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Department of Information Technology WEBD121 Web Development Fundamentals 3 Credit Hours 8 Weeks Prerequisite(s): None |
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This course introduces students to Web site development through a combination of readings and hands-on development exercises. This course covers the Site Development Associate curriculum of the CIW Web Foundations Associate certification. It also covers the Web Design curriculum of the CIW Web Design Specialist certification. It emphasizes Markup Language and Site Development Essentials, HTML5 Coding, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Graphical Elements, Hyperlinks, HTML Tables, Web Forms, Video, Audio and Image Techniques, Extending HTML, GUI HTML Editors and Mobile Web Sites, Web Site Development for Business, JavaScript and DHTML Fundamentals, Plug-Ins and Java Applets, HTTP Servers and Web Applications, Databases, and Web Site Publishing and Maintenance. Fundamentals of JavaScript programming are also introduced in this course. Students will need access to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox. This software is not provided by the course material grant and must be purchased/provided by the student. To succeed in this course, students will also need basic computer knowledge such as creating files and folders, downloading and uploading files, creating zipped files, and working with text editor such as Notepad++.
This course introduces students to the architecture and workings of the World Wide Web (WWW) through a mixture of analytical and practical methods. This course is also a study of the Internet: its history, the protocols, the architecture, the document flow, the Domain Naming System (DNS), Uniform Resource Locaters (URL), browsers, Java consoles, Hypertext Documents, links, search engines, graphics, eMail, Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP), File Transfer Protocol (FTP), applets & multimedia objects. This course examines browser software language tools (HTML, XHTML, CSS, and XML) through reading and laboratory exercises; explores the architecture of the World Wide Web; and assesses various technologies used for web programming, such as Java, Perl, CGI, ASP/PHP, .NET and J2EE.
After successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
· Describe the role of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in the development and continued enhancement of the World Wide Web.
· Explain the architecture, directory structures, document flow, and protocols of the World Wide Web.
· Describe the evolution and the functionality of the Internet and major components such as search engines and browsers.
· Code Web pages in compliance with the Document Object Model.
· Explain the rudiments of the Hyper Text Markup Language.
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages.
· Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language.
This course delivered via distance learning will enable students to complete academic work in a flexible manner, completely online. Course materials and access to an online learning management system will be made available to each student. Online assignments are due by Sunday evening of the week as noted and include Forum questions (accomplished in groups through a threaded forum), examination, and individual assignments submitted for review by the Faculty Member. Assigned faculty will support the students throughout this eight-week course.
Required Course Textbooks
There are two books that are used for this course:
Site Development Associate, Volume 2.0-Stud. Guide
Author: Certified Partners Pub.
Edition: 2012
ISBN 10: 0-7423-3134-2
Publisher: Certification Partners, LLC
Web Design Spec.: Acad. Study Guide - Package
Author: Cert. Partner
Edition: 2010
ISBN 10: 0-7423-2721-3
Publisher: Certification Partners, LLC
E-book copies of the above required texts are available by clicking on the links embedded in the weekly lessons in the Lessons section of the classroom.
Required Readings
Embedded in each week’s Lessons will be links to the chapters of the e-book that you are required to read that week.
Software Requirements
1. Any graphic Web Browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 6+, Firefox, Opera 8, Google Chrome)
You will use the Certified Internet Web (CIW) Professionals Online Resources, which works well using FireFox or Google Chrome browser. You may still use Internet Explorer, but may experience a few problems viewing the videos.
2. Any text editor (Notepad, Notepad++)
Additional Resources
Additional resources will also be embedded in the weekly Lessons.
Web Sites
In addition to the required course texts, the following public domain web sites are useful. Please abide by the university’s academic honesty policy when using Internet sources as well. Note web site addresses are subject to change.
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Site Name |
Web Site URL/Address |
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CIW Online Resources | |
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World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) |
This course requires disciplined independent practice and individual completion of assignments. Although Distance Learning provides you with a flexible schedule to meet your professional, personal, and academic responsibilities, you are expected to follow the syllabus and submit assignments on time and on schedule. Assignments and initial forum posts may be submitted up to one week late, but will lose 5 points per day late. Follow-up posts will not receive any credit if posted after the due date. After one week past the due date, assignments and forum posts may not be submitted for credit. All work must be submitted by the end of the class session. No assignments will be accepted after the class end date.
Reading Assignments
Each week, you will be assigned chapters from the class textbook to read. You will be evaluated on your understanding of the material in your readings through your forum contributions, assignments, and final project. In order to grasp the weekly course objectives and participate fully in the discussions, it is highly recommended that you read each week’s assigned reading chapters before participating in the week’s forum discussion and completing your weekly assignments.
Supplemental Readings
Students are encouraged to research weekly topics on the Internet and use their research findings in their forum posts and weekly assignments to support their points.
Forum Participation
Each week you will be expected to participate in a class discussion on the forum. Each week’s discussion questions can be found on the forum itself. Each one of you will have different and unique experiences and points of view related to the topics that we are learning each week, and we can all learn from each other by sharing our thoughts and ideas together on the forum. Your participation in the forums unleashes the power of synergy in our classroom. To facilitate this interaction, please be prompt when posting your forum work for each week, allowing time for the others to actively engage in the dialogue.
Forum Timing: Your initial post each week must be posted by 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday each week (except for Week 1 when you are allowed until 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday to complete it). You must also post replies to two classmates by 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday each week. Be sure to read all of the follow-up posts to your own posts and reply to any questions or requests for clarification. You are encouraged to conduct research and use other sources to support your answers.
Forum Guidelines:
· Your initial post in each forum, answering the week’s discussion questions, is due by 11:55 PM ET on Wednesday each week.
· Initial responses should be no less than 250 words of your own writing.
· Do not include my questions or discussion prompts in your post. You may number your answers, but your post should contain only your own original writing (the 250-word minimum is based only on your words in the post).
· Write in complete sentences and full paragraphs and avoid using lists of any kind in your posts.
· Your initial post must be original in content and demonstrate a thorough analysis of the topic.
· Include your own personal experience related to the topic being discussed.
· Write in your own words and avoid copying and pasting from other websites.
· If you quote from any outside sources, keep quotations to a minimum – I would rather see you paraphrase and express your own understanding of what you learned from your sources, in your own words.
· Reply to at least 2 of your classmates in each forum by 11:55 PM ET on Sunday each week unless the forum specifically says that replies to classmates are not required.
· Replies to classmates should be no less than 150 words each.
· For practical reasons, when you respond to other learners’ posts, please start your response by addressing the student you are replying to by their name.
· Responses to classmates must be significant in content, to advance the discussion forward. Your responses should add additional insight to the discussion or challenge your classmates’ opinions.
· You are encouraged to log into the classroom several times each week to participate in the class discussion on the forum.
· Refer to the forum and the Rubric for Grading (posted in each forum) for more details on grading. Forum postings are a significant part of your grade and I will be looking for quality and depth in your participation in the weekly forum discussions.
Exams/Quizzes
There are no exams or quizzes in this course.
Assignments
You will have an assignment due each week in this course. They will consist mostly of the creation of original Web pages, applying what you have learned each week. These assignments are designed to give you hands-on practice in designing Web pages with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Most weekly assignments will require you to create a Web page from scratch, applying the techniques you learned in that lesson, or to modify and build on Web pages that you created in previous weeks. Detailed instructions for each assignment will be posted in the Assignments area of the classroom at the beginning of each week.
Final Project
You will have a Final Project due at the end of Week 8. Detailed instructions for the final project can will be posted in the Assignments area of the classroom at the beginning of Week 8.
Standards for Original Work:
All work submitted must be original work. Incidents of academic dishonesty will result in you failing the assignment, and repeat incidents will result in failing the course. I check forum posts and assignments regularly for incidents of plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Please read and understand the University policy on academic dishonesty (Plagiarism Policy). When writing about ideas learned from your sources, you must summarize the ideas in your own words (rather than using direct quotations from your sources). Be sure to provide appropriate citations and references on your forum posts and assignments to give credit to your sources for the ideas you are paraphrasing and writing about, even though you will not be directly quoting from your sources.
Evaluation Criteria :
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Grade Instruments |
Weight in % (Percent of Final Grade) |
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Forum Discussion Activities |
20 |
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Weekly Assignments |
60 |
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Final Project |
20 |
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Total |
100% |
Please see the Student Handbook to reference the University’s grading scale.
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Week |
Topic |
Learning Objectives |
Readings |
Assignment |
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1
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Web Site Development and Markup Language and HTML5 Coding |
· Describe the role of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in the development and continued enhancement of the World Wide Web. · Explain the architecture, directory structures, document flow, and protocols of the World Wide Web. · Describe the evolution and the functionality of the Internet and major components such as search engines and browsers. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lessons 1, 2 |
· Week 1 Forum · Assignment 1
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2 |
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and Graphical Elements and Hyperlinks |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lessons 3, 4 |
· Week 2 Forum · Assignment 2
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3 |
HTML Tables |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 5 |
· Week 3 Forum · Assignment 3
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4 |
Web Forms |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 6
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· Week 4 Forum · Assignment 4
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5 |
Video, Audio and Image Techniques |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. · Code Web pages in compliance with the Document Object Model. · Explain the rudiments of the Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 7 |
· Week 5 Forum · Assignment 5
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6 |
Extending HTML, JavaScript, and DHTML Fundamentals |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 8 WDS: Lesson 30 |
· Week 6 Forum · Assignment 6 |
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7 |
GUI HTML Editors, Plug-Ins and Java Applets, HTTP Servers, Web Applications |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 9 WDS: Lesson 31-32
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· Week 7 Forum · Assignment 7 |
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8 |
Databases, Website Development for Business, and Website Publishing and Maintenance |
· Create Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to standardize the format across multiple web pages. · Build Web pages using Hyper Text Markup Language. |
SDA: Lesson 10 WDS: Lesson 33-34
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· Week 8 Forum · Final Project |
Please see the Student Handbook to reference all University policies. Quick links to frequently asked question about policies are listed below.
Writing Expectations
All written submissions should be submitted in a font and page set-up that is readable and neat. It is recommended that students try to adhere to a consistent format, which is described below.
1. Typewritten in double-spaced format.
1. Arial or Times New Roman font style.
1. 11 or 12-point font size.
1. Page margins Top, Bottom, Left Side and Right Side = 1 inch.
Written assignments and essays should include a title page in APA format.
Important Note: All written submissions, including forum posts and assignments, must be written in your own words. Material should never be directly copied from the Internet or from any other sources. All writing must be in complete sentences and paragraphs. Do not use lists in your forum posts or written essays.
Citation and Reference Style
Attention Please: Students will follow the APA Citation Style as the sole citation and reference style used in written work submitted as part of coursework to the University. Assignments completed in a narrative essay or composition format must follow the citation style cited in the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
There are many good references for APA Citation Style freely available on the web. One such resource is the APA Formatting and Style Guide provided by the Purdue Online Writing Lab. Click on the links on the left-hand menu to view the various examples of In-Text Citations and Reference List examples:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Late Assignments
Students are expected to submit classroom assignments by the posted due date and to complete the course according to the published class schedule. As adults, students, and working professionals, I understand you must manage competing demands on your time. Should you need additional time to complete an assignment, please contact me before the due date so we can discuss the situation and determine an acceptable resolution. Routine submission of late assignments is unacceptable and may result in points deducted from your final course grade. If arrangements have not been approved in advance, all late work will be subject to standard late penalties. Assignments and initial forum posts may be submitted up to one week late, but will lose 5 points per day late. Follow-up posts will not receive any credit if posted after the due date. After one week past the due date, assignments and forum posts may not be submitted for credit.
Netiquette
Online universities promote the advancement of knowledge through positive and constructive debate – both inside and outside the classroom. Forums on the Internet, however, can occasionally degenerate into needless insults and “flaming.” Such activity and the loss of good manners are not acceptable in a university setting – basic academic rules of good behavior and proper “Netiquette” must persist. Remember that you are in a place for the rewards and excitement of learning which does not include descent to personal attacks or student attempts to stifle the Forum of others.
· Technology Limitations: While you should feel free to explore the full-range of creative composition in your formal papers, keep e-mail layouts simple. The Sakai classroom may not fully support MIME or HTML encoded messages, which means that bold face, italics, underlining, and a variety of color-coding or other visual effects will not translate in your e-mail messages.
· Humor Note: Despite the best of intentions, jokes and especially satire can easily get lost or taken seriously. If you feel the need for humor, you may wish to add “emoticons” to help alert your readers: ;-), : ),
Disclaimer Statement
Course content may vary from the outline to meet the needs of this particular group.
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Turnitin.com |
Written assignments submitted in the classroom will automatically be evaluated for potential plagiarism using Turnitin. Turnitin will analyze the paper and report instances of potential plagiarism and issues with academic integrity. It is expected that all writing assignments, including forum posts, will be your own original writing. Similarity to your sources, including any direct quotations from your sources, may not exceed 5%.
Additional references are found in the Lessons area of the classroom, embedded in the weekly lessons.
