| This class will be run exclusively through OnCourse.
This is a 8 week course that uses HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) to enhance Web page and Web site
designs. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This is an 8-week introductory course on creating Web pages through the use of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). The student will be acquainted with the HTML language and creating Web pages suitable for course work and personal uses. The student is also exposed to common web page formats and functions. The knowledge gained in this class will serve as a foundation for future web programming applications.
COURSE PREREQUISITE
C106, W200, or equivalent This class
assumes you are familiar with WinZip and/or Zip-style archives. If
not, please see:
How to Use WinZip ...
REQUIRED TEXT and MATERIAL
TEXT: HTML and XHTML 5th Edition
AUTHOR: Patrick Carey
ISBN-13: 978-1-4239-2545-3
ISBN-10: 1-4239-2545-9
PUBLISHER: New Perspectives
YEAR: 2009
Student Data Files –
The student data files are posted above and also posted in Oncourse (under Resources).
If you prefer, you can download them from the publisher's web site. The instructions on the back page of the book are not
clear. Here is what you should do to download the student data files:
- Go to www.course.com. You are redirected to the cengage.com Course Technology web page.
- Type the ISBN number in the search box at the top of the page. Click Search.
- In the Search Results, click the About this Product link.
- In the upper right, click the Student product page link.
- In the upper right, click the Student downloads link.
- Click the Data Files for Exercises in Text link (unless you are a Mac user, then you will need to use the Mac links provided).
- This will download an EXE file. Open the file once downloaded.
- You may receive a Security Warning. If so, click Run.
- You receive the WinZip Self-Extractor dialog. Click the Browse button to select the location for the student data files. You may want to select your Flash Drive.
- Click Unzip. It should say 321 file(s) unzipped successfully. Click OK.
- Click Close.
- The files have been placed in a folder at the following location: \Course Technology\New Perspectives\NP on HTML and XHTML 5e Intro\Data Files
“notepad.exe” (included in all versions of Windows) or some other text editor (please note that a text editor is not the same as word processing software) is required for creating HTML documents.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
- To teach the fundamentals of developing Web pages.
- To acquaint students with the HTML language and creating Web pages suitable for course work, professional purposes, and personal use.
- To expose students to common Web page formats and functions.
COURSE OUTLINE
The purpose of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive
understanding of the basic features of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
By the end of this class, you will understand --
- What the Internet is.
- What the World Wide Web is.
- The basics of HTML
- How to use HTML tags to format web pages
- How to include images, links, and text in your web pages
- Tables
- Style Sheets
CLASS STRUCTURE
The class work week begins on Monday. The week’s assignment(s) will be posted in OnCourse. Each week, you are expected to:
- Read the assigned Tutorial (chapter) and work the exercises included in the Tutorial (you are not required to do the “Quick Check” or “Review Assignments”). You must attach the completed exercise(s) to the weekly project in OnCourse to “check in” and receive your class participation points.
- Complete the assigned Lab (typically one of the “Case Problems” at the end of the tutorial).
Note: The book refers to its chapters as “tutorials” and the homework as “Case Problems”. I’ll try to continue using this nomenclature, but if I slip up and say “homework”, it refers to your assigned Case Problem. If I say “chapters”, it refers to the book’s tutorial.
And, of course, you are expected to check OnCourse and your IUS e-mail daily for announcements, changes, corrections, and bulletins.
TURNING IN LABS (HOMEWORK)
All projects and labs should be completed using HTML and a text editor. Use of a web design software is strongly discouraged as they often make confusing additions or changes to your HTML code. You will not be turning in paper work. Instead, you will submit the HTML files resulting from you work via OnCourse. They are due before 11:45 PM Monday.
Projects cannot be accepted late, since they are essentially your Class Participation grades. Late labs will be penalized according to the following:
Up to 24 hours late: 10% reduction
24-48 hours late: 20% reduction
More than 48 hours late: no credit
It is highly recommended that you retain a backup copy of ALL work submitted.
EXAMS
There will be two (2) exams throughout the term. Exams will cover the concepts and terminology learned throughout the course.
CLASS PARTICIPATION
Class participation is still mandatory in an online class. You will be required to report to the instructor via Oncourse on a weekly basis. Failure to do so will result in no participation points being awarded for that week. You will earn points each week for participating/checking in and completing the weekly project.
To check in for the week, sign on to OnCourse and upload the results of the week’s project.
It is the student's responsibility to check Oncourse and your IUS e-mail daily for special announcements and/or email from me. Using the excuse that "I didn't know ..." will not suffice.
TIME MANAGEMENT TO COMPLETE PROJECTS/WORK
Due to the nature of an online class, sometimes it can be difficult to manage your time to complete the work. It is required that you set aside time each day/week to complete the assigned material for the course. This is considered your "class time" in which you will allow no interruptions from outside sources.
I can't stress enough that you should start the Projects/Labs early in the week. They are due on Monday, so if you wait until the last minute, you'll be doing them over the weekend and you may not have access to the many resources at IUS (including myself) available to help you if you get stuck.
How much time should I set aside? The rule of thumb is that each credit hour spent in class requires twice that time outside of class for reading the book and completing assignments. For example, a 3.0 credit hour class requires 3 hours in class and 6 hours outside class for completing assignments. This is a 1.5 credit hour class but must be completed in ½ the time of a normal class, i.e., the workload is the same as a 3.0 credit hour class. Therefore, my expectation is that each week you are spending roughly 3 hours working the Tutorial and up to 6 hours completing the lab assignment.
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