Basic Class Info

• Course Name: CIS 86, HTML Web Page Design
• # of Credits: 1/2 unit [Grade or CR/NC option (Exploratory)]
• Day and Time: Wednesday nights, August 29 - Oct 24 (27 hrs); 6:30-9:30 pm
• Location: Room 306, the Mixed Lab room
• Instructor: Dennis F. Freeze: 707-937-1729 class@monolithdesign.com
• Web Site: see www.MonolithDesign.com/class for class-related info, including the syllabus.
• 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: Computers are available in Room 306 on Mondays from 4:30-9:30 pm, and on Wednesdays from 4:30 until class starts at 6:30pm. To get into the room, ask Steve Jordan, the instructor in the adjacent lab room, to open up for you. Computers are also available in the Library: M-Th: 9-6. Fri: 9-5.
• Breaks: Requirement is 10 mins/hr. Store closes at 8pm. DFF: My suggestion is two 15-min breaks, at 7:45 and at 9:15.
• 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.