Welcome to the Internet User/Developer. This course will cover browsers, Web page development issues, HTML, JavaScript and e-commerce issues. The course will cover a lot of material and help you to become proficient with the Web as a tool and with creating and maintaining your own Web site.

Since you are taking this as a Web based course it is extremely important that you either own a computer or have daily access to a computer. For students taking the course over the Web, the computer is your only source for information and the way you will communicate with the instructor. If you do not have a computer available and you are not comfortable working on the Web, you should discuss the wisdom of taking this course with the instructor.

The Web site that you are currently visiting will contain all information for this course. It is a resource and the method of delivery for students taking the course over the Web. The class notes and sample HTML and JavaScript will all be posted at the site as well as the assignments. In addition to the list of assignments, there is also a week by week schedule to help the student keep current. I usually update the site four or five times a week, so be sure to check it on a regular basis.

The site for CIS44 also has a bulletin board or boardroom where I can post information that is important and you can post information or questions. Other students can respond to your postings as well as myself. There is also a chat room. We will set up a specific time when students can gather for conversation about any aspect of the course if members of the class would find this helpful.. Please note that hackers/spammers/whatever have found the boardroom. I will make every attempt to keep it clean, but unfortunately there has been an instance where the SexHacker left a message. Please let me know if inappropriate messages appear at the site. Please post interesting information and questions relevant to the material on the Board Room to engage in discussion with your classmates. Your communication with me will be available mainly through e-mail. My home e-mail account is the account I check regularly and the account you should use to communicate. It is pgrocer@erols.com. If you would like to discuss anything over the phone, please send me an e-mail message asking for my phone number and I will send it to you. Communication is the key to this course, so please keep in touch! When I get lots of e-mail from someone I know their status and their involvement level, so keep the messages coming!!!

On the second page of the Web site, there is a link called Postings/Notes. Here I will post all information that is important to students taking all of my courses. Right below that is my schedule which I will setup and update each week.

All students taking the course must have an e-mail address. If you don't have one currently you can get a free address from the college by going to administrative computing in the middle of the first floor in K-Building. Go up the ramp and ask for the information on an e-mail address. As soon as you have an e-mail address, send me an e-mail so I can put you into my system.

There are also sources for free e-mail on the Web. Juno and NetZero are two examples of free e-mail.

Assignments should be turned in the same or following week. HTML and JavaScript projects as well as other projects have a specified due date that should be met. I accept late papers with no individual penalty or point loss. The problem is that there is a lot of work and if you get behind you risk completing the course. In addition, 10% of your grade is based on participation, quality of work, getting things in on time etc., so chronic lateness will affect your grade.

Students should send me assignments over the Web or they may put them under my door or in my mailbox on campus.

On most assignments, if you get a bad grade you can either resubmit or do a make-up. If I have heavily corrected the assignment and the answers are there, needless to say you cannot resubmit. Make-up assignments will be posted on request.

If you need help, e-mail me and we will figure out the best response. Clearly it is better to contact me as soon as you see signs of a problem! You can send me drafts of assignments with particular questions over e-mail and I will respond as soon as possible. With rare exception I check my Web site every day and on days when I am not at BCC, I usually check it multiple times. I am willing to set up review sessions or question and answer sessions. Questions and answers can also be done in the chat room or boardroom. Note if we plan to use the chat room a particular time for an individual session must be established. Contact me if you want to make this arrangement and I will post in on the boardroom.