Course Syllabus

JOHN CABOT UNIVERSITY

COURSE CODE: "CS 130-1"
COURSE NAME: "Web Design I"
SEMESTER & YEAR: Fall 2023

SYLLABUS

INSTRUCTOR: Marco Scaramastra
EMAIL: [email protected]
HOURS: TTH 11:30 AM 12:45 PM
TOTAL NO. OF CONTACT HOURS: 45
CREDITS: 3
PREREQUISITES:
OFFICE HOURS:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The premise of this course is that a web site differs from a traditional media publication because its contents can be updated at any moment, many possibilities exist for making it interactive, and reader attention span is short. The course provides students with technical knowledge and skills required to build a web site, while covering design, communication, and computer-human interaction issues. Topics include web history, HTML, style sheets, and effective information searching. As a final project, students create a web site on a liberal arts topic, which will be judged by the instructor and a reader specialized in the chosen topic.

SUMMARY OF COURSE CONTENT:

1 Introduction: history and essential standards of the World Wide Web. How the Web works. References online: the W3C tutorial and other reference material.

2 Tools for Web design: Web editors, HTML Editors, Web publishing.

3 Web building primer. What is hypertext, a basic web page. Building blocks of a web page, adding colours, images, and links; HTML5 writing standards.

4 Usability and the art of Web design. Fonts, colours, cascade style sheets, page layout. Role, goal, target and audience of a web site.

5 Layouts' strategies: the box-model. HTML5 forms and tables.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

On completion of the course students should be able to

1. Develop web pages using HTML5 directly or in combination with a HTML editor.

2. Make web pages available on the web using file upload programs.

3. Use Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to make web content attractive and comfortable to update.

4. Distinguish between "static" and "dynamic web pages", explain the role of both "client-side" and "server-side" technologies.

5. Use online applications to create simple "client-side" dynamic content of various kinds.

6. Demonstrate principles of good file and directory management, in the context of Web applications.

7. Understand and implement the principles of web page/content/site design and usability.

TEXTBOOK:

NONE

REQUIRED RESERVED READING:

Book Title	Author	Publisher	ISBN number	Library Call Number	Comments
W3Schools	W3Schools HTML & CSS Tutoria	W3Schools	W3Schools
https://computerscience.johncabot.edu/	CS at Johncabot	CS at Johncabot	CS at Johncabot

RECOMMENDED RESERVED READING:

NONE

GRADING POLICY
-ASSESSMENT METHODS:

Assignment	Guidelines	Weight
Attendance and class assignments	Class assignments are used to encourage students to continuously practice throughout the course. Assignments will require to work on a practical exercise where a given web page must be developed or modified by applying the latest features learnt in class. Students can work on assignments both in class and at home (if they need to complete the task). Some assignments might take more than one class to be completed. They are NOT graded but the work done in class on a given day must be uploaded onto Moodle at the end of class.	20%
Final project	The final project will require the student to develop a web site in two steps (tasks):The first task is a sort of midterm task and it is due according to the professor's decision. The second task is the final web site and it is due the day of the final exam (there is no final exam). The midterm task is NOT graded but it is a (necessary) practical preparation for your final web site. Students will have the final two weeks of the course to work on their final project in class, although most of the work will be done outside class-time. The final grade will be based upon the following: Coding ability, Pages' design and structure, Content design (navigational features, organization of information), Site design (organization of sections). A grading rubric will be provided in due time. You can check for past semesters' students' projects at https://computerscience.johncabot.edu/	80%

-ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:
AWork of this quality demonstrates professional-like skills in designing and implementing a web site (final portfoglio task) - All code and style sheets files will have passed the W3C validation te
BWork of this quality demonstrates competent skills in designing and implementing a web site (final portfoglio task) - All code and style sheets files will have passed the W3C validation test
CWork of this quality demonstrates acceptable skills in designing and implementing a web site (final portfoglio task) - Not all code and style sheets files will have passed the W3C validation test
DWork of this quality demonstrates just sufficient skills in designing and implementing a web site (final portfoglio task) - Not all code and style sheets files will have passed the W3C validation test
FWork of this quality demonstrates insufficient skills in designing and implementing a web site (final portfoglio task) - The code and style sheets files will not have passed the W3C validation test

-ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Attendance is required.

ACADEMIC HONESTY
As stated in the university catalog, any student who commits an act of academic dishonesty will receive a failing grade on the work in which the dishonesty occurred. In addition, acts of academic dishonesty, irrespective of the weight of the assignment, may result in the student receiving a failing grade in the course. Instances of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Academic Affairs. A student who is reported twice for academic dishonesty is subject to summary dismissal from the University. In such a case, the Academic Council will then make a recommendation to the President, who will make the final decision.

STUDENTS WITH LEARNING OR OTHER DISABILITIES
John Cabot University does not discriminate on the basis of disability or handicap. Students with approved accommodations must inform their professors at the beginning of the term. Please see the website for the complete policy.

SCHEDULE

Week	Topic	Assignments
1	Introduction to the internet: the language of the web. How the web works: web servers, web browsers, web editors HTML5; a simple html page; Styles: content separated from presentation. First example.
2	Hypertext. Adding hyperlinks to html and non-html locations Structure of a web page. Publishing a web site. FTP. URL. HTTP.	Work in class
3	Inserting images into html documents: dimensions; captions; size; types; labeling Using images as links: thumbnails; image editing	Work in class
4	HTML5 standards. HTML5 Validation. HTML5 Adding a little more style. CSS external files.	Work in class
5	More about CSS and style	Work in class
6	Review	Assignment 1
7	Review	Assignment 1
8	Introduction to web page complex structure
9	Advanced web page structure elements	Assignment 2
10	Advanced Web construction	Assignment 3
11	Arranging elements in the page: floating and flex boxes	Assignment 4
12	Layout Box model	Assignment5
13	Layout Box model	Assignment6
14	Final Review	Assignment 7