ITC298
Class: Web Design & Development with WordPress
Time: Summer 2009 – T/Th, 01:00PM to 03:00PM in room BE3133
Credits: 3.0
Class Hours: 33
Type of Course: Workforce Education Preparatory
Length of Course: 8 weeks
Prerequisite: WEB120 or Instructor Permission
Course Description:
This course gives an overview of the basic principles and practices of professional web site design and development using the open-source technology of WordPress.
Course Goals:
The students will design and develop a website for a small to medium sized business or their own portfolio site while focusing on the development principles associated with the use of WordPress.
This class will provide the student with a case study and website portfolio piece to present to potential employers.
Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of ITC298, the student will be able to:
- Install and set-up WordPress to a server
- Add and manage content through WordPress
- Use, customize and create WordPresss themes
- Use and customize WordPress functions and loops
- Install and utilize WordPress plugins and widgets
- Have a WordPress website of their very own to impress their friends
Required Text:
- WordPress 2: Visual QuickStart Guide, by Maria Langer and Miraz Jordan
Suggested Text:
- Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read, by Scott McNulty
Evaluation Methods:
Your final grade will be a culmination of your Class Assignments:
- Assignments will create an overall Class Project to be presented at the end of the quarter
- Assignments require critical thinking and problem solving skills
- Assignments will be “assigned” each week according to the class schedule
- Assignments will be “due” according the assignment pages
- Students are responsible for assignment information on assignment pages
- Students are also responsible for assignment information given in class
- Assignments will be marked down 25% for every week they are late
ADA Confirmation:
(Americans with Disabilities Act) If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please contact me ASAP.
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New book out on Wordpress by Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks and Jeff Starr. “Digging into Wordpress”. Only available in PDF at this time. Printed version to come. If you purchase PDF version, free lifetime subscription as it gets edits in time.
Go to:
http://digwp.com/book/
P.S. -Let Adam know. I can’t post to his site.
Nice Clean WordPress e-Commerce Theme For Free – Crafty Cart http://tinyurl.com/q3jjhc
36 Beautiful and “NEW” Free Wordpress Themes http://bit.ly/pqC4Q
“Powerful guide to master Your WordPress” I’m really enjoying working w/WordPress and love all the resources that are out there. This site offers some excellent theme hacks and tips! Check it out…
http://www.noupe.com/wordpress/mastering-your-wordpress-theme-hacks-and-techniques.html
worpress definition of widget
also a link to the web page
http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Widgets
WordPress Widgets
WordPress Widgets (WPW) is like a plugin, but designed to provide a simple way to arrange the various elements of your sidebar content (known as “widgets”) without having to change any code. The Widgets SubPanel explains how to use the various Widgets that come delivered with WordPress, and the Widgets page at Automattic explains how to ‘widgetize’ themes and plugins.
23 Extremely Helpful Wordpress Help Sheets And Resources
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress/23-extremely-helpful-wordpress-help-sheets-and-resources/
DesignBump is a site I check nearly every day. It is an aggregate site, like Digg or Reddit, but for Design, mostly Web but there are Print articles. This takes you to their Wordpress section:
http://www.designbump.com/Wordpress
Found this on the internets, thought you might find it handy for your class:
http://webdesignlounge.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-be-rockstar-wordpress-designer.html