CIS 211 - Spring 2009
In this fundamental course in Web development you will use XHTML and CSS mark-up languages to code web sites. The course includes site and page design principles, layout, tables, forms, images, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will complete exercises and create a final project site.
Spring Semester begins January 26, 2009. Check back for syllabus & schedule.
Learn Online or Face-to-Face
CIS 211 is offered online this semester. WebAdvisor shows this as CLOSED, but I still have spaces. Contact me for an add code.
The face-to-face section only had 8 students, so has been cancelled. All students whe were in the face-to-face section will be added to the online section (You'll have to use WebAdvisor to add. I emailed add codes to students on the wait list - let me know if you need one.)
I’ll arrange for my office hours to be during the scheduled class time (Wednesday 11:00AM - 01:50PM) so there will be informal support. Specifically, I’ll be there to answer your questions and demonstrate the tricky parts, but I won’t prepare formal lectures or in-class activities. We’ll be using a great textbook and Lynda.com videos, so I think this will be a very “doable” course online.
Online students need to have access to a reliable computer with a high bandwidth Internet connection. See How an Online Class Works for details.
Textbook:
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Head First HTML with CSS & XHTML see O'Reilly book site for pdf version, code downloads, examples, links, errata, and forum. |
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Lynda.com video training 5 full accounts will be available for "check out" in H building |
ONLINE STUDENTS
Here's what you can do in January before class begins:
- send me an e-mail after you enroll - attach a photo (200 x 200 pixels if you know how)
- complete the student information form
- purchase textbooks
- after class begins, login to Blackboard and complete ONLINE ORIENTATION and do everything listed in WEEK 1 of the schedule.
Blackboard is used for class management (quizzes, grades, turning
in work, discussion), so part of the online orientation assignment
is to do some things in Blackboard. Blackboard
accounts are set up the weekend before classes begin. All course Web pages link to the Blackboard login. Let me know if you are unable to
log in to Blackboard after the first day of class with your college
user name (usually first.last) and PIN (usually 6-digit birthday).
It will probably take a few weeks to get used to how I do things. Plan to spend a little extra time at first and don't hesitate to email or stop in during office hours if you feel lost. That's why I get the big bucks. :-)
Jodi Reed
jodi.reed (at) gcccd.edu
Web Markup Languages is part of a Web Development Major at Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California. We also offer certificates in Web Design, Web Programming, and Web Server Management.