CIS 89A Web Page Development

Green sheet - Course description - winter 2022

Instructor:

Dr. Ira Oldham
If you wish to communicate with me please send a message in Canvas.
Before the beginning of the term Canvas may not yet be avaliable. Then you might try email.
My email address, phone number and office nunber are given in CIS Faulty list

Units: 4 1/2 quarter units (= 3 semester units)

The meetings in Zoom may change dynamically in Canvas
Fixed schedule items that are not in Zoom are found in Schedule

Class meeting schedule:

OPTIONAL orientation meeting - Wednesday January 5, 8:30 - 9:20 PM in Zoom
REQUIRED MID_TERM EXAM - Wednesday February 9, 8:30 - 9:20 PM in Canvas
OPTIONAL review meeting - Wednesday March 16, 8:30 - 9:20 PM in Zoom
REQUIRED FINAL EXAM Wednesday March 23, 8:30 - 10:30 PM in Canvas

Office hours:

Monday 3:35 PM - 4:25 PM
Tuesday 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Wednesday 3:35 PM - 4:25 PM
Thursday 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Friday none

Description from Catalog:

Fundamentals of Web page design and creation: designing, encoding and maintaining pages on the World Wide Web using HTML and CSS.

Advisory preparation:

One of the following choices:
    English Writing 211 and Reading 211 OR
    English as a Second Language 272 and 273

Student Learning Outcome Statements (SLO)

Section:

63Z

Course Registration Number (CRN):

30253

Required Text

HTML and CSS,Visual quick start guide, Eighth Edition (NOT the Nineth Edition) by Elizabeth Castro and Bruce Hyslop
Peachpit Press ©2014, ~ $31 ISBN: 978-0-321-92883-2
This is a beautiful and very well organized reference book for beginners.

Required activities:

Orientation: Optional Orientation meeting: Schedule
Start date: Do not use the school lab server (voyager) before Monday of the first week
Study assignments: There are study assignments for on-line and text book material
Lab assignments: You will build your own web site in a series of lab assignments
Mid-term exam: REQUIRED MEETING: Scheduled examination meeting during week 6, OR
In advance, make arrangements with the instructor to take the exam before the scheduled date
Final project: There is a final lab project
Review: Optional review meeting: Review, discussion, and preview final
Written final exam: REQUIRED MEETING: Scheduled examination meeting during final week, OR
In advance, make arrangements with the instructor to take the exam prior to the scheduled date
End date: All lab work and projects must be completed by Tuesday of the final week

Schedule:

Work required

(nominal hours per week):
4.5 units X 3 hours per week = 13.5 hours per week
Distance learning students must structure their own time. For distance learning students, time management and keeping up with the work is especially important.

Do your own work

During a quiz or examination do not look at anyone else's work.
Laboratory work must by your own work to the following extent:

  1. Do not copy anyone else's machine readable file.
  2. Do not key anyone else's listing into the machine.
  3. DO LOOK AT OTHER STUDENTS WORK AND SHOW THEM YOURS.
  4. As long as you are not copying other's work, discussion and exchange of ideas is strongly encouraged.
  5. Be cooperative; give and receive suggestions.

Academic Integrity is required. Violation of any of the above requirements, or any other academic integrity violation, will usually result in a grade of 0 being given for the work involved or a grade of F being given for the course.

Computer Information Systems laboratory

The CIS laboratory is not open.

Grading for distance learning section:

Assignments 50%
Final Projects 15%
Examinations 35%

Late work is marked down 10% per week.
Final examination counts 1.5 times as much as a one hour examination.
Grade average required

 A+	98 through 100
 A	92 through 97
 A-	90 or 91
 B+	88 or 89
 B	82 through 87
 B-	80 or 81
 C+	78 or 79
 C	70 through 77
 C- 	is not permitted
 D+	68 or 69
 D	62 through 67
 D-	60 or 61
 F+	is not permitted
 F	59 or less
 F-	is not permitted

Administrative actions:

These are your responsibility.
You must meet any deadlines specified in the Schedule of Classes. If you add the course, you must get an add code from me, and submit it to the administration. If you want a credit/no credit grade, you must file the form with the administration. If you are unable to complete the class, it is your responsibility to complete the drop processing. If you miss an examination, or are more than one week late in your assignments, you might or might not be dropped by me. Notify me if you are more than one week late in assignments. Contact me a week or two in advance, if you must miss a scheduled examination.

Disability accommodations:

Students with physical or psychological disabilities should contact Disability Support Services. Disability Support Services is located in the Registration and Student Services building, room RSS 141, (408) 864-8753.

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