Taught by: Professor Carol Shilepsky, Macmillan 104, 364-3214, cshilepsky@wells.edu.

Objective: To learn to develop web pages in HTML (hypertext markup language).

Outcomes: Knowledge of HTML syntax; the ability to use HTML in a realistic application; the ability to continue to explore HTML as an independent learner.

Assessment: This course is graded S/U. The schedule page lists what you need to hand in. Each assignment and project component has points associated with it. You will receive S upon completion of 100 points.

Prerequisite: None.

Text: Vicki Cox, Lynn Werners, Elizabeth Reding, HTML Illustrated Introductory, Third Edition, ISBN: 0-619-26845-X. Note, this is not the same text we used last semester (corrections).

Timing: You may work on this course at your own pace, but to assure that you complete by the end of the semester, each assignment has an associated due date. Work may be submitted after the due date.

Dropping the course: If drop the course by the end of the second week, it will not appear on your transcript. You may drop by the end of the fourth week and it will appear as W. After that, if you do not complete the work, you will receive an F. Since this is a 1.5 credit course, you can expect to spend roughly 60 hours on it. Use the first few weeks to assess the likelihood that you will complete the work successfully. I do not sign petitions to drop after the fourth week unless you have kept up with the work until that time and have a valid reason.

Project: An important part of your learning is to design and implement a site of your own choosing (guidelines).

Environment: We are writing web pages in HTML. You will be able to develop and view pages on any computer, but to make them visible from another computer you will need to transfer them to a server. We will use http://aurora.wells.edu, a UNIX platform with an Apache server. You will have an account with your email name and password. If you want to retain this account after the course is over, please let me know then. Otherwise, it will be disabled.

Help: There may be times when you need a suggestion as to how to fix a bug or implement a feature. TAs will be in Mac 106A (the small office near Mac 110) as posted in the Software Assistance schedule. I am available any time I am in Macmillan. One of the best ways to get help is to post your work on your site and email software@wells.edu with questions. When you complete and post an assignment, please email the same account.

Honor Code: It is a violation of the Wells College Honor Code to copy the work of another student. You may talk with other students, but may not put any of their pages on the computer on which you work. If you are having difficulty, see me or a TA.