IT 111 Course Syllabus

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Course Description

IT 111 provides students with a survey of basic Internet services and protocols including HTTP, FTP, SSH and SFTP. Students also get a comprehensive introduction to XHTML and Cascading Style Sheets including text formatting, tables, forms, and page layout with an emphasis on well formed valid code. Setup and maintenance of web sites and file and directory structure will also be emphasized

Course Information

Instructor :	Jean Kent
Contact Information	Email : jean.kent@sccd.ctc.edu Voicemail : 206.438.4483. Please leave a message so I can return your call. Office Hours: By appointment



Course Information :	Required texts: *Web Development & Design Foundations with XHTML* 4th edition by Terry A. Felke-Morris. Addison Wesley, 2009 (ISBN 10-0321530195) is available in the NSCC Bookstore. *IT 111 Course ePacket* - available from course web site. Additional course materials: Narrated tutorials and PowerPoint lectures on course web site. Course Web Site : http://facweb.northseattle.edu/jkent/it111/ Textbook Web Site : http://webdevfoundations.net/4e/

Course Goals

The primary goals of this course are to help you acquire the skills needed to use the services available on the Internet and to create content for the Web. Specifically, you will be able to:

Understand and use the basic protocols (http, ftp, ssh, smtp, pop3, etc.) on the Internet.
Code valid and well formed XHTML and CSS using a text editor.
Create styles and page layout using rules based on Cascading Style Sheets.
Organize and maintain the directories and files on a web site.
Apply web design principles to the web pages and sites you develop.

Schedule of Classes, Topics/ Readings & Assignments

Week/Date	Topics	Readings	Assignments Due
Week 1	Introduction to IT 111	Online Orientation	Intro Assignment due 9/25 Intro Quiz due 9/25
Week 2	Introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web	Felke Ch 1	Ch 1 Assignment due 10/5 Ch 1 Quiz due 10/5
Week 3	Introduction to XHTML – basic tags, lists, & links	Felke Ch 2	Ch 2 Assignment due 10/12 Ch 2 Quiz due 10/12
Week 4	Introduction to CSS - text formatting & colors	Felke Ch 3	Ch 3 Assignment due 10/19 Ch 3 Quiz due 10/19
Week 5	Web graphics	Felke Ch 4	Ch 4 Assignment due 10/26 Ch 4 Quiz due 10/26 Final Project Part 1 due 10/26
Week 6	Web design	Felke Ch 5	Ch 5 Assignment Part 1 due 11/2 Part 2 due 11/2 Ch 5 Quiz due 11/2
Week 7	CSS page layout	Felke Ch 6	Ch 6 Assignment due 11/9 Ch 6 Quiz due 11/9 Final Project Part 2 due 11/9
Week 8	Links, lists, and layout	Felke Ch 7	Ch 7 Assignment due 11/16 Ch 7 Quiz due 11/16
Week 9	XHTML tables	Felke Ch 8	Ch 8 Assignment due 11/23 Ch 8 Quiz due 11/23 Final Project Part 3 due 11/23
Week 10	XHTML forms	Felke Ch 9	Ch 9 Assignment due 11/30 Ch 9 Quiz due 11/30
Week 11
Week 12			Final Project 12/10

Assignments and Graded Activities

I believe that you must practice using the new tools and technologies we will be learning about in class so there will be a number of assignments designed to give you hands-on experience using them. Following is a brief summary of the assignments and other graded activities you will be completing during the quarter.

There will be 10 assignments, each worth 20 points. Most of these assignments will be web pages that you'lll create and post on the web for me to review. You'll receive an account on the NSCC web server named “compass” and use it for publishing all your web work.

There will be 10 quizzes, each worth 10 points. These short quizzes will give you an opportunity to measure how well you understand the material in the textbook.

There won’t be a midterm or final exam this quarter.

There will be a final project worth 150 points that will allow you to demonstrate the XHTML and CSS skills you’ve developed as well as your ability to apply the design principles covered in class. Parts of the project will be due throughout the quarter and the completed project will be due the last week of the quarter. This will represent 25% of your final grade.

All the assignments quizzes, and final project parts will have clearly marked due dates and must be turned in on time unless other arrangements have been made in advance with me. Late submissions will result in a reduction of one point per day excluding weekends.

Grades

Your grade will be based on the following:

65% - Weekly Assignments
10% - Weekly Quizzes
25% - Web Site Project

Earned Grade Point	Minimum Percent Required	Earned Grade Point	Minimum Percent Required	Earned Grade Point	Minimum Percent Required
4.0	95
3.9	94	2.9	84	1.9	74
3.8	93	2.8	83	1.8	73
3.7	92	2.7	82	1.7	72
3.6	91	2.6	81	1.6	71
3.5	90	2.5	80	1.5	70
3.4	89	2.4	79	1.4	69
3.3	88	2.3	78	1.3	68
3.2	87	2.2	77	1.2	67
3.1	86	2.1	76	1.1	66
3.0	85	2.0	75	1.0	65

I expect students to communicate in a timely manner with me if they have unexpected circumstances that prevent them from participating in the class and submitting assignments. A grade of NC will be granted only if there has been sufficient communication and the student falls within the official guidelines for receiving non-numerical grades. Those guidelines can be found at http://www.seattlecolleges.edu/ccprogressgrades.aspx .

An Incomplete ("I") is an option that can be considered if "the student performed at a passing level, completed most of the course requirements, and intends to make up the missing work... during the following quarter.” If this is the case and you need an "I" for the class, you and I will sign a written document that identifies exactly what work will need to be completed and the date by which that work is ultimately due. I am willing to work with you to complete coursework in a subsequent quarter if your situation meets the stipulations for use of the "I" designation. Refer to the guidelines referenced in the previous paragraph for information about the requirements.

The last day to withdraw or change to Audit status is November 14. If you stop submitting assignments without contacting me you risk getting a 0.0 in the class. Please process an official withdrawal if you can’t complete the course. This can be done online by going to http://www.northseattle.edu/kiosk/.

General Education Outcomes

North Seattle Community College has adopted General Education Outcomes. These are skills, attitudes, and knowledge that we believe all students should acquire while attending North. Here is the general education outcome that we will work on during this class.

Apply computer competency appropriate to general education and occupational goals.

Course Activities

Online courses require students to be more responsible for their learning than traditional courses. I commit myself to providing clear instructions and high quality resources for you, but how much you learn will depend on the amount of time you spend working on the class.

I’ve created some online tutorials for our class that require the Flash plug-in to see and hear. This plug-in is available from the Adobe web site and is free. It is my hope that these tutorials will help make up for the fact that we aren’t physically in class together.

I will be using a free Internet telephone service called Skype this quarter to make myself available for answering your questions. Skype requires broadband Internet access, a computer microphone, and the Skype software (free download at http://www.skype.com/intl/en/download/skype/windows/downloading.html). Skype turns your computer into a phone and the software is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. See the course ePacket for instructions.

I am also using Meebo, an Instant Messaging tool. You can IM me when I am online by typing a message in the Meebo window on the course home page.

I am available for “virtual office hours” using the phone number listed in my contact information. If you’d like to get answers to questions, discuss coding problems, or get help with an assignment, you can schedule a time to call me on the phone. This has worked extremely well with former students and I enjoy talking with students in real time.

I will provide narrated PowerPoint presentations for each chapter in the textbook along with slide handouts on the course web site. They are password protected and I'll send you the user name and password via email the first week of the quarter. Some students like to watch the presentation before they read the chapter and other like to read the chapter then watch the presentation.

I’ll be producing a weekly podcast with course announcements, reminders, and tips that you can listen to on your computer or MP3 player or cell phone. I’ll provide a transcript too in case you prefer getting the course information via text rather than audio files.

Instructor Expectations

I expect you to check the course web site and your email at least 5 days per week so I can be sure you are aware of any announcements or changes I have made to the schedule.
I will usually respond to your email messages within 48 hours if not sooner.
I expect you to contact me by email and/or voicemail if you are having problems with the course or encounter an emergency that interferes with your course work.
I expect you to complete the reading and course activities on time and act in accordance with the NSCC Student Conduct Policy as described in the NSCC Student Handbook.
I expect you to use the Web and its resources in an ethical way. Please don’t steal content from other web sites (images, photos, text, etc.) and make sure you get written permission if you do include someone else’s content in your web work.
If you have questions about assignments or the course content, I’m requesting that you post them to the “Questions/Problems/Solutions” topic in our online discussion site. If you can answer another student’s question, great. I will check the discussion site on a regular basis to help with problems and answer questions, too.
If you copy another student's work, you will receive a 0 for the assignment and be reported to the Vice President for Student Development Services.

Any student with a documented disability (i.e., physical, learning, psychiatric, vision, hearing, etc.) who needs to arrange reasonable accommodations is requested to contact Disability Services (206.527.3697 or TTY 206.526.0079 or ds@sccd.ctc.edu ) and me at the beginning of the quarter. The Disability Services office is located in the College Center Building in room CC 2346A.