Calendar for Page Design I - ITSE 1413.7426, .7427 and .9xxxx / Summer II 2003
- Readings = articles or chapters that should be completed BEFORE due date
- Topics = short graded papers or projects
- Quizzes = short multiple-choice quiz on designated material
- Activities = ungraded assignments that expand on material on the textbook
- Exercises = graded practices covering specific objectives.
- Projects = graded assignments. Projects take from the equivalent of two class sessions to an entire semester.
- References = documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind in class, the reference documents should be ignored.
- ECR = Extra Credit
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly. If there is not a link there, then nothing has been added.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
- HOT = textbook, Dreamweaver MX Hands-On Training
= Content posted after we've covered associated material
in class.
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or
concepts discussed in class
= Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hoover over
the icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's content
does notreflect all the material in a chapter.
= Link to a web site used in lecture. Hoover over the icon to see the site's
name or URL.
= Supplemental reading
| Type | Activity | Due Date |
| Week of Monday June 2 | ||
| Note | If you have not purchased Dreamweaver you need to install the 30-day trial located on the textbook CD-ROM. (You will still need to buy it -- the trial will expire before class finishes.) Lacking software is not an excuse for late work! | --- |
| Admin | Be sure to fill out the Student Profile. This gives your instructor contact information, and tells the webmaster to set up your webspace. You need to fill this out once each semester, even if you're taking multiple classes. | ---- |
| Admin | Syllabus, Lab Policies (Read), Open Lab Informaion (Read) | --- |
| Exercise | Scavenger Hunt (Submit as an attachment to instructor) | 7/13 |
| Reading | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 7/13 |
| Quiz | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 7/13 |
| Project | Personal Home Page | 8/7 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 1, Ch. 2 (ungraded) | 7/13 |
| Activity | Creating Folders | --- |
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX | --- |
| Activity | Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook | --- |
| Reference | What Is INDEX.HTM? | --- |
| Admin | Turning In Your Work | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 3, all exercises | 7/13 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20, pages 633 - 645. You DO NOT have
to get a Tripod account -- use your NLC web space instead! |
7/13 |
| Note | UPLOAD chapters 3 & 20 exercises after reading Ch. 20. | --- |
| Week of Monday June 14 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 4: Basics -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 7/20 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 5: Linking -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 7/20 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 6: Typography -- do I have to remind you to upload & make links again? | 7/20 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 7: Tables |
7/20 |
| Exercise | Office: Word and Dreamweaver | 7/20 |
| Exercise | Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | 7/20 |
| Exercise | Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | 7/20 |
| Reference | Using Microsoft's Design Gallery Live |
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| Topic | Web Design DOs and DONTs | 7/20 |
| Week of Monday July 21 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 8: Layout | 7/27 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 10: Rollovers | 7/27 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 12: HTML | 7/27 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 13: Forms |
7/27 |
| Exercise | What Is ASP? | 7/27 |
| Exercise | ASP Calculator | 7/27 |
| Exercise | Using the ASPEmail Component | 7/27 |
| Week of Monday July 28 | ||
| Note | DROP DATE is July 31. | ---- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 11: CSS |
8/4 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 18: Accessibility | 8/4 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 14: Behavoirs | 8/4 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20: Plug-Ins |
8/4 |
| Week of Monday August 4 | ||
| Note | Lab Week - catch up and finish off | 8/7 |
| Note | All work due MIDNIGHT, THURSDAY AUGUST 7. | 8/7 |