| Course Description: |
This course introduces client-side Internet programming using the current W3C-recommended presentation markup language and supporting elements. Topics include site management and development, markup elements, stylesheets, validation, accessibility, standards, browsers, and basic JavaScripting. Upon completion, students should be able to hand-code web pages with various media elements according to current markup standards and integrate them into websites. |
| Optional Texts: |
Web Wizard's Guide to XML. ISBN: 0-201-76990-5
JavaScript: Your Visual Blueprint for building dynamic Web
pages. ISBN: 0-7645-7497-3.
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| Objectives: |
Basic understanding of
XML and JavaScript
Understand how to display XML data with XSL & HTML
Be able to create rollovers with JavaScript
Utilize conditional statements and functions in JavaScript
Create fully functional websites that utilize Cascading
Style Sheets |
| Projects: |
You will work on many different Projects throughout the semester. As you can see by the percentage, this is a major component of the class. |
Discussion Board: |
You will have to respond to different topics in the Discussion Board portion of Blackboard. |
| Final Project: |
The final project will have two parts to it. The first part will come at the end of the XML section.
The second part will come at the end of the JavaScript section. |
Articles: |
Each
student will be required to email me a
current XML or JavaScript article with a typed summary
of the article. The typed summary
must be at least 1/2 a page in length and
saved as a Word document (.doc/.docx) or as Rich Text Format (.rtf). The article can be out
of magazines, newspapers, or on the Internet.
You will have one article due each month
starting with January. The dates are:
January 29, February 26, March 26 and April 30. |
Withdrawal Date and Procedure: |
The
last day to withdraw from this class is Monday, April 5. To initiate
this procedure, you must talk to your advisor about withdrawing before
this date. |
Academic Integrity Statement: |
Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty
are prohibited. In addition to other possible disciplinary sanctions, which
may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures as a result
of academic misconduct, your instructor will assign an "F" for
the exercise or examination that evidences academic misconduct for the first
offense and assign an "F" for the course for repeated offenses. |
Other: |
If you have a DOCUMENTED disability and think you
will need some form of reasonable classroom accommodations to help you
achieve your full academic potential, please see the disability office
(student support services) located on the lower level of Oaks Hall. If
you will not be needing classroom modifications, you are not required
to disclose your disability.
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| Blackboard |
This course is web-centered (fully online). Assignments are completed online
either at home or on campus. Be sure to check this course on the website often
for announcements and upcoming assignments. Check your email often as well.
I will only use your student Webmail account to send email to all students.
Tests will be administered online. |
| Learning Resource Center |
Please be aware that you have access to the computers in and services of the
Learning Resource Center (library) located at the Summit. For more information,
visit them on the SCC website: Click
here for Learning Resource Center |
| Learning Assistance
Center |
The Learning Assistance Center provides invaluable assistance to students
who want help for a variety of reasons such as composing a term paper or
making sense of calculus. For more information, visit them on the SCC website: Click
here for Learning Assistance Center |
