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Content Management Systems: WordPress
Course: CIS136

First Term: 2018 Fall
 Lec + Lab   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T - Lab Load


Description: Overview of WordPress Content Management System. Includes hands-on design and creation of web pages and blogs for the World Wide Web. Designed to cover best practices for web site/blog creation.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Define content management systems. (I)
2. Describe content management system installation options. (II)
3. Configure content management system settings. (III)
4. Format, organize and present text content. (IV)
5. Prepare, organize and present multimedia content. (V)
6. Evaluate, install, and customize themes. (VI)
7. Locate, install and customize common plugins. (VII)
8. Describe and set user roles and capabilities. (VIII)
9. Perform site management tasks. (IX)
10. Plan, design, create and publish a blog-based web site. (I-IX)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Content Management Systems
   A. Description and history
   B. Common uses
   C. Terminology
II. Installation
   A. Hosted
   B. Self-hosted
   C. Automated
III. Settings
   A. General
   B. Writing
   C. Reading
   D. Discussion
   E. Media
   F. Permalinks
IV. Content
   A. Posts
   B. Pages
   C. Formatting
   D. Categorizing
   E. Tagging
V. Multimedia
   A. Uploading
   B. Inserting
   C. Formatting
   D. Media Library
VI. Themes
   A. Locating
   B. Premium
   C. Installing
   D. Activating
   E. Customizing
   F. Widgets
VII. Plugins
   A. Locating
   B. Installing
   C. Activating
   D. Maintaining
   E. Deactivating
VIII. Users
   A. Roles
   B. Adding
   C. Managing
IX. Site Management
   A. Updates
   B. Backup
   C. Exporting/importing content
   D. Moving
   E. Deleting

 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: December 9, 2014

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.