CS106
Web Page Development

David Levine

Due dates and attendance:

Most of the material in this course can only be mastered by using the computer directly. Therefore, attendance is strongly encouraged. While there will be no formal deduction for lack of attendance, neither will there be any opportunity to make up quizzes and/or exams due to lack of attendance. (Exceptions will be made for emergencies and absences in the service of the university.) The due date for any work done in class is noon two days after the class in which it is assigned, i.e. about 44 hours after class ends.

Late Penalties:

A late penalty goes into effect immediately after the assignment is due. An assignment turned in on the day it was due, but later than the due date will receive a 10% penalty. Thereafter, the penalty is 25% per day that the assignment is late. (Saturday and Sunday count as one day.)

Date	In class	Preparation for next class
February 22	Roll, syllabus, course procedures, questionnaire Logging into web accounts How the web works	Bring two ideas of what your project might be to class Bonus reading! AlertBox
February 27	Building a simple web site. Exploration of FrontPage views Introduction to html Backing up your site	Email your choice of project to me before class on March 13
March 1	Instructor out of town; class postponed	Enjoy spring break
March 13	The keys of web site design: Technical Construction/Design Elements/Writing List of websites examined: Symmetry http://www.artic.edu http://www.oldnavy.com http://www.pbskids.org Branding http://www.tacobell.com Color http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html	Readings for Wednesday http://www.colormatters.com/colortheory.html http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting (Read the summary; scan the rest) AlertBox2 Study for quiz
March 15	More on color http://www.colormatters.com/chameleon.html Writing for the web http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting Fonts "Journalism style" - backwards Humor Quiz
March 20	Content on the web Text .txt files .rtf files .doc files .pdf files Graphics .jpg/.jpeg files .gif files .bmp files .tiff files Sound .wav files .mp3 files Other content Structures Singleton Linear Episodic Hierarchical "True" web Hybrid Project
March 22	Tables Themes
March 24	Frames demo Multimedia on the Web (the abbreviated version!) Consider bandwidth needs Animation--easily done via animated GIF images Using other programs, such as Flash or SwishLite, to create animations Downloadable media--it can be used again and again, but it takes longer to use the first time Streaming media--comes to the user more quickly, requires high bandwidth to work properly In-class demonstration of audio on a Web site, using the following sound files: Train whistle, duck sound, music sample 1, music sample 2 In-class demonstration of video on a Web site, using the following file: Sample video file	NOTE: Friday afternoon class! Study for quiz on March 27 AlertBox Reading to appear here....
March 27	Quiz Class 8
March 29	Tip sites for the future: PT3 site at SBU's School of Education: http://pt3.sbu.edu/frontpage.htm Microsoft FrontPage site: http://www.microsoft.com/frontpage Using FrontPage (from Microsoft): http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/assistance/CH790018031033.aspx Loogootee Community Schools' Tutorial on Creating Web Pages with FrontPage: http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/online/website/ [NOTE: This site shows screen shots from the Frontpage 2000 edition--the biggest change is that the "Views Bar" that was formerly on the left hand side of the screen is now at the bottom of the page.] Want to purchase an additional template? http://www.frontpagetemplates.com Third party books are always useful too. Hopefully the library will be ordering some up-to-date titles soon! Course evaluations	Finish projects Study for the final
by April 5	Final Exam	Here is a silly picture