Internet Seminar – CIS49

Professor: Priscilla Grocer
Office: K-112
Phone: 508-678-2811

Course Description (from catalog):

This is the capstone course in the Webmaster option.  The student combine sand integrates all that they have learned about creating, maintaining and managing a web site and a web host.  The student will design a professional web site including graphics and interactive components, install it on the web server host and maintain the web site.  Prerequisites: CIT32, CIS46, CIS63, Pre or Co requisite CIT72, or permission of the instructor.

Course objectives:

The objective of this course is to integrate all aspects of designing, implementing and maintaining a Web site.  At the completion of this project, the student will have acquired the skills to create a professional Web site.  The following skills will be incorporated:

·        Design a site

·        Develop a site

·        Integrate graphics and sound

·        Integrate interactive components including a database

·        Install the Web site on the college server

·        Maintain the Web site and the associated database

·        Handle access and security issues

·        Troubleshoot and debug a site

·        Work with server installation and issues

·        Work with additional interactive components such as blogs

·        Work with new technology being developed for web sites

·        Work with RSS feeds

·        Ethical and global issues

 

 

Course outline:

This course will integrate lecture and hands on application of the skills and knowledge being implemented with the instructor mentoring the process.

I.                   Design the site

II.                Develop the site

A.     Map the site

B.     Integrate graphics and sound

C.     Integrate interactive components

D.    Integrate a database

III.             Access and security issues

IV.              Install the site

V.                 Maintain the site

VI.              Troubleshoot and debug the site

VII.           Work with server installation and issues installing on other servers

VIII.        Work with additional interactive components such as blogs

IX.              Work with new technology being developed for web sites

X.                 RSS feeds

XI.              Ethical and global issues

Texts: Students will be presented with a variety of texts and articles to select according to the projects they are developing. This course will include a lot of supplemental reading and research from the web.

 

Requirements:

Requirements and Grading: The student will be expected to complete all assigned work. In addition there will be a final exam.
A schedule of assignments, projects, exams, quizzes etc. will be posted on the Web site. Students should check on a regular basis.
Grading percents are:

Evaluation:Assignments, programs and exams are graded using either number grades or letter grades based on the following (A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, F=below 60). The student's grade for the course will use the same scale and will be based on the percentages explained in the grading section. Plus and minus grades will be given.
Many of the assignments in this class are open ended - the grading will be based on how well the project demonstrates mastery of the material. Students who do a minimum of work will be graded accordingly. Resubmission is allowed on open-ended projects to improve grades.
Note: Non open-ended assignments that are completed accurately, with no errors, according to the parameters of the assignment will be graded as A. To achieve an A+, students must have done sufficient extra work in design or implementation that makes the assignment standout. In doing assignments, students must do their own work. Relying too heavily on my examples or working too closely with someone else will be penalized.

Attendance:The student is allowed to cut six one hour classes.

Methodology: This course is offered as a Distance Learning, Web based course. This SYLLABUS is not to be construed as a CONTRACT in any way, shape, manner or form. This SYLLABUS is a SUGGESTED course OUTLINE and will be GENERALLY followed, subject to change according to the INSTRUCTOR'S discretion and needs. Academic FLEXIBILITY is important!


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