Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Information
Richard's Extra Information
Student Pages: http://nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu/students/Spring2005
Keep a record of your grades: Student Grade Record (MS Word)
| Description |
Due Date |
| Week 1 - January 21 | |
| MONDAY is Martin Luther King holiday. Your instructor is not required to answer email or telephone on official school holidays. | --- |
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 | ic |
| 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. If you have completed it unsuccessfully one time, complete it again as a returning student. | ic |
| Keep a record of your grades: Student Grade Record (MS Word) | --- |
| READING: Chapter 1 - 3, 20 (Mostly reading; 20 is ungraded -- no need to upload.) | 1/28 |
| EXERCISE (Required): Scavenger Hunt | ic |
| EXERCISE (Required): Define Your Site | 1/28 |
| PROJECT ONE
: Resume. Examples: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 |
2/11 |
| Evaluation form for Project One: RESUME EVALUATION FORM (MS Word) | --- |
| Week 2 - January 28 | |
| Don't forget to start working on your resume this week! | --- |
| Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook | --- |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 4 Basics -- 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!) | 2/4 |
| READING: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 2/4 |
| QUIZ: NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines Automatically scored online and your score sent to your instructor. This is the only announced quiz you will have. All other quizzes will be "pop" quizzes. | 2/4 |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 5 Linking -- SKIP p. 121 Step 1 | --- |
| READING: What Is INDEX.HTM? | 2/4 |
| Tip: How to Save Images from Web Browsers | --- |
| Week 3 - February 4 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch. 6 Typography -- SKIP p. 163 Step 1 | 2/11 |
| TOPIC: (Optional) Office: Word and Dreamweaver | 2/11 |
| Week 4 - Feb. 11 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch 7 Tables -- SKIP p. 199 Step 1 | 2/18 |
| TOPIC: (Optional) Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | 2/18 |
| PROJECT 1 - RESUME DUE | ic |
| Week 5 - Feb. 18 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch 8 Layout -- SKIP p. 258 Step 1 | 2/25 |
| PROJECT
TWO: Link
List Examples: Example 0, Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4, Example 5, Instructor's Example |
3/11 |
| Evaluation form for Project Two: Link List Evaluation Form (MS Word) | --- |
| Week 6 - Feb. 25 | |
| BOOKWORK: Ch. 9 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) -- SKIP p. 300 Step 1 | 3/4 |
| TOPIC: (Optional) Web Design DOs and DON'Ts | 3/4 |
| Week 7 - March 4 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 10 Frames -- I think you know what to skip by now! | 3/11 |
| TOPIC: (Optional) Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | 3/4 |
| Week 8 - March 11 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 11 Rollovers | 4/1 |
| PROJECT 2 - LINK LIST DUE | ic |
| PROJECT THREE:
Corporate
Newsletter Examples: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3 Example 4 |
4/8 |
| Evaluation for for Project Three: Corporate Newsletter Evaluation Form (MS Word) | --- |
| SPRING BREAK (No Class) March 14 - 20 -- Your instructor is not required to answer email or telephone on official school holidays. | |
| Enjoy Spring Break. | --- |
| Week 9 - March 25 (Easter Holiday, No Class) | |
(Optional) 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.
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4/1 |
| (Optional) xHTML 1 - 3 | 4/1 |
| (Optional) xHTML 4 - 7 | 4/1 |
| Week 10 - April 1 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 12 XHTML | 4/8 |
| EXERCISE (Optional): Server-Side Includes | 4/8 |
| Week 11 - April 8 | |
| Last day to drop -- April 14 | --- |
| PROJECT 3 - CORPORATE NEWSLETTER DUE | ic |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 13 Forms | 4/15 |
| TOPIC: (Optional) What Is ASP? | 4/15 |
| EXERCISE: (Optional) ASP Calculator | 4/15 |
| EXERCISE: (Optional) ASP Email | 4/15 |
| Week 12 - April 15 | |
| Guest speaker presenting the topic: Web Designers in the Corporate World. | --- |
| SUMMER REGISTRATION begins April 19. Web Design degree- and certificate-seeking students can contact Sharon Huston for academic advising. | --- |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 14 Behaviors | 4/22 |
| PROJECT FOUR:
eCommerce Website
-- 21 required pages!! Don't
wait until the last second on this one! Examples: Example 1, Example 2, Example 3, Example 4 |
5/12 |
| Evaluation Form for Project Four: e-COMMERCE EVAL FORM (MS Word) | --- |
| Week 13 - April 22 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 16 Automation | 4/29 |
| Week 14 - April 29 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 18 Accessibility | 5/6 |
| Week 15 - May 6 | |
| BOOKWORK: Chapter 19 Inserting Media Objects (Sound, Flash, Shockwave, Quicktime) | ic |
| Week 16 - Thursday, May 12!!!!!!!!! NO MEETING THIS DAY -- JUST A DEADLINE | |
| ALL WORK DUE by midnight Thursday, 5/12. | --- |
| PROJECT 4 - ECOMMERCE WEBSITE DUE | 5/12 |
| YEAH!
YOU MADE IT--END OF SEMESTER!
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REST & SLEEP! |
- ic = In class.
- Bookwork = Chapters in text. You should work through each chapter, performing all exercises. Bookwork chapters are required assignments (graded and checked off as completed) and are to be uploaded to the NL server.
- 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 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 = 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.
= Content posted after we've covered associated material
in class.
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or
concepts discussed in class
= Link to a website used in lecture. Hover over the icon to see the site's
name or URL.
= Supplemental reading