Welcome to CIT 171 online!
This 3-unit course is a continuation of CIT 170 and 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 CSS-1 and basic HTML or XHTML at the equivalent skill level acquired by taking CIT 170. Students should also have experience with FTP remote administration of web sites. Intermediate through advanced concepts will be covered and shall include such topics as CSS positioning, layers, web site planning and organization, E-commerce considerations, web site promotion, adding interactivity with JavaScript, incorporation of Java applets and multimedia content. At the end of this course you will have created, and published a Web site of your own design incorporating the elements cited above.
CIT 171 is one of six courses required in order to earn a Certificate of Completion in Web Site Development and credit is transferable to CSU. Please see the CIT Web site (http://www.canyons.edu/cit) for more information on this certificate.
Hardware and Software Requirements
Since this class is being conducted online, students must possess or have access to the necessary hardware and software to participate. Local students may also use computers in the TLC lab on campus to work or to upload their assignments. The course will be administered in Blackboard, the primary classroom management system used at College of the Canyons. Hardware and software requirements are as follows:
- 800 MHz Pentium III PC or higher or equivalent Apple Macintosh.
- Microsoft Windows XP or higher or Mac OS 9 or higher.
- Minimum of 512 MB RAM and 5 GB free hard disk space
- Screen resolution of 1024 X 768 or higher
- Access to the Internet
- The latest versions of both Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer browsers.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader, Ver. 9 or higher (free download from www.adobe.com)
- A text editor, such as Windows Notepad, Notepad++, or SimpleText (Mac)
- The latest Flash player browser plugin
- The latest QuickTime player browser plugin
- A media player that can play .wav, .mov, .mpeg, and .avi files.
- An archive utility, such as WinZip, that creates compressed file archives in the .zip format (NOTE: Windows XP and above have this feature built-in.)
Please visit my Web page for additional information relevant to this course and for an announcement in the event that there are last minute changes regarding our meeting venue.
My Web site URL is: http://www.canyons.edu/CIT/strozer.htm
Blackboard Web site: http://bb.canyons.edu
Textbook
author’s web site: http://webdevfoundations.net
Textbook
The textbook for the course is:
Web Development & Design Foundations With XHTML (5th Edition) by Terry Felke-Morris. Addison Wesley, 2011 (ISBN: 0132122707)
NOTE: This is the FIFTH
EDITION of the book, not the Fourth Edition.
The textbook is also available in a digital version for less cost at www.coursesmart.com, but there are limitations associated with the digital version that you must understand before purchasing.
I look forward to meeting you online and hope that your find the course an enjoyable and worthwhile experience.
Sincerely,
Alan Strozer,
Professor
Computer
Information Technology
E-mail:
strozeronline@yahoo.com