CIS86 Class Logistics

Class Logistics

Here are the basic facts about CIS86 for the Spring 2009 term.

• Course Name and Description: CIS 86, Web Site Design • An introduction to design and construction of Web sites for the Internet, using Web page design software, HTML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will create their own Web sites and post them to the Internet via FTP (file transfer protocol).
• # of Credits: 2 CEUs
• Day and Time: Wednesday nights, January 21 - May 13 (except March 18); 6:00-9:10 pm
  • Last Day to Add Classes: 1/23/09
  • Last Day to Drop and Receive a Refund: 1/30/09
  • Last Day to Drop without a “W”: 1/30/09
  • Last Day to File CR/NC Option: 2/20/09
  • Last Day for Student-Initiated Drop (with a “W”; without a Refund): 4/03/09
• Location: Room 306
• Instructor: Dennis F. Freeze: 707-937-1729 class@monolithdesign.com
• Web Site: see www.MonolithDesign.com/class for class-related info, including the syllabus.
• Contacting the Instructor: the preferred way to contact me is through email. I respond promptly at all hours of day and night. A phone call should be your last resort, and please restrict calls to weekday afternoons.
• Lab Availability: The Library has a 17 computers available for student use, and it is open from 8:30-6:30 Mon-Thurs, and 8:30-3:30 on Fridays. Log in as "mm-student" to have Firefox and the extensions; please remember to log out when you finish.
• Breaks: Requirement is 10 mins/hr. The Grind closes at 8 pm. DFF: My suggestion is two 15-min breaks, at 7:30 and at 8:55. We will decide this in the first class session.
• Work Allocation and Grading: described in the Syllabus.

About the Textbooks

The two textbooks work well together, since they were written by the same person to go together. “HTML for the WWW” is an excellent and comprehensive reference for HTML and CSS. The code for examples can be found on the book’s Web site, too. The book is well-indexed, and it is easy to look up specific topics.

The second book, the QuickProject guide, is a project-oriented approach to building a simple Web site. It strikes a good balance between saying too much and saying too little, since it is intended to cover the practical stuff needed to build a site–without attempting to be a complete reference. At the back of the book, you’ll also find handy charts with common HTML tags, CSS properties, and other things.

Student Web Sites

I’ve created logins for each student on my own Web server, and you’ll be using that server to upload and display the Web site that you build in the class. Because this is my own site (not the College), remember this:

• Please don’t put more than 2 megabytes in your site directory. I have to pay for extra usage for space.
• The same rules apply regarding appropriate use of campus computers. Please avoid content that would be considered offensive by contemporary standards.
• Please respect copyrights while using my server.