Syllabus

CS 110 Website Production

Syllabus, Summer 2005

Course title: CS 110 Website Production

Credits: 4 credits; satisfies the Math/CS General Education Requirement

Prerequisites: Mat 100

Instructor: Dr. Gancho Ganchev

Office: WS114

Phone: (203) 837-9349

Description:

The course provides an introduction to website development, including both technical and methodological issues. Students will learn how to use HTML and XHTML features along with the JavaScript scripting language, and will be exposed to a selection of tools for building websites.

Resources:

Required Text:

[1] Gosselin, D. et al. (2003), Web Design Technologies, Thomson

Attendance: You are expected to be present for each class session.

Assessment: Three tests, one practical assignment, and final exam (2 hours).

Grading:

Tests: 30%

Assignment 30%

Final exam: 40%

Tentative Schedule of Topics:

Session	Date	Topics	Book Ref.
1	We, July 5	Introduction	Ch. 1
2	Th, July 7	HTML and XHTML	Ch. 1
3	Mo, July 10	HTML and XHTML	Ch. 1
4	Tu, July 11	HTML and XHTML	Ch. 2
5	We, July 12	HTML and XHTML	Ch. 2
6	Th, July 13	WYSIWYG tools	TBA
7	Mo, July 17	WYSIWYG tools	TBA
8	Tu, July 18	WYSIWYG tools	TBA
9	We, July 19	Web Development Methodology	TBA
10	Th, July 20	Cascading Style Sheets	Ch. 11
11	Mo, July 24	Cascading Style Sheets	Ch. 12
12	Tu, July 25	Adding JavaScript to HTML documents	Ch. 13
12	We, July 26	Adding JavaScript to HTML documents	Ch. 14
13	Th, July 27	Adding JavaScript to HTML documents	Ch. 14
14	Mo, July 31	Adding JavaScript to HTML documents	Ch. 15
15	Tu, Aug 1	Adding JavaScript to HTML documents	Ch. 15
16	We, Aug 2	Dynamic HTML	Ch. 16
18	Th, Aug 3	Dynamic HTML	Ch. 16