| Weeks | Date | Topics | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 & 2 | Weeks of 01/09/2012 & 01/16/2012 | Goals, Expectations, History of the Internet, Domain Names, DNS, Browsers, Connecting to the internet, Search Engines, Network Tools, Virii, Hackers vs. Crackers, Introduction and history of XHTML and XML. Basics of an XHTML tag / element. | None |
| 3 & 4 | Weeks of 01/23/2012 & 01/30/2012 | Clients and Users, the XML prologue, the DOCTYPE declaration, meta tags, document organization, our first XHTML elements, validators and editors | Homework 1 Quiz 1 Lab 1 (optional) |
| 5 & 6 | Weeks of 02/06/2012 & 02/13/2012 | XHTML lists, creating a link, paths (absolute, relative, etc), navigation and design, images and image maps, objects and embed code. | Homework 2, Lab 2 (optional) |
| 7 & 8 | Weeks of 02/20/2012 & 02/27/2012 | XHTML tables (rows, cells, caption, colspan, rowspan and more), introduction to accessibility and US Section 508. | Homework 3 Quiz 2 Lab 3 (optional) |
| 9 & 10 | Weeks of 03/06/2012 & 03/20/2012 | XHTML forms (form tag, fieldset, legend, input, textarea, and more). Input methods and types (GET vs. POST). | Homework 4, Quiz 3 Lab 4 (optional) |
| 11 & 12 | Weeks of 03/27/2012 & 04/03/2012 | Introduction to CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). CSS methods (external, internal, inline). Review of "id"s and "class"es. CSS Selectors (by element,id and class). Text formatting CSS (fonts,colors, weight, etc). | Homework 5 Quiz 4 Lab 5 (optional) |
| 13 & 14 | Weeks of 04/08/2012 & 04/15/2012 | Review on CSS selectors, CSS layout - display, float, positioning | Homework 6 Quiz 5 Lab 6 (optional) |
| 15 & 16 | Weeks of 04/22/2012 & 04/29/2012 | XHTML and CSS review, open lab (for hybrid course) | Final Project must be submitted NO LATER THAN midnight 05/11/2012!!! |
Note: Dates and topics subject to change.
| Type | Points Each | Number | Total Possible |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 400 pts | ||
| Homework | 30 pts | 6 | 180 pts |
| Labs | Optional | 6 | 0 pts |
| Quizzes | 20 pts | 5 | 100 pts |
| Final Project | 120 pts | 1 | 120pts |
Your Final grade will be determined using the following curve:
| % of points | Grade |
|---|---|
| 90%+ | A |
| 80% - 89.9% | B |
| 70% - 79.9% | C |
| 60% - 69.9% | D |
| Under 60% | F |