CIS 213 Syllabus for Spring, 2010
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory, 3 units
Section 5174
Online - see online course information
Section 5175
Thursday
6:00 - 8:50 p.m., room E-206
(plus 2 online instructional hours per week)
Course Web Site: cis2.cuyamaca.net/jreed/213
Jodi Reed, MA
Computer & Information Science, Graphic Design
Cuyamaca College
jodi.reed (at) gcccd.edu
office: room E-107
Jodi's Spring 2010 Schedule
Tuesday |
9:30 - 11:45am | CIS 212 (room E-206) |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 - 1:00pm | office hour (room E-206 or E-107) | |
| Wednesday | 12:00-2:00pm | office hours (online) |
Thursday |
9:30 - 11:45am | CIS 212 (room E-206) |
| 4:00 - 6:00pm | office hours (room E-206 or E-107) | |
| 6:00 - 8:50pm | CIS 213 (room E-206) |
Please request an appointment if you would like to see me outside office hours. I am also available by email almost every work day and usually at least one weekend day.
Topics/Themes
In this 3-unit course, students will use Macromedia Dreamweaver to complete a series of short assignments and projects. The course will cover 4 main topics:
- Overview of Web Technologies
- Production with Dreamweaver (including Cascading Style Sheets, Spry/AJAX, & Forms)
- Database integration using Dreamweaver
- Design (including usability and accessibility)
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of Introduction to Dreamweaver (CIS 212) is recommended prior to taking CIS 213. You must be able to create Web sites with Macromedia Dreamweaver and you must be able to apply basic design principles (contrast, alignment, repetition, and proximity). See entry skills for a list of skills covered in CIS 212.
- Databases (CIS 140) is recommended prior to CIS 213 or during the same semester. You must know how to build and edit a simple database by the 2nd half of the semester.
Check with me if you think you have any questions about the prerequisites.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, each student will be able to:
- Efficiently produce and maintain web sites by applying production techniques such as external style sheets; include files and database integration.
- Use an authoring tool to create forms and insert scripts (WYSIWYG-generated or provided by a book or web site) for simple behaviors such as rollover buttons, window control, and navigation via pull-down menus.
- Use advanced authoring tool features to develop database integration. Web forms will allow the user to query the database, use a login name and password to authenticate, and display, navigate, insert, edit and delete database records.
- Describe usability and accessibility concepts and terminology, and synthesize design concepts presented in class to create a web site that is usable and accessible.
- Analyze the pros and cons of web features such as frames, Cascading Style Sheets and tables, especially with respect to usability and accessibility.
- Integrate multimedia content such as video or podcasts.
Grading and Assignments
~15% |
Simple Assignments |
Orientation, quizzes, and lab assignments shown in the schedule |
~50% |
Projects |
Projects require integration of concepts and skills from several labs
and readings. |
~5% |
Participation |
Students are expected to post a significant question, answer, or comment
to the online discussion roughly once per week. Posts will be graded. Maximum per week: 10 points. |
~20% |
Final Project |
The database project is a small, database-integrated Web site or a technical research topic of your choice. You may
choose your topic (subject to approval) and work individually or on a team.
|
~10% |
Final Exam |
The final exam will cover concepts and skills from the entire semester,
but will focus on database integration. |
Scale
A B C D
Due Dates, Make-ups, and Incompletes
Assignments are usually due to Moodle a week or two after they are assigned. Due dates are shown on Moodle. After the due date, you lose 20% for each week it is late. Be sure to SAVE and BACK UP everything you do. BEGIN ASSIGNMENTS EARLY in the week they are assigned so you will have time for questions. ASSUME you will have technical problems and turn in work BEFORE the due date. I have built in plenty of time to allow for questions and technical difficulties as long as you begin on the date it was assigned.
Quizzes are available on Moodle for two weeks only, and no make-ups are allowed.
An incomplete grade is given only when there is an emergency near the end of the semester.
Mature students meet deadlines in spite of difficulties, but there are times when personal or work situations demand a shift in priorities. Please contact your instructor if you need to discuss your situation. If you fall behind on more than 2 assignments you may be dropped from the class.
Schedule
- Week 1: Orientation, DW CS4 new features
- Week 2: Setting up your site
- Week 3: Dreamweaver REVIEW & CSS Basics
- Week 4: CSS Layout
- Week 5: Spry
- Week 6: Forms
- Week 7: PHP
- Week 8: Libraries, Includes & Templates
- Week 9-13: Database Integration
- Week 14-16: Final Project
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. |
Materials
You cannot complete this class wilthout reliable access to Internet and Dreamweaver CS4. Most online students have Dreamweaver installed on their home computer, but some use campus computers. See Collegebuys, Gradware, or campustech.com for academic prices. Adobe has packages that include Dreamweaver, Fireworks (Web graphics), and Flash (animation). We will use Fireworks or Photoshop for a few projects so you can either purchase them, use one of our labs on campus, or use the free 30-day trial from Adobe.
Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Photoshop are available on 4 Macs and 4 PC's in the E building Open Lab.
You need adequate storage to SAVE and BACK UP your work. You
are responsible for your work in spite of technical problems,
so be sure to back up! Most students use a USB Flash
Hard Drive.
Attendance/Participation
Though any student not participating in class for 2 consecutive weeks may be dropped from the course by the instructor, it is always the student's responsibility to drop any unattended course. Failure to drop an unattended course will result in a grade of "F" on your transcript. Participation in an online class means submitting assignments and taking quizzes on time, contributing to discussion regularly, and checking Moodle & email at least twice a week.
Course Communication
Post general questions to the online discussion. You may also send email to jodi.reed (at) gcccd.edu or stop by during office hours.
NOTE: I must respond to many questions each day, so my responses tend to be brief. Please don't take this personally. I usually respond the same day or the next day. Please try again if you don't hear back within 2 days. I check email most often followed by Moodle discussion and then voice mail.
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations in this class should notify me and contact Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS) early in the semester so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as possible. See www.cuyamaca.net/eops/dsps.asp for contact information.
Academic Integrity
When creating Graphics or Web sites, treat Web content as you would treat content from a published article or book. Stealing content is unethical, and students guilty of academic dishonesty will receive a zero for the assignment and may be suspended or expelled. It is acceptable to use brief quotes or clip art. It's not ok to copy entire web pages or style sheets or use someone else's images without permission.
Important Dates
| January 25 | Classes begin |
| February 5 | Last Day to Add Semester-Length Classes, Drop Semester-Length Classes Without a W, Last Day to Receive a Refund for Semester-Length Classes |
| February 8 | Census Day |
| February 12-15 | President's Day Holiday |
| February 26 | Last Day to Apply for Pass/No Pass for semester length classes |
| March 19 | Last Day to Apply for Spring 2008 Degree/Certificate |
| March 29-April 2 | Spring Recess |
| April 23 | Last Day to Drop Semester-Length Classes |
| May 24-June 1 | Final Examinations |
| May 31 | Memorial Day Holiday |
| June 1 | Close of Semester |
| June 2 | Instructor Grade Deadline |
| June 2 | Commencement |
This course adheres to the policies outlined in the Cuyamaca College catalogue. For further information, see Academic Policies stated in the catalogue.