ITD 110 — Web Page Design I

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Welcome to the class web site for Tom Gutnick's section of Web Page Design I. This site provides important information throughout the semester. Please check back here regularly for updates to class materials.

Class information

Syllabus & calendar — last updated 22 August 2007
Assignments — homework and projects; normally updated the night before class with the following week's assignments
Lecture slides and occasional code samples — normally updated the night before class, and occasionally updated the morning after class
Tools and Links — useful stuff, last updated 2 November 2007
New! Class blog — notes on material covered in class. You are able to post comments if desired. (Free registration required.)
Textbook companion website — contains links for URLs listed in the book, information on emerging trends, additional examples, corrections, and review games.

Working environment

Avoid problems! As discussed in the first class session, be sure to change your settings for the Windows Explorer on any computers you use for class work. Review the instructions.

Updated 5 September 2007 Although it is not a requirement for this class, you may find it helpful to use one of the HTML-aware text editors instead of Notepad. Instructions for setting up PSPad.

Occasionally you may be asked to download files for class exercises. Get them at the class download site. (If you have problems getting at the files, read the instructions.) Here you can also find the example files needed for some of the textbook exercises.

Projects and publishing

A major portion of the assignments for this class consists of three projects. The first project will be submitted on diskette, but the second and third projects will be published to the Web. The college provides each of you with personal web space for this purpose; for directions on posting, see www.nvcc.edu/ithd/studentweb.html. We will discuss these requirements in detail during the appropriate class sessions.

If you have technical problems when attempting to publish projects, please contact the NVCC IT Help Desk at 703.426.4141. (I do not have the necessary system privileges to troubleshoot and resolve problems on the college servers.) If you attempt to publish from a computer located behind a corporate firewall, you may encounter difficulties, in which case the work-around is simply to publish from a computer that is not behind the firewall.

Free and discounted software and hardware

As a registered student, you are eligible for discounts on many technology purchases.

Educational discounts on many popular software products, including the major graphics and web tools, are available at CampusEStore.com. Some of these discounts are substantial.
Many Microsoft products are available, either on CD/DVD at a nominal cost or free via download, at MSDN Academic Alliance. To request access to this program, send me a message using your college e-mail account.
NVCC students can purchase discounted computers from Apple, Dell, and Gateway. You are also eligible to shop at Patriot Computer, George Mason University's on-campus computer store. Information at the IT Help Desk page.

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