Beginning Web Page Programming Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Instructor Information

Office Location

R. E. Byrd Business Building 376

Office Hours

Hello! I am looking forward to working with you this semester.

Please contact me by email (keboatman@actx.edu) or through Messages in Blackboard if you would like to schedule a day and time to meet in person, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams online to get your questions answered or to receive additional guidance on course concepts. Flexibility in scheduling is available, so do not hesitate to ask for what works for you.

In addition, the following scheduled office hours are available:
      Monday              Noon - 3:00 pm
      Wednesday        Noon - 3:00 pm

This is time set aside in my day that you can come to my office (Byrd 376) without an appointment. Just pop in!

If these times don’t work for you, we can find something that fits your schedule. I’m happy to meet in person, through Google Meet, or via Microsoft Teams—whichever you prefer.

Please remember:

  • I’m here to help you, whether you need just a quick check-in or more in-depth support.

  • Staying on track with the weekly assignments is the best way to succeed. Make time to engage with the material—you’ve got this!

Let’s make it a great term!

Course Information

Recording Policy

Disability Statement

Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact disAbility Services (Student Service Center room 119, phone 371-5436) as soon as possible.

Statement for Mental Health and Advocacy & Resource Center:

As a student you may experience a range of issues that can cause barriers to learning, such as strained relationships, increased anxiety, alcohol/drug problems, feeling down, difficulty concentrating and/or lack of motivation. These mental health concerns or stressful events may lead to diminished academic performance or reduce a student's ability to participate in daily activities. Amarillo College offers services to assist you with addressing these and other concerns you may be experiencing. If you or someone you know are suffering from any of the aforementioned conditions, you can learn more about the broad range of confidential mental health services available on campus by calling the AC Counseling Center at 806-371-5900. The AC Counseling Center website is https://www.actx.edu/counseling/ . Also, if you are in need of social services (affordable housing, utilities, transportation, food, clothing, childcare, medical/dental/vision, legal), please call the AC Advocacy & Resource Center at 806-371-5439. The AC Advocacy & Resource Center website is https://www.actx.edu/arc

Amarillo College Tutoring for Success Policy:

Administrative Drop Policy

N/A

Student Withdrawal Procedures

N/A

Privacy Statement

The Amarillo College Privacy Policy is found at https://www.actx.edu/-amarillo-college-privacy-notice , and applies to all Amarillo College students.  If you have questions about this privacy statement or you believe that your personal information has been released without your consent, send email to humanresources@actx.edu .

Course

ITSE-1311-002 Beginning Web Page Programming

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: Computer literacy

Course Description

Skill development in web programming including mark-up and scripting languages. Create web sites utilizing a markup language and develop interactive web sites.

Student Resources Student Resources Website

Department Expectations

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 3 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

 

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Web Development and Design Foundations with HTML5,
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ISBN-10: 0133571783

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Supplies

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  • Access to a PC (personal computer )
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  • Reliable access to the Internet
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Student Performance

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  • Discuss background information and perspectives on the Internet, the Web, and HTML.
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  • Use all the key aspects of HTML5, including common elements such as paragraphs, headings, and lists.
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  • Understand and user various types of hyperlinks
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  • Configure color and text with CSS
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  • Incorporate visual elements and graphics
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  • Develop web sites using recommended web design practices and accessibility
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  • Understand CSS techniques for positioning and floating web page elements
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  • Work with two-column and three-column CSS page layout.
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  • Work with CSS sprites, configure CSS for print, CSS media queries,& CSS3 Flexible Box Layout Module
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  • Design pages for the mobile web
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  • Work with Tables
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  • Create user-input forms.
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  • Add media and interactivity to web pages including HTML5 video, audio, Flash®, Java™ applets, CSS Image Gallery, CSS3 transform and transition properties, javascript, jQuery, Ajax and HTML5 APIs.
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  • Work with e-commerce security and order processing on the Web
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  • Develop strategies for site promotion from the developer's point of view, utilizing search engine optimization
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 Students will develop an elementary personal or business multi-page web site and publish that site to a web server.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

Student Rights and Responsibilities

Log in using the AC Connect Portal

In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .

If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".

Expected Student Behavior

\ Students are expected to maintain a high standard of individual honor in their scholastic work. Students who are guilty of cheating, plagiarism, copying, or dishonesty may be excluded from class with a grade of F; or, in flagrant cases, may be suspended from the College.
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\ The faculty of the CIS Department reserves the right to ask a student to verify any portion of a test by reproducing any specific section or all of the test in question. Any action that compromises the computer systems at Amarillo College, including but not limited to hacking or cracking, can result in a grade of "F" in this course and possible further disciplinary action.

Grading Criteria

Final grades will be assigned as indicated below.

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     A - Superior, Minimum of 90% average on exams and quizzes plus
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           all homework turned in with a 90% average on graded work.
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     B - Good, Between 80% and 89.5% average on exams and quizzes plus
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           all homework turned in with a minimum average of 80% on
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           graded work.
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     C - Adequate, Between 70% and 79.5% average on all work.
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     D - Minimum, Between 60% and 69.5% average on all work.
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     F - Failing, Below 60% average on all work.
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EVALUATION:
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Your grade for the course is based on the following: \ \

Chapter Assignments:        10% (drop the lowest score)
\ Chapter Quizzes:                10% (drop the lowest score)
\ Semester Project:               30% 
\ Class Discussions:             10%
\ Midterm Exam:                    20%
\ Final Exam:                         20%

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The lowest Chapter Quiz and Homework Assignment will be dropped.
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All course work (except the Midterm and Final Exam)  are provided for each student at the beginning of the semester, along with due dates. It is your responsibility to complete each assignment, all homework, and take exams on the scheduled dates.

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Attendance

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  • Check your email daily and have assignments in on time.
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  • An exam may be taken only one time.
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  • Attendance for on campus classes and dual credit classes will be taken during each class period.  Attendance for online classes will be determined by participation through homework assignments, discussions, exams and logging on to our course in Blackboard.
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Calendar

This course requires work outside of class.  CIS labs, located in the Byrd Business Building, are open throughout the week. Hours and days of open labs can be found at http://cis.actx.edu/hours.html

ITSE 1311, Beginning Web Page Programming

 

Required coursework includes Chapter Assignments (Pacific Trails Resort Web Case study located at the end of each textbook chapter), Chapter Quizzes (located in weekly folders in Blackboard), Mid-Term Exam (located in weekly folder in Blackboard), Final Exam (located in weekly folder in Blackboard), Semester Project (created by you from scratch), and class discussions.  Chapter Assignments and Semester Project Phases 1-3 will be uploaded to Blackboard.   Semester Project Phases 4 and 5 will be uploaded to the CIS web server. 
 

 

Week

Week of

Chapters

Quizzes and Exams

Assignments -- Due Sunday night at 11:00 pm of week assigned (except for Final Exam)

 

 

1

1/19

Intro to Course
Chapter 1

Class-Orientation Quiz &
 Chapter1 Quiz

Class Discussions: Introduction
Assignment 1

 

2

1/26

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 Quiz

Chapter 2 Assignment

 

3

 

2/2

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 Quiz

Chapter 3 Assignment
Semester Project Phase 1
Discussion: Phase 1 Posting

 

4

2/9

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Quiz

Chapter 4 Assignment,
Discussion: Feedback Phase 1

 

5

2/16

Chapter 5

Chapter 5 Quiz

Chapter 5 Assignment
Semester Project Phase 2
Discussion: Phase 2 Posting

 

6

2/23

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 Quiz

Chapter 6 Assignment
Discussion: Feedback Phase 2

 

7

3/2

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 Quiz

Chapter 7 Assignment

 

8

3/9

Chapters 1-7 

Midterm-Exam

 

 

 

3/16

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

SPRING BREAK

 

9

3/23

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 Quiz

Chapter 8 Assignment
Semester Project Phase 3
Discussion: Phase 3 Posting

 

10

3/30

Chapter 9

Chapter 9 Quiz

Chapter 9 Assignment,
Discussion: Feedback Phase 3

 

11

4/6

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 Quiz

Chapter 10 Assignment
Work on  Semester Project

 

12

4/13

Chapter 11

Chapter 11 Quiz

Chapter 11 Assignment
Work on  Semester Project

 

13

4/20

Chapter 12

Chapter 12 Quiz

Chapter 12 Assignment
Semester Project Phase 4
Discussion: Phase 4 Posting

 

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4/27

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 Quiz

Chapter 13 Assignment
Discussion: Feedback Phase 4

 

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5/4

Chapter 14
(Bonus)

 

 Bonus Chapter 14 Assignment
Semester Project Final Phase

 

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5/11

 Chapter 1-13

Final Exam

In class: See Final Schedule
On line: Due Wed 5/13 11 pm

 

Additional Information

New Social Services Office at Amarillo College

Resources for social services or emergency services for students are available at - http://www.actx.edu/resources/.  So please let me know if there is some situation that you have that is interfering with your performance in the class, and be sure to take advantage of the resources available through the Social Services Office.

CIS Labs
2nd floor Byrd Building.  Labs open 7 days a week.  Students can get help with this course as well as other technical help.

Helpful Links:

CIS Web Site: http://cis.actx.edu

Direct link to AC Connect portal and courses as well as your AC Connect email- https://acconnect.actx.edu/. You will log in with the same ID and password you use for WebAdvisor.  Contact AskAC (806-371-5000) for help if you have trouble with your log in.

AskAC -  http://www.actx.edu/contact/-   Please contact AskAC for technical help. Contact your instructor for help with this class. 

Student Help Center -  http://www.actx.edu/ctl/index.php?module=article&id=178-   Offers technical help to AC students 

 

Writers' Corner

If you feel you need help organizing and writing course work, check this out:
Writers’ Corner: Tutoring with Pizzazz - http://www.actx.edu/english/index.php?module=article&id=36. Writers' Corner is a great resource for help with writing papers and assignments. They can't help you with the content of your work, but they can help you write your work in the proper format.

AC Distance Education Home Page -  http://www.actx.edu/de/-   Information on requirements and taking an online course. 

Learn about using AC Connect (Blackboard) and using features of our course by reviewing the following tutorials:

Blackboard On Demand Learning Center for Studentshttp://ondemand.blackboard.com/students.htm

AC Connect Student Resources- http://www.actx.edu/ctl/index.php?module=article&id=222

Syllabus Created on:

11/30/-1 12:00 AM

Last Edited on:

11/30/-1 12:00 AM