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# FE521 Web Design
- URL: https://fsc.stevens.edu/fe521-web-design/
- Published: 2020-05-12T20:54:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-16T22:40:17.000Z
- Author: Kajol
- Tags: Courses, #Import 2024-05-30 10:26, #Import 2025-11-08 22:14

Course Catalog Description

# Introduction

This course aims to provide students skills to present contents, especially financial data visualization, on websites. 

  
| Campus     | Fall | Spring | Summer |
| ---------- | ---- | ------ | ------ |
| On Campus  | X    |        |        |
| Web Campus | X    |        |        |

  
Instructors

| Professor | Email | Office |
| --------- | ----- | ------ |
|           |       |        |

  
More Information

# Course Description

Welcome to FE521!.Basic knowledge of HTML, CSS, Javascript and CMS (content management system) are included. Drupal is a main CMS platform we instruct students to deal with all the presentations. 

  
# Course Outcome

At the end of the semester, each student is expected to present their drupal website on a specific topic. 
  
  
Course Resources

# Textbook

# Additional References 
  
  
Grading

# Grading Policies

- Homework is assigned according to class contents. (≤60%)
- The final presentation of your website is the main goal. (≥40%)

  
Lecture Outline

|         | Topic                                                                                     | Reading |
| ------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| Week 1  | Introduction to web design and related skills                                             |         |
| Week 2  | Drupal I: WAMP/LAMP, install Drupal, intro to Drupal (Honglei)                            |         |
| Week 3  | Drupal I: Basic Drupal structure, contents and fields (Honglei)                           |         |
| Week 4  | Drupal II: Basic Drupal: blocks, menus, views (Honglei)                                   |         |
| Week 5  | HTML I: HTML (Abhi)                                                                       |         |
| Week 6  | HTML II: HTML + CSS (Abhi)                                                                |         |
| Week 7  | CSS: CSS (Abhi)                                                                           |         |
| Week 8  | Drupal IV: Modules in Drupal: panel, RSS aggregator, calendar, contact form, google chart |         |
| Week 9  | JavaScript I: Basic: javascript                                                           |         |
| Week 10 | JavaScript II: javascript (Abhi)                                                          |         |
| Week 11 | JavaScript III: D3.js, how to embed in Drupal                                             |         |
| Week 12 | Plotly (this is an easy app using D3.js, requires js or r)                                |         |
| Week 13 | Other CMS and fancy applications in Drupal                                                |         |
| Week 14 | Final: Presentation on the personal website                                               |         |