UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE COURSE IN Visual Communication
SEMESTER SYSTEM WITH CREDITS
(Effective from the Academic Year 2003-2004)

SYLLABUS

Practical XI - Web Publishing

Duration of Examination: 3 hrs
Maximum Marks: 100
Credits: 4

Web publishing: Web Publishing Tool, FrontPage or Dream weaver and MM Flash HTML and XML Programming

Creation of the Home Page of a Web Site with proper links

Creation of a dynamic web page using appropriate web development tool (e.g. Dream weaver) for three different concepts.

Students should be given orientation of web/multimedia usability issues and interface design basics

Each student to provide individual CD-ROMs with all the exercises did during the year with proper dates. Students should be given adequate orientation on Web design and usability concepts

Each student to provide individual CD-ROMs with all the exercises did during the year with proper dates.

Note

1. The web pages should contain objects created by the students only. No objects / elements downloaded front the Internet should be used. If static images are to be included, then the student is expected to create her/his own images using appropriate software like PhotoShop.

2. A minimum of Five exercises should be carried out on each theme outlined above

3. At least FIVE complete web sites for different categories of products or organizations must be created for the record

4. All exercises should be accompanied by "paper-page" and "paper-design" in record form along with the original fine containing the exercises.

5. The above mentioned are the minimum requirement for external examination.

REFERENCES

Powell, Thomas. Web Design(2000). The Complete Reference. Tata McCraw-Hill
Arora, Deva Yashwant Singh. Multimedia 98: Shaping the Future
Grahm, L (1999) The principles of Interactive Design. Thomson Learning
Xavier: World Wide Web with HTML Tata McGraw- Hill