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Web Page Design I
Course description
Presently, the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), better known as the World Wide Web, is the most popular of the Internet protocols. In this introductory course, you will learn how to author web pages in the HyperText Markup Language (HTML), for viewing on the WWW. This course will be taught as a series of hands-on tutorials. The tutorials are cumulative, working towards the end-goal of the course: the creation of a working web site. Please bring a 3.5" disk for saving your new web page.
Logistics
Prerequisites
Mandatory
IMPORTANT NOTE: Your ability to learn Internet skills is directly
and proportionally related to your comfort and skill with your Operating System (Win9* in this
case) and your ability
to touch type.
- Intro to the Internet - history of the net, ISP
selection, getting
online with a modem or network connection, email, Netscape browser,
researching through a search engine.
Requirements: Intro to WinXX
- Intro to WinXX - GUI, desktop, multitasking and task
management, explorer, HD organization, file management, accessories.
Requirements: Intro to the PC
- Intro to the PC - hardware, OSes, interfaces, common
application categories (WPs, DBs, editors, spreadsheets, etc).
Requirements: touch typing
Teaching Environment
Syllabus: The most-recent syllabus will be online.
Please bring your previous handouts to the subsequent sessions. You
may need to refer to them. (hint!)
Interaction:
I request and encourage student participation,
questions, and farfetched guessing in the classroom. If your input is topical we'll integrate it
into our class; if it's not topical I'll point you to resources so you
can pursue your interest independently.
Watch for the Big Ideas: Big ideas, patterns, attitudes and methods,
are more important than details (which are sure to change daily).
I suggest you rely on reference works rather than try to memorize
anything. Only rarely will I ask you to memorize anything.
Mistakes: if you're not making mistakes you're probably not far out enough on that particular limb. S-t-r-e-t-c-h!
Dare to share your mistakes, broken scripts, and haywire
output with the rest of us; a class learns fastest when they can troubleshoot the most common mistakes. We benefit from the experience of others:
"Bernard of Chartres used to say that we are like dwarfs on the
shoulders of giants, so that we can see more than they and things
at a greater distance, not by virtue of any sharpness of sight on
our part, or any physical distinction, but because we are carried
high and raised up by their giant size." Metalogicon. John of
Salisbury.
Physical environment: the temperature of the unix lab varies wildly. I advise dressing very lightly for the usual extreme heat and bringing layers (sweater, windbreaker, etc) in case it is very cold.
Break Periods: Because of the rapid pace of the
classes and the huge amount of information to integrate, I usually
offer the class a 5-min break each hour rather than longer breaks every
two. Please return on time so we may keep on schedule. Please turn
your phones and pagers to the silent mode.
Homework: I assign a short reading assignment
for the next class period. This
work should take a very short time, 20 minutes or less. The assignment will
enhance your understanding up the upcoming session. I want you to get good
value for your time and money investment.
Contact Information
jason carr
mouse@mousetrap.net
http://www.mousetrap.net
972.321.2942
Note: I strongly recommend the use of my email instead of my
telephone line. I'm much easier to get hold of by email.
http://www.mousetrap.net/syllabus/wpd1/index.html
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