Course detail

Web Design

FIT-ITWAcad. year: 2025/2026

Introduction, principles of the internet, addressing, document storage. HTML, foundations, presentation techniques. Cascading style sheets, integration to HTML. XHTML, variants, principles, differences to HTML. Design of a web presentation, navigational structure. Usability and accessibility. Search engine optimization.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Entry knowledge

Basic knowledge of WWW usage. An ability to work with the Windows or Linux operating system. Text editor usage. Basic principles of programming.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Labs - 10 points
Two test during the semester - 40 points
Two individual projects - 20+30 points
Credit requirement: Earn at least 50 points for activities during the semester.

Active participation in laboratory exercises (5 labs in 2 points). In the case of a reported barrier in the study, it is possible to work out it in agreement with the lector. Predictable obstacles need to be reported in advance.

Aims

To obtain the knowledge necessary for creating quality WWW presentations. To get a general overview of current technology and trends. Knowledge of various aspect of the presentation creation - navigational structure, accessibility, optimization.
Knowledge of current technology for web page creation. Ability to create quality web presentation regarding a proper information and navigational structure design, suitable technology and accessibility for different groups of users.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Hyslop, B., Castro, E.: HTML5 a CSS3: Názorný průvodce tvorbou WWW stránek, Computer Press, 2012.
Petr Staníček: CSS Kaskádové styly, Computer Press, 2003, ISBN: 80-7226-872-4.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Hynek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Internet and the World Wide Web, basic concepts, addressing, document storage
HTML - basic concepts
HTML - advanced presentation techniques
Visual tools for web page design
Cascading stylesheets
Advanced properties of CSS
JavaScript - basic concepts
XHTML - principles, differences to HTML
User interaction
Presentation design, navigational structure
Different aspects of the technologies, optimization
Accessibility of the web pages
Search engine optimization

Exercise in computer lab

12 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Jiří Hynek, Ph.D.
doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.
RNDr. Libor Škarvada
Ing. Juraj Lazúr
Ing. Magdaléna Ondrušková
Ing. Pavol Dubovec
Ing. Dominik Kroupa

Syllabus

Internet, networks, addressing, document storage
HTML
Cascading stylesheets
JavaScript
Individual projects

Project

14 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.
Ing. Jiří Hynek, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Basic presentation in HTML
Advanced presentation using XHTML, CSS and JavaScript

Individual preparation for a lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Před každou přednáškou se doporučuje:

Zopakovat si základní pojmy a poznatky z předchozí přednášky. Následující přednáška na ně pravděpodobně bude navazovat.
Prostudovat si předem podklady k nadcházející přednášce a vytipovat pasáže, kterým bude během přednášky třeba věnovat zvýšenou pozornost, případně si i připravit dotazy.

Individual preparation for laboratories

12 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Studium souvisejících přednášek podle náplně další laboratoře.

Individual preparation for a credit exam

20 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radek Burget, Ph.D.

Individual preparation for a project work

20 hours, optionally