FE521 Web Design
Course Catalog Description
Introduction
This course aims to provide students skills to present contents, especially financial data visualization, on websites.
| Campus | Fall | Spring | Summer |
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| On Campus | X | ||
| Web Campus | X |
Instructors
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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 |