Calendar for ITSC 1413.7426 and .9xxx / Page Design I

by Nelda Shelton

 

Description
Due Date
Week 1 - January 17 - 23
MONDAY, January 17, is Martin Luther King holiday. Your instructor is not required to answer e-mail or telephone on official school holidays.
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IMPORTANT:

If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans and are enrolled in a Distance Learning class, you must show participation in this class prior to the certification date (the 12th day after the start date of the class) by e-mailing/contacting the instructor. Students taking open enrollment classes that do not have traditional semester start dates should make note of the start date of their class.

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.

In this class, a completed SCAVENGER HUNT will count as your first contact.

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Exercise: FERPA
1/23
READING: Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Information
1/23
Be sure to fill out the Student Profile. This gives your instructor contact information, and tells the webmaster to set up your web space. You need to fill this out once each semester, even if you're taking multiple NLC web design classes. If you have completed it unsuccessfully one time, complete it again as a returning student.
1/23
Keep a record of your grades: Student Grade Record
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READING: Chapter 1 - 3, 20 (Mostly reading; 20 is ungraded -- no need to upload.)
1/23
QUIZ 1Quiz 1 - Intro - Ch 1-3 (Word document)
1/23
EXERCISE (Required): Scavenger Hunt
1/23
EXERCISE (Required): Define Your Site
1/23
PROJECT ONE : Resume.
2/13
Evaluation form for Project One: RESUME EVALUATION FORM
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Week 2 - January 24 - 30
Don't forget to start working on your resume this week!
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Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook
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BOOKWORK: Chapter 4 -- SKIP pages 79 - 85. We have already defined your site! (Remember, beginning with Chapter 4, all bookwork is uploaded to the NL server, graded for completion, and checked off!)
1/30
READING: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines
1/30
QUIZ 2: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines  Automatically scored online and your score sent to your instructor.
1/30
BOOKWORK: Chapter 5 -- SKIP pg. 121 Step 1
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TOPIC: (Required) Academic Dishonesty (Submit as attachment to email)
2/6
READING: What Is INDEX.HTM?
1/30
Tip: How to Save Images from Web Browsers
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Week 3 - January 31 - February 6
BOOKWORK: Ch. 6 -- SKIP pg. 163 Step 1
2/6
TOPIC: (Required) Office: Word and Dreamweaver
2/6
QUIZ 3:  Quiz 3 - Ch 4-6
2/6
Week 4 - February 7 - 13
BOOKWORK: Ch 7 -- SKIP pg. 199 Step 1
2/13
TOPIC: (Required) Office: Excel and Dreamweaver
2/13
Tip: How to Save Images from Web Browsers
2/13
PROJECT ONE- RESUME DUE
2/13
Week 5- February 14 - 20
BOOKWORK: Ch 7 -- SKIP pg. 199 Step 1
2/20
TOPIC: (Required) Office: Excel and Dreamweaver
2/20
Tip: How to Save Images from Web Browsers
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PROJECT TWO: Link List
3/6
Evaluation form for Project Two:  Link List Evaluation Form
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Week 6- February 21 - 27
BOOKWORK: Ch. 8 -- SKIP p. 258 Step 1
2/27
TOPIC: (Required) Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver
2/27
TOPIC: (Required) Web Design DOs and DON'Ts
2/27
Week 7- February 28 - March 6
BOOKWORK: Ch. 9 -- SKIP pg. 300 Step 1.
3/6
QUIZ 4:  Quiz 4 - Ch 7-9
3/6
PROJECT TWO- LINK LIST DUE
3/6
Week 8- March 7 - 13
BOOKWORK: Chapter 10 -- I think you know what to skip by now!
3/13
BOOKWORK: Chapter 11
3/13
PROJECT THREE: Corporate Newsletter
4/10
Evaluation for Project Three:  Corporate Newsletter Evaluation Form
SPRING BREAK: March 14 - 20 -- Your instructor is not required to answer email or telephone on official school holidays.
Week 9- Mar 21 - 27
SPRING HOLIDAY: Friday 3/25 -- -- Your instructor is not required to answer e-mail or telephone on official school holidays.
3/27

All information below on scanning, digital cameras, and Fireworks is intended as reference material for students who have these resources. None of this information is required.

  • Scanning - Viewlet: Scanning
  • Simple Graphics in Fireworks Viewlet: Simple Fireworks Graphics
  • Cropping and Re-sizing in Fireworks Viewlet: Cropping in Fireworks Viewlet: Resizing in Fireworks
3/27
xHTML 1 - 3
3/27
xHTML 4 - 7
3/27

QUIZ 6: Quiz 6 -XHTML- HTML, ignore the fact that Quiz 6 comes before Quiz 5--that is just the way I scheduled the xHTML Lessons.

3/27
Week 10- March 28 - April 3
BOOKWORK: Chapter 12
4/3
QUIZ 5Quiz 5 - Ch 10-12
4/3
EXERCISE (Required): Server-Side Includes
4/3
Week 11 - April 4 - 10
BOOKWORK: Chapter 13
4/10
TOPIC: (Required) What Is ASP?
4/10
EXERCISE: ASP Calculator (Optional)
4/10
EXERCISE: ASP E-mail (Optional)
4/10
PROJECT THREE- CORPORATE NEWSLETTER DUE
4/10
Week 12 - April 11 - 17
Last day to drop -- April 14
4/14
BOOKWORK: Chapter 14
4/17
PROJECT FOUR: eCommerce Website -- 21 required pages!! Don't wait until the last second on this one!
5/12
Evaluation Form for Project Four:  e-COMMERCE EVAL FORM
4/17
Week 13 - April 18 - 24
SUMMER REGISTRATION begins April 19. Web Design degree- and certificate-seeking students can contact Sharon Huston for academic advising.
4/24
BOOKWORK: Chapter 16
4/24
Week 14 - April 25 - May 1
BOOKWORK: Chapter 18
5/1
Week 15 - May 2 - 8
BOOKWORK: Chapter 19
5/8
Week 16 - May 9 - 12 - Final Exam Week
ALL WORK DUE by midnight 5/12.
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QUIZ 7: Quiz 7 - Ch 13-14-16-18-19 This quiz counts as your final exam.
5/12
PROJECT FOUR- ECOMMERCE WEBSITE DUE
5/12
YEAH! YOU MADE IT--END OF SEMESTER!
REST & SLEEP!

Key

  • Bookwork = Chapters in text. You should work through each chapter, performing all exercises. Bookwork chapters are required assignments (ungraded and checked off as completed) and are to be uploaded to the NL server.
  • Readings = Articles for reading--not graded.
  • Topics = Short papers or projects. These assignments may be uploaded to the NL server or sent to your instructor as attachments to e-mail messages. These assignments are graded.
  • Quizzes = One online multiple-choice quiz over the copyright guidelines. This quiz will be scored automatically and the score sent to your instructor. Six other short-answer quizzes over the text chapters are to be completed in MS Word and submitted as attachments to e-mail messages. All quizzes are graded based on a 100 point system.
  • Exercises = Ungraded assignments that expand on material in the textbook. Some are required and some are optional. See calendar for required or optional.
  • Projects =  Four graded assignments. Projects take from the equivalent of two class sessions to an entire semester. Uploaded to the NL server. A project evaluation form is used. See calendar for the form.
  • 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

Key:
New Information Icon = Content posted after we've covered associated material in class.
Gallery Icon = Gallery of websites serving as examples of techniques or concepts discussed in class.
Viewlet Icon = Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hover over the icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's content does not reflect all the material in a chapter.
Link Icon = Link to a website used in lecture. Hover over the icon to see the site's name or URL.
Supplemental Reading Icon = Supplemental reading