CS 195   (4 credits)
Introduction to Web Authoring
Fall 2005

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 12/08/2005    Course grades are posted

Lecture Section 1:  Owen 101    MW 3:00 - 4:20 pm
Instructor Paul D. Paulson    (contact info)

Teaching Assistants

Office hours in Hovland 108

Ben Jansen  MW 9:00 - 11:00 am, TR 10:00 - 11:00 am   email

Nick Allen    MW 11:00 am - 1:00 pm, R 1:00 - 4:00 pm  email
Prerequisites CS 101 or equivalent
Textbook Recommended: 

J. Tarin Towers, MacroMedia Dreamweaver for Windows & MacIntosh, Peachpit Press,
ISBN 0-321-21339-4
 

Course Learning Objectives

 After completing this course, the student should be able to:
  1. Apply the basic principles of graphic design, information design, and user interface design to create Web sites that are aesthetically pleasing and easy to navigate.
  2. Use a Web authoring tool to create HTML-based Web sites that incorporate tags, lists, tables, images, links, fonts, graphics, animation, and sound.
  3. Be able to construct a variety of Web sites that communicate clearly and effectively to their target audiences.
  4. Publish a Web site on an Internet server.
  5. Understand the limitations associated with Web media and be able to articulate the tradeoff between lowest-common-denominator and high-end Web presentations.
  6. Understand the basic issues related to intellectual property in Web publishing
Schedule Check here every week; the schedule is subject to "adjustments"
Grades
  • 4 homework assignments @ 2.5%
  • 4 projects @ 10%
  • 1 midterm exam
  • Proposal for final project
  • Final project     Due by 1:50 pm on Monday, December 5.

Final grades are based on the accumulated percentage.  See the evaluation criteria and grading scale.  Quiz, exam, and final grades may be adjusted linearly if it seems appropriate.
  • 10%
  • 40%
  • 15%
  • 10%
  • 25%
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Obviously, compliance is expected.