Syllabus for COP 1830 - Ref.# 109672

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COURSE INFORMATION

Scope:

This course teaches the fundamentals of programming Web pages and sites. Topics include Web page design and client side scripting. Additional topics include XHTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Dynamic HTML, and JavaScript. Although XML is normally covered in this course, it will be dropped from the content this semester due to time constraints. The course involves extensive reading, on-line discussions, practical exercises (projects) and examinations.

Prerequisites: Knowledge of computer programming is required.

Dates: June 25 - August 5, 2007 - See schedule below.

Expected Course Outcomes: At the completion of the course, students should be able to:

• Apply critical thinking through problem solving.
• Communicate with clarity and precision.
• Define the terms normally associated with web browsing, searching, and web page design.
• Compose and validate web pages using XHTML.
• Define the differences between XHTML and prior versions of HTML.
• Demonstrate the construction of basic XHTML elements within a web page.
• Demonstrate how to link to elements both within and outside of a web page.
• Define clickable image maps within a web page.
• Prepare Web pages and sites using Cascading Style Sheets^™ (CSS).
• Define the difference between inline, embedded and externally defined style specifications.
• Explain how JavaScript is used on a web page to create Dynamic HTML (DHTML).
• Demonstrate the implementation of the fundamental control structures in JavaScript.
• Demonstrate the implementation of functions using JavaScript.
• Explain how scalar and array data structures are implemented in JavaScript.

Assessment of Learning Outcomes:

Learning outcomes are determined by measuring the ability of each student to accomplish the learning objectives of the course as measured against industry standards, job descriptions, and state curriculum frameworks. The assessment tools used for this course include observation of mastery of critical skills and performance-based methods, such as completion of discussion posting activities, assigned projects, and online quizzes and a written final exam consisting of either essay, multiple-choice, true/false or fill-in-the-blank questions.

Textbook:

Internet & World Wide Web How to Program, Third Edition (with CD-ROM), by Deitel, Deitel, & Goldberg, from Pearson, Prentice Hall, ©2004, ISBN 0-13-145091-3. Prior editions are acceptable, but inferior because of language revisions and deprecated standards.

Delivery Method:

This course delivered on-line via a web-based e-Learning environment named Blackboard®. To learn how students interact with this online version of the course, see the web page about COP 1830 Distance Learning Protocols.

Participation in a distance learning course demands extreme academic discipline from the student. The substitution of distance learning mechanisms in place of face-to-face classroom participation requires that students define and maintain their own rigorous schedule of study. Understand that in a conventional classroom setting, the average student should expect to spend at least as much time studying outside of class as spent in class. This means that the average distance learning student should expect to spend twice as much time working on this class as you would sitting in the classroom for a conventional class.

Web Site Addresses:

• Instructor's Page at http://faculty.ircc.edu/FACULTY/RGibson/
• Primary Class Page at http://www.gibson.vero-beach.fl.us/classes/cop1830/
• College Virtual Classroom (Blackboard) Site at: [http://webct6.ircc.edu/]
• Textbook Site at: [http://vig.prenhall.com/catalog/academic/product/0,1144,0131450913,00.html]

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Name & Department: Randolph Gibson, Computer Science

Office Location: V 424 (Main Campus) - 3209 Virginia Avenue, Ft. Pierce, FL 34981

Office hours: For latest schedule, view the web page at

http://www.gibson.vero-beach.fl.us/classes/contact.html

Phone Numbers:

Residence (Vero Beach) - 234-8941 (7 a.m.- 10 p.m.)
Main Campus - V 424: 462-7620 (from outside S.L. County, dial: 866-866-4722 Ext. 7620)
Vero Beach Campus: 569-0333 (from Ft. Pierce: 226-2500)

College E-mail Address: rgibson@ircc.edu

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Attendance:

All students registered in online classes at the college are expected to attend one of the orientation sessions on Thursday, June 21st, 2007 starting at 5:30pm and repeating approximately every half hour. Your class will be meeting in Room V 120 on the first floor of Building "V" (the new Kight Center for Emerging Technologies) on the southwest corner of the IRCC Main Campus at [3209 Virginia Avenue in Fort Pierce]. You will also be required to come to one of the IRCC Assessment (Testing) Centers to take your final exam (see below).

Contact:

You are responsible for keeping me informed of changes in your contact information. You must send me a message within the first week of class that includes the following information: the course and reference number, your name, your phone number, your county of residence, and which IRCC campus you prefer to use to take your mid-term and final exams (see the section on Quizzes & Exams below). All student email related to this course must be sent to the instructor via the Blackboard mail system. My email address within the Blackboard® system is my name "Randy Gibson". Keep a copy of all material sent. Please also maintain your personal contact records with the college via the [Online Registration Page of the IRCC Web Portal].

Participation:

You are expected to participate the class via e-mail, group conferencing facilities, and web-based instruction. Read the chapters in your textbook and the related example web pages as scheduled. Be proactive in your study habits! Try to stay ahead of the schedule, don't just keep up with it.

Assignments:

Blackboard® provides a group conferencing environment where students and teachers and can post questions and have asynchronous discussions about topics of interest in this course. You will be asked to participate in this area which is accessible from the class home page [login here if desired] under the link labeled "Discussion". Deadlines for your postings in the discussion area are listed in the schedule below.

You will also perform projects which may involve answering questions from the textbook or performing activities involving either your own computer or an IRCC server accessible by Internet or from an IRCC Computer Lab. Details of these assignments will be sent to you through the Blackboard email system. Typically you will submit results of those projects via email also.

Please note the following important constraints:

• You must do all assignments alone! Plagiarism will not be tolerated and will result in severe disciplinary action.
• Points will be subtracted from any assignment that is not submitted as requested. Only assignments that you submit by 11 PM on the evening of their scheduled due dates will earn credit.
• All assignments must be completed in order to pass the course. Note this well! A student with A's on every quiz and project will fail the course if they have not completed all posting activities by the deadline for the final one.
• Keep a copy of all work submitted.

Campus Computer Labs:

You are welcome to use the IRCC Computer Labs (in Room V 125 on the [Main Campus], Room J 211 on the [St. Lucie West Campus], Room 19 in [Stuart], and Room V 114 in [Vero Beach]) at times as noted on the lab doors. The Student Assistants who supervise the labs are there to provide general guidance in using lab equipment, but are not expected to be familiar with all software used in each course. Contact your instructor for help with software and other class topics. Contact your instructor for help on software and other class topics.

Grading:

One bonus point will be awarded for each posting that you complete to your instructor's satisfaction and submit on time. These will be added to your overall score total and can help to bolster weak scores. You can check on your class performance using the MyGrades area of the Blackboard system. Final grades result from the total points each student earns divided by the total points available, based on the scale: 100-90% = A, 89-80% = B, 79-70% = C, 69-60% = D, 59-0% = F. Final grades are posted to the college website shortly after the last day of final exams at the web address

https://webreg1.ircc.edu/FCCSC/navigate/student.jsp

Quizzes & Exams:

Your quizzes will be taken interactively through the Blackboard system and available for only a limited period of time as shown on the schedule below. These quizzes are accessible from the Blackboard® class home page [login here if desired] under the link labeled "Assessment". The final exam will be given in any one of the IRCC Assessment (Testing) Centers. Note that the Assessment Center on the Main Campus was recently moved back to W-109 in the W Building. You must take a photo ID (preferably a license) to the Asessment Center to take the test.

Withdrawal:

If you feel the need to withdraw, please speak with me about alternatives. You will not be automatically withdrawn if you stop coming to class. Withdrawal requires that you submit an official IRCC form through an Educational Services office on any campus or through online submission at:

[http://webreg1.ircc.edu/FCCSC/navigate/student.jsp]

Degrees & Certificates:

This course is a requirement of the Computer Information Technology A.S. Degree program at IRCC. You are strongly encouraged to consider the advantages of completing a Technical Certificate or an Associate Degree. Check with your counselor to see how close you may be to increased earning potential.

Publications:

The college provides extensive information to help students succeed. A list of links to some of the most important information can be found at

http://www.gibson.vero-beach.fl.us/classes/ircclinks.html

COURSE SCHEDULE

The schedule below contains deadlines for activities that you will be performing in the class. Reading involving either the textbook or online notes should be completed before attempting any assignment, quiz, or exam. Exercises and review questions within the textbook are useful, but will not be submitted for grading in this class. With the exception of listed windows of opportunity to take online quizzes, all other dates listed below should be interpreted as final deadlines for an activity. You are encouraged to stay ahead of the schedule if possible. Contact me immediately if you cannot meet a deadline.

This schedule and any changes to it will be posted on the web site.

You are advised to review the web pages regarding academic schedules on the IRCC web site.

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Last Revised: 25 June 2007			© 2007 Randolph Gibson
www.gibson.vero-beach.fl.us/classes/cop1830/sum2/cop1830.html			E-mail: rgibson@ircc.edu