Webmaster Certification Program - WM102 Syllabus
Winter 2008
Mondays: January 28 - March 17, 2008
Instructor: Arlyn J. Hubbell
Required Text:
- Web Design in a Nutshell
Author: Jennifer Niederst
O'Reilly Media, Inc.; Sebastopol, CA
ISBN: 0-596-00196-7
Online Resources & Tutorials:
Web Style Guide
HTML Goodies
The HTML Writers Guild's Resource
Collection
NetMechanic Resources
Get Putty 0.55
Putty HomePage
Cuteftp
Smartftp
WS_ftp
Unix Guru Universe
Color Blender: Find the hex values for a range of colors
Visibone: Colorblindness
January 28, 2008
- Introductions
- Discussion of Good & Bad Web Sites
- Logging in to Webmaster & Essential Unix
- The Anatomy of a Web Page
- Homework: Review Chapters 1-4; login
to webmaster from home, review Unix
commands & create class directory as
as discussed in class.
February 4, 2008
- Essential HTML: Elements & Attributes
- Homework: Review Chapters 8-12; Link your
classroom exercise page to the default
home page in your public_html directory.
Use an image of you choice to create a
clickable button.
Brainstorm a topic for
the web site you will create and submit as a final
project. Be prepared to discuss your topic at the
beginning of the next class.
February 11, 2008
- HTML Continued
- Design Theories & Considerations
- Site Maps & Page Layout
- Homework:
Review Chapters 8-12; Create a theoretical
site map for your proposed web
site; please turn in a paper copy. Keep a copy for
yourself to compare with your live site as you work
on it and note any changes in your original thinking.
February 25, 2008
- Forms
- Homework: Review Chapter 15 ; Create a form
to include in your web site. Ideas include soliciting
email addresses for a mailing list, soliciting
commentary on the site's design, a questionnaire
regarding visitor demographics, etc. Please send me
the URL when your form is complete.
March 3, 2008
- Tables
- Homework: Review Chapter 13; Use a table to format the
form you created last week nicely. Once again, send
me email when your work is done.
March 10, 2008
- Frames
- Homework: Complete final project for presentation on March 3.
March 17, 2008
- Questions, Review, & Project work if necessary
- Final Project Presentations
Grades will be determined based on class participation, completion of
homework assignments, and presentation of the final project.