J001 Website Visibility and Search Engines

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2013
Extent and Intensity
1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Stanislava Gráf (lecturer)
Melius Weideman (lecturer), prof. RNDr. Tomáš Pitner, Ph.D. (deputy)
Mgr. Jana Bartáková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Vlastislav Dohnal, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: Melius Weideman
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Timetable
Mon 18. 11. 12:00–13:50 B130, 18:00–19:50 G126, Tue 19. 11. 10:00–11:50 D3, 16:00–17:50 B517, Wed 20. 11. 12:00–13:50 B517, 16:00–17:50 G126, Thu 21. 11. 12:00–13:50 G101, 16:00–17:50 B517
Prerequisites
- skilled on browser use in general (Internet access required) - familiar with the use of search engines, and English writing and reading - motivated to learn how SEO can be applied, basic knowledge of Web design principles
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 35 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/35, only registered: 0/35, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/35
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to give students an overall view of the SEO industry, and specifically: introduce them to SEO and Search Engines, teach them to evaluate a website in terms of SEO and empower them to apply the basic whitehat SEO techniques to improve the ranking of a website.
Syllabus
  • a - Search, HTML Basics; b - Metrics & SERPs; c - Content Writing; d - Inlinks & Keywords; e - Hyperlinks & Metatags; f - Whitehat vs Blackhat; g - Website Visibility; h - Evaluation; j - Certificates/credits; (a - g): - each module is an 90 minute session, which may include teaching, hands-on exercises, demonstrations, reading and project work; - students will receive a grid at the start of every module, which defines module content, objectives, sources, and projects and evaluation
Literature
    required literature
  • WEIDEMAN, Melius. Website visibility : the theory and practice of improved rankings. Oxford: Chandos, 2009, xxi, 222. ISBN 9781843344735. info
Teaching methods
Students must have a prescribed book each and laptop!
Assessment methods
The course will ends with a 100 minute online examination; students with a grade of 80% and higher will pass the course and receive a certificate/credit.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught only once.
Teacher's information
http://lasaris.fi.muni.cz/teaching-courses/j001
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2017.
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