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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.

Day & Date  Class Type & Topic  Assigned Readings
M, 8/29 Lecture
Introduction
None
W, 8/31 Lecture
Communication Basics
What is RSS?
W, 9/7 Lecture
Syndication
RSS Tutorial for Content Publishers and Webmasters
M, 9/12 Lecture
XML
Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom by Ben Hammersley
Appendix A (Sections A.1 and A.2 only)
W, 9/14 Lecture
RSS
Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom by Ben Hammersley
Section 4.2
M, 9/19 Lecture
File Transfer/Publishing
Publishing Tutorial
W, 9/21 Lecture
Networks
Computer Networking First-Step by Wendell Odom
Part 1 (Chapters 1 thru 3)
M, 9/26 Lecture
Internets
What is the Internet (and What Makes it Work)?
W, 9/28 Lecture
IP and TCP
TCP/IP Network Administration, 3rd Ed., by Craig Hunt
Chapter 1
M, 10/3 Lecture
IP and TCP
None
W, 10/5 Lecture
XHTML
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Introduction
Th, 10/6 Exam #1
Review prior readings
Tu, 10/11 Lecture
XHTML
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 1 (XHTML Syntax section)
W, 10/12 Lecture
Structure
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 2 (Structuring Text section)
M, 10/17 Lecture
Structure
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 6 (Structuring Lists section)
W, 10/19 Lecture
CSS
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 1 (CSS Syntax section)
Chapter 2 (Styling Text section)
M, 10/24 Lecture
CSS
Selectutorial: CSS selectors at Max Design
W, 10/26 Lecture
Images
Understanding Copyrights: Ownership, Infringement, and Fair Use, by Arnold B. Silverman
M, 10/31 Lecture
Images
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 4
CS403 Sample File: images.html
W, 11/2 Lecture
Images
None
M, 11/7 Lecture
Links
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 3
W, 11/9 Lecture
Links
CS403 Sample File: links.html
M, 11/14 Lecture
Tables/More CSS
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 8
CS403 Sample File: tables.html
W, 11/16 Lecture
More CSS
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 5 & Chapter 6 (Presenting Lists section)
CS403 Sample File: boxmodel.html

M, 11/21

In class

Exam #2
Review prior readings
M, 11/28 Lecture
More CSS/Forms
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS by Patrick Griffiths
Chapter 9
W, 11/30 Lecture
Forms
The cgiemail User Guide
CS403 Sample File: forms.html
M, 12/5 Lecture
Online Security
Practical Firewalls, by Terry William Ogletree
Chapter 9
W, 12/7 Lecture
Online Security
None
Sat, 12/17
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Exam
Final
Location TBA
Review prior readings