SEMESTER: Fall 2008
CREDIT: 3 credit hours
PLACE: Udvar Hazy Building 120
TIME:(section 01): MWF - 8:00-8:50 a.m.
INSTRUCTOR: Eric Pedersen
OFFICE: UHB 328
OFFICE HOURS: MTWRF 1:00-2:00p.m.
PHONE: 652-7977
E-MAIL: pedersen@dixie.edu
SCHOOL YEAR: 2008-2009
Presentations
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
A USB Drive OR other storage media is required.
SUGGESTED TEXT:
HTML, XHTML, and CSS -- Latest (Currently 6th) Edition by Elizabeth Castro. ISBN: 0-321-43084-0 PRICE: $29.99
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Entry course for the visual technologies and CIT programs. Provides a hands-on experience for students interested in Internet development. Teaches fundamental web development skills including writing html code, planning and organizing web sites, storyboarding, internet development environments, and creating and optimizing graphics for multiple types of online use. Also examines competitive online markets, technical issues, legal framework, as well as production issues associated with Internet development. No pre-requisites.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to understand and explain the following:
- Using the Internet - How to do the basics, technology terminology, and principles
- Internet infrastructure - speeds, physical mediums, and applications
- Internet software and hardware tools - technology driving the Internet
- HTML and XHTML - beginning and intermediate level hypertext markup language and extensible hypertext markup language
- PHP - Introduction to Server Side Web Development with PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
- CSS - Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
- The development environment - text editors, browsers, servers, etc.
- Web site deconstruction, web site structure, and web site organization
- Graphics and image optimization
- Types of graphics, color palettes, image size, and color depth
- Image and graphics quality and resolution versus speed and optimization
- Design elements - standard interface elements
- The development process - steps involved in planning and developing an Internet project
- Commercial web site strategy development - what is its purpose? Can it make a profit?
- Competitive analysis and web site evaluation
- Storyboarding the web site - planning
- Economics of online services - Web hosting, file transfer protocol, and domain registration
- Careers include web programmer, content developer, graphic designer, web architect, webmaster, network manager, web editor, interface designer, illustrator, audio technician, and video technician
Your grade will be based on the percent of the total points which you have earned. Your grade will be composed of the following elements.
| Assignments 1-7(10 points each) | 70 points |
| Assignment 8 | 75 points |
| Peer Evaluation for Assignment 8 | 5 points |
| Mid-term Exam | 75 points |
| Final Exam | 75 points |
| Total | 300 points |
Grades will be issued on a percentage of total points possible as follows:
94-100% = A
90-93% = A-
87-89% = B+
84-86% = B
80-83% = B-
77-79% = C+
74-76% = C
70-73% = C-
67-69% = D+
64-66% = D
60-63% = D-
Below 59% = F
All assignments, quizzes, and tests are due on the date designated by the instructor. The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the syllabus.
ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULE:
Assignments will be due on the dates announced in class. Here are the assignments for VT 1400 - Introduction to Internet Development
Special Needs
If you are a student with a physical or mental impairment and would like to request accommodations, please contact the Disability Resource Center (652-7516) in Room 201 of the Student Services Center. The Disability Resource Center will determine your eligibility for services based upon complete professional documentation. If you are deemed eligible, the Disability Resource Center will further evaluate the effectiveness of your accommodation requests and will authorize reasonable accommodations that are appropriate for your disability.
Send questions and comments to
pedersen@dixie.edu
