Web Certification Programs

Syllabus: Web Content I - WM102

Instructor: Arlyn J. Hubbell

Required Text:

• Learning Web Design
  Author: Jennifer Niederst Robbins
  O'Reilly & Associates, Sebastopol, CA; ISBN: 0-596-52752-7

Class I

• Course Requirements
• Unix Intro
• Good Web Sites? Bad Web Sites?
• The Anatomy of a Web Page & a First Simple Page
• Homework: Read Text Chapters 2, 3, & 4
  Brainstorm topic for final project & be ready to discuss during next class. Issues to address include but are not limited to: the primary purpose of your site, the expected audience (demographics), technical requirements, future maintenance plans, and budget considerations.

Class II

• HTML Elements & Attributes I
• < html > ... < /html>
• < head > ... < /head>
• < title > ... < /title>
• < body > ... < /body>
• < h1-6 > ... < /h1-6>
• < p > ... < /p >
• < img / >
• < a>... < /a >
• In-Class Exercise: Create a clickable image that links to Visibone.
• Homework: Review Text Chapters 5, 6, & 7

Class III

• HTML Elements & Attributes II
• Lists
• Anchor Links
• Link IDs
• In-Class Exercise
• Homework: Review Text Chapters 5, 6, & 7

Class IV

• Tables
• < table > ... < /table >
• < caption > ... < /caption >
• < th > ... < /th >
• < tr > ... < /tr >
• < td > ... < /td >
• In-Class Exercise/Homework: Create a set of three linked pages for the calendar months april, may, and june. Include markup in the calendars indicating WM102 class meetings, holidays, and anything else you find appropriate. Class days should have a light blue background, holidays a light green background, and weekends should be grey. Link the class entries to our syllabus (http://merimack.freeshell.org/WM102/Syllabus.html) and the holidays to applicable web pages on the Internet.
  
  AND
  
  Create a tables formatted online resume. Include links to current and past employers and schools attended. Use anchor IDs that will allow your visitor to "jump" to specific sections of the document. Here is an example for your reference.
• Homework: Review Text Chapter 8

Class V

• Forms
• < form > ... < /form>
• < input / >
• < select > ... < /select>
• < textarea > ... < /textarea>
• Frames
• < frameset > ...< /frameset >
• < frame >... < /frame >
• In-Class Exercise/Homework: Final Project Preparation
• Homework: Review Text Chapters 9

Class VI

• In-Class Exercise: TBA
• Review, Questions, Consult on Final Projects
• Homework: Complete Final Project for Presentation Next Week

Class VII

• Final Project Presentations
• Questions, Thoughts, Comments, Etc.

Grade Determination
Per the requirements of Merrimack College, participants in this class will receive a letter grade upon completion of this course. Grades will be based on class attendance and participation as well as successful and timely completion of the assignments and the final project. Please email arlyn@panix.com when homework assignments are ready for review. All html assignments, as well as the final project, must be done by hand (without the aid of any html software) and must be saved in the class' Unix account or on another appropriate Unix server that is accessible via the web.