"CS138 Syllabus Fall 00"



	Syllabus
	Part 1

Date
Lecture Assign Readings

Part I
1 week
Overview of computers and networks:

Data storage, the basic components of a computer and how they work together.

How computers are connected: networks modems, etc.

Evolution of the Internet,

How does a web browser work?

Getting Info from the web:

how search engines work

Keyword indexes

Librarires, online pubs, research resource sites

On-line research guidelines

Verification of correctness, reliability

Social isues: plagiarism, intellectual and artistic rights

Documenting Sources

Assignments 1 - 2 (for background information only)

Handouts

Part II
3 weeks
Creating and publishing web pages/web sites.

HTML tags

Putting images on a web page, banners

Basic principles of web page design

Links, using columns and speical characters.

Basic HTML Labs 1-3
Project I
HTML 4**, chap 2, 3, 5 (pp 81-87),
6 (pp. 97-100), 7 (pp 117-121), 8

Part III
3 weeks
Image Manipulation:

Basic terminology and components.

Working with Paint Shop Pro: cropping, resizing and composit images.

Changing file formats.

Shadowing effects.

Painting tools.

Using a digital camera.

Creating Animations.

Graphics Labs 1 - 6
Project 2
Practicuum Exam HTML 4**, chap 4, 5

Part IV
3 weeks Introduction to JavaScript.

Using JavaScript

Functions, selection and looping

Alert boxes and writing to the status bar

Creating rollovers, triggering from a link, crating cycling banners

Creating a slide show

JavaScript labs 1 - 4
Project 3
JS ***, chap 1 - 4

Part V
3 weeks Advacned Web Page Components.

Tables, elementary and using to organize a web page.

Frames

Forms & their templates

Image Maps and Navigation Bars

Style Sheets

Style and Creativity

Advanced HTML labs 1 - 4
Project 4
Final Exam
HTML 4**, chap 9, 10, 11, 14, 16

Date	Lecture	Assign	Readings
Part I 1 week	Overview of computers and networks: Data storage, the basic components of a computer and how they work together. How computers are connected: networks modems, etc. Evolution of the Internet, How does a web browser work? Getting Info from the web: how search engines work Keyword indexes Librarires, online pubs, research resource sites On-line research guidelines Verification of correctness, reliability Social isues: plagiarism, intellectual and artistic rights Documenting Sources	Assignments 1 - 2 (for background information only)	Handouts

Part II 3 weeks	Creating and publishing web pages/web sites. HTML tags Putting images on a web page, banners Basic principles of web page design Links, using columns and speical characters.	Basic HTML Labs 1-3 Project I	HTML 4**, chap 2, 3, 5 (pp 81-87), 6 (pp. 97-100), 7 (pp 117-121), 8

Part III 3 weeks	Image Manipulation: Basic terminology and components. Working with Paint Shop Pro: cropping, resizing and composit images. Changing file formats. Shadowing effects. Painting tools. Using a digital camera. Creating Animations.	Graphics Labs 1 - 6 Project 2 Practicuum Exam	HTML 4**, chap 4, 5

Part IV 3 weeks	Introduction to JavaScript. Using JavaScript Functions, selection and looping Alert boxes and writing to the status bar Creating rollovers, triggering from a link, crating cycling banners Creating a slide show	JavaScript labs 1 - 4 Project 3	JS ***, chap 1 - 4

Part V 3 weeks	Advacned Web Page Components. Tables, elementary and using to organize a web page. Frames Forms & their templates Image Maps and Navigation Bars Style Sheets Style and Creativity	Advanced HTML labs 1 - 4 Project 4 Final Exam	HTML 4**, chap 9, 10, 11, 14, 16

References
**HTML 4: HTML 4 for the World Wide Web Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press.
*** JS 1.2: JavaScript Complete Concepts and Techniques, 2nd Ed.,
Shelly, Cashman, Dorin, and Quasney, Thomson Learning, 2001,

	References HTML 4: HTML 4 for the World Wide Web Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press. * JS 1.2: JavaScript Complete Concepts and Techniques, 2nd Ed., Shelly, Cashman, Dorin, and Quasney, Thomson Learning, 2001,

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