Course Descriptions
CISW 300
Web Publishing
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: CISC 305
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course is an introduction to publishing on the Internet's World Wide Web (www). Topics include creating www pages with the HyperText Markup Language (html), organizing a series of pages into a website, and uploading web pages to a server. The course makes extensive use of the computer tools necessary to insert html tags, create images, and view web documents. This course prepares apprentice web designers and publishers to identify the information dissemination needs of a client, design appropriate World Wide Web solutions, and implement it.
CISW 310
Advanced Web Publishing
4 Units
Prerequisite: CISW 300. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course builds upon previous web publishing concepts and study. The primary focus of this course is the systematic development of interactive web sites. Topics include cascading style sheets, dynamic HTML, forms, client-side programming with JavaScript, server-side scripting, and web-database interactivity.
CISW 321
Web Site Development using Dreamweaver
3 Units
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: CISC 305
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
This course covers the use of Dreamweaver, a visual Web-authoring tool, to develop and implement Web sites. The topics covered include creating Web pages that contain text, images, links, tables, frames, forms, Cascading Style Sheets and image maps, as well as enhancing Web pages Flash elements and built-in scripting. Additional topics include developing effective Web site structures, using Web site management tools, Web site documentation, making global updates to a Web site, and extending Dreamweaver. Students will work individually and as a member of a team to plan, implement, test, and evaluate Web sites.
CISW 350
Imaging for the Web
1 Unit
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: CISC 306 and CISW 300
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC
This course takes a look at designing graphics for the web. Using industry standard graphic software, students will create original graphics as well as manipulate found imagery. Through lecture, demonstration and hands-on methods as well as class/instructor critiques, students will understand the process for designing graphics for use on the World Wide Web. Topics include developing graphic elements for a web site using a visual theme, creating buttons and intuitive navigational elements, making background textures and images, understanding web file formats, scanning, and simple animations that enhance a web site. This course may be take four times for credit.
CISW 380
E-Business: Introduction and Environment; Technology and Infrastructure
3 Units
Same As: BUS 360
Prerequisite: None.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Information is now exchanged very rapidly and customers have an instantaneous way to compare offerings from sellers on a worldwide basis. The purpose of this course is to describe the E-Business environment, describe the options available to business utilizing E-Business, and identify the critical components needed to develop a plan and strategy to implement for a business. The course will focus on E-Business for small and medium sized businesses. This course is the same as BUS 360, and only one may be taken for credit. See "Cross-Listed Courses" in the catalog.
CISW 380.1
E-Business: Introduction and Environment
1.5 Units
Same As: BUS 360.1
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: BUS 300 and CISC 305; BUS 300; CISC 305; CISW 380.1 or BUS 360.1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 27 hours LEC
Information is now exchanged very rapidly and customers have an instantaneous way to compare offerings from sellers on a worldwide basis. The purpose of this course is to describe the E-Business environment, describe the options available to business utilizing E-Business, and identify the critical components needed to develop a plan and strategy to implement for a business. The course will focus on E-Business for small and medium sized businesses. This course is the same as BUS 360.1, and only one may be taken for credit. See "Cross-Listed Courses" in the catalog.
CISW 380.2
E-Business: Tools and Techniques
1.5 Units
Same As: BUS 360.2
Prerequisite: None.
Advisory: BUS 300; CISC 305; CISW 380.1 or BUS 360.1
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 27 hours LEC
The explosive growth of the Internet has changed the fundamental ways in which business is conducted. Information is now exchanged instantly and customers have an instantaneous way to compare offerings from sellers on a worldwide basis. The purpose of this course is to explore the tools, techniques, and technology needed to implement a company's E-Business strategy. Specific content will include payment systems, privacy and security issues, hardware and software solutions, and business issues directly related to E-Commerce. The course will focus on E-Business infrastructure for small and medium sized businesses. This course is the same as BUS 360.2, and only one may be taken for credit. See "Cross-Listed Courses" in the catalog.
CISW 400
Client-side Web Scripting
4 Units
Prerequisite: CISW 300. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Advisory: CISW 310 or CISP 300.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course emphasizes the creation of dynamic and interactive web sites using a client-side scripting language such as JavaScript. Topics include the Document Object Mode of web pages, core features of the client-side scripting language, event handling, control of windows and frames, functions, and form validation. This course may be taken twice on a different client-side scripting language.
CISW 410
Middleware Web Scripting
4 Units
Prerequisite: CISW 300. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Advisory: CISW 310 or CISP 300.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course emphasizes the creation of dynamic and interactive web sites using a middleware scripting language such as PHP or ASP. Topics include core features of the middleware scripting language, embedding server commands in HTML pages, control structures, functions, arrays, form validations, cookies, environmental variables, email applications, and database-driven web applications. This course may be taken twice on a different middleware scripting language.
CISW 420
Server-side Web Scripting
4 Units
Prerequisite: CISW 300. Grade of "C" or better required to meet prerequisite.
Advisory: CISW 310 or CISP 300.
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 72 hours LEC
This course emphasizes the creation of interactive web sites using a server-side scripting language such as Perl. Topics include the core features of the server-side scripting language, event handling, control of windows and frames, functions, and form validation. This course may be taken twice on a different server-side scripting language.
CISW 440
XML: Introduction to Extensible Markup Language
2 Units
Prerequisite: CISW 300 with a grade of "C" or better
Advisory: CISA 320 or CISP 350
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 36 hours LEC
XML is a universal method for representing information that is especially well suited to distribution over the Internet. This course will address the most fundamental XML questions - what XML is, why it's needed, and how it can be used. Students will learn the most current, practical XML technologies available at the present time.
CISW 499
Experimental Offering in Computer Information Science - Web
.5-4 Units
Prerequisite: None
Course Transferable to CSU
Hours: 18 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB