Beginning Web Page Programming Syllabus for 2024-2025
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Instructor Information

Office Hours

T/TH 12-2 pm 

or by appointment

Course Information

AI Statement

Collusion is defined as “the unauthorized collaboration with another person or by any other means, including artificial intelligence (AI) and computer translators, in preparing work for fulfillment of course requirements.” Using AI like (ChatGPT or Google Gemini) to create a document is considered colluding. <strong>The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence on specific assignments is at the discretion of the instructor. </strong>

COVID-19 Protocols

Recording Policy

Disability Statement

If you have a disability (learning, mental, physical) that affects your ability to participate effectively and have access to any program or service at Amarillo College please contact Disability Services at (806) 345-5639 . Our offices are located in the Enrollment Center, Suite 700. More information may be found at www.actx.edu/disability.
Disability Services facilitates access to all programs and services according to the ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, as well as other federal and state laws.

Amarillo College Web Accessibility Policy Statement

Amarillo College is committed to providing equal access to all programs and services, including all working, learning, and service environments that affect equal access for persons with disabilities. This commitment to provide equal access and opportunity for persons with disabilities is in compliance with federal and state law. Amarillo College also strives to provide Electronic and Information Resources (EIR) that are accessible to all authorized users.

If you find you are unable to access material in an accessible format please contact the Disability Services Office at (806) 345-5639 . This office will work in conjunction with other campus resources to address and accommodate your issue in a timely manner.

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:

Tutoring for Success applies to any student whose overall performance in the course falls below 75%. The instructor will create the task in the Student Engagement Portal (Watermark) to direct the student to the appropriate tutoring service, which may be faculty- or SI-led, discipline-specific, and/or general. The tutoring service assigned, the due date for when the tutoring must be completed, and the amount of tutoring required are at the discretion of the instructor. Additionally, the task will alert the student’s success team. Students who do not fulfill the assigned tutoring task may be subject to program- and course-specific penalties that could result in a grade reduction and/or in not being allowed to progress in the course until the tutoring requirement has been satisfied.

Administrative Drop Policy

Students who do not attend class on or prior to the census date will be administratively dropped. Effective Fall, 2016

Student Withdrawal Procedures

Students who wish to withdraw from a course must complete all steps indicated on the Academic Withdrawal Request form by the course withdrawal deadline.

NOTE: Students who are attending Texas institutions of higher education, for the first time fall 2007 and later, may not withdraw from more than six courses during their academic career. This withdrawal limitation does not include dual credit or developmental classes (Senate Bill 1231 Rule 4.10.) For more information on Drop and Withdrawal Policies, please visit the Registrar's Office Web site.

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.

Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website

Department Expectations

Occupational License Disclaimer

Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:

Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:

Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me

You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.

Hours

(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)

Class Type

Hybrid

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Although you have outside buying options available, speak with your instructor before buying from a source other than the AC Bookstore. We want to ensure you have the correct product. The book is an online book and required for this course.

Access Code For Web Development & Design Foundations
Author Felke-Morris
ISBN 0135919991
Copyright 21 Edition 10 Binding Digital Content
Required $52

The physical textbook is NOT required. If you do purchase from an outside vendor, make sure and get the 10th edition.

Supplies

Access to a PC (personal computer )
Computers are available in the Computer Lab in the CIS Department at the Washington Street campus of Amarillo College.
Reliable access to the Internet
Access to the SSH
Notepad ++ or BBEdit (formally known as Text Wrangler) for MAC
USB Flashdrive (recommended but not required)

Student Performance

 Discuss background information and perspectives on the Internet, the Web, and HTML.
 Use all the key aspects of HTML5, including common elements such as paragraphs, headings, and lists.
 Understand and user various types of hyperlinks
 Configure color and text with CSS
 Incorporate visual elements and graphics
 Develop web sites using recommended web design practices and accessibility
 Understand CSS techniques for positioning and floating web page elements
 Work with two-column and three-column CSS page layout.
 Work with CSS sprites, configure CSS for print, CSS media queries,& CSS3 Flexible Box Layout Module
 Design pages for the mobile web
 Work with Tables
 Create user-input forms.
 Add media and interactivity to web pages including HTML5 video, audio, CSS Image Gallery, and ja vascript .
 Work with e-commerce security and order processing on the Web
 Develop strategies for site promotion from the developer's point of view, utilizing search engine optimization
Students will develop a three page website 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.
 
The faculty of the CIS Department reserves the right to ask a student to verify any portion of an assignment and/or test by reproducing any specific section or all of the assignment and/or 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.

Criteria    Grade
>89.5%       A
>79.5%       B
>69.5%       C
>59.5%       D
<59.5%       F
EVALUATION:
Your grade for the course is based on the following:
Class Assignments and Chapter Website Case Study Assignments:     30%    (drop the lowest score)
Chapter Quizzes: 10%
Semester Project: 60%    
It is your responsibility to complete each assignment on the scheduled due dates.

Chapter Website Case Study Assignments: The Chapter Website Case Study Assignments will focus on the JavaJam Coffee Bar Case Study found at the end of each relevant chapter, located in the Summary section. These assignments are essential for completing your Semester Project, as they begin in Week 1 and build on each other weekly. It is crucial not to skip any of the weekly assignments. They are due at the end of each class. In the following week, you will refine and correct your code in preparation for the new case study due that week.

We will take chapter quizzes in class to assess your coding skills and understanding.

Semester Project: Your project is worth 60% of your semester grade. More Information

Purpose: To design, develop, and publish a website using recommended design practices.

Graded: Your project will be broken down into five Phases. Each Phase is worth the following point values:

  • Phase 1:      100 Possible Points
  • Phase 2:      100 Possible Points
  • Phase 3:      100 Possible Points
  • Phase 4:      100 Possible Points
  • Phase 5:      100 Possible Points   

This will be worth 5-100’s to be averaged and weighted at 60% of your final grade.

Mandatory Tutoring: If you fail the Chapter 3 Website Case Study, you will be required to attend mandatory tutoring before being allowed to continue working on the Case Study or Semester Project.

Attendance

  • All Week 1 assignments must be completed by the end of Week 1 in order to be considered Present in the course. Failure to complete all assignments by this date may lead to an administrative drop from the course.
  •  Check your email daily.  The email address used by your instructor is the @amarillocollege.com email issued to each AC student. Your instructor will communicate important course updates, guidance, and hints via email.
  •  Complete assignments by the scheduled date/time.  There is a "no late work" policy.
  •  Attendance for seated classes will be taken during each class period. See the attendance policy in the Grading Criteria section. Attendance for online classes will be monitored by access log-in dates recorded in Blackboard and completing required assignments.  Excessive absence or lack of participation may result in failure of the course.
  •  Students should plan on spending a minimum of 14-18 hours per week on this course. Actual amounts will vary depending on weekly assignments and topic complexity.
  •  Due to the nature of this course and the volume of work required to master this material, students are rarely successful when attempts are made to complete work during one or two days each week. Please schedule your time, so that you can devote the appropriate energy and effort to achieve success in this course.
  •  Your instructor, Karen Boatman, may be contacted by email through the course in Blackboard. If Blackboard is not available, please email keboatman@actx.edu.  In-person meetings or additional help are available if needed or desired. Please contact me by email to set up a convenient day/time.
  •  Emails are typically answered within 24 hours. If you do not receive a response within that time frame, please resend your message as a reminder.

Calendar

ITSE 1311, Beginning Web Page Programming

The schedule below represents a planned outline for the course. Actual dates are subject to change. Please check your email daily for course updates from your instructor.
Assignments are due by 10 pm each Sunday during Weeks 1-7; assignments are due by 5 pm in Week 8.

See the checklist posted in your Blackboard course each Week as a mechanism to monitor due dates and your progress in the course.

Week 1: 

  • Course Policy Quiz
  • DropBox Assignment 1
  • Pledge of Authenticity
  • Introduce Yourself
  • Chapter 2

Week 2:

  • Chapter 2 Quiz
  • Chapter 3  

Week 3:

  • Chapter 3 Quiz
  • Chapter 4
  • Semester Project Phase 1

Week 4:

  • Chapter 4 Quiz
  • Chapter 6
  • Semester Project Phase 2

Week 5:

  • Chapter 6 Quiz
  • Chapter 7
  • Semester Project Phase 3

Week 6:

  • Chapter 7 Quiz
  • Chapter 8
  • Chapter 9
  • Start Semester Project Phase 4

Week 7:

  • Chapter 9 Quiz
  • Chapter 11
  • Chapter 14
  • Submit Semester Project Phase 4

Week 8:

  • Chapter 11 Quiz
  • Semester Project Phase 5

This course requires work outside of class. 

The calendar above represents a planned outline for the course. Actual dates are subject to change. Please check your email daily for course updates from your instructor. 

Additional Information

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

October 21:                             Fall 2 classes begin
October 28:                             Census Day (Administrative Drop for Non-Attendance)
November 4:                           Registration Begins - Spring 2025
November 28-December 1     Thanksgiving Holiday - AC Closed
December 4:                           Last Day to Withdraw
December 12:                         Last Day of Course
December 13:                         Fall Commencement

 

Blackboard 101:
Many students need more technical assistance with the new Blackboard Ultra. Blackboard 101 is an optional self-paced Blackboard tutorial course to help familiarize students with the workings and mechanics of Blackboard Ultra. See The Blackboard Student Help Page - www.actx.edu/ctl/blackboard-student-help - for more information about Blackboard 101.

 

Syllabus Created on:

10/12/24 9:30 AM

Last Edited on:

10/12/24 9:30 AM