Syllabus for IMED 2415 Page Design II (all sections)/ Summer 2004

A study of mark-up language advanced layout techniques for creating web pages. Emphasis on identifying the target audience and producing web sites according to accessibility standards, cultural appearance, and legal issues.

Incorporate style sheets to simplify web site design; build web pages with dynamic customization capabilities; create web sites that are accessible to disabled persons and address cultural diversity; apply emerging mark-up language technology to web pages; and utilize design strategies to promote the web site and increase the success of locating the site via search engines.

This class uses Macromedia Dreamweaver MX to make web pages, including basic page design, tables, frames, forms, layers, Cascading Style Sheets, templates, library objects, and a little DOM Scripting. The class concentrates on design and functionality.

By the end of the course students will be able to

http://nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu

All class readings, exercises, projects, and references can be found on the class calendar. Your instructor will show you how to access the calendar on the first day of class.

HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide, Fifth Edition
Elizabeth Castro
Peachpit Press; 5th edition
ISBN: 0321130073

Cascading Style Sheets: The Designer's Edge
Molly E. Holzschlag
Sybex, 1st edition
ISBN: 0782141846

All projects created in this class must comply with the North Lake College Digital Imaging Copyright Policy . In a nutshell, the policy states that you may not use an image unless you have a proven legal right to do so. You will be quizzed on the policy in the first week of class.

Grading Scale

Final Grade	Letter Grade
100 - 90	A
89-80	B
79 - 70	C
69 - 60	D
59 and below	F

 

Types of Assignments

• Exercises (Bookwork) -- Ungraded step-by-step textbook chapter assignments designed to familiarize students with concepts or software procedures. You are required to work through each chapter, performing all exercises. Bookwork chapters are required assignments, checked off as completed and uploaded to the NL server.
• Exercises (Topics) -- Graded short papers on various themes assigned by the instructor.
• Projects are longer-term graded activities taking anywhere from two class sessions to an entire semester. Two projects are assigned during the semester requiring you to complete multiple-page web pages. Projects are uploaded to the NL server.
• Quizzes are multiple choice questions over the copyright guidelines, textbook material, and HTML lessons.
• Class Participation is based on the student's enthusiasm, curiosity, and community spirit. Online students will be evaluated on the quality of their discussions on the class bulletin board and through e-mail. A handout on class participation will be posted to the class web site.
• Attendance Penalty (campus classes only):

Students are required to log into the class web site each class session for attendance checking. Your instructor can verify your attendance at any time after the first week of class.

Definitions for excused and unexcused absences may be found in the North Lake College Catalog. Absences will only be counted as excused if the student provides documentation. It is the student's responsibility to provide documentation.

Students in sumer campus classes may have up to two unexcused absences without penalty. Every additional unexcused absence will result in a five point penalty.

Due Dates are stated in the class calendar. Any variations must be discussed with your instructor.

All late work is penalized ten points for every day past the due date, including weekends and holidays. Exceptions may be granted by the instructor on an individual basis.

CAMPUS CLASSES ONLY: We have semi-optional lab days. All work assigned on a lab day is due at the end of that class session unless specifically noted. Students who complete the lab work before the lab day may choose not to attend lab; and will not be penalized. Students who fail to attend lab and who turn in lab work late will be penalized.

All assignments will be posted on the students allotted area assigned on the NLC local server unless the assignment states otherwise. Students may not load work on non-NLC servers. Your instructor will provide you with a username and password to access the server.

All students using the open lab (T242) or the class web site (sharonh.com or nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu) are expected to comply with the Lab & Web Policy Statement . Failure to comply with this statement can result in various penalties including restricted lab use, automatic zeros on assignments, suspension, or expulsion.

In accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, any student who feels that he or she may need special assistance or accommodation because of an impairment or disabling condition needs to contact the Disability Services Office at (972) 273-3165 or Room A-438 at North Lake College. It is the policy of NLC to provide reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the Disability Services Office.

North Lake College will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. Because of legal implications, it is imperative that all students requesting academic accommodations first notify and provide appropriate documentation of their disabling condition to the Disability Services Office. Disability Services staff will evaluate this information and develop an individualized academic accommodation plan that will then be shared with the students' instructors.

The Student Code of Conduct prohibits activities and prescribes penalties for academic dishonesty. According to North Lake College Policy, adopted by the President's Cabinet and printed in NLC Operational Memoranda, students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty, including (but not limited to) cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusion, may receive an F on the assignment and/or an F in their course(s) from the instructor and may be suspended from college by administrative action.

Students' rights to appeal grades and/or other disciplinary action and the procedures which students must follow for appeals are published the College Catalog under the Student Code of Conduct and at the NLC Web Site under Operational Memoranda.

If you are caught engaging in academic dishonesty in an NLC web design course you will receive a zero on the assignment, and the matter will be turned over to the division dean, who will handle the matter from that point.

Please review the Computer Use Policy in the North Lake College Catalog. Any violations of this policy will be addressed using the methods outlined in the policy.

Last Day to Drop - July 24

If you registered on campus visit the Admissions Office and complete a drop form. If dropping all classes, please visit the Advising/Counseling Office, A465-C, and complete an exit interview and a withdrawal form. Students who drop online are HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY encouraged to print and save their screen confirmations!

The Secretary's Commission of Achieving Necessary Skills ( SCANS ), established in 1990, defined a common core of skills that constitute job readiness. The Office Technology Department at North Lake College is committed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in today's dynamic work environment.