Instructor: Jim Jones
Office hrs: 2 p.m. daily and when available
Office: Room 118 Resch Science Center (Phone x5294)
Texts:
Sams Teach Yourself HTML in 10 minutes, by Deidre Hayes
Course Description:
Students will learn the basics of how the World Wide Web works
and build their own Graceland web site using XHTML and CSS.
Related technology skills will also be covered, such as FTP,
web forms, and scripts for dynamic web pages.
Course Schedule:
I will follow the chapters of the text in order, but the
pace depends somewhat on the nature of the class, class
discussion, and unplanned circumstances. I will provide content that is not
in the text, such as information regarding the Graceland network.
The course will be heavily hands-on and project oriented.
Assignments and exams will be announced in class. In as much as possible
I will also announce them by email and on the class website (see below).
E-mail Communication:
Check your Graceland email account frequently since I
send notices and updates to your Graceland email account.
My email address is jsjones@graceland.edu.
Class Web Site:
I have a class website at
http://csit.graceland.edu/~jsjones/csit1060.
Check it frequently as you would your Graceland email account for
important information and deadlines. You can get to CSIT instructor
websites at
http://csit.graceland.edu.
Grading:
My objective in grading is to be fair and predictable. Whenever I am
concerned that some students are relying too much on others for help or
not doing the reading, my attention shifts to writing exams in order to
be fair to those who are studying. I try to be predictable by assigning
points to assignments, projects, and exams that reflect their value
relative to others. Extra credit is given for perfect attendance
(next section). You can check your grades online from the class website.
| A: 90% and above | B: 80% and above | C: 70% and above | D: 55% and above | F: below 55% |
Attendance and Absence Penalty/Makeup:
Attendance, promptness and participation are expected by me.
I expect to monitor and witness your skills and assist you during this lab time.
Since this is a compressed schedule, arriving late and leaving
early are counted as absences for the purpose of earning any
bonus credits.
Perfect on-time attandance will earn the student 2% bonus credit,
which is helpful if you are on a grade borderline.
If an absence is excused you MUST contact me within 24 hours after the
absence to request a make-up assignment. Once you do that assignment
the absence will be ignored. It is difficult to do make up assignments
in the compressed winterterm format.
Final Exam:
Thursday, January 21, at 1 p.m. (you will have until 3 p.m. to finish)
Late Work:
Late is better than never (even in courses that award no credit for the effort).
I expect assignments to be done by the deadlines.
I generally take 20% off for missed deadlines and more depending on how late.
Don't expect any credit on late work if you are not showing up for class since
I will not have had a chance to witness your skills in doing the work.
Plagiarism and Cheating:
Your work is electronic in nature and therefore
easy to transmit and copy. When seeking help and facing a
deadline avoid questional practices in which the work is
not your own. Protect your work from those who might copy it.
Do not get so involved in helping someone that you are
doing their work (an easy trap to fall into).
When in doubt about what is appropriate, ask me. See also the
Graceland policy on academic integrity.
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to make necessary accommodations.