College of Liberal Arts

Department of Media Studies

Spring Semester, 2018

MS 2403, 30464 Introduction to Web Design

Dana Boren-Boer
 borenboe@nsuok.edu
 918.444.2892
 Leoser 240
 Monday and Wednesday 9 a.m. – Noon / 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
 Tuesday – 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.
 Thursday – Online office hour 11 a.m. - Noon
 Friday by appointment

Course Delivery Mode: Face to face Blended X Online

Class Days / Times – This course is facilitated online. Check blackboard or email the instructor
for questions regarding this class.

Course Prerequisites and/or Co-requisites – No Prerequisites

Catalog Description – An introductory course designed to acquaint students with techniques

and technologies of website design and construction through hands-on training.

Course Purpose / Goals - The primary objective of this course is to familiarize students with the
basic concepts and principles of web design. It is the foundation course for other courses in
media studies and visual communication.

Student Learning Outcomes –

 Develop an understanding best practices in keyword and organic search, elements of

design, composition, and usability of web pages.

 Coordinate rudimentary knowledge to construct and maintain a website.

 Successfully navigate site construction through basic templates.
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Updated – January 27, 2010
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Revised Fall 2015
  Facilitate information from business owners to usable web page information

Instructional Methods / Strategies

Lecture, discussion and demonstration
Learning Outcome Assessment Methods –
Assignments, presentations, deadlines and meetings
Instructional Materials – No required text

Class and Instructor Policies

⁃ Please feel free to meet me during office hours, or other times may be decided upon by
appointment. The best way to contact me is by email.
⁃ This is a blended class and students are expected to have access to the necessary equipment to
fulfill the duties of an online class.
⁃ If you are taking this in an online or blended format attendance is still a priority. Your
attendance is noted by your on-time delivery of assignments.
⁃ All assignments, tests and quizzes are due on the date assigned in Blackboard.
⁃ I do not accept late work.
⁃ There is no MAKE UP work in this class. This is an 8-week class format and there is not time
to make up work.
⁃ There is a no tolerance policy for missing classes, meetings with business clients or group
meetings. Again this is an 8 week course and no absences can happen. More than one
absence in this class will result in a meeting with the instructor and advisement to drop
the class or be administratively withdrawn.
⁃ Students are expected to read and study the assigned materials and do the assigned work for
each week.

Plagiarism notice: Material that you use in papers, projects, or other written work (except if it is
done as an in-class exercise or test) that is not original or generally considered to be common
knowledge should be cited for its source. Except in formal research papers, I am not as concerned
about the style of citation as I am about the fact that you have acknowledged the source in such a
way that I could, if I desired, readily look it up. If a student turns in an assignment with language
that is identical or nearly identical to that of another student or students, no one using that identical
language will receive credit for the assignment. This, of course, does not include material from an
outside source which several students may have used, as long as it is cited as being from an outside
source.

Some errors in grading I will only correct for people who point them out; in other words,
a clear error in grading (in a quantitative question, for instance), I will correct and give
credit.

Administrative Withdraws: Students who enroll this course and have poor attendance and/or
poor participation as determined by the instructor) may be administratively withdrawn
involuntarily). Students who are administratively withdrawn will be responsible for payment and
repaying any financial aid received for the course or courses that must be returned to the
Approved by Academic Council – May 3, 1994
Updated – January 27, 2010
Approved by President’s Cabinet – February 23, 2010
Revised Fall 2015
provider. If you are concerned about your absences, progress, or success in a particular course,
meet with your instructor immediately.

Academic Policies / Required Information

Please go to http://offices.nsuok.edu/academicaffairs/SyllabiInformation.aspx for required
information pertaining to:
 Academic Misconduct
 American Disabilities Act Compliance
 Inclement Weather/Disaster Policy
 Release of Confidential Information
 Student Handbook
 Teach Act
 Textbook Information
 Title IX

Tentative Course Schedule

Week Date Assignments

Syllabus Review
Set up Personal Weebly Account
Week 1 1/8
Review requirements for business and personal site
Have a business decided on by next week and report
Due today - Business site and groups assigned
Due by Sunday Intro for business
Week 2 1/15
Discuss keywords and maximizing SEO search. Keyword search
assignment due next week.
Review 3 competitors business sites and bring printed home
pages with 3 bullet points of best practices from each site that you
would incorporate into your own site.
Show progress in business and personal sites
Week 3 1/22 Site plan or tab layout due this week for both personal and
business sites
Resume Review
Week 4 1/29 Discuss links and back links
Resume due Sunday on Blackboard
Meet in class with groups to show progress on business site.
Week 5 2/5
These groups report to class:
Meet in class with groups to show progress on business site.
Week 6 2/12
These groups report to class:
Review expectations for end of semester presentation and final
Week 7 2/19
requirements.
Week 8 2/26 Present web site in class 5 min. presentation each group must
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Updated – January 27, 2010
Approved by President’s Cabinet – February 23, 2010
Revised Fall 2015
 present
Submit the link to the personal site to BB for final grade
Submit the link to the business site to BB for final grade
Due this week is the letter (email) to the business thanking them
and handing over passwords and control of the site

Approved by Academic Council – May 3, 1994

Updated – January 27, 2010
Approved by President’s Cabinet – February 23, 2010
Revised Fall 2015