Dates: Aug. 28 - Dec. 11, 2008, Thursday evenings - 8:10-10:40 PM (See the Course Schedule below)
You are expected to participate in each class meeting and will be tested on text and lecture content. It is your responsibility to notify me if you miss the daily roll call and to get the lecture notes from a classmate. Bring your textbooks (with accompanying discs), a pencil, notepaper and your USB storage device to each class meeting. The maintenance and security of your textbook and software is your responsibility. The loss of these items does not exempt a student from his or her class/homework responsibilities.
Portable electronic devices such as cellular phones, pagers, PDA's, media players, etc. must not be used during class. If you need to be reached at the college, use the following numbers:
No more than 1 quiz or project can be made up. The make-up item might be more difficult than the original. You must schedule and complete the make-up no later than 7 days after the original. The final exam cannot be made-up without an Incomplete (I) grade.
Remember: All projects must be completed prior to the final exam for you to pass this course.
| Instruments of Evaluation | Points |
|---|---|
| Ten practice exercises (must be completed) | 0 |
| Four small projects, each worth 25 points, totaling | 100 |
| Capstone project, worth 100 points, totaling | 100 |
| Four quizzes, each worth 50 points, totaling | 200 |
| Final (unit) exam (in our normal classroom) | 50 |
| Your final grade is based on your percentage of | 450 |
An average student should expect to spend at least as much time studying outside of class as spent in class. Review the schedule in advance to determine any conflicts that may arise regarding holidays or travel plans. Realize that all posted dates are deadlines for activities that you will be performing in this course. You are welcome to submit work early. Try to stay ahead of the schedule; don't just keep up with it. Contact me immediately if you cannot meet a deadline.
Reading involving either the textbook or online supplemental pages should be completed before attempting any project or assessment. Exercises and review questions within the textbook are useful, but will not be submitted for grading in this class.
This schedule and any changes to it will be posted on the course web site. You also are advised to review the web pages regarding academic schedules on the .
The readings used in this course will not always follow numeric sequence in the book. Chapters from the book about Dreamweaver® will be identified below preceded by "DW:". Chapters from the online readings about Fireworks® will be identified below preceded by "FW:". We will not cover all chapters from either book, although all are valuable reading. Exercises and review questions within the readings are useful, but will not be submitted for grading in this class.
| Week | Chapter (DW=Dreamweaver, FW=Fireworks) | Exercise / Project |
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| Th 8/28 | Orientation DW: 1. What Is Dreamweaver CS3? |
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| Th 9/4 | DW: 2. Exploring the Interface DW: 3. Managing Your Sites DW: 4. Learning the Basics |
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| Th 9/11 | DW: 5. Linking DW: 21. Getting Your Site Online |
Ex.1: Linked Hierarchy Ex.2: Uploading Data |
| Th 9/18 | QUIZ A | Pr.1: Mini Site |
| Th 9/25 | DW: 6. Working with Cascading Style Sheets DW: 7. Working with Typography |
Ex.3: Inline and Embedded Styles Ex.4: External Styles |
| Th 10/2 | DW: 8. Working with Tables DW: 9. Using Layout Tools |
Ex.5: Table Pr.2: CSS |
| Th 10/9 | QUIZ B FW: Ex.1A. Optimizing Graphics for the Web FW: Ex.2B. Bitmap Editing FW: Ex.2C. Vector & Bitmap Editing |
Ex.6: FW. 1A, 2B, 2C |
| Th 10/16 | FW: Ex.1B. Running Horse Animation FW: Ex.1C. Multi-Frame Editing FW: Ex.1D. To Tween or Not to Tween FW: Ex.2A. Create Animated Banner from Scratch FW: Ex.3A. Slicing & Rollovers FW: Ex.3B. Creating an Image Map |
Ex.7: FW. 1B, 1C, 1D |
| Th 10/23 | FW: Ex.4A. Buttons with Behaviors FW: GIF vs. JPEG vs. PNG Saving Options FW: Color Palettes DW: 11. Adding Rollover Images DW: 15. Editing Images |
Ex.8: FW: 2A, 3A, 3B, 4A Ex.9: Rollover |
| Th 10/30 | QUIZ C | Pr.3: Graphics (Postponed to 11/6) |
| Th 11/6 | DW: 12. Using XHTML DW: 13. Working with Forms DW: 14. Applying Behaviors |
Postponed Pr.3: Graphics Ex.10: Form |
| Th 11/13 | DW: 16. Using Templates and Library Items QUIZ D |
Pr.4: Dynamic Form |
| Th 11/20 | DW: 17. Automating Repetitive Tasks DW: 18. Understanding Accessibility DW: 19. Inserting Media Objects DW: 20. Using Spry Tools (Ajax) |
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| Th 11/27 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY - NO CLASS | |
| Th 12/4 | Student Presentations | Capstone Project |
| Th 12/11 8:15 PM |
FINAL EXAM |