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Required Text: "Internet & World Wide Web - How to Program" (3rd.Ed.) by H.M.Deitel, P.J.Deitel, and T.R.Nieto. Copyright 2004 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. ISBN: 0-13-145091-3. Please visit the book's Web site at "www.deitel.com/books/iw3HTP3/index.html", for additional information.

Required Text: "Principles of Web Design" (3rd.Ed.) by Joel Sklar. Copyright 2006 by Course Technology. ISBN: 0-619-21666-2. Free student online companion at "www.course.com/sklar/webdesign/" enhances learning by providing additional information and Web links for further research.

Optional Text: "JavaScript" (3rd.Ed.) by Don Gosselin. Web Warrior Series. Copyright 2004 by Course technology. ISBN: 0-619-21521-6

Needed Supplies: You will need a box of 10 High-Density 3.5-inch floppy disks or USB Flash Drive 2.0.

Objectives: Provides students with skills to construct, enhance, and publish web sites using the latest File Transfer Protocol (FTP) technologies. Topics include advanced web page design, multimedia, animation, web site publishing, and web site administration. It also includes scripting, CSS layering, usability, accessibility, templates, libraries, and database integration. This is a hybrid course. It means that this course combines face-to-face classroom instruction with computer-based learning. Hybrid courses move a significant part of course learning online and, as a result, reduce the amount of classroom seat time. We will use Blackboard 6.2 and other pedagogical tools like Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (Merlot) in delivering this hybrid course. Blackboard is web-based, so there is nothing for the students to download or install. Access Blackboard by using the same username and password you use to access NovaConnect. Go to the Blackboard 6.2 Basics for Students for more information and instructions on how to use Blackboard for your online, hybrid, or classroom courses. This (3 CR) 16-weeks course requires approximately a total of three class hours per week. This course is a requirement for the Web Developer Career Studies Certificate.

Prerequisite: Prerequisite is ITD 110 Web Page Design I or equivalent. The students will add to knowledge of the basic web design concepts, features, and HTML conventions offered in ITD 110, Web Design I.

Important Dates: Visit http://www.nvcc.edu/calendars/ to confirm the following: a) Last day for tuition refund and b) Last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit.

Course Grading: Your grade for this course will be based on your performance on three exams (10% each), and three projects; the first two projects 10% each, and the final project 20%. You will also have homework, (10% of grade) and Discussions (20% of grade).

Homework: Students are expected to read text assignments prior to each session, complete all assignments and actively participate in class. There will be 10 homework assignments as described on a separate page. Each assignment will be due before, or at the beginning of the next class. Late assignments will be penalized one point (1) per class period late. All assignments are expected to be the result of your own effort, not the collaboration with others. Print the correct version of your work and staple the completed assignments together. Enter your name, course number, assignment number on the first page of the homework or project. You may send assignments as attachments to email messages, or you may give me a disk with your homework instead of printing your work. We will also use Blackboard and the Discussion Board for Web Page Design discussions.

Make-up Exams: Students are expected to take tests at the regularly scheduled time. A missed exam cannot be made-up except for the most extraordinary reason. I can arrange for you to take a test early. Students may be tested on any materials whether or not he/she was in class. For that reason, if a student is absent from class, it is his/her responsibility to acquire class information and assignments. Academic dishonesty (cheating on an examination or quiz) will result in a zero for that test.

Projects: There will be three (3) projects during the semester. The first two projects will be due on the dates stated on a separate page. The final project will be presented to the instructor and to the rest of the class at the end of the semester. Topics will be discussed at the beginning of the semester. For the Final Project, the students will create a portfolio. This portfolio will include the first two projects, and the final project, with selected hard copies of the published Web page. A CD or floppy disk, with the name of the student, section number, and date will be collected at the end of the course, with all the files used for that particular presentation.

Attendance: Your presence and active participation are essential ingredients in your own learning. Class will start on time. Class material missed is your responsibility. I will not provide you with previous class lecture notes, but you may use Blackboard to find some of this information.

Copyright Notice: Many of the materials posted to this course site are protected by copyright law. These materials are only for the use of students enrolled in this course and only for the purposes of this course. They may not be further retained or disseminated.

Lab-etiquette: No food or drink is allowed in any of the labs at any time. Be courteous, clear work area of all unnecessary material and personal items. At the end of the class, exit the program you are using, and remove your disk or USB Flash drive. Please, no conversations during lectures. If you must leave class early, do so quietly. Act professionally. When using Blackboard avoid typing in all capitals because it is difficult to read and is considered the electronic version of "shouting". Clear communication of meaning depends entirely on your word choice and visuals, so choose your words and visuals carefully to communicate effectively with your audience. Abide by the policies of the College and the laws of the state and the country for electronic communication.

The Learning Environment: The Alexandria Campus is committed to providing a positive learning environment in which students of all ages and backgrounds can learn together in a setting that encourages the free exchange of ideas and information. To accomplish this goal, the members of the Alexandria Campus Council have established the following expectationsfor learning.

• All backgrounds and cultures are respected.
• During class discussions, everyone feels welcome to participate and a free exchange of ideas takes place.
• All members of the class arrive on time and leave the class only on breaks or in case of emergency.
• Distractions are kept to a minimum. Cell phones and other electronic devices are turned off in class, labs, and library. Students remain seated throughout class and refrain from talking with classmates while another class member or the instructor has the floor.
• Each student turns in work that is his or her own.
• Consideration is always given to other classes that are taking place in adjoining classrooms.
• At the end of a class, the members of the class and the instructor leave the classroom in good condition so that the next class can begin without disruption.

Weights: Three exams 10% each = 30%. Two projects 10% each and a Final Project 20 % = 40%. Homework = 10 %. Discussions = 20%.

Grading: A=90-100 % B=80-89 % C=70-79 % =60-69 % F=0-59 %