Course Information|| Introduction || Text and Materials || Requirements || Course Policies || Communication || Final || Schedule || Class Standards
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Debby Kilburn |
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791-2467 |
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SM-104 |
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Chat Info:: |
AIM (fourhweb) / ICQ ( 127174826) |
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Monday-Thursday 8am-9pm |
Students will learn the basic skills necessary to author a Web Page through the use of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). They will learn to integrate text, graphics, and hypertext links. Students will complete lessons, which will result in the development of their own personal home page. Students will be required to complete a client web page. The skills learned during these lessons are basic to web development.
Required:
- Even More Excellent HTML – Gottleber and Trainor
- Web Style Guide – Lynch and Horton
- several 3.5" high-density computer disks
Highly Recommended:
- Homepage Usability: 50 Websites Deconstructed – Nielsen, Tahir
- HTML 4.0 Specifications – http://www.w3.org/ TR-REC-html40/
Software Requirements:
- Windows notepad
- FTP software (WS-FTP is available for no cost to students)
- Newest versions of Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Opera recommended. Older versions of each not a bad idea either, for viewing purposes.
Think back to the first time you drove a car. You had to learn the rules of the road and remember to adjust the mirrors, fasten the seat belt, use the brake and gas pedal, put on turn signals...it was almost overwhelming. Soon, with practice, driving a car became second nature. Learning the Internet is the same way. We will be covering a vast amount of information. The more you use it, the easier it will become. I am very willing to answer questions before, during and after class. Contact me through email, AOL, or the message board. If you become overwhelmed, talk to me before you decide to drop the class. I'm sure we can work something out! If you do decide to drop, please do the paperwork. I never drop students from my class; it is not my responsibility to do so. I will have to assign a grade at the end of the class.
There is one prerequisite for this class. Students are expected to be competent in personal computing. This means that you are able to function within a Windows environment. Students must take responsibility to hone their own personal computing skills. We don't have time in class to do so.
I expect students to be punctual, prepared and polite. You will be an asset to your classmates and will understand the material we are covering in class better if you have read the chapter and tried some of the exercises ahead of time.
A successful student in this class will be very self-motivated. In class I will present the techniques and the mechanics of HTML, but it is up to you to take the time to explore and expand your skills. As with anything, the more you practice, the more skilled you will become. For a 2-unit class, you can expect to spend 3-6 hours a week working on the computer. I am very aware of the computer situation on campus, but unless there is a major technical failure, I won't accept the excuse “I couldn't get on a computer” when assignments are due. Please plan your time, pace yourself, and don't put off things until the last minute. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the dates listed in the calendar. If you are unable to make it to class, turn in the assignment ahead of time or send it with a classmate.
There is one prerequisite for this class. Students are expected to be competent in personal computing. This means that you are able to function within a Windows environment. Students must take responsibility to hone their own personal computing skills. We don't have time in class to do so. It helps to have at least a working knowledge of the Internet and email.
If you find that you are having difficulties with an assignment, please let me know. I am always willing to help in whatever way I can. However, if you find that you must withdraw from class, please do the paperwork. I never drop students from my classes. It is not my responsibility to do so. I will have to assign a grade at the end of class.
The main ways I communicate with students is through the class discussion forum. You are expected to check the discussion forum on a regular basis to stay informed of class business. I post articles pertaining to webmaster and web design topics on a regular basis.
If you do not already have one, you will need to sign up for one of the free email services. See the class homepage for links. All messages to me must have the following subject line: “P051: Your Name: Topic”. Messages without this subject line may be lost or ignored.
I am also available through AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and ICQ. Refer to the top of the syllabus for user names. If you see me online, assume my office door is open and feel free to contact me.
You are in this class because you are interested in learning more about web design. Successful web designers put in many hours learning new skills and techniques. It is a field that is constantly in motion. Successful designers are: curious about how things work; very self-motivated; able to work in groups and teams; constantly pushing the boundaries of their skills.
Having said that, I will not assign a bunch of busy work. There will be plenty to do and learn without that! Homework assignments will be designed to allow you to practice the skills we are learning. You will be graded on the following:
10% Participation
Message board postings, resource directory links, peer reviews, etc.
10% Homework
Homework must be linked off of your class homework page in order to be graded at midterm and finals.
30% Midterm personal web site
3-5 pages
50% Final Client web site
5-7 pages
The Midterm is a personal website designed to meet specific standards. You will have very specific guidelines for what needs to be included well in advance of the due date.
The Final project will involved designing a website for a client. This can be a campus club, community organization, local business, etc. It must be an approved client, and cannot be a personal site. Details will be given as we go through the course, but I strongly advise you to start looking for a client now. Do not wait until deadlines approach. We will discuss this project in class often.
Week 1 An HTML Overview Chapter 1
Week 2 Basic Tags: Your First Web Page Chapter 2
Week 3 Linking: Let’s Get Hyper Chapter 3
Week 4 Lists: Bringing Order out of Chaos Chapter 4
Week 5 Formatting: What You See is What You Get Chapter 5
Week 6 Images Chapter 6
Week 7 Getting Online TBA
Week 8 Midterm Workshop
Week 9 Midterm Workshop
Week 10 Tables: Data In Rows and Columns Chapter 7
Week 11 Tables
Week 12 Forms and Form Processing Chapter 10
Week 13 Forms
Week 14 Frames: Divide and Conquer Chapter 9
Week 15 Frames
Week 16 Final Workshop
Week 17 Final Workshop
Week 18 Final Due
Clean coding minimizes typographical and syntactic errors. Your source code should be well commented throughout. Someone who did not write your code should be able to view it and understand what you are doing. All work turned in will adhere to the following standards. Points will be deducted from assignments failing to comply. I reserve the right to modify these standards as needed.
The Code
- Create a comment section at the top of the page. Include your name, assignment name, and date.
- Skip a line before each major section of the web page.
- When typing code, press <ENTER> at logical breaks (between tags or properties, after paragraphs, etc.)
- HTML tags are to be in ALL CAPS, attributes in lowercase.
- Quotations are mandatory for attributes (ex: color=”red”)
- All filenames are to be in lowercase.
- Meet Priority One accessibility checkpoints as found on http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG/checkpoint-list.html
The Page
- Pages are expected to adhere to good style guidelines and described in the Web Style Guide and in Homepage Usability.
- PG-rated pages only!
Directory Structure
- There should be no file called index.htm or index.html. I should be able to open your root directory so I can see your directory structure.
- In your root directory, set up a minimum of 4 folders: graphics/pictures, homework, midterm, and final.
- I encourage you to use as many subdirectories as needed to keep your site neat and manageable.
