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ITI 131 Mobile Web Design - Level I Overview

Course Outline:

Learn how to design, optimize, and test your website or CMS site (WordPress and Drupal) for mobile devices including iPhone, iPad, Android, Nokia, Microsoft, and other screen technologies. Learn design solutions for WebKit, Mobile IE, Mobile Safari, and other mobile browsers. Implement mobile CSS3 code, meta viewport tags, XHTML, CSS3, and JavaScript solutions. Test your sites using desktop software, device emulators or online test labs. CMS topics include CMS site tools, plug-ins, hooks, filters, and mobile themes, including WordPress dotMobi Mobile Pack and Drupals Mobile Plug-in Module. This course is for web designers, web developers, CMS users, and administrators interested in improving mobile website display and expanding mobile website use.

Prerequisites:


HTML5: Desktop and Mobile and Cascading Style Sheets or equivalent experience. JavaScript recommended but not required.

Required Textbook & Materials

  • Title: Programming the Mobile Web, 2nd. edition
  • Author: Maximiliano Firtman
  • ISBN: 978-1449334970
  • Edition/Copyright: 2nd
  • Publisher: O'Reilly Media
  • Published Date: March 2013
  • Website: O'Reilly Media/

Meeting Information:

  • Days: Monday, Wednesday, & Saturday (12/6 Only)
  • Dates: 12/1/2014 - 12/10/2014
  • Number of Sessions: 5
  • Time: Monday & Wednesday - 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM
  • Time: Saturday - 09:30 AM - 12:30 PM
  • Location: Rockville, HU 321

Lesson Plan:

Session I - Tuesday, September 16, 2014

  • Course Overview Presentation
  • Chapter 1 - The Mobile Jungle
  • Chapter 2 - Understanding the Mobile Web
  • Chapter 3 - Browsers and Web Platforms
  • Chapter 4 - Tools for Mobile Web Development
  • Open Lab

Session 2 - Thursday, September 18, 2014

  • Chapter 5 - Architecture and Design
  • Chapter 6 - Markup and Standards
  • Open Lab

Session 3 - Saturday, September 20, 2014

  • Chapter 7 - Basics of Mobile HTML
  • Chapter 8 - HTML5 Forms
  • Open Lab

Session 4 - Tuesday, September 23, 2014

  • Chapter 9 - Feature and Device Detection
  • Chapter 10 - Images and Media
  • Open Lab

Session 5 - Thursday, September 25, 2014

  • Chapter 11 - CSS for Mobile Browsers
  • Chapter 12 - JavaScript Mobile
  • Open Lab

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