Website Development and Management
Course Goal
To introduce the WordPress.org content management system and its capabilities and enable the acquisition of the necessary knowledge and practical skills in designing, creating, publishing, and managing websites.
Course Instructor
Yulia Sion, yzhigl@tlu.ee
Course Schedule
| Date | Lecture Content | Assignment | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14 | Logistics of the Course Intro to Web Design Process Defining Goals | Goal Tagline Moodboard | Miro Inspiration Class folder |
| Feb 21 | User-Centered Design Creating Persona User Journey Competitive Analysis | Persona User Journey Competitive Analysis | Competitive Analysis |
| Feb 28 | Navigation Information Architecture Card Sorting | Tested Sitemap | Information Architecture Content Audit Card Sorting |
| March 7 | User Interface Design UI elements & principles Font Logos | Visual Representation Logo Wireframes | Logos |
| March 14 | Wireframes Testing Web Hosting Domain Name | Finalized Wireframes Domain Name Installed WordPress | MAMP WordPress.org |
| March 21 | Individual Consultations. | Mid Term Exam. | |
| March 28 | Spring Break. No lecture. | ||
| April 4 | Mid-Term Exam. | About Me Page | |
| April 11 | Pages vs Posts. Homepage. Website structure and navigation. | Setting up structure and navigation. Keep editing. | |
| April 18 | Using Column Block. Buttons. | Creating a Portfolio page using Columns and Buttons. | |
| April 25 | Privacy & Security. Parallax Effect. Social Sharing. Interactive Buttons. Lightbox Effect. | Setting up Privacy Page in a widget area. Setting up social sharing buttons. | |
| May 2 | Multilingual site. Analytics overview. | Setting up language switcher. Basics of Analytics. | |
| May 9 | E-Commerce. SEO Strategy. Inspect Function | Setting up SEO plugin and main strategy. Setting up an online shop. Setting up Maintenance Mode. | |
| May 16 | Maintenance Mode. Inspect function. Wrapping up. | Setting up Maintenance Mode. Know how to use Inspect to find basic styles/UI elements (size, color, etc.) | |
| TBD | Final Presentations |