Course Specifications

Course Description

You want to make some information available on the Internet. To do this, you might want to design, build, and upload a website. The features and functions in Expression Web will enable you to create a website to suit your requirements.

Hardware Requirements

This course requires one desktop computer for each student.

• A PC with a Pentium IV, 1 GHz CPU or higher
• A minimum of 512 MB of RAM or higher
• A generic monitor (1024 x 768)
• A 40–GB hard disk or larger
• A sound card

• A PC with a Pentium IV, 1 GHz CPU or higher
• A minimum of 512 MB of RAM or higher
• A generic monitor (1024 x 768)
• A 40-GB hard disk or larger
• A sound card
• A display system to project the instructor’s computer screen

Platform Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition

Software Requirements

• Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Business Edition
• Microsoft® Expression® Web 2007
• Microsoft® Office 2007®
• Netscape Navigator® 7.1
• Mozilla Firefox®

Performance-Based Objectives

• get familiar with the basic principles of web development and the Expression Web environment.
• design the layout of a website.
• add content to a website.
• format a web page using CSS.
• work with links.
• add interactivity to web pages.
• finalize a website.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Getting Started with Expression Web

Topic 1A: Overview of Website Development

Topic 1B: Explore the Expression Web Interface

Topic 1C: Customize the Expression Web Interface

Lesson 2: Designing the Layout of a Website

Topic 2A: Define a Website

Topic 2B: Design Layouts Using Layout Tables

Topic 2C: Define Standard Layout Components

Topic 2D: Create a Dynamic Web Template

Lesson 3: Adding Content to a Website

Topic 3A: Create a Home Page

Topic 3B: Add Text to a Web Page

Topic 3C: Import Pages to a Website

Topic 3D: Format Text

Topic 3E: Work with Tables

Topic 3F: Work with Images

Lesson 4: Formatting a Website Using CSS

Topic 4A: Introduction to CSS

Topic 4B: Create an External Style Sheet

Topic 4C: Attach an External Style Sheet

Topic 4D: Create an Internal Style Sheet

Topic 4E: Modify an External Style Sheet

Lesson 5: Working with Links

Topic 5A: Create Hyperlinks

Topic 5B: Create Bookmark Links

Topic 5C: Format Text Hyperlinks

Topic 5D: Create a Hotspot

Lesson 6: Adding Interactivity

Topic 6A: Add an Interactive Button

Topic 6B: Open a Page in a New Browser Window

Topic 6C: Create a Rollover

Topic 6D: Add an Audio File

Lesson 7: Finalizing a Website

Topic 7A: Check for Accessibility

Topic 7B: Check for Compatibility

Topic 7C: Generate CSS Reports

Topic 7D: Check the Site Summary Report

Topic 7E: Publish the Website