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 |