CSIS 6
Web Page Authoring
I Fall 2006
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Description:
Class
Hours: Online
class. Please email me or call if you have questions or need help.
Texts & Materials: HTML
Complete Concepts and Techniques
by Shelly, Cashman, & Woods, Course Technology, (ISBN 0-619-25502-1 [third
edition] 0-7895-6544-7 [second
edition]). We are using the
third edition of this book, but you can use an earlier edition, if you
want to
save some money. There are three version of this book, which vary in
regard to
the amount of material the books cover. The versions are Introductory
(not
enough for this class), Complete (needed for this class), and
Comprehensive
(more than needed for this class, but ok). So be careful and do not
buy
the smaller Introductory version since it
does not
have enough material for this class. You cannot take this class with
out the
required textbook since I give you assignments out of the book.
You can save yourself a lot of wasted time
and learn
a lot more if you read the textbook. Read
the first 2 chapters of the book the first week.
This is a class for beginners, but you will
need
some basic skills in text editing and operating system use such as
opening and
saving files. You can probably learn most of the windows basics in the
class.
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 the Gavilan lab cannot read disks
that are
formatted
for a Macintosh. Format your disk for a PC.
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.
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.
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, the school, or me 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 Gavilan College to
consider,
give you suggestion to the instructor.
If you are having trouble using the computer
for
this class, you may want to take CSIS 124 Windows Fundamentals and CSIS
126
Word Processing. Both classes would help you gain the knowledge that we
assume
you have prior to taking this class.
Thank you for taking the class,
and I hope the class is fun and useful.