Adventures in Information

A more comprehensive resource list is now online. [ 11/6 - took a while, but it's mostly up now.]

Basic Web Publishing/HTML

This workshop introduces the tools, skills and resources needed to begin creating web pages on the USC Web servers. Participants will first learn the theory behind how web pages are constructed and delivered. They will then be lead through all the steps necessary to create and publish a simple web page. Topics to be covered include: setting up your USC web folder, basic file management and transfer (UNIX and PC/MAC), URLs and other web basics, and understanding and writing basic HTML, both with a simple text editor and with other tools.

This class is highly recommended for beginners who need to learn how to publish content on the web with their USC account and the campus server. No previous web publishing experience is necessary.

Prerequisites: None.

Basic Photoshop

This workshop introduces Adobe Photoshop and how to prepare graphics for web publishing. Participants will learn the basic Photoshop interface and how to storyboard in Photoshop with a hands-on exercise. They will then prepare these image or graphics files for the web. The goal will be to construct a complete web page, or pages, and upload them to the USC server, so some final work in Dreamweaver will conclude this workshop.

Prerequisites: Basic Web Publishing/HTML and Dreamweaver Part I, or equivalent experience.

Intermediate Web Development

This workshop is intended as a jumping off point for those involved in planning or developing more complex and advanced web projects (medium to large scale or database/publishing driven sites, web applications, or web services). Participants will first be given an overview of the issues involved with these types of web projects as well as USC specific concerns, such as Section 508 compliance, and the University technical infrastructure.

In-depth coverage of topics will depend upon the participants, but may include tutorials and discussion of: XHTML/CSS/DOM web standards and related front end development, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Usability issues, Technical and systems architecture analysis (platform, environment, languages), XML, XLST, SOAP/XML-RPC.

Prerequisites: Basic Web Publishing/HTML, or equivalent experience. Desire to learn about advanced web topics.