Fall 2009

Sept.10 Markup, Structure, Basic XHTML formatting, web site, server, anchors, lists
7% Assignment: “code.html” basic HTML assignment

Sept. 17 Theory: Why Should We Separate Content From Presentation?
CSS Basics, The Cascade, Property Values, Internal and External Style Sheets, Media-specific Style Sheets, Applying Styles Locally, Building Selectors, Combining Selectors, Using CSS, Browser Display Sizes
7% Assignment: “styles.css” Develop and apply CSS styles to code.html.

Sept. 24 Images, Photoshop/Imageready, Inserting on a web page, Favicons
7% Assignment: Convert two sample images into jpg and png, and create an animated GIF.  Place them in the page code.html.

Oct. 1 Theory: Semantic Markup
14% Assignment: Web Design Document (due October 8)

Oct. 8 Theory: User Interface Issues
CSS Layout - Page Structure, Box Model, Positioning the Box, Adding a Background, Floating CSS Elements, Floating Fixed-width Page
7% Assignment: Choose a CSS layout and input your web pages to this template.

Oct. 15 Theory: Search Engine Optimization
Syndication, Metadata; Descriptions and Keywords, SEO Strategies The Power of Lists, Applying CSS to Lists, Using Lists for Menus
7% Assignment: Using CSS, convert your main menu (which is an unordered list) to a horizontal menu that highlights when rolled-over AND add META tags to your pages.

Oct. 22 CHANGED to Guest Designer Christopher Kaltenbach

Oct. 29 Web Issues Presentations (videotaped)

Nov. 5 Web Issues Presentations (videotaped)

Nov. 12 Tables, Javascript
7% Assignment: Install a “fortune cookie” function on your home page.

Nov. 19 Server Side Includes (SSI)
7% assignment: Use SSI to add your top nav onto all your pages.

Nov. 26 Theory: Browser Differences & Testing
Contracts; styleswitcher.js
7% Assignment: Design a new look for your website, and to enable visitors to view it, add a style switcher.

Dec. 3 Physical Computing: Arduino demonstration

Dec. 10 Student website presentations

Dec. 15 4:30pm server frozen.