The basics include a working knowledge of HTML and the internet protocols. Students will learn to use a web site editor such as Dreamweaver. Web site design concepts introduced include effective use of colour, images, animation and layout, as well as topics such as navigation and cognitive overload. Students will learn to create a basic home page and publish it on a web server. Students will also learn advanced navigation and presentation techniques in the development of a design portfolio.
Data mining is a method for finding patterns in large data sets.
The basic methodology of understanding the data, data cleaning, data mining, and results evaluation is introduced. A variety of types of design data sets are considered. Various database representations for the data include text files, XML files, and relational database files. Techniques for data cleaning are introduced. Data mining techniques for conceptual clustering and rule discovery are described and tools for these techniques are used in a data mining project.