You have two grade options:
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S (Satisfactory). This choice is for you if you hope to earn
one credit and achieve an S (Satisfactory) that equates to a Passing grade.
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X (Audit). This is the choice for you if you wish to audit
the class.
As an auditing student, you attend classes for informational
purposes only. You will receive neither a grade nor credit for the course.
This is the best option if you wish to simply enjoy the course without
the pressure of required exams and exercises. Although Mr. Gordon encourages
you to try the exams, exercises and final class project, you are not obligated
to do them. You are, however, expected to attend all class sessions.
Students who select the S option will automatically
end up with an X (no credit) grade if they do not meet the requirements
for Passing. You must tell your instructor your choice within the first
class hour. Once you make a choice, you may not change it.
The S option (Passing). Here are the requirements
you must meet if you select this option:
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Do five of the assigned Exercises in this course guide. Your instructor
will tell you which of the exercises you will be required to do. Additional
ones beyond those required may be done for extra credit.
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Be absent from class no more than two hours.
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Take class quizzes and the final exam.
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Receive a passing grade on an assigned project that you will mail to your
instructor within 14 days after the last class. (More about this project
later.)
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Work on the course content or related enrichment materials throughout the
course hours.*
*Regarding this last item, occasionally a student
signs up for this course who already is a competent and experienced in
using the Internet, perhaps expecting to coast to an easy credit with an
Passing grade. If you take the course already knowing the curriculum, Mr.
Gordon will require you to make constructive use of class time by expanding
your knowledge beyond the basic curriculum. You may do so by (1) exploring
additional web sites that Mr. Gordon suggests and by(2) completing advanced
exercises furnished by Mr. Gordon. Regardless of how well you do on the
Exercises and final exam, wasting class time will result in reducing your
class average by lowering your participation grade.
How an S (Satisfactory grade is determined.
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Five assigned Exercises will be worth a total of 50 points (50%) toward
your final grade, 10 points for each Exercise.
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Class participation — which includes working on content-related materials
throughout the course hours — will count for 10 points (10%) toward your
final grade.
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Your final exam will be worth 20 points (20%).Your project will also count
for 20 (20%) points of your final grade.However, if you do not earn a satisfactory
grade on your project or if you do not turn it in, you will NOT be given
a final grade of S (Satisfactory) no matter how well you do on items 1,
2, and 3. A satisfactory project is an essential requirement for passing.
Please note well: No satisfactory project turned in– no Satisfactory
grade for the course and no college credit earned even if you do a perfect
job on the other requirements.Students who earn a minimum of 70 points
and a satisfactory project grade will receive an S grade for the course.
The X grade.If you do not submit a satisfactory project on time
or if you earn less than 70 points, your final grade will be X. You will
also receive an X if you have elected to Audit the class. X stands for
both “(1)Audited or (2) showed progress, but did not meet the requirements
for pass.”
The W grade. For students who are absent for more than two hours
of the class.
5% deduction for each missing homework assignment and additional
exercise. In addition to the graded Exercises, final exam, and project,
your instructor will require that you complete additional Exercises, homework
or other assignments. Some of these additional Exercises are included in
this course Guide, but others may be distributed later in the course. For
each missed or unsatisfactory assignment, Mr. Gordon will deduct 5% from
your class average.
Extra credit work. You may gain up to 5 points by doing extra
credit assignments. Consult with Mr. Gordon about the nature of extra credit
work that may be designed to fit your job needs and interests. For example,
you may be given the extra credit option of using a search engine to research
a topic related to your job or personal interest.
Academic Honesty and Behavior
The following statement is from a memo of the college administration. This
statement applies to this class:
Computer software and hardware should be used properly.
In addition, each student’s behavior in the classroom is expected to contribute
to a positive teaching and learning environment. The instructor has the
authority to request the student to leave the classroom if the disruptive
behavior continues.
Registered Students Only
This statement, too, comes from the college administration
and also applies to this course:
Other than in an emergency when specifically approved by
the Provost of the Tarpon Springs Center, employees and students shall
not bring children to work or class other than for an occasional quick
visit, to drop off a paper, pick up materials or other similar activities.
In no case is a child to be left unattended on college premises.
Attendance
Here, too, is an college admiistrative statement applying
to this course:
Attendance at all ... Computer Institute class
meetings/times is mandatory. Permission for an excused absence must be
obtained from the ... instructor and must be based on extreme circumstances.
Any absence, as determined by the instructor, may result in the student
being dropped from the class.
Maximum two-hour absence for credit eligibility. Using this administrative
statement as a guideline, your instructor has determined that students
may be denied course credit if they miss more than two hours of class time.Understand
that your instructor expects you to be in class on time and to attend all
class hours. If you anticipate that you will not be able to meet this attendance
obligation, you should select Audit for your grade choice. If an emergency
arises causing your absence, call Mr. Gordon at 727-771-9328. An unexplained
absence will suggest to your instructor that you did not have a serious
reason for missing valuable class time.
Missed work must be made up.If you miss class because of an excused
lateness or absence, it is your responsibility to get the missing notes,
handouts, and to make up the missed work
Safeguarding equipment
No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. A spilled drink or food particles
could lead to costly computer repairs. At the end of each class, please
be sure to (1) exit properly from all running programs, and (2) turn off
your computer, monitor and printer.
Final Exam Question Bank
For the final exam, your instructor will select
twenty questions from the following possibilities. You will not know in
advance the twenty questions your instructor will choose. Therefore, to
be on the safe side, know the answers to all the possibilities.
If you are taking the course for credit, you will
take this test under conventional test-taking conditions, without the help
of notes or assistance from others. The time limit is 60 minutes.Each question
will be worth 1 point for a total possible score of 20, making this test
worth 20% of your final course grade.
The page number after each question refers to the pages in the textbook
where you can find the answer. All questions above the horizontal line
come from your HTML textbook. The questions below the horizontal
line come from your Creating Web Sites Projects textbook.
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What does HTML mean? A-3
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What do hyperlinks do? A-3
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When you save a web-page document, what file extension should you use?
A-6
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In an HTML document, where does the title appear that is written between
the codes <HEAD>Title</HEAD>? A-7
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How many sizes of headings can an HTML document have? A-8
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When using WordPad to create an HTML document, what format must you save
your document in? A-8
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When would you use <H2></H2>? A-10
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Give an example of an HTML editor? A-13
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Using the browser Internet Explorer, how can you view the HTML code of
a web page? A-12
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What is the difference between an ordered and an unordered list?Give an
example of each. B-2 to B-5
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How do you refresh your screen in Netscape Navigator? B-6
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What is the tag for a horizontal line? B-9
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What is the tag for a line break? B-9
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When would you use the <PRE></PRE> tags? B-12
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Why is it safer to use the preformatted tags instead of the table tags
when creating a table? B-14
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In creating a table using preformatted tags, how should you create space
between columns? B-15
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What is the extension of the most common natively supported graphic file
format displayed by most Web browsers? C-2
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How can you spot a clickable image on a Web page? C-2
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What kind of tag is an empty container? C-4
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In an Image tag, what does SRC specify? C-5
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Why is it a good idea to offer a text-only option for graphic images? C-7
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If you place your mouse pointer on top of a word or graphic that is a link,
where can you see the website address of the link? C-9
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If you click an unavailable or fictitious Web site, what appears on your
screen? C-10
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What happens if you click on this link? C-13 <A HREF=MAILTO:[email protected]>[email protected]</A>
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How can you print a Web page so that it displays checkboxes and radio buttons?
D-2
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In creating a form, what tag is used for a text entry field? D-4
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How can you limit choices and assure easy and accurate data entry in a
form? D-6
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What is the closing tag for a form? D-7
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What tag is used for pull-down menus and scroll boxes? D-10
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How do you see additional choices on a pull down menu? D-11
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What should be the extension of a website's home page? WS A-4
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What is the difference between a local link and a remote link? WS A-8
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What mistake would you be making if you saved an index file with the name
INDEX.HTM? WSA-4
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How can you display a Word document into a Netscape Composer window? WS
A-6
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What's a good way to separate information on a Web page? WS A-12
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Why should you close Navigator windows you are no longer using? WS B-12
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What format should images be saved in if you wish to display them in a
Web page? WS A-14
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Why would you want to insert Alternative Text and Images in a webpage?
WS B-16
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Why would Maria Sanchez insert the following using Composer? mailto:[email protected]
WSA-18
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If you have several Web pages making up your Web site, when you use Composer
to publish your site, what page should you be sure to publish from? WS
A-18
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Where should you be able to return to from every page in your Web site?
WS A-21
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As a follow up to the previous question, what pages should you be able
to link to from any page on your Web site? WS A-21
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If you plan to have a five page Web site, how can you minimize repetitive
tasks by resaving the index.html file under different file names? WS B-2
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How can you add text to an image? WS B-2
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In Composer, what key combination can you use to quickly return the cursor
to the to the left margin? WS B-8
Choice 1:
Your course project must be mailed to your instructor
in the addressed envelope Mr. Gordon gave you. It should be mailed seven
to ten days after the course is over. For the class meeting meeting March
3 to 5, the latest acceptable postmark date is March 15. For the class
meeting March 24 to 26, the latest acceptable postmark date is April 5.
Projects postmarked after these dates will not be accepted. To receive
credit for the class, you must submit a satisfactory project.
For your project, you will create a resume similar
in set-up to either of the resumes found at these two sites:
You may fictionalize your resume for the purposes of this exercise.
Be sure your real name is printed on this project-resume before you submit
it to Mr. Gordon. Use Netscape Composer. Submit your resume as it appears
(1) in your browser window and (2) as it appears showing the HTML codes.
Be sure you resume includes:
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A background image
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At least two levels of headings
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Two examples of lists
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A horizontal line
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At least two different font sizes
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At least five external links
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An e-mail graphic
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Examples of boldface and italics text
Open your webpage in either Netscape Navigator or
Internet Explorer. Print it from your browser. Then use View/Source to
reveal your HTML code. Then make a print out of your HTML code. In your
envelope, mail to Mr. Gordon both the browser view and source (HTML) view
of your resume-website. (If you prefer, you may upload your Web pages to
Geocities and -- by the postmark-deadline -- send Mr. Gordon your Web site
address instead of the printed copies of your work.)
OR
Choice 2
Pretend you own a restaurant. Using Netscape Composer create
a website telling about your restaurant (address, phone number, hours opened).
Include your menu. Your site should be composed of at least four different
pages, including an index page that links to all the others. You may model
your site on the Dino's
Pizzeria shown in class, but you do not have to use frames. Be
sure your site includes the following:
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Index page that links to all other pages in your site
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Links on all pages linking to other pages in the Web Site
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At least four pages composing your Web site
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Consistent look among all pages
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Background image
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At least two graphics
Print all of your pages first as viewed by either Netscape
Navigator or Internet Explorer. Then use View/Source to print the HTML
codes for each page. In your envelope, mail to Mr. Gordon both the
browser view and source (HTML) view of your resume-website. (If you prefer,
you may upload your Web pages to Geocities and -- by the postmark-deadline
-- send Mr. Gordon your Web site address instead of the printed copies
of your work.)
Mail your browser and source-code view pages in the envelope provided
by Mr. Gordon. For the class meeting meeting March 3 to 5, the latest
acceptable postmark date is March 15. For the class meeting March 24 to
26, the latest acceptable postmark date is April 5. Projects postmarked
after these dates will not be accepted. Be sure to keep a copies of your
work.
Exercises
Exercise 1
Create the web-page Normad by following the directions
on pages A-6 to A-13 in your HTML textbook. Print your page as viewed in
Internet Explorer. Then print your source code using WordPad or NotePad.
Exercise 2
Create the web page in the Skills Review section
on pages A-16 to A-17 in your HTML textbook. Save your page on your
diskette or on your harddrive folder as crystal2. Print your HTML
document as instructed in section 5 on page A-17.
Exercise 3
Do the Visual Workshop exercise on page A-20 in
your textbook HTML. On your diskette, as stated in the directions,
“Save your HTML file as a text document called Marvelous Musicals.htm.
Then print the document in your text editor and your browser.”Make the
<TITLE> Marvelous Musicals</TITLE>
Exercise 4
Study pages B-2 to B-7 in your HTML textbook.
Using HTML, create a single web page showing that you know how to make
these kinds of lists: Ordered, Unordered, Definition, and Nested.Make the
headings <H1> and <H2>.For what your HTML list should look like,
go to this site, but be sure that your HTML list uses different items in
each list:
Exercise 5
Create a web page following the example shown in
Figures B-3 on page B-5 of your HTML text. This example illustrates how
to do Ordered and Definition lists. Follow the example’s format, but substitute
your own words.
Exercise 6
Using preformatted tags, create the web page in
Figure B-14 on page B-15 of your HTML textbook. Save your page as Nomad3.htm
and print it using Internet Explorer.
Exercise 7
Using the table tags, create the table shown in
figure B-15 on page B-15 of your HTML textbook.
Exercise 8
Do Concepts Review on pages B-16 to B-17 of your
HTML textbook.
Exercise 9
Create the web page shown in Figure B-18 on page
B-22 of your HTML textbook. Use the table tags for creating the table.
Add the column-heading
Item to the first and third columns. Be sure
to include your name. Save it as Bakery. Print it using your text editor
and browser.
Exercise 10
Do Skills Review on pages B-18 to B-19 of your HTML
textbook.
Exercise 11
Do Independent Challenge 3 on page B-21 in your
HTML textbook. To get movie information on titles, actors, directors, etc.,
go to this site:
http://www.filmsite.org/
Exercise 12
In your textbook
Creating Web Site Projects, complete Project 1
and Project 2 for the Personal Web Site chapter, pages WS A-4 to WS A-15.
You do not have to do the Project 3 section. Viewing your work in Navigator
or Explorer, print all your work. Include your own name at the top of each
printed page. You can access the student files necessory for this exercise
and other exercises for this book at this site:
http://www.course.com/downloads/Illustrated/crwebprojects/index.html
Exercise 13
Go to the following Web page to read how to get your Web site listed on
Yahoo. Then write a paragraph summing up the steps.
http://howto.yahoo.com/chapters/10/1.html
Exercise 14
Do the Visual Workshop exercise on page WS A-94 in your Creating
Web Site Projects textbook. Do not, however, use yellow text as the
directions say. Instead, use black text which is far easier to read. Use
this address as your link for Hadrian's Villa: http://www.ece.arizona.edu/~justin/rome.html
Internet Resources
Mr. Gordon’s on-line resources
This Course Guide, completed exercises, and other
supplemental materials for this course can be found at –
Student Data Files for HTML Textbook
To download student files used in connection with
your Course Technology textbook HTML, click on this link.
Internet Resources for Projects Text
To view student resources referred to in your Course
Technology textbook Creating Web Sites Projects, click on this link:
Sources for Graphics
Internet sources for graphics for your web pages:
Most of these sources are free, but be sure to read about any copyright
restrictions on each site.
Background images
“When
specifying a background image (with
BACKGROUND) it is a good idea
also to specify a background color (with
BGCOLOR.) That color should
be one similar to the prevailing color of the image; this ensures that
if the user viewing your page has image loading off, or if your background
image cannot be loaded for some reason, the page will still look close
to the way you intended.” From Netscape
http://www.netscape.com/assist/net_sites/bg/backgrounds.htmlExample:
<body bgcolor="#gray" background="assets/grayba.jpg" text="black" link="blue"
vlink="green" alink="purple">
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black
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gray
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maroon
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purple
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green
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olive
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navy
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teal
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silver
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white
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red
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fuchsia
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lime
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yellow
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blue
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aqua
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These
16 colors are supported by name in HTML 4.0. You do not have to use a number/letter
code to identify them in your color tags:
Other graphics
Animations
Counters
Sources of Free Audio Clips (Sound Files)
WAV sound files
Internet Tutorials on Creating Web Pages
http://werbach.com/web/wwwhelp.html
Spot Errors in Your HTML
Free Internet Sites for Storing Your Web Pages
If you have AOL, you can get free Web site storage. Click on Keyword
and type in My Place. Then hit the Enter key.
Free Registration of Your Web Site with Popular Search Engines
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