LIBR 240
Information Technology Tools & Applications
Fall 2004

Linda Main
E-mail: lmain@slis.sjsu.edu
Room E104 (in SJ)
Phone: (408) 924-2494

Office Hours:
Virtually by e-mail
In person by appointment

GREENSHEET

COURSE OVERVIEW

This course examines the different ways in which we can structure, store, process, access, and present information on a Web site. It emphasizes the tools of information technology.

For the Fall 2004 semester, we will focus on modular Website design and DHTML (Dynamic HTML). Dynamic HTML uses (X)HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and JavaScript as the building blocks for Web sites. We will also do a little work with XML and its stylesheet language XSLT; RSS; and wireless markup language (WML).

In this class students will:

(1) Understand the client server relationship and work with a Unix server

(2) Design conceptual and practical strategies for presenting information on the Web

(3) Create content in XHTML format

(4) Design interfaces using CSS

(5) Incorporate Web design features such as static frames and iframes, interactive forms in a cgi directory, image maps, internal search engines, and Perl scripts.

(6) Work with JavaScript

(7) Study design, accessibility, and cultural issues

(8) Work with XML, XSLT, RSS, and WML.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

At the completion of the course the student should be able to:

1. Identify and/or define information communities that he/she wishes to reach via the Internet.

2. Create conceptual and practical strategies for reaching various information communities.

3. Understand the modular building block techniques of modern Web site design.

4. Design professional Web sites using XHTML and incorporating tables; frames; multimedia; principles of good graphics.

5. Understand cgi form design; image maps; JavaScript; internal search engines.

6. Understand XML

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:

Information transfer;

The application of diverse technologies to information management.

ASSIGNMENTS and GRADING

Twelve Weekly Assignments 60 points

Final Project 40 points

Late assignments will not be accepted. If you have an illness (medical certificate supplied) or a family tragedy please contact the instructor.

IMPORTANT

PLEASE SEND YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS TO THE INSTRUCTOR (lmain@slis.sjsu.edu) BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE FALL SEMESTER TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE ON THE REFLECTOR AND WILL RECEIVE THE PASSWORDS.

Read the SJSU Academic Integrity Policy
http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf

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