing education for more than 18 years.
A UCLA graduate, he created custom accounting software for state and
local governments; developed an online course delivery and marketing
platform currently used by more than 1,500 colleges and universities in
the US, Canada, and Australia; developed an interactive cellular
biology video for the Los Angeles Unified School District; taught
college-level information technology courses; started and grew a
thriving small business; and served as an executive with a large
academic publishing corporation.
Requirements:
Internet access, e-mail, the Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser, and the Adobe Flash and PDF plug-ins
(two free and simple downloads you obtain at
http://www.adobe.com/downloads by clicking Get Adobe Flash Player and
Get Adobe Reader). familiarity with the Internet, and a computer of any
type.
Student Reviews:
"An absolute winner! This course was great. I got everything
I needed out of the course and more. The use of supplementary material
and assignments were excellent."
"As a teacher I am amazed at how smoothly this course
progressed. The instructor has put a lot of time and effort into this
program. Congratulations!"
"Excellent job! This course has definitely encouraged me to try others. Right time, right pace, right everything. Thank you!"
"Excellent teacher! Well laid out, lots of support for the
students (questions were answered promptly and well monitored). Far
exceeded my expectations."
"Fantastic Course! Forget about paying thousands of dollars
to attend 2-4 day crash courses. With 12 lessons spread over 6 weeks,
assignments, quizzes, a final exam, and class discussion, you will
learn FAR more with this course at a better price. For the working
adult who can spare a couple of hours a week toward his or her class
work, the on-line format for course instruction is the way to go. I
have plenty of experience with education, having earned both a
Bachelor's and Master's degree in electrical engineering. I can tell
you, on-line instruction is the wave of the future. In regards to
Creating Web Pages, by Craig Power, it is OUTSTANDING!! I give him the
highest possible marks. If you want to learn how to "correctly" develop
a website, take this course. I guarantee, you will not be disappointed."
"Great course, great instructor. I'd always wanted to learn
HTML but was too intimidated to take a class in a traditional setting.
By doing the course online I could go at my own pace and not feel
embarrassed if I had to go over something a couple of times to "get"
it."
"Great course; instructor obviously knowledgeable regarding
subject area. Instructor is able to teach and explain the information
presented in a concise understandable format. This is a very worthwhile
course on the subject matter presented."
"Hello, A very good course for working Graphic
Designs/Artists. I have a small graphics business and a few of my
clients started bugging me to take this step. It works well with the
way my time line changes. Thanks, and I will be applying my new skills
as soon as I get a little building experience."
"I enjoyed the opportunity to complete the lesson and
assignments when I had the time. The material was presented in a
sequential manner that built upon the previous lesson. Although I did
not post a question in the discussion area, I learned from the
questions and answers posted. I would like to see the lessons released
early as I often had time between the Friday and Wednesday class and
could have started on the next lesson. As it was, I had to concentrate
on both weekly lessons over the weekend."
"I found the course to be very user-friendly. I liked that
the instructor was repetitive in the exercises, as it helped me to
better understand the process. I have taken on campus courses and get
frustrated sometimes with individuals who don't want to put in the time
needed to learn the code. They just want things to work and can drag
the whole class down. As a designer, my time is money. Taking the class
online gave me the choice to be involved with discussions or not. If I
was stuck, I'd look for discussion groups that pertained to my problem.
Otherwise, I was at work learning. I have several friends to whom I am
recommending the course. Good job!"
"I have taken several online courses and this one by far was
the best. Lots of good reference material and it was interesting. The
format of the assignments was the best. Craig also gave very good web
sites as a reference for points he was making in the lessons. I give
this course an A++ Thanks for a great course."
"I loved this course! I have taken live Continuing Education
Classes before but never on-line. I have two small children and a
full-time job so taking this class on campus would have been close to
impossible. By taking the course through the internet, it afforded me
the opportunity to read and complete the lessons when it was convenient
for me. I plan to take more courses this way and would strongly
recommend this format to anyone with a "full schedule"."
"I really enjoyed this course as it taught me the principles
of HTML coding in an easy to understand step by step format. The
instructor did a great job! I am also proud that I am 51 years old and
going back to college!"
"I really enjoyed this course. The lessons were very well
written and they were a pleasure to read. The assignments assisted
greatly with understanding the lesson and remembering the tag
commands/formats. Although I wasn't a large contributor to the
discussion area, I did enjoy reading the questions and the various
responses. The class contained a well-rounded group of people, with a
variety of experience. This provided thoughtful questions and
responses. This was my first on-line course experience, and I was quite
happy with it. Thanks."
"I thought this course was excellent.I truly enjoyed the whole thing. I couldn't wait for the next lesson to do and learn more."
"I was really impressed with how easy you made HTML seem. I
was always a little intimidated by it and had a hard time remembering
the tags. This course had just the right amount of repetition that
helped me memorize the tags. The assignments were also very helpful for
me in memorizing. I've used Dreamweaver and have been frustrated when I
don't get the exact results I want. Now, with this class behind me, I
will be able to go into the code and get things right! Thank you very
much!"
"I was VERY nervous about taking an online class! I was
scared I would get lost and would never have my questions answered. I
was SO WRONG! The discussion area was excellent. All of my questions
were answered and I really felt like I had a "class" around me. I would
DEFINITELY take another online class from this instructor!"
"Like many, I am one with a very busy schedule. I was hoping
that an online class would make give me the opportunity to learn
something new without the added stress of being in a structured
scheduled class. I am very glad that I decided to take this class.
Craig's presentation of the lessons made it easy to follow and easy to
complete. Lessons were straightforward and informative. No tricks up
his sleeve!"
"Really enjoyed this course. Assignments helped retain the
tags in memory. Lessons were to the point without any redundant
information. Really enjoyed reading the discussions, thought didn't
join myself, but helped learn many things from fellow classmates."
"Thank you for your efforts to teach me the "ins & outs"
of Creative Web Pages. I really learned a great deal--much more than I
had anticipated. I am amazed at all the material that was covered in
such a short period of time. Many thanks for all your great help. Just
as a "footnote" I am 75 years old and am very happy to be able to have
these classes offered on-line."
"The course was so very well planned and put together. The
only thing that could have made it clearer was to have the instructor
here sitting beside me - and maybe that would not have been any better.
It was designed for "everyman" and certainly accomplished the
objectives of the course. Thanks. I can hardly wait to get a web page
going."
"The course was well organized and well paced. I feel I
received all the information I hoped to obtain. The instructor was well
prepared and presented the information in an orderly and logical
sequence. I wish it had been possible to work ahead but the lack of
this ability did not detract from my enjoyment of the course."
"The instructor was superb. Lessons were written just as if
he was speaking in a classroom. Responses to my questions were timely
and on point. Content was excellent. I really enjoyed this class and
have already recommended it to another person. This was my first
on-line course and I enjoyed the flexibility of going to the classroom
at my convenience. Thanks to the instructor for an excellent
experience."
"The time spent in taking this course was very worthwhile.
I've used FrontPage for a couple of years to publish web pages, but
this course has added knowledge in better using table design,
especially. It's also taught me how to read html to look for errors
that I can't correct by just looking at my original document. I've
saved several of the notes from the discussion area to a file to review
as needed. I've also kept hard copies of the lesson to review if I need
to review before putting up a personal site. Thanks again for a good
presentation."
"This course and instructor were exactly what I was looking
for. All information was provided in an extremely clear manner and the
step-by-step instructions were great for allowing me to practice and
gradually build from each lesson (on my own time). This course is
terrific for the beginner, like myself, or simply as a refresher. There
is so much useful information in this course and it is presented in
such an impressive, organized fashion. Furthermore, I enjoyed the
instructor's enthusiasm as it came through in his writing. I didn't
know I was going to enjoy this particular area of study as much as I
have. I will definitely continue in this field with additional courses.
I have truly learned a great deal. Thank you very much."
"This course is outstanding and has opened many doors for me in a very short period! Thanks, Paul V. Dodge"
"This course was excellent! I learned at a pace that was
comfortable for me, all my questions were answered promptly within the
discussion areas for each lesson, and best of all, I can't believe how
much I learned in just six weeks. Thank You!!"
"This is the first online course I've ever taken. The
experience has been so rewarding that I will definitely take more.
Thank you for a very enjoyable and educational experience! I look
forward to the next class."
"This was an amazing first introduction to Web Design class
for me. The site itself was easy to navigate, the examples were clear
and helpful, the quiz answers added an extra level of explanation and
the pace was perfect. I really look forward to the next class!"
"This was a very organized, well-prepared course. The
ability for us to print the material for future reference was also very
helpful. The lessons provided the new material and also the opportunity
to reinforce the previous lessons. Thanks."
"This was my first course online and working full time with
young children, I worried about whether I could keep up. It was just
perfect for me to gain some knowledge for the future of my job and keep
up with my responsibilities. It was clearly written and well explained.
I recommend it highly and hope to take another course! Thank you!"
"This was my first online class and I found it most
enjoyable. I learned a lot in 6 weeks, much more than I had
anticipated. I will be continuing on to the Web Design II class and
other classes in the future. As a homeschool mom, this was very
convenient for me since I am not able to go to a class on a campus.
Thank you!"
"This was my first online class so I was skeptical
but....You have made me a true fan of online courses and your class. I
felt that overall, the material was right on target, very thorough and
the way that it was presented was great. I also really appreciated the
instructors quick responses to my and the other students questions. At
no point did I feel that there was a break in communication between the
"class" and the instructor. Craig Power did an excellent job with the
lessons, and I hope that in the future I can continue taking classes
with him as the instructor. The discussion area was a great learning
tool, It was good to read other peoples questions and have a chance to
learn from them. It also served as a barometer that showed what I was
learning when I'd know the answer to other peoples questions. I would
give this class an A."
"This was one of the best classes I’e ever taken. It was
very informative and yet presented in such a clear and crisp fashion
that it was easy to learn."
"This was very helpful to me as I had absolutely no
knowledge of creating web pages before this class. It makes you want to
learn more!"
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