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Math & Computer Science Department

Course Syllabus
Course COAP 2000: Introduction to Web Programming
Term Summer, 2014
Site Online
Instructor
Name:
Email:
David Hallmon
davidhallmon33@webster.edu

Catalog Description

HTML is the programming language used to develop home pages on the
Internet. This course covers the most current tools available for developing
HTML documents and posting pages on the World Wide Web. This course
covers the basics of XHTML (Extensible HTML). Prerequisites: None.
Course Level
Learning Outcomes


At the completion of this course this student will be able to:
Design a web page
Evaluate web page styles
Define coordinates for an image map
Construct lists, tables, framesets for web pages
Design web pages using images
Design pages containing well-positioned images, using tables
Design html forms that submit information to an e-mail address
Design pages using styles to change font attributes
Incorporate multimedia elements in a web page
Create complete Web pages for companies, individuals
Materials

TEXTBOOK:
HTML5 and CSS Complete, Shelly, Woods, 7
th
edition
Course Technology/Cengage, ISBN: 1133526128

SOFTWARE:
Internet access, Browsers, Notepad++ (or other text editor), Image
Mapping Software, FTP program/capability (WSFTP)

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Grading

The UNDERGRADUATE catalog provides these guidelines and grading options:
A, A- superior work in the opinion of the instructor
B+, B, B- good work in the opinion of the instructor
C+, C, C- satisfactory work in the opinion of the instructor
D+, D passing, but less than satisfactory work in the opinion of the instructor
I incomplete work in the opinion of the instructor
ZF An incomplete which was not completed within one year of the end of the
course
F unsatisfactory work in the opinion of the instructor; no credit is granted
W withdrawn from the course
IP course in progress
NR not reported for the course
Z a temporary designation given by the registrar indicating that the final grade
has not been submitted by the instructor. When the final grade is filed in the
Office of the Registrar, that grade will replace the Z.

(Pluses and Minuses may be given to indicate the portion of the range
where the grade lies.)
Grading:
A 93-100%
B 85-92%
C 77-84%
D 70-76%
F 69% or below

Breakdown: Points Percentage
Homework Exercises (3) 50 20%
Quizzes (4) 40 15%
Exams (2) 100 20%
Term Project 100 20%
Term Project Journal (6) 25 10%
Usability 20 @Term Project
Class Participation (6) 25 15%
Extra Credit 10 5%
Total 105%
Activities

Coding exercises will be assigned weekly, based on the content of each of
the text chapters and the additional course resources (see below).

A comprehensive term project will be assigned by the instructor and be
posted on the Webster Labwebs server by the end of the term. Knowledge
of all of the topics of the course should be demonstrated by the student in
this project.

The midterm and final exams will involve hands-on coding components
that demonstrate the students culminating knowledge of all of the topics in
the course up to that point.


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Policy Statements:
University Policies

University policies are provided in the current course catalog and course
schedules. They are also available on the university website. This class is
governed by the universitys published policies. The following policies are
of particular interest:

Academic Honesty
The university is committed to high standards of academic honesty.
Students will be held responsible for violations of these standards.
Please refer to the universitys academic honesty policies for a
definition of academic dishonesty and potential disciplinary actions
associated with it.

Drops and Withdrawals
Please be aware that, should you choose to drop or withdraw from
this course, the date on which you notify the university of your
decision will determine the amount of tuition refund you receive.
Please refer to the university policies on drops and withdrawals
(published elsewhere) to find out what the deadlines are for dropping
a course with a full refund and for withdrawing from a course with a
partial refund.

Special Services
If you have registered as a student with a documented disability and
are entitled to classroom or testing accommodations, please inform
the instructor at the beginning of the course of the accommodations
you will require in this class so that these can be provided.

Disturbances
Since every student is entitled to full participation in class without
interruption, disruption of class by inconsiderate behavior is not
acceptable. Students are expected to treat the instructor and other
students with dignity and respect, especially in cases where a
diversity of opinion arises. Students who engage in disruptive
behavior are subject to disciplinary action, including removal from
the course.

Grading
Please refer to the most recent academic catalog for information on
the Webster University grading policy.

Student Assignments Retained
From time to time, student assignments or projects will be retained
by The Department for the purpose of academic assessment. In
every case, should the assignment or project be shared outside the
academic Department, the student's name and all identifying
information about that student will be redacted from the assignment

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or project.

Contact Hours for this Course
It is essential that all classes meet for the full instructional time as
scheduled. A class cannot be shortened in length. If a class session is
cancelled for any reason, the content must be covered at another
time.

Course Policies The course syllabus may be revised and updated at the discretion of the
instructor.

All student work is required on time, and penalties will be assigned for
work that is turned in late.

No incompletes will be assigned for the course, unless an emergency
occurs during the last week of the course, and the student is caught up in all
prior work.
Weekly Schedule Important Note: Prior to the first day of class, students are required to
purchase their textbook in preparation for the following course schedule.
TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE
(Subject to modification by the instructor as required.)

WEEK CONTENT
1 Topics Covered
Introduction to HTML, XHTML, and CSS
HTML Tools
Web Development Life Cycle
Web Page Elements
Web Page Structure
Web Page Content
Viewing a Web Page
Tests
None
Term Project Journal
Website Planning
Reading
Chapter 1, Introduction to HTML, XHTML, and CSS
Homework
Discussion: Class Introduction

2 Topics Covered
Introduction to inline styles
Linking Web pages

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Absolute and Relative Links
Images
Formatted Text
Tests
Chapters 1 Review Quiz
Term Project Journal
About Pages
Reading
Chapter 2, Creating and Editing a Web Page Using
Inline Styles
Chapter 3, Creating Web Pages with Links, Images,
and Formatted and Embedded Style Sheets
Homework
Discussion: Meaningful Content & Solid About Page
Homework Assignment #1

3 Topics Covered
Creating Tables
Formatting Tables
Utilizing Adobe Kuler
Formatting tables with external style sheets
Tests
Chapter 2 & 3 Review Quiz
Term Project Journal
Organize Content Within A Table
Reading
Chapter 4, Creating Tables in a Web Site Using an
External Style Sheet
Homework
Discussion: Simple Design & Layout
Homework Assignment #2
Check-In

4 Tests
Chapters 1-4, Midterm Exam
Term Project Journal
None
Reading
None
Homework
Discussion: Thoughtful User Interface

5 Topics Covered
Creating Image Maps
Locating X, Y Coordinates
Web Page Forms

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Organizing Forms
The <button> element
Text Boxes
Menus
E-Mailing Form Data
FTPing to Webster Labwebs
Tests
None
Term Project Journal
Contact Page
Reading
Chapter 5, Creating An Image Map
Chapter 6, Creating a Form on a Web Page
Appendix D, CSS Properties & Values
Homework
Discussion: Useful Contact Page
Homework Assignment #3

6 Topics Covered
Controlling Content With Styles
Controlling Layout With Styles
Adding An Embedded Style Sheet
Creating An External Style Sheet
Tests
Chapters 5 & 6, Review Quiz
Term Project Journal
Visual Design With External CSS
Reading
Chapter 7, Using Advanced Cascading Style Sheets
Appendix D, CSS Properties & Values
Homework
Discussion: Good Visual Design
Check-In

7 Topics Covered
Using multimedia
Adding an audio file to a web page
Adding a video clip to a web page
Adding meta names
Adding keywords
Adding a description
Determining a domain name
Publishing your website
Tests
Chapter 7, Review Quiz
Term Project Journal

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Completed Term Project
Reading
Chapter 8, Adding Multimedia content to Web Pages
Homework
Discussion: Incorporate Multimedia & Social Media

8 Tests
Chapters 1-8, Final Exam
Homework
Discussion: Privacy Policy and/or A Disclaimer
Usability Assignment
Course Feedback




Additional
Resources
Please contact your instructor immediately if you have textbook or other
issues.
Lynda.com
While it is not required, it is recommended that students review the
following training courses on Lynda.com as they correspond with the
content in this course.
HTML Essential Training by Bill Weinman (2012)
Web Design Fundamentals by James Williamson (2010)
Students have access to this online resource through the technology
training program and the Webster University Library. Lynda.com is an
industry leader in offering online computer based tutorials (CBT's) for a
wide variety of technology subjects.
Other Resources
Similar to the above resource, while it is not required, it is recommended
that students interact with the following training resources as well:
Dont Fear The Internet
Code Academy
Code School
HTML Dog

Homework assignments will be assigned that ask the student to turn in a
completed HTML file that corresponds with the hands-on coding that the
training course demonstrates.


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Term Project
Students are required to complete a term project in this course that will
involve creating an original movie genre fan website. Students are required
to obtain approval from the instructor during Week 1 by submitting their
top three movie genre choices, e.g., 1990's Romantic Comedies, 1980's
Action Movies, 1940's & 50's Musicals, etc. Feel free to be obscure and
develop a site that fits within your interest, e.g., Kurosawa Samurai
Movies, Sergio Leone Westerns, 1970's B Horror Movies, etc. This class
has seen them all

The instructor will make every attempt to provide students with a choice
within their top three choices because two students cannot both do
Christmas Movies but yes I have seen this at the top of two student's lists
before. In this event the instructor can work with the students to adapt their
two topics so that both genre web sites will be unique.
Term Project Journal
The "Web Development Life Cycle" will be utilized as students develop
their web site for their term project. By using this comprehensive planning
and analysis process, students will ensure that the functional web site will
meet the needs of the user. Throughout the course students will discuss
their web site with the class in relation to one of the Web Development
phases outlined in their textbook, i.e., planning, analysis, design and
development, testing, and implementation and maintenance. So students
are required to journal about their progress developing their Term Projects
in this course. This will alow the class to see each others work and receive
feedback and build a working community of web designer/developers.
Each week students will be given a specific topic to discuss in their journal
as well as submit draft files of their Term Project. Please review the
following grading criteria out of 25 points:
1. Descriptively label your posting
2. Share the required piece of your project based on what we are
learning in the given week (contents may need to be in a zip file)
3. Take a moment and revisit the example sites that you share in Week
1 discuss them based on your project/journal topic
4. Ask the class a question that would help you move forward with
your project based on the journal topic
5. Actively participate in the discussion area responding to other
students questions and responses that you have received for your
own
Functional Web Site
The web site must be uploaded to Labwebs for the instructor to review and
a zipped version of the site submitted within the course for other students
in the class to view and discuss. At minimum, the following "purposeful"

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design and development attributes are required:
5 HTML files that follow a defined web site structure starting from
a home (index) page (commonly students do more than 5 to
showcase all of their movies within their genre)
Consistent navigational system for all pages
5 well positioned and efficient sized images
1 list of content that is needed by the user
1 html form that can submit information to an e-mail address
1 multimedia element should be embedded, e.g., video, audio, etc.
1 external cascading style sheet (CSS) should be utilized to control
the main visual design of the site and attached to all files
Inline & Embedded styles should be limited
Consistent look and feel for all pages utilizing a consistent color
scheme created from Adobe Kuler
The effective use of a tables to either present text or images should
be considered
Each XHTML and CSS files will need to be error free when
validated against current web standards using the W3 Validator
web page validation process
The file structure should be well organized
The code should be well formatted and comments should be
inserted as needed to increase the readability of the code
All html pages, images, and other files within the file structure
should be named descriptively and without special characters,
spaces, etc.
If there is ever a question about whether an image, video, color, etc. meets
the needs of the client or the user, then discuss it with your instructor. It
may be determined that the element should not be included. All attributes
of a web site should always be purposeful and not distracting to the user.
Important Note
An anonymous Website Usability Questionnaire will be completed for
each web site by another student in the class to ensure that the needs of the
"user" are met. The HTML and CSS will also be reviewed by the instructor
to ensure readability.
Your grade for this assignment will be based mostly on your ability to
provide constructive criticism to your fellow colleagues based on the
"principles" of good web design that we have been discussing throughout
the course.

Extra Credit
Extra credit points will only be awarded to a student once and each student
will have at least one opportunity to complete the extra credit. One or two
students can volunteer and have the opportunity to provide an executive

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summary to the class and lead an online discussion surrounding the
provided additional blog resource for that week. To receive the extra
credit, a student must summarize the blog posting in 100 words, list 5
specific take-a-ways that we should all have from the posting, and
provide an engaging open-ended question for the class to discuss.



Copyright 2005 2014 George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology, Webster University.
All rights reserved.
COAP 2000: Introduction To Web Programming Term Project Evaluation

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SPECIFIC COMMENTS
1. Site Structure

Homepage index.htm

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Page 4

Page 5

Additional pages - optional

Navigation

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2. Required XHTML Components

Images

Lists

Links

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Forms

Email links

Multimedia/Social Media

Inline & Embedded Styles

External Style Sheet

Use of Comments

Use of Code Formatting

Organized File Structure

Use Appropriate File Names

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Labwebs:

Site Name:

Name Available?
COAP 2000: Introduction To Web Programming Term Project Evaluation

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5. Labwebs?

Running on Labwebs?

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6. User/Client Needs

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Are the needs of the client met?

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COAP 2000: Term Project Usability Questionnaire

The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather information regarding the usability of the following
web site.

URL Reviewed: ____________________________________________________________

How would you rate the web site reviewed?

Browsing Experience

Strongly
Agree

Agree
Neither
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Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
The Web pages loaded in an
acceptable time frame

The Web site was visually
appealing

The links were not broken and
everything was linked correctly

The navigation was clear and
made it easy to find information

The graphics were used to convey
pertinent information

I found what I was looking for on
this Web site

The forms and other interactive
elements worked correctly

The Web site content contained
accurate spelling and grammar

My experience with this Web site
was successful


Please use the area below to give the web designer/developer additional feedback. It is their goal
to provide an appealing and enjoyable web browsing experience. They therefore are interested to
hear your comments about their Web site.









Copyright 2005 2014 George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology,
Webster University. All rights reserved.