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LIBR 240-11
Information Technology Tools and Applications
Summer 2006 Greensheet

David Cloutman
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Phone: (510) 601-9870
Office Hours: By telephone Monday & Tuesday 8:00pm - 10:00pm

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Students are expected to enroll between January 20 - January 26, the day after the first day of instruction. You will receive an access code for enrollment via MySJSU.

Course Description

This course is a broad introduction to the interdisciplinary practice of Web design and development. This course will have two major focuses; project management and the development cycle of Web sites, and exposure to a wide variety of technologies that are used in the development of Web sites.

For the Summer 2006 session, we will focus on Web site design technology and processes. In this course you will learn to use  HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and JavaScript; the building blocks for Web clients. Additionally, we will introduce server-side scripting using the PHP programming language. Finally, we will also do a little work with XML and some related technologies.

Course Prerequisites
Students must have completed the computer skills course required at the beginning of the program, should be comfortable and familiar with their computer, and have a solid understanding of file management. They must be comfortable learning new computer skills independently. Students who flourish by face to face instruction or group learning should consider enrolling in a live 240 section.

Students should be aware that this class will being teaching XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript as languages. No instruction will be provided on the use of specific IDEs. Students must hand code their assignments. The use of WYSIWYG tools, such as FrontPage or Dreamweaver is prohibited.

Course Goals and Objectives

In this class students will:

  1. Learn processes and best practices used in creating professional Web sites
  2. Understand the client server relationship as it applies to the World Wide Web, the difference between client and server side processing, and the appropriate use of each
  3. Integrate conceptual and practical strategies for presenting information on a professional Web site
  4. Markup content in XHTML format using major language features
  5. Create consistent and flexible formatting using CSS
  6. Learn how to communicate with the server using interactive forms
  7. Host a Web site on a Unix style platform (Solaris/Apache)
  8. Integrate third-party scripting solutions
  9. Study design, accessibility, and cultural issues
  10. Learn PHP as a first programming language
  11. Use JavaScript to enhance Web interfaces.
  12. Examine XML technologies
  13. Gain an overview of other competing technologies not covered in this class (e.g. Microsoft .Net and Java) and the potential of database integration to create Web-based software applications


Student Learning Objectives
Web development is an interdisciplinary practice. This class will provide a survey of technologies and disciplines with which Librarians and other information professionals are likely to interface. Students successfully completing this class should gain the following professional skills:

  1. The ability to publish basic, standards compliant, Web documents using XHTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Students will understand how these technologies integrate with other technologies, such as XML and server-side scripting
  2. A strong enough understanding of Web architectures, technologies, and best practices to effectively participate in the management, and decision making process, of more complex Web projects involving other specialists; such as programmers, graphic designers, and systems administrators.

The course supports the following objectives from the School's Teaching Goal:

Upon completion of the program the student will know and be able to identify the major theories and important principles as well as demonstrate current practice in:

  1. Information transfer;
  2. The application of diverse technologies to information management.

Textbooks and Resources

Required Texts
The required textbooks for this course are:

Recommended Text
Powell's book provides a great survey of most of the technologies we will be covering in this class. It is also an excellent reference book that you will be able to use in future projects. However, students who are visually oriented learners, or require more in-depth technical tutorials may benefit from this title as well:

Keep in mind that there are many different books on this topic that support a wide variety of learning styles. If you find a book that you find helpful, please let me know.

Additionally, we will be addressing some topics in this course not covered in the required texts. Students wanting to integrate some of these advanced topics into their final projects may find these books helpful:

Other Resources
The Web is quite naturally a great place to learn about Web development. Below is a small sampling of what is available. Students are encouraged to review these Web sites which contain language references, good tutorials, and articles about leading edge techniques.

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Course Requirements

Blackboard
This is a Blackboard course. Students are expected to enroll between January 20 - January 26, the day after the first day of instruction. You will receive an access code for enrollment via MySJSU.

Tentative Course Calendar
The tentative schedule for this course is:

Grading
Your grade will be determined by the quality of your work. Points on assignments are awarded based upon your ability to follow directions, reason analytically, produce creative solutions, and justify your work. You will receive written documentation outlining the requirements for each assignment. The final exam will be open book and will require the practical application of technical skills acquired in this course.

9 Problem Sets Exam 50%
Course Project 40%
Exam 10%
There is no extra credit.

Grading Scale
The standard SJSU SLIS Grading Scale is utilized for all SLIS courses:

97-100 A
94-96 A-
91-93 B+
88-90 B
85-87 B-
82-84 C+
79-81 C
76-78 C-
73-75 D+

 

Late Assignments
Assignments are due before 8:00 pm on the date listed on the calendar, unless otherwise stated during the course of instruction. In order to hand in an assignment, it must be uploaded to the Web server that will be hosting your assignments. All of your files on the server must be timestamped before this time, or the assignment will be considered late. I recommend loading your last files onto the server several hours in advance of this time. Assignments that are less than 24 hours late will loose 10% of their points. Assignments that are more than 1 day late, and less than 1 week late will loose 50%. No assignment that is more than 1 week late will be accepted. Dispensations may be made for medical or family emergencies. Time conflicts caused by employment are generally not cause for granting an extension.

If you know in advance that you cannot make a due date, let me know as soon as possible. Do not wait until the assignment is past-due. Extensions may be granted at my discretion.
Students are expected to have their affairs in order before taking this class. Do not take this class if you know you will be unavailable for an extended period during the session. Exceptions to this rule are possible, but will only be granted before the start of instruction.

Academic Integrity
This class does not include group work. Every student has to complete each assignment independently. When seeking help from other students, please do so through the class' discussion boards so that others may benefit from your questions. Students are not to privately share code.
Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San José State University, and the University’s Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of Judicial Affairs.  The policy on academic integrity can be found at
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf

Reasonable Accommodation of Disabilities
If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, please e-mail me as soon as possible. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with the Disability Resource Center (DRC) to establish record of their disability.

No matter where students reside, they should contact the SJSU DRC to register. The DRC Web site: http://www.drc.sjsu.edu/

(May 2006)

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