Web Design Course Textbooks
The textbooks used in this course are part of O’Reilly’s online Safari service, which provides full-text access to more than four thousand books. You can either purchase printed copies of specific books, or you can subscribe to the Safari service at one of two levels: 10-slot Bookshelf at $19.99 per month, or Safari Library unlimited access at $39.99 per month. The 10-slot Bookshelf lets you select any ten books from the Safari Library, whereas the unlimited subscription provides online access to all four thousand books, plus Safari Labs, articles, video courses and instructional tutorials. The specific textbooks recommended for use in these courses include:
- Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Unleashed by Zak Ruvalcaba, published October 18, 2007 by Sams, ISBN 978-0-672-32944-9.
- Dreamweaver CS3: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland, published June 15, 2007 by O'Reilly, ISBN 978-0-59-651043-5.
- CSS Cookbook by Christopher Schmitt, published October 1, 2006 by O'Reilly, ISBN 978-0-59-652741-9.
- Transcending CSS: The Fine Art of Web Design by Andy Clarke, Molly E. Holzschlag, and Dave Shea, published November 15, 2006 by New Riders, ISBN 978-0-321-41097-9.
- The JavaScript Anthology by James Edwards and Cameron Adams, published February 1, 2006 by Sitepoint, ISBN 978-0-97-524026-7.
- JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition, by David Flanagan, published August 1, 2006 by O'Reilly, ISBN 978-0-59-610199-2.
- Ajax Design Patterns by Michael Mahemoff, published June 1, 2006 by O'Reilly, ISBN 978-0-59-610180-0.
- Adding Ajax by Shelley Powers, published June 1, 2007 by O'Reilly, ISBN 978-0-59-652936-9.
Also in the Safari library are video tutorials that provide just-in-time instruction on many of the topics covered in this course. Videos you may find particularly useful include:
- Dreamweaver CS3 Essential Training by Garrick Chow, published April 16, 2007 by lynda.com, ISBN 1-59671-331-3.
- Flash User Experience Best Practices by Robert Hoekman, Jr., published December 01, 2005 by lynda.com, ISBN 1-59671-137-X.
In addition to subscribing to Safari, School of Education graduate students are strongly encouraged to purchase an instructional design textbook entitled The Systematic Design of Instruction, sixth edition, by Walter Dick, Lou Carey, and James Carey. The publisher is Allyn & Bacon, ISBN 978-0205412747.