| Week | Information |
|---|---|
| Assignments due in one week unless otherwise stated. I may add some things during the week, so double check the schedule each week! | |
| Week #1 Assignments Week of September 2nd |
Read introductory notes (it is under Notes and handouts) and study and understand
examples for web1 through web5 (you will find them under HTML sample code). The
references are shown below! Introductory notes First web page example - web1.html Intro formatting - web2.html Color etc. - web3.html Branching in page - web4.html Block quotes and lists etc. - web5.html View both topic INTRODUCTION PowerPoint demonstrations. One is on getting started and one is on web1 through web 5. You will find them under presentations. Note that you can also get a separate list of the speaker notes to accompany each presentation. Presentation covering getting started writing code and seeing it in Netscape or Explorer - topic INTRODUCTION Separate speaker notes to accompany covering getting started writing code and seeing it - topic Introduction Presentation covering Web1.html through Web5.html - topic INTRODUCTION Separate speaker notes to accompany covering Web1.html through Web5.html - topic Introduction In the future, I will not list references to everything. I will expect you to be familiar enough with the site to find the material you will need. Assignments to turn in: Survey of past experience - must be completed by all students First search engine assignment Do not use examples from Help etc. - make up your own! First HTML assignment Log book - 3 entries per week required - due at midsemester for check, at end of semester for grade |
| Week #2 Assignments Week of September 9th |
NOTE: You are not allowed to use any software to generate the code for any of
your Web pages (this holds for the entire course unless you are told otherwise).
The assignments and projects must be done using "raw" HTML. Please note that if I "overcorrect" your assignment which I did on many of the first HTML assignments, the resubmit is to do another project - I have already given you tooooo... much information about the corrections that need to be made to accept simply the implementation of my corrections! Read notes/examples for web6, web7, web7a, web9, web9a and more features. You will find them under HTML sample code. More color and formatting - web6.html Links to another page at the site - web7.html Page link to - web7a.html Linking - web9.html Link to - web9a.html More features View the PowerPoint demonstration on Web 6, 7 and 9 - Topic Links and Color and the PowerPoint demonstration on links. Presentation covering Web6.html, Web7.html and Web9.html - topic LINKS & COLOR Separate speaker notes to accompany covering Web6.html, Web7.html, Web9.html - topic LINKS & COLORS Presentation on using links (reference Web7 and Web9) - topic LINKS Separate speaker notes to accompany using links - topic LINKS Be sure you locate one or more good HTML tutorials out on the Web. You should also start to read some articles on HTML for the log book. It would be appreciated if you post any good tutorial you find on the Board. Check back for more things to look at if I get through this material - no additional assignments! The good news is that the emphasis on searching is heavy at the beginning but it does die down... Assignments to turn in: Second search engine assignment Second HTML assignment |
| Week #3 Assignments Week of September 16th |
Be sure that you keep a copy of everything you pass in! When I return things, you should also
keep the email with my comments and your grade. At the end of the semester you will turn
in a status sheet and if an assignment is missing I will contact you. Read notes/examples for: Tables - web8, Use of tables in my schedule, Graphics with the web site, more on alignment, making your own graphics, more on images with link, image being linked to, Snow in 1996. Tables - web8.html Use of tables in my fall schedule Graphics with the web site - web11.html More on alignment - align.html Making your own graphics - web12.html More on images with link - moreim.html Image being linked to - bigim.html Snow in 1996 - snow.html View the PowerPoint demonstrations on Web8.html and My Spring Schedule - topic TABLES and Web11, Web12 and misc other pages using graphics - topic GRAPHICS. Additional information about tables: See the notes on tables under Notes and Handouts for CIS44 and the 4 accompanying HTML examples (expertables1.html thru expertable4.html). Assignments to turn in: Assignment on tables and images. My modem burned out during the thunder storm so I have been off line for a couple of days. I received lots and lots of messages and I am working on getting caught up. |
| Week #4 Assignments Week of September 23rd |
This week we are going to deal with frames: Top and bottom frames Using multiple frames Another multiple frames Left/right frame set with right to be replaced Left/right frame set with right to be shown in full screen Left/right frame set with right to go into new window Design to put into specified frame Example without resizing and scrolling Please look at the PowerPoint presentation on frames. Assignments to turn in: Introductory assignment on frames this will be started in class on Thursday for those who come to class Extra credit: Can you set up frames so that you do not see the borders? Send me the answer plus an illustration if you are successful before next week! Frame assignment Be careful that you do not have a situation where frames start opening unintentionally within frames! |
| Week #5 Assignments Week of September 30th |
We will start this week looking at mapping: Mapping an image Example of a mapped flowchart Presentation covering image mapping in Web14.html - topic MAPPING Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation covering image mapping in Web14 - topic MAPPING Start reading some information on design - your log book entries for next week and this week (if you have not done them) should focus on design issues. Read about things like designing with frames vs tables as well as other design issues. We will get started on forms this week! If we do not finish, we will also look at them at the beginning of next week. Read the notes and view the presentation on forms Forms in HTML - web10.html More on forms in HTML - web13.html Presentation covering Web10.html and Web13.html - topic FORMS Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation covering Web10 and Web113 - topic FORMS Assignments to turn in: Mapping assignment In class students will have a chance to start this assignment in class This is a minor assignment so use your time to get caught up! Your major project and a homework assignment on forms are coming next week! A few people have mentioned they would like to get ahead this weekend. The assignment on forms which will be officially assigned next week is: Forms assignment |
| Week #6 Assignments Week of October 7th |
Start reading some information on design - your 3 log book entries for this week and
next week should be on design issues. Read these notes on some things to consider when evaluating sites Look at the following presentations involving the setup of a site: Presentation on using links (reference Web7 and Web9) - topic LINKS Separate speaker notes to accompany using links - topic LINKS Presentation on structure of page - topic Page Structure Separate speaker notes to accompany presenation on Structure of Page - topic Page Structure Assignments to turn in: Twelve sites to evaluate This will be started/done in class this week! I am not looking for an indepth analysis - make a couple of points about each site! Form and syl assignment NOTE: Do not use the PRE command to put things into your project. I want you to do the formatting. First web project - should be done in a month |
| Week #7 Assignments Week of October 14th |
Look at the first set of images - the BCC pages under images - the pattern ones
we will save for later after we have had JavaScript. bccpage1.html bccpage2.html bccpage3.html bccpage4..html bccpage5.html bccpage6.html Note the meta tag in the HEAD section and see how it causes the pages to load automatically. Look at the following use of tables: Layout of a page using tables and width percents Layout of a page using tables and width pixels The next topic is cascading style sheets. Read the information about Cascading Style Sheets. I strongly suggest that you find a couple of sites on the Web and read additional information. Presentation introducing Cascading Style Sheets - topic CSS Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation introducing Cascading Style Sheets - topic CSS Presentation pointing out some support problems in CSS - topic CSS Separate speaker notes to accompany presentation Pointing out some support problems in CSS - topic CSS We will start JavaScript next week. Assignments to turn in: Sites to check and evaluate Note (clarification): you are supposed to look at 6 information sites and 6 example sites - hopefully they are all live links but there are enough choices so I am sure you can find 6 of each! Cascading Style Sheet assignment |
| Week #8 Assignments Week of October 21st |
This week we will start JavaScript events. You should be finding a tutorial on the Web or acquiring a book
on JavaScript. Start looking at the examples and start looking at the first
PowerPoint presentation on JavaScript (note at one point I refer to licks, I mean clicks). Assignments to turn in: No assignments this week - work on your project. I will be at a conference on Thursday the 24th of October, so there will be no inclass class that day. |
| Week #9 Assignments Week of October 28th |
It is important that you find a source of information on JavaScript - your really
need a text or a tutorial from the Web. I give you examples but you need to have
something else to reference. I wish I could tell you that I have found a good book -
I am still looking - parts of this one or that one are good, but... Please look at the JavaScript examples and you should also look at the slide presentations although there are a few places that show old versions of code. Look at the event examples and then move on to the rest of the JavaScript examples. Look at the examples through "Another example using time". Check back to find out how far we actually got. Assignments to turn in: CSS and JavaScript assignment Mathfor1 Note, you can use mathfor2 or mathfor2a if you prefer. Note: If we do not finish all the material needed for this assignment, you can continue it next week. |
| Week #10 Assignments Week of November 4th |
We did not get through all that was needed to do the assignment last week, we will
continue working on JavaScript this week and you should continue working on the
assignment. Look at the JavaScript examples through the while loop. Please check back to see how far we got. Assignments to turn in: Continue working on last weeks assignment: CSS and JavaScript assignment Mathfor1 Note, you can use mathfor2 or mathfor2a if you prefer. |
| Week #11 Assignments Week of November 11th |
Keep looking at the JavaScript examples and checking with tutorials or books to make
sure you understand how the JavaScript is working. Please note that I inserted a
few under Math to show using the cancel and a few about the DO...WHILE loop. Essentially
you need to keep up with the examples as I put them out on the web. You should look
at the examples through the one about gather random numbers to give you ideas
about how to develop the quiz. There is no exact model - however a lot of the
examples illustrate some of the code that can be incorporated. The JavaScript language elements you should have looked at to this point are: events, if, while, do, for, functions (including passing and receiving data), using forms to handle data, prompts and other components of the language you find in the examples. You should also understand the concepts of windows.documents. etc. and the relationship between HTML and JavaScript. By being out sick last Thursday, we did not get as far as I would have liked last week. We will see how we do this week! Continue working on the assignment on CSS and JavaScript as well as on your Web Site. |
| Week #12 Assignments Week of November 18th |
Remember you need to be using sources other than my examples to learn JavaScript.
A book or a tutorial is absolutely necessary! Keep looking at the JavaScript examples and checking with tutorials or books to make sure you understand how the JavaScript is working. You should look at the examples through the one about gather random numbers to give you ideas about how to develop the quiz. There is no exact model - however a lot of the examples illustrate some of the code that can be incorporated. The JavaScript language elements you should have looked at to this point are: events, if, while, do, for, functions (including passing and receiving data), using forms to handle data, prompts and other components of the language you find in the examples. You should also understand the concepts of windows.documents. etc. and the relationship between HTML and JavaScript. The next topic will be arrays. I am hoping to get to that this week but if not, it will be the first topic next week. Please be sure to sign up for advisement: Assignments to turn in: JavaScript quiz assignment You should be getting me the address for your first web page sometime soon... Second web page (can be a variation of the first or a different page) Second web page project Survey: Survey that needs to be returned to me |
| Week #13 Assignments Week of November 25th |
Continue looking at the JavaScript examples at the site and related materials in a
book or tutorial. Information on design and implementation of the site When you take the final, you will find a lot of these sites useful references to go to for information in answering the questions! Research information about attracting people to your site etc. - you will find the references above very helpful! Assignments to turn in: Catch up week - please be sure to work on your web sites! |
| Week #14 Assignments Week of December 2nd |
Note that my web site is having problems. It is accessible through dial up
connections and at BCC. There is a problem with the ATT Broadband domain name
server that will hopefully be fixed this week. We will finish looking at JavaScript this week. Next week we will discuss how to attract people to your site and anyone that has a site up and running will be asked to show it to the class. If you are a Distance Learning student or will not attend class, it would be great if you would send me the information so I can share it with the class. Assignments to turn in: I want you to find two JavaScript routines on the web. Make change to them so that they accomplish a slightly different task from the original. Test and make sure it works. Give me the originial and your modified version. This is an extra credit assignment! Some places to look are: Webdeveloper.earthweb Javascript.internet JavaScript at HTML Goodies has some information Look at Composer (in Netscape) or FrontPage. You need to spend no more than one hour playing with one of these packages. Pass in the results. We will work on these in lab at the end of the week. Listserv sign-up |
| Week #15 Assignments Week of December 9th |
Because of the snow day and my sick day we lost last week. This week will attempt
to make up for some of the things we missed - I will look at JavaScript examples,
you can show web sites, we will talk about attracting people to your web site and
maybe we will find time for you to work in the lab. The final is due at 3:15 on December 19th. It must be handed in either prior to that time or at the exam. If you do not hand it in, you must come to the exam at the schedule time and place and take the exam then. Clearly it is in your best interest to do the exam before 3:15 on December 19th. You must also pass in the status sheet - it is a requirement and also your insurance that your records and my records match! The final and status sheet should both be sent to the standard address you use and to pgrocer@bristol.mass.edu. All homework and projects should be in by the last day of class (my first choice), the beginning of next week (my second choice), at the final (my third choice). If you are not able to meet this schedule, we need to talk! Everyone must take the final and fill in the status sheet whether they are finishing the course or not! The final is given using the honor system - you may not discuss the final with anyone but me! I trust you to honor this system! See schedule for when I will be on campus over break. |