Course Overview: Fall 2008
This is only an overview. The complete curriculum and access to activities is found within WebCT

Wk #

Week of

LECTURE MATERIALS

LESSON MATERIALS

TO BE COMPLETED
[by Date]

KEY

information / activity found in WebCT
video [QT=QuickTime, WM=Windows Media]
audio (Windows Media required for both)

Hands-On Training

H.O.T. Book

Visual QuickStart Guide

Dreamweaver 8 Visual QuickStart textbook
Supplemental

  
1

Aug.25
through
Aug.30

Course Orientation]
Course Overview
Online Procedures

Course Setup
Course Overview

  


Complete Scheduling Survey WebCT icon
Read Syllabus
Purchase Textbook

Subscribe to the class listserv
(email instructor your address)

Acquire web space
(secure an ISP account)

Lecture 1
Background Concepts
Generations of Web
Types of Web Sites
Web Design/Development

Introduction

Introduction

Exercise A
[Remedial]

2

Sept.1
through
Sept.6

SEPT. 1—LABOR DAY HOLIDAY—No class

Lecture 2
Getting Started in Dreamweaver
Setting Up a Local Site
Managing a Web Site
HTML
Text Formatting
Lists

Chapters 1 & 2
Chapter 21

Chapter 1

WebCT icon Assignment #1
Create a Projects Management Page (PMP)

On-Campus Meeting — Introduction [see Discussion Board]
3

Sept.8
through
Sept.13

Lecture 3
Web Standards
Links

Chapters 3 & 4

Chapters 2 & 3

WebCT icon Assignment #2
Edit Pages and Add a Schedule Page

WebCT icon Quiz 1
4

Sept. 15
through
Sept. 20

Lecture 4
Principles of Web Design

Chapter 4

 Chapter 4

Set 1—Exercises in Chapter 4
5

Sept.22
through
Sept. 27

Lecture 5
Usability
Cascading Style Sheets

Chapter 5

 Chapter 8

Set 2—Exercises in Chapter 5
6

Sept. 29
through
Oct. 4

Lecture 6
Controlling Page Layout
Using Tables
Content vs. Design

Chapter 6

 Chapters 5 & 7

Set 3—Exercises in Chapter 6
7

Oct. 6
through
Oct.11

Lecture 7
Frames
Types of Navigation

Chapter 7

 Chapter 12

Set 4—Exercises in Chapter 7
8

Oct. 13
through
Oct. 18

Lecture 8
Consistency in Layouts & Navigation
Layers
Image Maps
Navigation Bars

Chapter 8
Chapter 9

 Chapter 10
Chapter 6

Set 5—Exercises in Chapter 8 & 9
WebCT icon Quiz 2

9

Oct.20
through
Oct. 25

Lecture 9
Phases of Web Design

Chapter 11
Chapter 12

 Chapter 13

Set 6—Exercises in Chapter 11 & 12
10

Oct. 27
through
Nov. 1

Lecture 10
HTML Forms

Chapter 13

 Chapter 11

Set 7—Exercises in Chapter 13

OCT. 31—NEVADA DAY HOLIDAY—No class
11

Nov. 3
through
Nov.8

Lecture 11
Content Design

Chapter 14
Chapter 15

Chapter 13
Chapter 9

Set 8—Exercises in Chapter 14 & 15
WebCT icon Quiz 3

12

Nov.10
through
Nov. 15

Lecture 12
Templates
Library Items

Chapter 16

 Chapter 15

Set 9—Exercises in Chapter 16

WebCT icon Project #1
Final Project

NOV. 11—VETERANS' DAY HOLIDAY—No class
13

Nov. 17
through
Nov. 22

Lecture 13
Multimedia
Animation

Chapter 17

  

Set 10—Exercises in Chapter 17

WebCT icon Project #2
Final Project

WebCT icon Quiz 4
14

Nov.24
through
Nov. 29

Lecture 14
Testing
Optimizing
Finalizing accessibility and usability

Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 9
Chapter 14

Set 11—Exercises in Chapters 18, 19 & 20

NOV. 27–29—THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY—No class
15

Dec. 1
through
Dec.6

Review for Final Exam

Course Evaluations
[NOTE: Use your Student C # not you SSN]

WebCT icon Quiz 5

16

Dec.8
through
Dec.13

Final Exam & Practicum

available times to be posted here.

WebCT icon Final Project #3
Final Project

 

Parting Thoughts
Art and the Zen of Web Site
The Tao of Web Sites
Stupid Web Tricks