Brief Description
Advanced Web Development covers advanced Web design and production using Macromedia Dreamweaver CS4. The course includes Dreamweaver database integration (with PHP/MySQL), CSS layout, forms, Dreamweaver libraries, and Dreamweaver behaviors. Students need to understand how to use Dreamweaver (site manager, code viewer, how to make links, etc.) and should be able to create a database. See entry skills for a list of skills covered in CIS 212. See the syllabus for detailed course information. If you have Access experience but have not completed the CIS 140 recommended prerequisite, contact me to find out if you have enough experience to succeed.
See Welcome Video for overview.
Learn Online or Face-to-Face
CIS 213 is offered online and face-to-face (with 2 online hours per week). I will teach both the face-to-face section and the online sections in the Spring 2009 semester.
Online students need to have access to a reliable computer with Dreamweaver CS3 or CS4 and a high bandwidth Internet connection. See How an Online Class Works for details.
Spring 2009
Spring classes begin January 26. Check back just before the semester begins for orientation information and updated syllabus.
The face-to-face class will meet on Thursdays from 6:00 - 9:00 PM with 2 online instructional hours per week. Online students are encouraged to attend the face-to-face class whenever they would like some in-person help.
Textbooks - available at the campus bookstore or online
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The Essential Guide to Dreamweaver CS4 with CSS, Ajax, and PHP You can also purchase an electronic version (pdf ) from the publisher for $35. |
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Lynda.com video training - to be announced. |
ONLINE STUDENTS
Here's what you can do in January before class begins:
- send me an e-mail after you enroll - attach a photo (200 x 200 pixels if you know how)
- complete the student information form
- purchase and install Dreamweaver CS3 or CS4 (see collegebuys.org for academic pricing)
- purchase textbooks
- after class begins, login to Blackboard and complete ONLINE ORIENTATION and do everything listed in WEEK 1 of the schedule.
Blackboard is used for class management (quizzes, grades, turning
in work, discussion), so part of the online orientation assignment
is to do some things in Blackboard. Blackboard
accounts are set up the weekend before classes begin. All course Web pages link to the Blackboard login. Let me know if you are unable to
log in to Blackboard after the first day of class with your college
user name (usually first.last) and PIN (usually 6-digit birthday).
It will probably take a few weeks to get used to how I do things. Plan to spend a little extra time at first and don't hesitate to email or stop in during office hours if you feel lost. That's why I get the big bucks. :-)
Jodi Reed
jodi.reed (at) gcccd.edu
CIS 213 is part of a Web Development Major at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California. We also offer certificates in Web Design, Web Programming, and Web Server Management.