CHS Web Design Track

Course Expectations

Web Design I, II, III & AS | Instructor: Ms. Miller

The Developers Guild

Welcome to the Developers Guild. This course transitions you from a user of the web to a builder of the web. Over the course of this multi-year program, we focus on the "Three Pillars" of professional development: Semantic Structure, Visual Presentation, and meaningful User Experience, moving from basic layouts to complex, data-driven applications.

Curriculum Roadmap

1 Unit 1: The Developer's World

Join the Guild (Soft Skills & CTSOs), Internet vs. Web Structure, and The "Rules" (Law, Ethics & Accessibility).

2 Unit 2: The Project Blueprint

User Research, Personas, Sitemaps, and Wireframing (The Who and the How).

3 Unit 3: The "Bones" (HTML)

Intro to HTML: Boilerplate Code, Semantic Elements, and Structured Documents.

4 Unit 4: The "Clothes" (CSS)

CSS Syntax, Box Model, and Advanced Layouts (Flexbox, Grid, & Media Queries).

5 Unit 5: Sights & Sounds

Media Integration: Optimizing Images, Video, Audio, and Data Tables.

6 Unit 6: The Brains (JavaScript)

Programming Logic, Variables, Functions, and Advanced DOM Manipulation.

7 Unit 7: Professional Tools

UI/UX Design Psychology, Figma Prototyping, Git, and GitHub Collaboration.

8 Unit 8: The Back-End & Future

WordPress CMS, Web APIs (JSON/Fetch), Databases (SQL), and Emerging Tech (AI, VR, IoT).

9 Unit 9: The Launch

Final Deployment (FTP/Netlify), Live Testing, and Professional Handover.

Classroom Standards

  • Respect the Code: Collaborative debugging is encouraged, but all submitted work must be your own original creation.
  • AI Policy: AI is a powerful assistant. It is acceptable to use it to generate fake content for fictitious websites or to generate base images (which must then be significantly edited to make them your own). It should not be used to generate your primary code logic or core assignments.
  • Iteration: Web design is a process of trial and error. Grading focuses on technical growth and problem-solving.
Weighted Grading
  • Labs & Technical Skills 40-60%
  • Unit Projects 20-35%
  • Games & Quizzes 20%
  • Career Readiness 10%
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Grading Scale
  • 90 - 100% A
  • 80 - 89% B
  • 70 - 79% C
  • 60 - 69% D
  • 0 - 59% F
Guild Materials
  • VS Code & GitHub Account
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Chrome/Firefox Browser
  • 3-Ring Binder
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