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The Web and the Internet are two technologies
driving many innovations and other aspects of contemporary life.
The Web today is ubiquitous, in news and information, in government,
in education, in business and commerce, in health, and in entertainment.
Many people depend on the Web so completely that they cannot
tolerate loss of access for even a brief period.
Recognizing the importance of the Web a decade ago, in 1999 the Computer Science Department,
in collaboration with what is now the School of Visual Communication Design in
the College of Communication and Information, developed an
interdisciplinary three-course sequence in Web Design and Programming (WDP):
- CS 4/57105 Web Design and Programming I
- CS 4/57106 Web Design and Programming II
- CS 4/57107 Web Design and Programming Studio
This three-course sequence, or even simply the first course, provides a hands-on
introduction to the creation of modern web sites, and can be taken by students in
a wide variety of majors.
For students who want to learn more, the
WDP Minor is available
to majors in the College of Arts and Science and the VCD program.
This WDP sequence can serve as the core of a detailed course of study
in Computer Science and Visual Communication Design to develop
professionals in Web publishing; in the design, structure, programming,
and maintenance of Web sites; and in languages, protocols,
multimedia, security, and privacy aspects of the Web. |
