Welcome to CIT 171 online!
This 3-unit course introduces the development of interactive content and Web sites using XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). It is assumed that class participants will already possess proficiency with basic HTML or XHTML at the equivalent skill level acquired by taking CIT 170. This course continues with studies begun in CIT 170. Intermediate through advanced concepts will be covered and shall include such topics as review of formatting with CSS1, Layer positioning with CSS2, Web site planning and organization, E-commerce considerations, adding interactivity with JavaScript, incorporation of Java applets and multimedia elements. At the end of this course you will have created, and published a Web site of your own design.
CIT 171 is one of five courses required in order to earn a Certificate of Completion in Web Site Development and credit is transferable to CSU. The course can also be applied toward a new A.S. degree in web site development, which is currently under development. Please see the CIT Web site (http://www.canyons.edu/cit) for more information on this certificate.
First day of class: August 24, 2009.
TEXTBOOK REQUIRED
Web Development & Design Foundations with XHTML (4th Edition)
Terry Felke-Morris
Addison Wesley, 2009 [ISBN: 0-321-530195]
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Students are responsible for maintaining their own hardware and for assuring that it is reliable and accessible. Neither the instructor nor College of the Canyons can offer technical support for equipment not owned by the College.
PC Requirements:
Macintosh Requirements:
Blackboard Accounts
The course will be administered entirely in Blackboard, the primary classroom management system used at College of the Canyons. All students are issued a Blackboard account once enrollment fees for the class are paid. Accounts are created automatically by computer and take one-to-three business days after fees have been recorded. If you do not pay your fees or register by the first class meeting, you will not have been issued a Blackboard username and password and will be unable to access the class until such issues have been resolved.
All aspects of the course are administered entirely online. Attendance on campus is not required. The course Syllabus and other important information are available in Blackboard. Blackboard is accessible 24x7, but is occasionally inaccessible during the very early morning hours on weekends so that maintenance can be performed.
Information regarding Blackboard usernames and passwords is available on my Web page (http://www.canyons.edu/CIT/strozer.htm). Please read all the information on my Web page and view all videos posted relevant to CIT 171.
The course will be accessible in Blackboard on the first day of class. Students who do not complete the orientation assignment within the first week may be automatically dropped from the class. All students are expected to log into Blackboard daily to check for new announcements and discussion threads.
The course will not be accessible in Blackboard until the first day of class (August 24, 2009).
WEB ACCOUNTS
Free Web accounts on a COC server will be provided to actively enrolled students. Students must read an Acceptable Use Policy in order to activate the Web account. Instructions on accessing your Web space will be provided.
Once you have accessed your Web account, you will use the Submission Template provided on the class Web site to organize your assignments by headings and create links to each assignment under the appropriate heading. Your assignments will be posted to your web space using an FTP client. All students must post assignments on the COC web server as a graded requirement for the course.
When sending me e-mail, make sure that you type your course number (171) in the Subject line of your e-mail message or your message will not be routed to the correct mail box and you may not receive a reply.
For class-related issues, please use the following e-mail address:
I look forward to meeting you and hope that your find the course an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.
Sincerely,
Alan Strozer, Professor
Computer Information Technology
College of the Canyons