CIS 263
Web Page Development & Design
3 Credit Hours

Course Information

Course Description:

This course will cover the fundamental concepts of the Internet and World Wide Web, including how the Internet works, protocols and services, addressing and routing in the Internet. Students will design and create web pages using web page editing/publishing software and create and edit graphic images for web pages using image editing software. Use of simple Java applets will be covered and some basic Javascript scripts will be written for web pages if time permits.

Course Objectives:

At completion of the course students should be able to:

  • understand the basics of how the Internet works.
  • apply principles of good web page design and style.
  • use web page editing/publishing software to create web pages that include key web page components such as links, tables, forms, frames, dynamic content and images.
  • publish a web site to a web server.
  • create and modify graphic images.
  • generate animated graphic images (animated GIFs).
  • use Java applets as dynamic web page components.

Prerequisites and Corequisites:

CIS 109 or BIT 1150

Course Topics:

Introduction (The Internet, WWW, Web Browsers, Web Servers)
Creating a Web Site (Designing, Developing, Adding/Formatting Content)
Working with Graphics and Hyperlinks
Using Lists, Anchors, and Web Site Views
Using Shared Borders and Themes
Creating Tables and Frames
Publishing a Web Site (Using Forms, and other Web page components)
Case Problems

Specific Course Requirements:

Students MUST HAVE Microsoft FrontPage 2003 software to take the course.!

Prior to taking this course, students should be familiar with and have a basic working knowledge of

  • Windows operating system environment, particularly regarding disk file and folder management including
    • create
    • delete
    • move
    • copy
    • rename
    • find
  • Internet browser basics (e.g. connecting to a web site, searching the Internet, bookmarking a web site)
  • one or more Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
  • Electronic mail (sending and receiving e-mail)

Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements

Required Textbooks:

Please visit the Virtual Bookstore to obtain current textbook information for this course:

 http://rodp.bkstr.com

Supplementary Materials:

See Web Resources below. Additional web resources will be noted as the course progresses.

Hardware Requirements:

The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.

Software Requirements:

Specific software requirements for this course include Microsoft FrontPage 2003.
The minimum requirements can be found at http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.

Instructor Information

Please see the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact information as well as a statement of other communication information.

Assessment and Grading

Testing Procedures:

All exams and quizzes will be online.

Grading Procedure:

There will be:

  • four exams - three regular exams during the semester and a Final Exam
  • six chapter (textbook Tutorial) quizzes
  • six chapter (textbook Tutorial) assignments and Case Problems

NOTE: Quizzes and Exams CAN NOT be made up. However, one quiz grade will be dropped; if one of the three regular exams is missed, the grade that is made on the Final Exam will be substituted for the missed exam. Thus, in this case, the Final Exam essentially would count twice. No more than one regular exam can be substituted in this manner. Any other missed exams will receive a grade of ZERO.

The Final Exam must be taken.

Assignments must be turned in at the scheduled time. Assignments received after the scheduled time and during the next 24-hour period will be considered late and will receive a 20% grade reduction. Assignments received after the 24-hour period will receive a ZERO.

Grading Scale:

90-100---A
80-89.999---B
70-79.999---C
60-69.999---D

Assignments and Participation

Assignments and Projects:

Case Problem at the end of each textbook Tutorial

Class Participation:

Students must participate in any interactive aspects of the course designated by the instructor. For example, if a chat room is initiated by the instructor, students must communicate with other students and the instructor in the chat room. A primary tool for communication will be the course email system. Therefore, students must check email on a regular basis. As another learning resource, discussion groups may be started by the instructor or even by students, so that students may participate.

Punctuality:

The course calendar, e-mail, and the Course Outline (Tutorial modules) will be used as a guideline for milestones.

Course Ground Rules

Students are required to:

Participate in discussion groups and class assignments as required
Learn how to navigate in WebCT
Keep abreast of course announcements
Use the assigned course e-mail address as opposed to personal e-mail address
Solve technical problems immediately
Observe course netiquette at all times

Guidelines for Communications

Email:

  • Always include a subject line.
  • Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken the wrong way. Be careful in wording your emails. Use of emoticons might be helpful in some cases.
  • Use standard fonts.
  • Do not send large attachments without permission.
  • Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html, etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or other communication.
  • Respect the privacy of other class members

Discussion Groups:

  • Review the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion. Be a lurker then a discussant.
  • Try to maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a new topic.
  • Do not make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the discussion group. Be respectful of other's ideas.
  • Be patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before entering your remarks.
  • Be cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
  • Be positive and constructive in group discussions.
  • Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.

Chat:

  • Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
  • Be polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.
  • Be concise in responding to others in the chat session.
  • Be prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
  • Be constructive in your comments and suggestion

Web Resources:

Web style guide: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
Web tutorials: http://www.htmlgoodies.com , http://www.howstuffworks.com

Library

The Tennessee Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the Regents Degree Program. Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases, interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners to complete online assignments and as background reading must be included in all courses.

Students With Disabilities

Qualified students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive written verification of a student's eligibility for specific accommodations from the disability services staff at the home institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to the instructor.

Syllabus Changes

The instructor reserves the left to make changes as necessary to this syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course, the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes by individual email communication.

Technical Support

Telephone Support:

For HELP with:

  • TECHNICAL PROBLEMS please visit the AskRODP Customer Support web page at http://help.rodp.org or call the AskRODP Help Desk at 1-866-550-RODP (1-866-550-7637)
  • REGISTRATION PROBLEMS contact your home school RODP Campus Contact
  • TBR-RODP RELATED ISSUES contact RODP Help Desk at 1-888-223-0023