COURSE TITLE:	"HOMEPAGE AND WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT"
CATALOG NUMBER:	CS-35
SECTION NUMBER:
SEMESTER:	Spring 2013
TEXTBOOKS & SUPPLIES:	"HTML, XHTML, and CSS " ;    by Elizabeth Castro [Peachpit Press]
WEBPAGES:	CS-35 class pages
INSTRUCTOR:	Bruce A. Martin, Adjunct Assistant Professor, SCCC ,
EMAIL:	websitedevelopment@yahoo.com
CLASSROOM:	R-218 (Riverhead Building)
SCHEDULE:	Wednesday, 6-10pm
CALENDAR:	February-May 2013
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OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:

• produce a personal web site of credible quality, including internal hyperlinks to assigned projects that illustrate the features learned in this course.
• understand and use HTML sufficiently to write web pages containing text, images, hyperlinks, tables, and forms.
• understand and use dynamic HTML (including CSS and Javascript) to produce interactive web pages containing rollovers, self-checking forms, and other interactive features.
• utilize web browsers and internet service access via text and graphical interfaces; understand the functions of browsers (and how they differ).
• compose, edit, send, view, and reply to electronic mail (email);
• display a basic, general understanding of the Internet, the World Wide Web, eCommerce, and supporting technology, including related protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, FTP, Telnet, Gopher, etc.) and how they are used.

PROCEDURES FOR ACCOMPLISHING OBJECTIVES: Among the methods used to accomplish these objectives are:

• classroom lectures, discussion, and student participation;
• demonstartions using a large-screen monitor or projector;
• frequent hands-on computer laboratory sessions, using ;
• use of audio-visual aids and devices when appropriate;
• extensive use of internet websites to illustrate techniques, tools, and availability;
• homework and practical problems from the texts;
• projects, including the establishment of a personal, multi-page website by each student..

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: For satisfactory completion, the student is expected to:

1. Produce a website of good quality, using and illustrating the features taught in the course;
2. Complete and submit assigned projects (by uploading to the website and linking them);
3. Demonstrate familiarity with reading assignments and lecture topics during participation in class discussions and lab sessions; and
4. Demonstrate proficiency on examinations and lab exercises.

EXAMINATIONS & PROJECTS: A midterm and a final examination are scheduled, as indicated in the outline of topics. (At least two weeks notice will be given if changes are made to the examination schedule.) Projects (to be added to the website) will be assigned during the semester.

DEADLINES & MAKE-UPS: Announced deadlines will be maintained unless specific permission is granted by the instructor for an extension. Make-up exams are discouraged; make-ups are granted, at the discretion of the instructor, only when the student demonstrates that serious circumstances prevent taking a regularly-scheduled exam.

GRADING POLICY: 50% of the final grade is determined by the student website and projects assigned during the semester, 20% from the midterm exam(s), and 30% from the final exam, (Attendance does not directly affect the final grade; however, class and lab participation may also be used to modify the calculated final grade by up to 10% in either direction.)

HOMEWORK & LAB POLICY for CS-35: The production or modification of web pages on a student's website is the method for submitting most (or all) assignments in this course. Note that projects are to be done mostly between classes (using any computer that has a Browser and access to the World Wide Web, including those in the school library and/or at home), and that in-class laboratory time should be reserved for help with problems as well as learning new material and techniques.

ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attention is directed to the following statement of college policy:

"The college expects that each student will exercise personal responsibility with regard to class attendance. All students are expected to attend every class session of each course for which they are registered. Students are responsible for all that transpires in class whether or not they are in attendance."

In other words, find a "buddy" to cover for you! Do it now, not after you've missed a class.

Note also that the college defines "Excessive Absence or Lateness" as "more than the equivalent of one week of class meetings". While attendance is not a component of the grading policy for this class, under college policy "Excessive Absence or Lateness" may lead to failure in a course or removal from the class roster, at the instuctor's option.

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