 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. | January 25th, 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 | February 1st, 2003 |
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 | February 8th, 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 | February 15th, 2003 |
Week 5 | Using FTP to publish your first web page | Ch 16: Getting your pages on the web Upload your first web page and at least one graphic to your web host (How to Upload to Yahoo/Geocities) Respond to Week 5 Discussion topics on the bulletin board | February 22nd, 2003 |
Week 6 | Advanced Graphics & Web Design | Read Ch 5: Editing and Manipulating Graphics Take Image Resizing & Troubleshooting Tutorial Do Week 6 assignments listed in the calendar Respond to Week 6 Discussion topics on the bulletin board | March 1st, 2003 |
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 | March 8th, 2003 |
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 | March 15th, 2003 |
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 | March 22nd, 2003 |
Week 10 | Spring Break | Spring Break. Please enjoy a safe holiday. For those who wish to work on websites during the break, I'll be available via conferences and email every day. | March 24-30th, 2003 |
Week 11 | 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 | April 5th, 2003 |
Week 12 | 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 | April 12th, 2003 |
Week 13 | 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 | April 19th, 2003 |
Week 14 | 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 | April 26th, 2003 |
Week 15 | 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 | May 1st, 2003 |
Final Exams | Final Exam Week | Final Exam Week Web Projects Due by 11:59pm HST May 7th, 2003 | May 1-7th, 2003 |