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Dr. Lynn Braender, Business Building, Room 309, 609.771.2366, braender@tcnj.edu, DrBTCNJ (IM)
Tuesday and Fridays, 11:00-12:20, or arranged via email
While there is no text for this course, available resources are posted on this site. Please consider purchasing your books for HTML and CSS based upon the type of learner you are (e.g., prefer detail on codes or reference books vs. illustrations of coding concepts or "how-to" book)..
O'Reilly Publishers produces great reference books.
Course Technology produces great "how-to" books.
Joel Sklar. "Designing Web Pages With Cascading Style Sheets." 1st Edition. Course Technology, 2001.
Patrick Carey. "Creating Web Pages with HTML." 2nd Edition. Course Technology, 2001
A basic understanding of the Internet and BUSN-100
or Prerequisite course required CMSC-210
or Prerequisite course required CMSC-220
or Prerequisite course required CMSC-215
or Prerequisite course required TSNG-221.
This course is designed to introduce you into the process of designing and developing web documents. You will study HTML and Cascading Style Sheets. You will work independently to create a professional and individual web site. The primary objective of your web site is twofold. First, you will need to create an "on-line resume," a resume that will assist them in obtaining employment. Second, you will develop a repository of your working papers, assignments, and ideas. The finished site will be professional and "live"... a history of your endeavors and professional qualifications.
You will need appropriate disks and backup, and access to their Unix account, the Internet, FTP, the current version of Netscape, Internet Explorer, E-mail, and Visio 5.0. In addition, it is expected that you have a working knowledge of "Web Surfing."
You will develop a professional web site for yourself. This site will be judged on (1) code, (2) documentation, (3) and requirements. Since this is a business course and not an art course, you will be judged on a limited basis on artistic design.
This course will be graded based on work you submit via a portfolio of web-based projects. There will be approximately 7 "small" projects and 1 large project.
Small Assignments: Approximately every two weeks, to provide practice in the concepts presented in lecture, you are expected to demonstrate and receive a critique for each small assignment. You are expected to complete each assignment by the due date. You may improve your project after it has been initially reviewed. Projects completed (with review update) later than 1 week after the due date will not receive better than a "B". You may collaborate with another student on developing a solution, but each student must submit independent work with sufficient differences in design and esthetic decisions. Grades will be assigned as follows:
Large Projects: There will be one large project. Project posting and due dates for interim and final components are posted. The projects themselves will be posted in a timely fashion. You will be expected to complete the following for each project with grades assigned from 100 points:
You will be required to take pop quizzes and a final exam. The quiz grade will accumulate throughout the semester. Quizzes will be given randomly and will consist of multiple choice questions. You will not be allowed to make up any quiz. If you miss a quiz, the lowest quiz grade you earn throughout the semester will replace this missed quiz grade. The final exam will occur during finals week. The accumulated quiz grade and the final exam will each average in equally with each assignment grade to determine your final grade. Visit the grade table for information regarding the equivalent of a numeric grade to a letter grade. A scale may be applied to class grades. This scale may use the average class grade and standard deviation to determine grades.
You are expected to attend and participate in all classes. It is further expected that you will be present on time and prepared for class. Failure to do so will have a detrimental affect on your understanding of the course material and requirements. Also, because of the nature of the material, you may require assistance from me outside of the classroom. It is common for students to need me to walkthrough their code to isolate errors. Walkthroughs require a good deal of my time. If you are absent from class, you will miss relevant instruction and may seek time from me. The time you seek from me due to your absence will reduce this assistance I can extend to students who attended class. Your absence may create an unfair environment for students attending class. To alleviate this problem, if you inexcusably absent from class, then you cannot expect me to re-teach the material.
The Advisory Council for the School of Business asserts that a primary characteristic for today's successful employee is the ability to deal effectively with changes and developing requirements; this is especially true for the people working in web development. You must become comfortable with change and 'fuzzy requirements'. The requirements for web page assignments will incorporate this philosophy. Communications of changes and answers to student questions will be accomplished through the e-channels.
Even though I hope that you will succeed in this course, I am not responsible for your performance. I will be available for guidance during office hours, scheduled meetings, and communications through E-channels. You, on the other hand, must be accountable for your actions, or lack of actions, and should not expect me to assume your responsibility. I facilitates learning. You must actively participate in this process to successfully earn the desired grade. This also includes you maintaining documentation of your grades and tracking your individual performance.
If you wish to contact me, you should do so by leaving a message on my voice mail or e-mail account. If you leave a message, please provide (1) your name, phone number or Internet address where you can be reached; (2) the course name and section number; (3) a professional message explaining your request; and (4) appropriate times to reach you. If you leave a voice message, repeat the name and phone number twice. Do so slowly so that I can write down the information. Please be professional with any message you leave and with your answering system.
You are responsible for material covered in the readings, the lectures, and the labs. Evidence of this material will be provided through quizzes, a final exam, assignments, and course participation. Joining in discussions will positively influence the students understanding of course material. Student will work cooperatively with others in the learning process. Students, however, are responsible for his/her own work. In the event anyone is found to have copied part or all of another person's work (e.g. code, papers, quiz, or test ), both parties will receive a failing grade (i.e., a zero) for that work and possibly for the course. In addition, the Academic Integrity Officer for the School of Business will be notified of the student's actions. Please read the College's Policy on Academic Integrity for details.
You will be assigned a series of web pages to develop. For a complete list of assignments, see Links to Grading Forms and Requirements . Before any assignment can be graded, you must complete three tasks:
You will submit your web page to the W3C's HTML Validation Service to ensure that HTML 4.1 standards have been met. When you receive the W3C's Seal of Approval, you will affix this seal to your web page. You will find this service at W3C's HTML 4.1 validation page. For every uncorrected error that the validation service locates, your grade will be deducted by 2 points. For every warning, your grade will be deducted by 1 point. Some exceptions to this rule apply but you must seek approval from me before allowing an error to remain in your code.
You will submit your web page to the W3C's CSS Validation Service to ensure that CSS standards have been met. When you receive the W3C's Seal of Approval, you will affix this seal to your web page. You will find this service at W3C's CSS validation page. For every uncorrected error that the validation service locates, your grade will be deducted by 2 points. For every warning, your grade will be deducted by 1 point.
You will print the appropriate submission form and submit this form to me. I will grade your assignment based on the web page's validation status, code, documentation, and adherence to assigned requirements. Follow the link for Links to Grading Forms and Requirements to view the submission form and the requirements for each assignment.
Because of the nature of web development, you may improve on your work by resubmitting the first two assignments for re-grading. If you choose to resubmit an assignment, you must do so within two weeks of receiving the graded paper from me. The new grade will be the average of the two grades (original and the resubmission) minus any points deducted for lateness.
You will sit for one final exam given during finals week. The exam will be an objective test and will count equally with assignments and the quiz grade to determine your final grade.
You will be periodically quizzed during the semester. The number of questions will vary but will be kept to a minimum. You will not be give a grade for any one quiz. Rather, the number of correct responses versus incorrect responses will accumulate throughout the semester. The final quiz grade will be the difference between the total number of correct responses divided by the total number of possible correct responses.
The School of Business, reflecting the demands of the work world, recognizes the importance of excellence in writing. Each course in the School of Business has a writing component. The writing component for this course follows.
Writing assignments such as e-mail, reports, and research will be judged
on content, quality of analysis, presentation, and writing technique. I strongly recommend that all
work should be proofed by a qualified source before submission and students follow MLA's writing
guidelines. These can be located in the Rhetoric II book or in Joseph Gibaldi's MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers, 4th Edition (1995), and in the handout on Internet protocols
(this document can be located on Bliss' network). You should utilize the resources available
on campus such as faculty consultation,
The Write Place in the Tutoring and Academic Enhancement Center in Forcina Hall, Room 145 (you can
get help from a writing consultant with all phases of writing assignments), and the library.
Reports that do not meet acceptable college-level writing requirements will either not be accepted,
receive a lower grade, or be given back to you and be treated as a late paper until the
report is adequately written.
