Hello,
 
I teach Intro to Web Design regularly to undergrad Communication majors. My focus is on design and application-based development, rather than HTML, figuring that COMM majors are not computer science majors. My students generally have limited capacity and willingness to work with code.
 
That said, I think it's important to introduce students to the basic structure of HTML so they know there is a lot going on underneath the WYSIWYG interfaces of web design applications. This takes one class day, at most. Beyond this, we work in Dreamweaver for site development.
 
Here is a link to this semester's syllabus, if you're interested. I hope it's helpful.
 
http://www.utah.edu/newmedia/cvb/courses/3510-f02/index.htm
 
Best,
Cassandra
 
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Cassandra Van Buren, Ph.D.
New Media Studies
Department of Communication
University of Utah
255 S. Central Campus Drive LNCO 2519

Salt Lake City UT 84112 USA
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