CIS 21B - Web Page Design

OFFICE HOURS: By appointment.
The best way to reach me outside of class is by e-mail.

TEXTS:
Recommended (one of LeMay books): Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in a 21 Days
Laura Lemay
ISBN - 0-67231-408-8

Teach Yourself Web Publishing in a Week
Laura Lemay
Fourth Edition - ISBN - 1-57521-336-2

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

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Two 3.5 inch diskettes.

PREREQUISITE(S):
Required: 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:
Student will learn to design WWW pages using Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Student will use HTML to format page layout, enhance pages with backgrounds and graphics, and create hypertext links to other pages. Will discuss standard HTML versus browser extensions of HTML. Will discuss the effect of network bandwidth on page presentation.

Work Due:
This course consists of 2 hours of lecture and two hours of lab each week.   You will be required to read sections of the text each week as homework.   Provided you have done the required reading, there will be ample lab time to complete your lab assignments.  If you do not finish the lab assignment during lab time, you may finish it at home or during OPEN LAB TIME.  The lab assignments will build upon each other, so that by the end of the term, you will have built several pages linked together as a "site".  Lab assignments are to be turned in both in hardcopy (for notes and corrections) and on diskette (for viewing).  Assignments are due at the beginning of the next class meeting and should be turned in before you sit down.   Late assignments will be accepted but credit given at 50% of the earned grade. If you know you will be absent, you may turn in your assignment early by e-mail, but must still turn in the diskette and paper at the next class meeting to earn full credit.

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Attendance is required.  Although you could do the lab exercises and pass the final exam without attending lectures, the text covers much more material than what is required for this particular course.  The lectures will clarify what is necessary for a beginner to know, while the text augments that knowledge with advanced topics. Part of your grade is based on class participation. It is very difficult to participate in class if you are absent.
If you drop this class, it is your responsibility to process a drop card.

COURSE EVALUATION:

Lab assignments and quizzes (8 + 2)	50 points each
class participation	200 points
Final exam (open notes, open book)	300 points
Total Points:	1000

COURSE GRADING:

900 points or higher	A
800 points - 899 points	B
700 points - 799 points	C
600 points - 699 points	D
less than 600 points	F