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IS 301 Web Design I

Course Credits 3 hours

Required Text

Joel Sklar, Principles of Web Design, Fourth Edition. Course Technology Incorporated, 2008, ISBN 13: 978-1-4239-0194-5

Course Description

This course is the first of two pertaining to website design. Students learn to create a useful website using

Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Extensible HTML (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Using

popular web design and development tools, students insert images, create links and use tables in web pages. Labexercises and the final project offer students opportunities to use "best practices" in website and web page

design and creation.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

Describe how the World Wide Web works.

Apply a systematic process for developing a basic web page including workingwith block-level elements, creating paragraphs and lists, working with specialcharacters and using good practices in HTML coding.

Develop a basic website with links and file structure.

Write accurate HTML code for a web page including color, different fonts and Text styles, tables and embedded images. Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in combination with HTML code to create Consistent, well-formatted Web pages. Build structured documents using XHTML. dentify and troubleshoot basic coding and runtime errors. Create a website utilizing basic web layout while integrating (X)HTML and

CSS code to deal with more complex, real world challenges. Use JavaScript to make Web pages more interactive Create an XML Document

Tentative Schedule

Assignment Module

Discussion Forum: Cascading Style Sheets

Assignment: Web Site Design Principles1

Discussion Forum: URL 2

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Assignment: Planning Site Navigation

Discussion Forum: Table Width

Assignment: Tables

3

Discussion Forum: Length Units

Assignment: Web Typography4

Discussion Forum: Dithering and Gray Scaling

Assignment: Graphics and Color

Assessment: Chapter 7 & 8

5

Discussion Forum: Absolute Positioning

Assignment: Creating Positioned Layouts6

Discussion Forum: Frame Border

Assignment: Working with Forms7

Discussion Forum: Formatting Rules

Final Project8

Course Survey

Course Prerequisites

CS192 Programming Essentials

Course References

IS301

Grading Policy

Category Percentage

Assignments 30%

Discussion Forum 15%

Assessment 15%

Project 40%

Grading Scale

100%-90% A

89%-80% B

79%-70% C

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69%-60% D

Below-60% F

Attendance Policy

Attendance Policy

Grantham University is committed to ensuring that each student achieves the learning objectives outlined ineach course. To that end, students are encouraged to log into their course(s) to routinely interact with their

instructor and fellow students, regularly participate in group discussions, and complete and submit assignments

in a timely fashion.

Attendance in the First Week

Students are required to log into each of their courses to establish attendance during the first week of the course (Wednesday 12:01 amTuesday 11:59 pm EST). A student who fails to log into any course within the first

seven (7) days of the term will be automatically dropped from the course(s).

Attendance during the Term

During the term, formal attendance is not taken, but will be tracked on a weekly basis. Each student is expectedto abide by attendance and participation requirements according to the criteria outlined in the course syllabus.

The instructor will determine if a students participation is sufficient to meet course requirements. A studentmay be administratively withdrawn (W) from the course if an instructor determines that a students participationis not sufficient to progress in the course. A student who is withdrawn will be subject to the Institutional Refund

Policy.

This course operates on a course week of Wednesday through Tuesday for 8 weeks. Days of the course week

are as follows:

Day 1 Wednesday

Day 2 Thursday

Day 3 FridayDay 4 Saturday

Day 5 Sunday

Day 6 MondayDay 7 Tuesday

Students work at a rate that is comfortable for them within the course completion guidelines. In this course,

each Lesson must be submitted by the due date to avoid late penalties up to and including no credit forexcessively late work without prior approval. Please see the Course Policiesfor more information. In order to

maintain satisfactory progress, you must complete the course according to the terms in your enrollment

contract. You may, of course, work at a faster pace and complete the course in less than the prescribed time

frame, but you must complete the course within eight weeks.

Note: Students receiving a grade of "F" are required to re-enroll in the course, paying all applicable tuition

and other fees effective on the date of reenrollment.

Academic Integrity

Academic Integrity

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Academic Integrity

Effective learning, teaching and research--all depend on the ability of members in an academic community to trust oneanother and to trust the integrity of the work that is submitted in courses for academic credit. When such an atmosphereof mutual trust exists, the free exchange of ideas is fostered, and all members of the community are able to work towardachieving their highest potential. In all academic work, it is important that the ideas and contributions of others beappropriately acknowledged, and that work presented as original, is in fact--original. Ensuring the honesty and fairness ofthe intellectual environment at Grantham University is a responsibility shared by faculty, students, and administrative staff

Higher education tradition and professional excellence demand that truth be valued in all of our interactions. GranthamUniversity believes that every persons education represents his/her own intellectual efforts. Students are expected toadhere to the highest standards of behavior, and the vast majority of Grantham University students do so.

Thus, no intellectual community can maintain its integrity or be faithful to its members if violations of its central purposeare tolerated. Any student who engages in the following behaviors of academic dishonesty will be subject to disciplinaryaction upon the first infraction that can range in consequences from a) censure or failure of the assignment/course to b)more serious consequences of suspension or dismissal of the student from one or more courses to c) the most severeconsequence that may affect the students entire program of study at the University. Violation of the Code of Conduct willbe noted in the permanent student record and may, where applicable, be disclosed to the appropriate external authorities.

Guidelines for Instructors

Instructors, who suspect a student has committed plagiarism or cheated, will follow established guidelines for detecting,documenting, and reporting. (Endorsed by Academic Council 2/11/2010)

A student suspected of plagiarism and/or cheating will receive notification from his/her instructor citing the resources usedto document the offense. Resources may include, but are not limited to:

Web search engines Common sites used by students for the purpose of plagiarism Plagiarism detection sites or applications Assignments submitted by other students with whom collusion appears to have taken place

A copy of the notification will also be submitted to the appropriate Dean. A student has 48 hours to respond in writing tothe course instructor of record regarding the allegation.Instructors will apply consequences to the student assignment and/or course grades according to suggested guidelines

which can range from resubmitting an assignment for half points possible to failing the course.

If a student has two documented cases, either within the same course or from two different courses, the Dean/Chair mayintervene and choose to refer the issue to the Academic Standards Committee for review. If the case is substantiated,consequences could include suspension and/or expulsion from the University.

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