CSC 215: Web Programming and Development

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Syllabus

• Instructor: Ron Poland
• Office Number: Room 530
• Telephone: 562-4194
• Email: ron.poland@clinton.edu
• Credit Hours: Three

Appointments are easily available outside of these hours. Contact the instructor to arrange an appointment.

I. Course Description:

This course will enable students to design, develop and maintain a basic web site on the Internet. Students shall learn the basics of web site construction, XHTML coding, graphical editing and manipulation, document uploading, maintenance and ongoing administration. Exercises and projects will allow students to apply the principles of web design to web pages created during the course.

II. Course Prerequisites:

CSC 102 Intro to Microcomputer Applications

III. Textbooks and Supplies:

IV. Course Objectives and Methods of Instruction:

Upon completion of this course students shall be able to:

• Describe XHTML including how it is used and key principles of good web page design.
• Create an XHTML document with a simple text editor.
• Construct internal and external hyperlinks.
• Publish and maintain web pages on an Internet web server.
• Format web pages using standard XHTML tags and Cascading Style Sheets.
• Incorporate graphics into web pages as embedded images, links and backgrounds.
• Generate XHTML coded lists.
• Build tables to structure the presentation of text and images.
• Create a framed web page.
• Write basic JavaScript scripts to perform simple tasks on a web page.

If you have questions regarding the content of this class, feel free to contact me and discuss them during my assigned office hours or during a scheduled appointment. This course will be taught by a combination of hands-on activities, audio-visual materials, lecture, class participation and internet interaction.

V. General Education Goals:

None

VI. Course Outline and Schedule:

The course is divided into modules. In many cases the modules are based on a chapter from the textbook but not in every case. Always check the reading assignment table for each module:

 

CSC 215 Fall 2007 Schedule

Week Number	Date	Topics Assignments Due	Quizzes
1	8/28	Class Intro	Syllabus Quiz
2	9/4	Module 1 - Intro to the Internet and the WWW Module 1 Assignment	None
3	9/11	Module 2 - XHTML Basics Module 2 Assignment	Module 1 Quiz
4	9/18	Module 3 - Publishing and Maintaining a Web Site Module 3 Assignment	Module 2 Quiz
5	9/25	Module 4 - XHTML Links and Tables Module 4 Assignment	None
6	10/2	Module 5 - XHTML Color and Visual Elements Module 5 Assignment	Module 4 Quiz
N/A		Follow your Monday schedule
7	10/16	Module 6 - XHTML Frames Module 6 Assignment	Module 5 Quiz
8	10/23	Module 7 - XHTML Forms Module 7 Assignment	Module 6 Quiz
9	10/30	Module 8 - Web Site Design Module 8 Assignment	None
10	11/6	Module 9 - Cascading Style Sheets Intro Module 9 Assignment	Module 8 Quiz
11	11/13	Module 9 - Cascading Style Sheets Intro	Module 9 Quiz
12	11/20	Module 10 - A Brief Look at JavaScript Module 10 Assignment	None
13	11/27	Module 10 - A Brief Look at JavaScript	None
14	12/4	Final Project	None
15	12/11	Final Project and Class Grades	None

CSC 215 Reading Assignments

Module Number	Chapter	Module Name
1	1	Intro to the Internet and the WWW
2	2	XHTML Basics
3	*	Publishing and Maintaining Web Pages
4	3	XHTML Links and Tables
5	4	XHTML Color and Visual Elements
6	5	XHTML Frames
7	6	XHTML Forms
8	7	Website Design
9	9	Cascading Style Sheets Intro
10	14	A Brief Look at JavaScript

* Module information contained in a classroom hand-out.

VII. Assignments and Attendance:

• All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the specified date, they may not be turned in late.
• Assignments may be emailed (must be emailed using the CCC student account).
• Assignments should be word-processed or printed neatly. Sloppy work will receive less credit.
• Students are expected to follow the college's attendance policy. Failure to do so will result in involuntary withdrawal from the class.
• There are no excused absences; failure to attend class for any reason is an absence.
• Arriving late for class or leaving early will count as half an absence. 
• A student who is absent from a scheduled quiz or exam because of some unavoidable circumstance may be allowed a make-up after discussing the situation with the instructor. The instructor will determine the time for the make-up.

VIII. Evaluation and Grading:

Students will be evaluated by 10 Assignments, 8 quizzes, and a Final Project during the semester. The  quizzes and the Final Project shall be graded on a scale of 0 - 100, assignments will be awarded a point value of 0 to 5 as follows:

• 0 - Assignment not completed
• 1 to 4 - Assignment partially completed
• 5 - Assignment completed in satisfactory fashion

• Quizzes 40%
• Assignments 50%
• Final Project 10%

Percentages for the final grade will be rounded to the nearest whole point, and a letter grade will be assigned. The grading scale is as follows:

95 - 100=A, 90 - 94=A-

86 - 89=B+, 83 - 85=B, 80 - 82=B-

76-79=C+, 73 - 75=C, 70-72=C-

65 - 69=D+, 60 - 64=D, 0 - 59=F

IX. Student Ethics:

• Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a grade of zero on said assignment, quiz or test.
• Repeat offenders may be subject to formal proceedings.
• Academic dishonesty includes (but is not limited to) handing in work that you did not do, attempting to use another student's answers during an exam, copying material from another student and allowing another student to use your work. It is not acceptable to work with another student and each turn in the same work.
• It is the responsibility of the student to officially withdraw from class according to the procedures and time limitations described in the college catalog. Any student who does not officially withdraw by the deadline will receive a letter grade.
• Interruptions to the classroom setting will not be tolerated. All beepers, cell phones and the like shall be off in the classroom under normal circumstances. If the circumstances are not normal please bring it to the instructor's attention.
• Any student who acts in a disruptive manner will be dismissed from class and marked as absent for the day.

X. Student Needs:

As per Section 504 of the Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, if an accommodation is needed, contact me privately after class or during my office hours as soon as possible so I can help you obtain any assistance you may need to successfully complete this course. The Academic Assistance Center, may also be contacted for further assistance.

XI. Emergency procedures:

Class cancellations due to inclement weather will be announced on local radio stations as listed in the CCC student handbook. Class cancellations due to instructor absence will be posted on the classroom door. Room changes will be announced in advance whenever possible and posted on the classroom door.