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Schedule

This page gives you a good idea what to expect the lectures to cover, what reading you are expected to do, and when the exams are scheduled.

This schedule may change during the semester. I will, whenever possible, make changes at least one week in advance of the effected date. Therefore you should check the What’s New page frequently to see what may have changed.

Readings are drawn from online resources reachable by following the links provided below. As such, you’ll need to access this page frequently throughout the semester, so it doesn’t make much sense to print this schedule out. Instead, you should get into the habit of checking the online version on a regular basis.

Important note: Recent changes to bring access to the Safari database under the umbrella of Blackboard logins seem to have rendered it impossible for me to link directly into the Safari system. I have left these links in the schedule below in case they begin working (or I figure out a way around the issue), but if you follow one of these links and arrive at a page indicating that it is only a preview you will need to access the appropriate section(s) of the appropriate book on your own by accessing Safari via the Library tab in Blackboard. Under the Library tab, you will find a link to connect to the databases. On the Databases page, click the [S-T] link under the Title heading and Safari should be at or near the top of the page that appears. Use Safari’s search function to find the book you need to read, then use the book’s Table of Contents to go to the assigned section(s).

Day & Date  Class Type & Topic  Assigned Readings
Tu, 9/1 Lecture
Introduction
None
Th, 9/3 Lecture
Communication Basics
What is RSS?
Tu, 9/8 Lecture
Syndication
RSS Tutorial for Content Publishers and Webmasters
Th, 9/10 Lecture
XML
Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom by Ben Hammersley
Appendix A (Sections A.1 and A.2 only) [See note above]
Tu, 9/15 Lecture
RSS
Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom by Ben Hammersley
Section 4.2 [See note above]
Th, 9/17 Lecture
File Transfer/Publishing
Publishing Tutorial
Tu, 9/22 Lecture
Networks
Computer Networking First-Step by Wendell Odom
Part 1 (Chapters 1 thru 3) [See note above]
Th, 9/24 Lecture
Internets
What is the Internet (and What Makes it Work)?
Tu, 9/29 Lecture
IP and TCP
TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Ed., by Craig Hunt
Chapter 1 [See note above]
Th, 10/1 Lecture
IP and TCP
None
Tu, 10/6 Lecture
XHTML
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Introduction
Th, 10/8 Lecture
XHTML
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 1 (XHTML Syntax section)
Th, 10/15 Exam #1
Time and location TBA
Review prior readings
Tu, 10/20 Lecture
Structure
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 2 (Structuring Text section)
Th, 10/22 Lecture
Structure
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 6 (Structuring Lists section)
Tu, 10/27 Lecture
CSS
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 1 (CSS Syntax section)
Chapter 2 (Styling Text section)
Th, 10/29 Lecture
CSS
Selectutorial: CSS selectors at Max Design
Tu, 11/3 Lecture
Images
Understanding Copyrights: Ownership, Infringement, and Fair Use, by Arnold B. Silverman
Th, 11/5 Lecture
Images
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 4
CS403 Sample File: images.html
Tu, 11/10 Lecture
Links
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 3
Th, 11/12 Lecture
Links
CS403 Sample File: links.html
Tu, 11/17 Lecture
Tables
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 8
CS403 Sample File: tables.html
Th, 11/19 Lecture
More CSS
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 6 (Presenting Lists section)
CS403 Sample File: boxmodel.html
Tu, 11/24 Exam #2
Time and location TBA
Review prior readings
Tu, 12/1 Lecture
CSS Positioning
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 5
Th, 12/3 Lecture
Forms
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 9
Tu, 12/8 Lecture
Forms
The cgiemail User Guide
CS403 Sample File: forms.html
Th, 12/10 Lecture
Online Security
Practical Firewalls, by Terry William Ogletree
Chapter 9 [See note above]
Th, 12/17
8:00-10:00 AM
Exam
Final
Location TBA
Review prior readings