CSIS 7 Web Page Authoring
II Winter (January) 2009
Catalog Description:
This
course is a continuation of CSIS 6, Web Page Authoring I. Topics that will be
covered include XHTML, frames, advanced tables, forms, scripting languages,
image maps, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and new trends in web page technology.. This course has the option of a letter grade or credit/no
credit and may be repeated three times for credit. 2 units
End
of catalog description.
Please
note that this class will be meeting at the same time as CSIS 6. So you will
mostly be on your own to work through the homework following the book. I will
be available to answer your questions but not available much for lectures.
While I have class meetings, all the assignments are online, so you can also
take the course in online format, just coming to lectures when you need help.
Instructor: Dennie Van Tassel
Phone: 782-0863: (e-mail works better for contacting me).
E-mail: dvantassel
@ gavilan.edu
Office Hours: 1 hour before class when
this class is meeting. The lab is available for you to work during that time.
Campus web address: http://www.gavilan.edu
The
web site is good place to look for a wide variety of information, such as college
catalog, course description, phone numbers, etc.
Class Hours: The January 2009 version of this class is online only,
with NO lectures.
Instructor class
description:
This class is the second class in our web page
authoring series of classes. This class assumes you have taken CSIS 6, Web Page
Authoring I or you have a basic understanding of HTML commands to create web
pages up to using tables.
Student Responsibilities: If you are taking the lecture version come to class. Read the text. You need to
spend several hours EVERY week on this class. If you disappear AND stop
working on this class, I may drop you.
Texts & Materials: HTML Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques
by Shelly, Cashman, & Woods, Course Technology,
(ISBN 1-418-85937-0 [4th edition]) OR (ISBN 0-619-25503-x [third edition]). The
3rd edition is fine, since the book changed very little and much cheaper but
only available via the Internet. The bookstore has the newer 4th edition. You cannot take this class
with out the required textbook since I give you assignments out of the book.
You also need a USB flash drive to save your work each week, especially if you
plan to work at home and in the lab.
You can save yourself a lot of wasted time and learn
a lot more if you read the textbook. Read
the first 4 chapters of the book the first week. You should be familiar with
the material in chapters 1-4 from the previous class. We will be starting at
chapter 3 or 4 depending on where you need to start.
Assignment: Using the computer type up
a short note about you. Please indicate your name, e-mail address, computer
experience, previous programming background, and why you are taking the class.
If you do not have an e-mail address, please go to www.hotmail.com and open a
free e-mail account. If you want to you can give me your phone number and
address, and if you miss class I may send you assignments either through the
Grading: This course has Credit/No
Credit Option. You will normally get a grade in the class, but if you fill out
a Credit/No Credit petition before 1/3 of the class has passed, you can take
the class for credit/no credit. Petitions are available at the office or
registrar. Please tell me if you do request a Credit/No Credit Option. In order
to get a Credit, you need to earn at least a C grade.
You do not need a computer at home to do this class,
but you can do homework outside class on other computers. You can do your work
at home on a Macintosh or PC, but this lab cannot read disks that are formatted
for a Macintosh. You can use the campus PCs after or before class.
Attend class: Do not get behind in the
class. The class is accumulative. What you learn this week will be used to do
the work next week. If you miss classes you will soon be lost. Plan to miss no classes. Bring your
textbook and all handouts to class each meeting.
If you want or need a good grade because you want to
transfer to a 4-year school, are on academic probation, want a scholarship, or
just want good grades do the work
for a good grade. Don’t bother telling me you need a good grade the last week
if you have not done the work for a good grade.
Incompletes: I seldom give incompletes
and never give them just because you have not done the work. Almost no one ever
finishes an Incomplete. Occasionally, people that have been doing the class
work have severe family or personal problems and I do give them an Incomplete.
Drops: If you stop attending class,
you must fill out a class drop form or you will get an F grade in the class.
This does not do you, me, or the school any good. So if you stop taking the
class, drop it at the A&R
office.
Special needs: If you have special needs
such as hearing problem, visual problems, or other needs, please tell me after
class and I will try to assist you.
After all that, this is a fun class. You will learn
a lot that will help you in your other classes and help you obtain useful job
skills.
I am interested in suggestions about assignments,
lectures, material covered.
We are very interested in suggestions for new
classes. If you have any classes you would like
Next classes to take: The next two classes in our
webpage series that you may want to take are CSIS 85 Dreamweaver
and CSIS 84 JavaScript Programming. If you do not have any programming
experience, then you should think about taking CSIS 10 BASIC Programming. Next,
take CSIS 45 C++ Programming. In both classes the language syntax is very
similar to JavaScript, so that will give you a big help in understanding JS.
The class CSIS 110 Web Animation and Authoring: Flash may also be of interest
to you.
Address
of this page: http://www.gavilan.edu/csis07/csis07.html
Please feel free to send us your comments and questions.
Send e-mail messages to Dennie Van
Tassel at dvantassel @ gavilan.edu
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