CMST 385
Internet & Web Design
Online schedule

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HMWK:Due by the end of week 1 

• Access Module 1: The Internet under COURSE CONTENT (at the WebTycho main menu). Read the Overview, Objectives, Commentary, Glossary, and complete the Self-Assessment for your own review.
• Read Chapter 1  (called Tutorial 1 "Developing a Basic Web Page")  in your textbook HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML. If you are new to HTML, you should also complete the HTML exercises outlined in our textbook.
• Introductions
  • Post an introduction to the Week One conference under the main heading HELLO. Return in a day or two and respond to a fellow classmate's introduction. (conference points)
  • Take the Internet Knowledge assessment at http://www.classzone.com/books/research_guide/page_build.cfm?content=postquiz&state=none  and post a general comment stating how you did on the quiz. (conference points)
     
  • Ping IP activity --submit your work as a  text response in your assignment portfolio.
  • DUE BY THE END OF WEEK 1

• Take Quiz 1 -- will be taken online--student needs to submit a screenshot of your results to the WebTycho assignment portfolio.
• Vocabulary worksheet 1 -- submit your work as a Microsoft Word attachment to your assignment portfolio. This worksheet is just for your information. This worksheet does not need to be submitted for a grade; however, the terms covered are testable material
• DUE BY THE END OF WEEK 2

HMWK: Due by the end of week 2

• Access Module 3: Communicating and Finding Information on the Internet under COURSE CONTENT (at the WebTycho main menu).  Read the Overview, Objectives, Commentary, Glossary, and complete the Self-Assessment for your own review.
• Online Lecture Resource: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Strategies.html. Access this page learn about Internet Research Tips. Be sure to click on the Evaluating Internet Resources and Getting Started: Selecting Tools for Your Search within the online lecture.
• Web Page Evaluation activity -- conference posting

HMWK: Due by the end of week 3

• Online Scavenger Hunt -- group activity -- using search engines, online databases, and Boolean logic--each student will be assigned to a "study group"; one person from each group should submit the finished scavenger hunt activity to his or her assignment portfolio for grading, making sure that each participating group member is listed on the attached sheet.

HMWK:Due by the end of week 4 

• Using Mailing Lists and Newsgroups activity -- conference posting
• Set up Nova e-mail and Nova e-mail forwarding address -- results will be seen via e-mails sent
• Complete Vocabulary worksheet 2 -- see answers posted under Course Content.
• Respond to the e-mail articles -- conference posting.

Review Web Project guidelines and using HTML. Web Project Proposals will be due no later than 10/20.

Have you registered for your final exam? Send your Testing Center confirmation e-mail to me at ProfessorHume@comcast.net and/or copy and paste your e-mail confirmation to our WebTycho assignment "ExamRegistration."

HMWK:Due by the end of week 5

• Access Module 5: Unix, Telnet, FTP, and WWW  under COURSE CONTENT (at the WebTycho main menu).  Read the Overview, Objectives, Commentary, Glossary, and complete the Self-Assessment for your own review.
  • Set up NOVA www folder and UNIX permissions --  results will be seen online
  • Write and post your beginning index.html page -- post URL to WebTycho assignments.
  • Download the free FTP software and follow the tutorial for using the FTP software to upload your first HTML page --

HMWK:Due by the end of week 6 

• Read Chapter 2 (called Tutorial 2 "Developing a Basic Web Site")  in your textbook HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML. Pay special attention to the concept of hyperlinks. (If you are new to HTML, you should also complete the HTML exercises outlined in our textbook.)
  • Review copyright issues presented at  http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html. Prepare a paragraph explaining the importance of copyrights on the Internet. -- conference posting
  • Take Quiz 2 -- results will be posted automatically upon completion
  • Web Project Proposal -- submit as a Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or Excel attachment to your assignment portfolio for grading.

HMWK:Due by the end of week 7

• Access Module 4: Creating Websites under COURSE CONTENT (at the WebTycho main menu).  Read the Overview, Objectives, Commentary, Glossary, and complete the Self-Assessment for your own review.
• InClass hyperlinks exercise -- Chapter 2 -- see our Week 7 conference postings

HMWK:Due by the end of week 8

• Read Chapters 3 and 4 (called Tutorial 3 "Designing a Web Page" and 4 "Designing a Web Page with Tables") in our HTML/XHTML textbook.
• InClass table formatting exercise -- Chapter 4, Case Problem 1 -- see our Week 8 conference posting
• Continue writing your HTML project pages (Have at least two pages (with content) that link from your index.html page. Have them posted by the end of Week 9.)

TOPIC -- Module 4: Creating Websites

HMWK:Due by the end of week 10 (next week)

• Introduction to CSS and Multimedia on the Web

  • Read Chapter 7  (called Tutorial 7 "Working with Cascading Style Sheets")  in your textbook HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML.
  • Create an internal style sheet to be used on one of your HTML pages. You must use at least four style settings. Upload your revised page to your Nova www account. Submit the URL of the completed HTML page to your CSS WebTycho assignment portfolio for grading.

HMWK:Due by the end of week 10

• Introduction to CSS and Multimedia on the Web

  • Continue reading Chapter 7 (called Tutorial 7 "Working with Cascading Style Sheets")  in your textbook HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML.
  • Create an internal style sheet to be used on one of your HTML pages. You must use at least four style settings. Upload your revised page to your Nova www account. Submit the URL of the completed HTML page to your CSS WebTycho assignment portfolio for grading.
  • Take CSS quiz and submit the screenshot of your best results to your assignment portfolio (called Quiz 3) to be graded.

HMWK: I would like this submitted before Thanksgiving, but will continue to accept them until the end of week 13.

• The format of XHTML

• Read Chapter 9  (called Tutorial 9 "Working with XHTML")  in your textbook HTML, XHTML, and Dynamic HTML.
• Discuss the format of XHTML. Revise one of your HTML pages to follow the specific XHTML rules. Then submit one of your HTML pages for XHTML verification: http://validator.w3.org/  Then, upload your revised page to your Nova www account. Submit the link of your verified page to the XHTML WebTycho assignment portfolio for grading.

Keep working on your XHTML edits.

Review the report of the page that you are revising from the XHTML validator at http://validator.w3.org and if unable to make a change or understand what the report is suggesting, then post your questions by 12/01.

If you wait until after 12/01 to ask for help, I will assume that you have not yet started on this possibly time-consuming project. NOTE: Help during the week of 12/02-12/08 may be limited if you have not already been working on the assignment.

REMINDER: your web project is due at the end of next week!

HMWK:Due by the end of week 13

• Read "Module 6: Internet Security, Privacy, and Legal Issues." Read the Overview, Objectives, Commentary, Glossary, and complete the Self-Assessment for your own review.
• Review the requirements for the CMST385 web site project. The web site project will be due at the end of Week 13.
• Read the security tips at http://www.staysafeonline.info/home-tips.html and respond with a paragraph explaining your role in keeping your online equipment safe.--conference posting
• Take Quiz 4 -- online submission.

  Review for final exam and answer last minute HTML/XHTML questions.

  Web Project must be complete and submitted by the end of Week 13,  12/08 Student project checklist and URL must be submitted to instructor's e-mail: WHume@umuc.edu

 Final Exam (proctored exam)