Revised: May 16, 2000
Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale Campus
IST 129-02N, Web Page Design I, Summer 2000, Tuesdays & Thursdays 1:00-2:50PM
Instructor: Dr. William M. Pegram, wpegram@nvcc.eduWeb Site for Class: http://www.erols.com/wpegram (most up-to-date)
Alternative site for class: http://www.nv.cc.va.us/home/wpegramCourse Description:
This course is an introduction to HTML and web page design in which you will build web pages.
Attendance:
Regular attendance is expected, although occasionally one must miss a class. If you do so, please try to contact other students and the course web site for information on content, assignments, and so forth before contacting me. In case of inclement weather or instructor absence, assignments will be pushed back to the next class date.
Class email list:
All students must email the instructor at wpegram@nvcc.edu. Please include your name in the email. The instructor will then add you to the class email list. This will enable the instructor and students to send messages to the class as a whole. You may sign up from any email account you like, or from multiple accounts. Please follow the instructions in the email you receive regarding the list. To send a message to all on list: IST129@egroups.comOffice Hours: Following class (2:50-3:20PM) in the classroom. Outside of office hours, email is the preferred method of communication, although you may call me if that is more appropriate.
Texts:
Meyers, Paul F. The HTML Web Classroom, Prentice Hall, 1999, ISBN 0-13-796111-1. (required)
Patrick J. Lynch and Sarah Horton Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites, Yale University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-300-07675-4 (at present, this text is optional, but this may change)Required Host for Web Page:
You may host your web site at NOVA or elsewhere. NOVA provides 2MB of free web space to each student which should be more than adequate unless your site is unusual (e.g., containing a number of large files - sound, image, PowerPoint files, etc.). Students must have a NOVA email account for them to have web space at NOVA, therefore all students should gain access to their NOVA email at the beginning of the semester unless they plan on hosting their site elsewhere..
Grading Policy:
Quizzes (50%); Projects/Homework (50%)
Assignments
Late assignments will receive a 10% grade penalty if they are late. They will not be accepted beyond one class period following the due date, because the solutions will generally be discussed during the class period after the due date.
Academic Integrity
On homework assignments and projects, students may ask for and receive some assistance from others, unless otherwise directed by the instructor. Yet those helping a student should avoid "doing the work" for the student. If students receive significant assistance from others, the student should give credit to these individuals. No assistance is permitted on exams and quizzes.
On homework and projects, students may utilize, to a very limited degree, material they find elsewhere on the web. Attribution should be made through use of an HTML comment.
Assignment Summaries (subject to change):
Web site Proposal:
The proposal is intended to require the student to think through the web site and to get instructor input before the beginning of coding. The proposal should be no more than a page or two in length. Further guidance on the content of the proposal will be distributed.
Web Site Presentation and Project:
Each student will present their web to the class so that each student will have the opportunity to learn from each other. You will not be graded on the presentation, only the project, but those who are not ready to present will be penalized.
Withdrawal from the Class:
July 5 is the last day to withdraw without grade penalty or to change to audit.
Fire/Emergency Evacuation Procedures
Students should familiarize themselves with both the primary and secondary routes that are to be used, in case you need to evacuate the building, as well as other evacuation procedures to be followed.