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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 Summer 2004 special session, we will focus on modular Website design and DHTML (Dynamic HTML). We will learn to write (X)HTML (correct web page tags and syntax), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and get an introduction to Javascript. Also, graphical (picture) elements’ creation, usage, and their editing tools will be explored. There is no required textbook for this class; all required readings and materials will be available in class and online.
Previous experience with computer programming languages is not a prerequisite, but you may wish to get your feet wet before the class begins with a basic online HTML tutorial such as: http://www.davesite.com/webstation/html/index.shtml
This course will include an introduction to, and usages of the following software:
- Browsers: Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Safari
- Simple text editors (Simple Text, NotePad, WordPad, etc.)
- FTP clients (ssh, etc.)
- Photoshop and ImageReady
- Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and website coding tools like MapEdit, etc.
(All of the above are available either free or as a free 30-day trial; for example, you may want to search cnet's download site http://www.download.com/ or http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/product.jsp?product=39&platform=Windows for the Photoshop demo.)
In this class students will:
- Understand the client server relationship and work with a Unix server.
- Design easy-to-navigate, logical web sites.
- Create content in XHTML format.
- Design interfaces using CSS
- Incorporate Web design features such as frames, interactive forms in a cgi directory, image maps, internal search engines, and Perl scripts.
- Work with Javascript
- Create and edit GIF and JPG graphics, and optimize their usage.
- Study design, accessibility, and cultural issues
- Learn to appreciate that, while less is often more, it may take hundreds of overly complex designs ideas to finally create the perfect “simple” site.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course the student should be able to:
- Target specific information communities that he/she wishes to reach via the Internet.
- Create conceptual and practical strategies for reaching these various information communities.
- Understand the modular building block techniques of modern Web site design.
- Design professional Web sites using XHTML and incorporating tables, frames, multimedia, and graphics.
- Understand cgi form design; image maps; Javascript; internal search engines.
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
| Project: Personal/professional home page or Web resource. |
20 points |
| Six Weekly Assignments |
40 points |
| Review Quizzes |
20 points |
| Final Exam |
20 points |
Late assignments will not be accepted. If you have an illness (medical certificate supplied) or a family tragedy please contact the instructor.
University Recommended Grading Scale for Graduate Students
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+
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