Microsoft Office 2000, First Course

= INTRODUCTION TO WEB DESIGN

= HTML—First Eight Weeks!

= SYLLABUS

New Perspectives on Blending HTML, XHTML, and CSS

Instructor: Chris Stock

Office: 112

Phone: 847-599-4382

E-mail:cstock@wths.net

Website: blue.wths.net/academics/business/

Course Descri= ption for Code:

As a student in this course, you will learn the most important topics of HTML, XHTML, and CSS. First, you will learn to use HTML tags to create Web pages and using styles to format pages. Next, you will learn to use CSS to = apply formatting across multiple pages. You will then go on to explore graphics a= nd using links.

Text/Material= s:

Text= :, New Perspectives on Blending HTML, XHT= ML, and CSS, Course Technology, 2008. (ISBN: 1-4239-0651-9 / ISBN-13: 978-1-4239-0651-3)

Soft= ware: Microsoft Windows XP or higher and an Internet browser be used. Instructor will provide informatio= n on how to use these packages.

Hand= outs: Additional handouts may be required. Instructor will provide information on obtaining this material.

Teaching Meth= ods:

1.&n= bsp; Lectures: Important material from the text and outs= ide sources will be covered in class. Students should plan to take careful note= s as not all material can be found in the texts or readings.

2.&n= bsp; Assignments: End of chapter activities and online activities will be assigned weekly to reinforce material in the text. These assignments may require the application of various software packages.

3.&n= bsp; Quizzes: Occasional unannounced quizzes will be giv= en to help ensure students stay up with assigned material.

4. = Exams: Three exams will be given. The exams will be closed book/notes and will test assigned readings and material discussed in class. Review sheets will be provided prior to the exam day.

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Tests: 50%

Assignments: 30%

Quizzes: 10%

Projects: 10%

Total: 100%

Course Polici= es:

Missed Classes: The student is responsible for obtaining material distributed on class days when he/she was absent. This c= an be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor.

Assignments: All assignments are due at the beg= inning of class on the date due. Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made.

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on assignment, test, quiz or project. For more information refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in your student handbook. For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "wo= rk together" on graded assignments.

Need for Assistance: If you have any condition,= such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you = to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

Internet Support: Check the class Web page for additional information about applications covered or assignments.

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· Review Assignments: Review Assignments provide students= with additional practice of the skills they learned in the tutorial using the same tutorial case, with which they are already fami= liar. These assignments are designed as straight practice only and should not include anything of an exploratory nature.

· Case Problems: A typical NP tutorial has four Case Problems following the Review Assignments. Short tutorials can have fewer C= ase Problems (or none at all); other tutorials may have five Case Problems. The Case Problems provide further hands-on assessment of the skills and topics presented in the tutorial, but with new case scenarios. There are four type= s of Case Problems:

· Apply. In this type of Case Problem, stu= dents apply the skills that they have learned in the tutorial to solve a problem. “Apply” Case Problems can include “Explore” steps, which go a bit beyond what was presented in the tutorial, but should include only 1 or 2 Explore steps if any at all.

· Create. In a “Create” Case Pr= oblem, students are either shown the end result, such as a finished Word document,= and asked to create the document based on the figure provided; or, students are asked to create something from scratch in a more free-form manner.

· Challenge. A “Challenge” C= ase problem involves 3 or more Explore steps. These steps challenge students by having them go beyond what was covered in the tutorial, either with guidanc= e in the step or by using online Help as directed.

· Research. In this type of Case Proble= m, students need to go to the Web to find information that they will incorpora= te somehow in their work for the Case Problem.

A tutorial does not have to include each of the four types of Case Problems; rather, the tutorial’s content should dictate the types of exercises written. It’s possible, therefore, that some tutorials might have thr= ee Case Problems of one type and only one Case Problem of a different type. To= the extent possible, the first Case Problem in a tutorial should be an “Apply” so that the Case Problems progress in degree of difficu= lty.

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· Internet Assignments: Internet Assignments are additional exercises that students access via the Student Online Companion Web site. T= hese assignments integrate the skills the students learned in the tutorial with research on the Web. Not all books or tutorials include Internet Assignment= s; for example, in the Office First Course text, only the application tutorials (Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint) have Internet Assignments.=

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· Reality Check Exercises: <= span style=3D'font-family:"Sylfaen","serif"'>This feature is new for Microsoft O= ffice 2007. Reality Check exercises are comprehensive, open-ended assignments that give students the opportunity to practice skills by creating practical, real-world documents, such as resumes and budgets, which they are likely to= use in their everyday lives at school, home, or work. Reality Check exercises a= re offered at various points throughout a text, encompassing the concepts and skills presented in a standalone tutorial or a group of related tutorials.<= o:p>