Syllabus

CA272 Web Page Development with XHTML

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

Rockville Campus

Computer Applications Department

 

Instructor Information

 

Name:

Karen Penn de Martinez

Email:

Karen.PenndeMartinez@montgomerycollege.edu

Course Website:

Navigate from www.montgomerycollege.edu/ca to Faculty, Rockville, my page, our course site

Office Location:

Macklin Tower, fourth floor--MT 424

Office Phone:

240-567-7661

Office Hours:

Monday/Wednesday 11:00 am – 12:00 noon

Tuesday 7:30 am – 8:00 am

Wednesday 9:15 am – 9:45 am

 

Course Information

 

Semester: Fall 2003

Course CRN: 23412

Class time: M/W 2:00 – 3:15 pm

Class location: CS22

Last date for a refund: September 8

 

Last date to drop without a grade or to change from audit to credit or from credit to audit:  September 22

Last date to drop a class with a W grade:  November 17

 

Course Description

Web pages containing graphics and other basic enhancements will be developed in XHTML and in a Web authoring program. Topics include home page development and emerging and converging technologies. Trends and responsibilities pertaining to Web usage and construction will also be explored. 3 semester hours

 

Prerequisites/Corequisites

CA172, or consent of the department. Students who have not met the prerequisite should not expect tutoring by the instructor during or outside of class.

 

Goals and/or Objectives  

Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to

  • Development and enhancement of non-technical skills
    • Speak and write about the course topics with sufficient proficiency
    • Apply critical thinking to a variety of topics in the course
  • Introduction to XHTML
    • Demonstrate basic HTML and XHTML coding by creating and/or modifying home pages efficiently
  • Web authoring software
    • Compare and contrast many software options available for the creation and enhancement of home pages
  • How HTML and XHTML differ
    • Analyze the difference between HTML and XHTML
  • XHTML attributes and DTD
    • Explain the basic attributes, Document Type Definition (DTD) and overall structure of an XHTML document
  • Web development teams
    • Actively participate with others students in the class in order to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of working with others in a development team situation
  • Business and personal pages
    • Demonstrate the steps necessary to create a business or personal home page with graphic, maps, and tables, using web-authoring program.
  • Advertising and Web presence
    • Identify how to advertise and establish a presence on a Web
  • Copyright issues
    • Analyze and evaluate the options available for using materials on the Web and related copyright issues
  • Introduction to accessibility issues
    • Identify universal design methods for user with disabilities
  • Multimedia plug-in applications
    • Identify various multimedia plug-ins
  • Basic manipulation of Web graphics
    • Demonstrate an ability to select, modify, animate, and convert graphics for a Web site
  • Image maps
    • Create image maps
  • Multimedia development for the Web
    • Explain the potential of video conferencing, streaming audio and video, and other current technologies in Web commerce and content
  • Publication of Web pages to a server
    • Create and upload web pages to a remote server using an FTP program

Course Materials

Required Web Development Foundations Using XHTML / With Disk
Edition: 03 • ISBN: 1576761002 • Felke, Terry A. PLEASE NOTE: This book should come bundled with a smaller book by the same author, covering Macromedia’s Dreamweaver. If the book was not bundled, return to the bookstore and ask for the bundled book.

Optional: HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS : Visual QuickStart Guide
Edition: 5TH 03 • ISBN: 0321130073 • Castro,
Elizabeth

Small (5 x 7 or 3 x 5) spiral-bound notebook or set of index cards with at least 45 pages or cards in it

Three 3 1/2" double-sided, high density disks

Course Grading:

Attendance/Participation

10

Homework Assignments

20

Quizzes

15

Group Midterm Project

10

Midterm Exam

15

Final Project

10

Final Exam

20

 

Course Grades: <59=F, 60-69+D, 70-79=C, 80-89=B, 90-100=A

 


Policies

 

Student Attendance: Academic Regulation 9.823 states:

Students are expected to attend all class sessions. "Excessive absence" is defined as one more absence than the number of classes per week during a fall or spring semester (with the number of absences to be prorated for accelerated sessions). In cases involving excessive absences from class, the instructor may drop the student from the class (resulting in a grade determined in accordance with regulation 9.645).

 

If the student who is registered for audit is dropped by the instructor, the grade of "W" shall be recorded. It is important that you attend every class. You will be responsible for all work assigned whether you are present or absent.

 

Participation Grade: Students are expected to spend class time working on activities for this class. Use of the Internet shall be strictly limited to activities for this class. Behavior that impedes the learning of others, or failure to participate in class activities will cause your attendance/participation grade for that day to be reduced.

You will be responsible for tracking your course participation points. At the end of each class, write the following information on the front of a sheet in your small, spiral-bound notebook:

1.       Your full name

2.       The date

3.       What activities you did today to participate in class

4.       What you found most confusing or unclear. If nothing was unclear, write “Nothing unclear.”

5.       What assignments are due and when

6.       How many participation points (0-5, with 5 the best) you feel you earned today

If you were present and participating suitably throughout the class, I will then initial the number of points (or reduce if I deem necessary) and return the notebook FOR YOU TO KEEP. At midterm and at the end of the semester, you turn in the notebook for me to calculate your participation grade.

Tardiness: Class begins promptly at the scheduled time. Students are expected to be ON TIME.  If you are late, your participation grade for that day will be adjusted accordingly.

Missed exams: If an emergency causes you to miss a quiz or test, the teacher may, at her discretion, schedule a makeup. However, without documented proof of the emergency, you will automatically lose 20 points off the grade for that test.

COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:

Assignments are due at the beginning of class on the due date. Print-outs should have your name and date on a separate cover sheet, stapled to the assignment. No folders, please. Keep all returned, graded assignments until the end of the semester, when you have received your final grade.

 

All assignments must be uploaded to the course website by the due date/time. There will be a separate handout, covering the steps for uploading your work.

 

Late assignments: If you turn in an assignment late, you MUST notify me by email when it has been uploaded. After an assignment is due, if you did not have a DOCUMENTED, legitimate emergency, you will lose points for late submission as shown below:

If you turn in:

You lose this many points:

Up to 24 hours late

10

1-2 days late

20

2-3 days late

40

3-4 days late

80

More than 4 days late

No credit

 


GROUP WORK: Group work is an essential part of the learning experience in this course. You will be required to work with other class members on some assignments.  When that is the case, your group members will evaluate how well you have contributed to the group process, including such factors as your attendance, cooperativeness, and the quality and timeliness of the work you produced. These evaluations will count for the same number of points as the assignment itself.

POLICY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

Cheating, plagiarism and/or other forms of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Refer to the Student Code of Conduct for more information.

Any occurrence of academic dishonesty, including cheating, plagiarism, submitting someone else's work, or helping another student to cheat, or any violation of the Code of Conduct will result in a zero for that assignment as well as an automatic 10-point reduction of your total semester grade.

HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, and PROCEDURES:

You will have access to the campus computer labs, which have all the necessary hardware and software for the class activities. Locations, hours, rules and guidelines can be found online at http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/Departments/InTechRV/ .

You will need BOTH Netscape Navigator, version 4 or higher, and Internet Explorer, version 5 or higher. This software can be downloaded free from the Internet. (If you use America Online to access the Internet, you will need to dial up, then start a separate Netscape or Explorer browsing window, as some assignments will not work properly in the AOL window.) A computer with Internet access is necessary for uploading the assignments with the WS FTP client program.

Statement on Disabilities:  All classes offered at Montgomery College must meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Disability Support Services encourages the following announcement at the start of each semester:

 

If you have a disability that will require accommodations, please see me after class or during my office hour.  I am reasonably sure we can work out whatever arrangements are necessary, be it special seating, testing, or other accommodations.  If you have not already contacted the Disability Support Services office (CAB 231), please do so to obtain a letter authorizing your accommodations. Students with mobility disabilities depend on the elevators to get to class.  Please use the stairs if you are able to do so.

 

For complete statement of Academic Regulations and Student Code of Conduct visit http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/departments/academicevp/Student_PandP.htm

 

Beepers and Cell Phones

Please turn beepers or cell phones off during the class period.

 

Weather Alert

Occasionally it becomes necessary to delay the opening of school, send students home early, or close the College entirely because of bad weather.  Area radio stations broadcast information about school closings or delayed openings beginning around 6 a.m.  If Montgomery College plans to close early, radio and TV stations will broadcast that message.  The stations will not broadcast “open as scheduled.”

 

The Montgomery College Website should also have announcements posted.

http://www.montgomerycollege.edu