Course Schedule

This schedule provides you with an overall picture of our class. Please refer to the calendar in our classroom for more specific information about each week's assignments.


Date

Topics

Assignment(s)

Due Date

Week 1

Introduction & Orientation

Read the entire Syllabus. Read and reply to the "Introductions" and "Let's Break the Ice" Bulletin board discussion topics. Obtain a copy of the text. If new to WebCT, please take the guided tour.

month day, 2003

Week 2

Browsers, URLs, Domains & How the Web Works

Read Ch 1 & 2: How the Web Works
Take the HTML Tutorial
Do Week 2 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 2 Discussion topics on the bulletin board
See Sample Assignment and Discussion Topics

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Week 3

HTML

Read Ch 3: Formatting Text
Read Ch 6: Adding Links
Do Week 3 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 3 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

month day, 2003

Week 4

Web Graphics I

Read Ch 4: HTML Image tags and techniques
Do Week 4 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 4 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

month day, 2003

Week 5

Web Graphics II

Read Ch5: Editing and Manipulating Graphics
Take Image Resizing & Troubleshooting Tutorial
Do Week 5 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 5 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 6

Using FTP to publish your first web page to the web

Ch 16: Getting your pages on the web
Upload your first web page and at least one graphic to your web host
Respond to Week 6 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 7

Web Tools & Resources

Finding and Using Web Resources
Search Tools & Copyrights, Citation & Attribution
Take the Web Search Tutorial linked in the calendar
Read the Web Search Articles linked in the calendar
Do Week 7 assignments listed in the calendar

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Week 8

Tables

Read Ch 7: Basic Tables
Tables as a layout tool
Do Week 8 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 8 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 9

Forms & Frames

Read Ch 9: Get Feedback via Web Forms
Read Ch 11: Working with Frames
Do Week 9 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 9 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 10

Multimedia

Read Ch 5: Adding Sounds and Video
Take the Adding Audio Tutorial
Do Week 10 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 10 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 11

CSS & Web Design

Read Ch 13: Style Sheet Basics
Read Ch 14-15: Style Sheets as a layout tool
Do Week 11 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 11 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 12

A look at JavaScript

Read Ch 11: Using Javascript
Read Ch 12: Web Page Extras
Do Week 12 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 12 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 13

Publicizing your Website

Meta tags, site submission, sponsored links, positioning considerations for e-commerce, where to go from here Do Week 13 assignments listed in the calendar Respond to Week 13 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 14

Web Security Issues

Week14: Web Security Issues
Your Security Plan
Do Week 14 assignments listed in the calendar
Respond to Week 14 Discussion topics on the bulletin board

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Week 15

Final Exam Week

Final Projects Due

month day, 2003