A221 - Multimedia Programming (HTML)

HTML Links:

• Textbook Web Site
• Online Companion for textbook
• Student Data Files

Powerpoint Presentations:

Jeff's Top 10 HTML Debugging Tips (I was never good at math)

• Test your script.  If it doesn't work, you won't get very many points.  Look at the status bar in your web browser.  It should not say "Error" or "Error on Page".
• Always save your work before you test it.
• Make sure your HTML tags match up.  I.e., if you have a <TD>, make sure you also have a </TD>.

About this Class

Course Outline
The purpose of this course is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the basics to more advanced features of HTML.  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.

By the end of this class, you will understand:

• What the Internet is.

• What the World Wide Web is.

• The basics of HTML

• Development Lifecycles

• How to use HTML tags to format web pages

• How to include images, links, and text in your web pages

• Tables

• Forms

• Style Sheets 

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.

Class Structure

• Read the assigned Project (chapter) and work the exercises included in the Project (this does NOT include the “Learn it Online”, “Apply Your Knowledge”, or “In the Lab” exercises).  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 from the “Apply Your Knowledge” or “In the Lab” exercises).

And, of course, you are expected to check OnCourse and your IUS e-mail daily for announcements, changes, corrections, and bulletins.

Prerequisites
This class assumes a deeper knowledge of computers and their concepts than a "Word" or "Excel" class.  If this is your first computer class, you will have to work a little harder (prerequisites such as C106 or W200 are recommended). I recommend going through the "Managing Your Files" presentation that I have posted in Document Library. It is from an Excel class, so it will mention Excel and Microsoft Office. Everyone should read the Introduction in the textbook.

Textbook
TEXT: HTML Complete Concepts and Techniques, 4^th Edition
AUTHOR: Shelly Cashman Woods
ISBN-13: 978-1-4188-5936-7 / ISBN-10: 1-4188-5936-2
PUBLISHER: Shelly Cashman Series
YEAR: 2007
Student Data Files:  http://scsite.com

Required Software
This course will make extensive use of Notepad (the text file editor included in all versions of Windows). This course also assumes you are using Windows XP or Vista and Internet Explorer version 6 or 7.

Required Hardware
A USB flash drive (a.k.a. a "thumb drive") is recommended but not required.

Schedule
The class is 8 weeks long. Each week you'll have a Project (class participation) and a lab assignment (homework). The Project is simply the chapter in the book. Each chapter is called a "Project" and you'll work on a few different scripts. Simply attach these scripts to the Assignment in OnCourse. The Lab (homework) will be assigned from the end of chapter labs. You'll have 1 week to complete both the Project and the Lab. I cannot accept late Projects, but you can turn in the Labs up to two days late (with a penalty).

The class week runs Monday to Monday. Homework is posted in OnCourse on Monday and is due the following Monday. The results of your weekly Project (book chapter) is also due the following Monday. 

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 with a problem.

Class Participation
Even though this is an on-line class, class participation is required and is part of your grade. Please be sure to "check in" each week by posting the results of your weekly project.