CISW 300 - Web Publishing


INSTRUCTOR: Gerald Klaas Fall 2003
Voice-mail: 568-3100 x12450 Credit: 3 Units
E-mail: gklaas@sacto.com Accepted for Credit: CSU

OFFICE HOURS:
Before class, after class and by appointment.
The best way to reach me outside of class is by e-mail.

TEXTS:
Required: Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and XHTML in 21 Days --- (paperback edition)
Laura Lemay
ISBN - 0672320770


Optional: The Non-Designer's Design Book
Robin Williams
ISBN - 1-56609-159-4


Optional: A Beginner's Guide to HTML
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimerAll.html

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Three 3.5 inch diskettes.

PREREQUISITE(S):
Advisory: CIS 21A or equivalent experience
  (i.e. You must have a basic understanding of WWW browsing, FTP and telnet.  You should have a basic understanding of gopher, newsgroups and e-mail.)
Advisory: You should have a basic understanding of files and directories (folders).
Advisory: You should be able to use an editor. (your choice of: Notepad, WordPad, vi, DOS editor, etc.).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course introduces the students to publishing on the World Wide Web. Topics include creating WWW pages with the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), organizing a series of pages into a website, and uploading web pages to a server. The course makes extensive use of the computer tools necessary to insert HTML tags, create images, and view web documents. As apprentice web designers and publishers, students will learn to identify the information dissemination needs of a client, design an appropriate WWW solution, and implement it.

Work Due:
Labs will be assigned at every class meeting. Many of the assignments can be completed during class, but you should plan to spend a lot of time in front of a computer for this class. Lab assignments make up 40% of your grade.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required.  
If you drop this class, it is your responsibility to process a drop card.

COURSE EVALUATION:
Lab assignments40 %
Group Project20 %
Individual Project30 %
Final exam (open notes, open book)10 %

COURSE GRADING:
90 to 100 A 
80 to 89 B 
70 to 79 C 
60 to 69 D 
0 to 59 F