CS553 Class Notes
| http://www.webs.com/ | Get free website here for the class |
| http://www.download.com | Great site for freeware/shareware/demoware (you can get a trial version of Dreamweaver!) |
| Textbook website | New Perspectives on HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML: Comprehensive, 4th Edition - P. Carey |
| useful tools (eye dropper, coolruler) | 1 MB ZIP compressed download |
| http://www.w3schools.com/ | Good reference site |
| http://www.tripod.com | Get another free website (good for Dreamweaver, has free FTP but only 3 levels of subdirectories) |
| http://skydrive.live.com | Get free 25 Gigabyte online file storage |
| paint.net | Get free 'photoshop' type paint/photo editor |
| http://www.openoffice.org | Free 'MS-Office' type software |
| browsershots.org | See your webpage on all different platforms/browsers |
| Lorem Ipsum | Generates 'dummy' text for website layout |
| CSS Zen Garden | Demos of what can be done with CSS based design |
| Wikipedia Web Colors | Good explanation of hexadecimal RGB triplets and how the web handles colors |
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Topics covered and Homework Assignments |
In addition to the final project, the following chapter assignments will be due (in 3 lab packets): |
Chapter 1 |
Introductions. Developing a Web Page. |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
Chapter 2 |
Developing a Basic Web Site |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 2 |
Chapter 3 |
Working with cascading style sheets |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
Chapter 4 |
Creating Special Effects with CSS. |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 3 |
Chapter 5 |
Working with Web Tables. |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 2 |
Chapter 6 |
Working with Web Forms |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
Chapter 7 |
Working with Multimedia |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 4 |
Chapter 9 |
Working with XHTML |
Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
| Chapter 10 | Programming with Javascript | Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 2 |
| Chapter 11 | Working with Operators and Expressions | Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
Chapter 12 |
Working with Arrays, Loops, and Conditional Statements | Assignment: Tutorial, Review & Case Problem 1 |
Additional Topics |
Intro to Dreamweaver |
Additional chapters & assignments may be assigned if time permits. You will be given enough notice to complete them. |
************************1st Lab Packet*************************** Due date: Monday, October 5. Your website should look something like this: http://www.geocities.com/cs553sp09 but will have hyperlinks to all 9 assignments (tutorial, review & case problem) for chapters 1-3. Email the link of your freewebs website to: gomperpe@piercecollege.edu and make sure you get a reply from me to make sure I got it! You can use any other website you have to host your files (tripod, etc.) if you prefer, just make sure everything works! Please note: Chapter 3 Case 1 has a problem where it says on Step 5 to make the leading .7 points. It really should be .7em |
Midterm will be: Saturday October 24, at 9am covering chapters 1-6 Bring Scantron form 882 (thin green one w/100 questions) and #2 pencil. Exam will be true/false & multiple choice. Midterm review on Saturday, October 17.
************************2nd Lab Packet*************************** Due date: Tues. Oct 27. Your website should look something like this: http://www.geocities.com/cs553sp09 but will have hyperlinks to all assignments (tutorial, review & case problem) for chapters 4-6. You should have 2 links for the tutorial in chapter 4: one for the 'online scrapbooks' as seen on page 220, and another link for the 'samples for online scrapbooks' as seen on page 235. Email the link of your geocities website to: gomperpe@piercecollege.edu and make sure you get a reply from me to make sure I got it! You can use any other website you have to host your files (tripod, freewebs, etc.) if you prefer, just make sure everything works!
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************************Web Project*************************** Web Project (Due on TBA). Pick your own site subject/content, include these features:
Projects due on Monday June 8. Submission instructions:
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************************3rd Lab Packet*************************** Due date: TBA. Your website should look something like this: http://www.geocities.com/cs553sp09 but will have hyperlinks to all assignments (tutorial, review & case problem) for chapters 7,9,10,11,12.
Email the link of your geocities website to: gomperpe@piercecollege.edu and make sure you get a reply from me to make sure I got it! You can use any other website you have to host your files (tripod, freewebs, etc.) if you prefer, just make sure everything works!
Hint for Chapter 10 Review: var imgNumber = randomInteger(9); // Return a random number from 0 to 9 XTRA Credit: Choose any chapter we haven't done, such as Chap 8 (Frames) or Chap 13, and do the tutorial, review and any case problem you want to do. |
************************Final Exam***************************
Final will be: Saturday Dec. 19, at 9am. Chapters covered: all chapters we've covered since Chapter 1, but focusing on the one's we've covered since the midterm: Ch. 7,9,10,11,12. Bring Scantron form 882 (thin green one w/100 questions) and #2 pencil. Exam will be true/false & multiple choice. Final review on Sat. May 30.
You can check your grades for this (and all other classes) at http://www.laccd.edu/student_information/sis_logon.asp |