Professor: Shella Seckel Text: HTML and XHTML Creating Web Pages
by Against the Clock
Publisher: Prentice-Halll
Website: Class schedule and assignments will be posted on www.redbird.net/seckel or through the Devry homepage.
Email contact: I prefer my Devry email address at. [email protected]
My homepage contains a link to email my home address automatically also.
CIS 365 Course Overview
This course is designed to be an introduction to Web Design and basic programming for developing effective and useful web sites. This course emphasizes web site structure and navigational methods, practical and legal usability considerations and performace factors related to using HTML,CSS, dynamic HTML, and scripting.
Prerequisite: CIS275/6-0-5
Class Meetings: This class meets on every Saturday at 8:00am. Attendance is important in the success you will have in this class.
Class Objectives:
The following are course objectives not necessarily in order, with additional topics to be added pending available time:
Labs
Lab programming exercises will be assigned each week during class and will be due the following class session. The instructor will provide a complete explanation of each lab project along with a handout sheet documenting the detailed requirements for the lab exercise. Following the lecture portion of the class, each session will typically include a specified period of time in which students can begin working these lab exercises in the classroom and readily access assistance from the instructor. The handout sheets covering the lab descriptions may also be downloaded at any time from the instructor�s website.
Class Attendance
This course presents a large amount of information, some of which will not be in the text. In addition, tests will be administered in class every other week. It is therefore important that students make every effort to attend each class.
Late Work
No late work is accepted in this class. However, you will have one "grace" assignment for emergencies. This one assignment will be accepted up to a week late. After that, the assignment will not be given credit.
You are welcome to give me work early if you will be missing class. If you are not able to come to class, email the homework or lab by midnight to my email address. ALL LABS ARE TO BE GIVEN TO ME THE DAY THEY ARE DUE. I will grade labs and return them to you.
Evaluation
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
Your final grade will be calculated with the weightings shown below:
Quizzes 30%
Inclass/homework 20%
Final Exam 20%
Lab Assignments 20%
Project 10%
Tests will be graded immediately and will be returned to students within one week after each test is
given. If a student misses a test for a legitimate reason, the student is responsible for taking a
makeup test. I will set a date in the term for anyone who needs a makeup quiz. Only one quiz can
be made up.
I must be contacted within 24 hours of the missed test, otherwise, a score of zero will be
automatically entered into the grade book for the missed test. No tests will be dropped from the final
grade calculation (refer to the grade calculation method shown above). Remember to bring a couple of
No. 2 pencils for each test as your answers will be recorded on Scantron cards.
Academic Integrity Policy
When working lab/homework assignments, students may compare their individual ideas and solution approaches with others; however, each student must only submit his/her own unique �product� for grading. Students suspected of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students. Refer to the student handbook for DeVry policies and procedures. If I feel there is too much collaboration on any assignment, I reserve the right to ask that the assignment be done again.
Office Hours / Phone
I wil be in the office Mondays and Wednesdays from 5-6 pm, I will also meet with students at other times by appointment -- just send me an email or leave a phone message at 253-7291, extension 2894.