Textbook(s):
DREAMWEAVER MX 2004 Hands-On Training
by Garo Green; developed by Lynda Weinman
Peachpit Press; ISBN No. 032120297X
| Assignment | Due Date |
| Monday 8/23 | |
IMPORTANT: If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans, you must begin attendance in all classes. Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office. Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds. |
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| READING: Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Information | ic |
| 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 NLC web design classes. | ic |
| Keep a record of your grades: Student Grade Record | ic |
| ASSIGNMENT: Scavenger Hunt | 8/30 |
| EXERCISE: Become aquainted with Dreamweaver. Working in groups, figure out what every button on the PROPERTIES bar does. | ic |
| PROJECT ONE : Resume | 9/12 |
| Wednesday 8/25 | |
| ASSIGNMENT: Creating Folders. Complete this assignment before uploading work! | ic |
| ASSIGNMENT: Define Your Site | ic |
| Work on resume. Bring old resumes to class for help. | ic |
| READING: Chapter 1 - 3, 20 (Mostly reading, ungraded -- no need to upload.) | 8/30 |
| Quiz 1 - Intro - Ch 1-3 (Word document) | 8/30 |
| Friday 8/27 | |
| Lab is MANDATORY this week. Lecture: Fireworks Basics | --- |
| Monday 8/30 | |
| READING: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 9/8 |
| QUIZ 2: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines (Counts as 1 Assignment) | 9/8 |
| Continue working on resume. | ic |
| Wednesday 9/1 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 4 -- SKIP pages 79 - 85. We have already defined your site! (Remember, all bookwork is graded!) | 9/8 |
| Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook | --- |
| Friday 9/3 | |
| Lab is MANDATORY this week. Lecture: Fireworks Buttons | --- |
| Monday 9/6: Labor Day Holiday | |
| Wednesday 9/8 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 5 -- SKIP p. 121 Step 1 | 9/13 |
| ASSIGNMENT: Academic Dishonesty | 9/13 |
| READING: What Is INDEX.HTM? | 9/13 |
| Tip: How to Save Images from Web Browsers | 9/13 |
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| Monday 9/13 | |
| PROJECT TWO: Link List | 9/27 |
| ASSIGNMENT: Office: Word and Dreamweaver | ic |
| ASSIGNMENT: Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | ic |
| Wednesday 9/15 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch. 6 -- SKIP p. 163 Step 1 | 9/20 |
| Quiz 3 - Ch 4-6 | 9/20 |
| Friday 9/17 | |
| Optional Lab. Lecture: Color Theory | --- |
| Monday 9/20 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch 7 -- SKIP p. 199 Step 1 | 9/27 |
| ASSIGNMENT: Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | ic |
| Exercise: Web Design DOs and DON'Ts | 9/27 |
| Wednesday 9/22 | |
| Catch-Up Day | --- |
| Friday 9/24 | |
| Optional Lab. Lecture: Typography | --- |
| Monday 9/27 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch. 8 -- SKIP p. 258 Step 1 | 10/4 |
| Project Three: Corporate Newsletter | 10/22 |
| Wednesday 9/29 | |
| Lecture: Grid System | --- |
| Activity: Sketch designs for corporate newsletter, using grid system. Share with classmates. | ic |
| Prepare sketches for Project Three, gather clip art, choose color scheme, etc. | --- |
| Friday 10/1 | |
| Optional Lab. Lecture: Scanning and Digital Photography | --- |
| Monday 10/4 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch. 9 -- SKIP p. 300 Step 1. | 10/11 |
| Project 3: continute working on Newsletter | |
| Wednesday 10/6 | |
| Complete Ch. 9 | 10/6 |
| Continue working on Newsletter | 10/22 |
| Monday 10/11 (Columbus Day) | |
| xHTML 1 - 3 | |
| Wednesday 10/13 | |
| xHTML 4 - 7 | |
| Finish Ch. 9, Corporate Newsletter | 10/22 |
| Start Chapter 12 -XHTML | |
| Monday 10/18 | |
| Finish Chapter 12 - XHTML | |
| Quiz 6 -XHTML- HTML (Complete at home or during Friday lab) | |
| Wednesday 10/20 | |
| Chapter 10 - Frames | 10/25 |
| Chapter 11 - Rollovers | |
| Quiz 5 - Ch 10-12 (complete at home or during Friday lab) | |
| Monday 10/25 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 13 -Forms | 11/1 |
| Lecture: What Is ASP? | |
| ASSIGNMENT: ASP Email (optional) | |
| ASSIGNMENT: ASP Calculator (optional) | |
| Exercise: Server-Side Includes (complete the exercise and upload to server) | --- |
| Wednesday 10/27 | |
| Gather images for your eCommerce website! Plan your attack! HINT: Get ONE PAGE perfect then use File > Save As. | |
| Monday 11/1 | |
Chapter 14 - Behaviors. Notes: When downloading the extensions, page 514, save them into the Chapter 14 folder that contains the site files for this unit instead of the Dreamweaver MX 2004 application directory. This is due to an account restriction set on the machines in the lab. |
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Project Four: eCommerce Website -- 21 required pages. Brainstorm with classmates. |
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| Wednesday 11/3 | |
| Chapter 16 - Automation | |
| (Optional: During Lab Friday) Ch. 15 - Fireworks | |
| (Optional: During Lab Friday) Ch. 17 - Templates/Libraries | |
| Monday 11/8 | |
| Chapter 18 - Accessibility | |
| Wednesday 11/10: Last Day to Drop with a "W" is 11/11 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project | |
| Monday 11/15 | |
| Chapter 19 - Inserting Media Objects | |
| Wednesday 11/17 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project | |
| Monday 11/22 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project | |
| Wednesday 11/24 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project. Reminder: No class on Friday. Campus closed all weekend due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. | |
| Monday 11/29 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project | |
| Wednesday 12/1 | |
| Work on ECommerce Project | |
| Monday 12/6: Final Exam Week | |
| Quiz 7 - Final Exam emailed to the email address I have on file. Due Dec. 9th. | 12/9 |
- Bookwork = Chapters in text. You should work through each chapter, performing all exercises. Bookwork chapters are required assignments, checked off as completed and uploaded to the NL server, but not graded.
- Readings = Articles for reading--not graded.
- Topics = Short graded papers or projects. These assignments may be uploaded to the NL server or sent to your instructor as attachments to email messages.
- Quizzes = Online multiple-choice quizzes over the copyright guidelines and chapters in your text. Submitted as attachments to email messages.
- Exercises = Ungraded assignments that expand on material in the textbook.
- Projects = Graded assignments. Projects take from the equivalent of two class sessions to an entire semester. Uploaded to the NL server.
- References = Documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind, the reference documents should be ignored.
- Admin = Administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = Tips on how to handle particular assignments.
- Dreamweaver HOT = Dreamweaver Hands-On Training, your textbook
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| Gray | Old material -- Sessions may be grayed out after week ends. |
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