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 |