Review the schedule in advance to determine any conflicts that may arise regarding holidays or travel plans. With the exception of listed windows of opportunity to take online quizzes or protored exams, all other dates listed below should be interpreted as final deadlines for activities that you will be performing in the class. 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.
The readings used in this course are compiled from a few popular web sites related to the content of this course. These have been combined into a Virtual Textbook on the instructor's web site. Beware that we will be accessing pages on those sites in an order different from some of those sites. We will not cover all chapters from those sites, although all are valuable reading. Exercises and tests on those sites are useful, but will not be submitted for grading in this class.
Reading involving the Virtual Textbook and the or related online example pages should be completed before attempting any project or assessment.
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 .
| Dates | Chapter | Topic / Event | Project Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/3 | If you are new to online courses at IRSC or have not used the , then you should attend one of the general Distance Learning Orientation sessions in room V-110 (Kight Center for Emerging Technology) on the Main Campus hourly at 4:00, 5:00, and 6:00 PM. | ||
| Thu 1/12 | If you have not already done so by now, you should login to the and browse both its pages and the pages it accesses on your instructor's web site, especially the: Course Home page, General Notes, Distance Learning Protocols, Virtual Textbook, and the Instructor's Examples and Templates. | ||
| Sun 1/15 | Chap. A | Course Orientation and the Web: It is expected that you are already familiar with the material discussed in this online chapter, but if not, you should study it. | Post 1: Introductions |
| Thu 1/19 | Chap. B | HyperText Markup Language. Also, locate, bookmark, and read the COP 1830 Class Projects page. | |
| Sun 1/22 | Post 2: HTML Resources | ||
| Tue 1/24 | Proj.1: XHTML Validation | ||
| Thu 1/26 | Chap. C | Page Structure and Linkage | |
| Sun 1/29 | Chap. D | HTML Element Review and Meta Tags | |
| Thu 2/2 | Proj.2: XHTML Site | ||
| Sat 2/4 | A - D | Review for Quiz 1 - XHTML | |
| Sun-Mon: 2/5-2/6 | Quiz 1 (XHTML) Available Online | ||
| Thu 2/9 | Chap. E | Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): Introduction | |
| Sun 2/12 | Post 3: CSS Resources | ||
| Thu 2/14 | Chap. F | CSS Box Model, Dimensioning and Positioning | |
| Sat 2/18 | Proj.3: CSS Validation | ||
| Tue 2/21 | E & F | Review for Quiz 2 - CSS | |
| Wed-Thu: 2/22-2/23 | Quiz 2 (CSS) Available Online | ||
| Sun 2/26 | Chap. G | Dynamic HTML with JavaScript | |
| Wed 2/29 | Chap. H | JavaScript Variables and Functions | |
| Sun 3/4 | Post 4: JavaScript | ||
| Tue 3/6 | Proj.4: JavaScript Calculations | ||
| Sat 3/10 | Chap. I | JavaScript: Selection and Loops | |
| Thu 3/15 | Proj.5: JavaScript Branching | ||
| 3/19-3/23 | IRSC SPRING BREAK - NO CLASS ACTIVITIES | ||
| Mon 3/26 | G - I | Review for Quiz 3 - JavaScript | |
| Tue-Wed: 3/27-3/28 | Quiz 3 (JavaScript) Available Online | ||
| Sat 3/31 | Chap. J | Javascript Objects, HTML DOM, and Events | |
| Sat 4/7 | Proj.6: JavaScript Objects | ||
| Tue 4/10 | Chap. K | HTML Forms (revisited) and Javascript Form Validation | |
| Tue 4/17 | Proj.7: JavaScript Form | ||
| Sat 4/21 | Chap. L | Javascript: Animation, Image Maps, & Cookies | |
| Thu 4/24 | J - L | Review for Final Exam | |
| Wed-Thu: 4/25-4/26 | Final Exam (JavaScript) Available at Testing Center | ||
| Sat 4/28 | Post 5: Feedback | ||