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Martha's COIN 61 Course Outline

Instructor: Sandi Watkins ** School: Foothill College ** Session: Winter 2008
Information adapted from COIN 61 Syllabus and Schedule
Week Online Lectures My Assignments Due Done

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Last Update: 3/22/08 Time: 12:10pm

# 1
Welcome and Intro/Orientation
About the Textbook and Homework
Structure of the HTML Document
Make your first Web Page
COIN 61 Syllabus - familiarize yourself...
Tutorial 1: Read pages 3-24 in the book.
Lab Assignment 1: Working with Text
01/15/08 01/15/08
Home Page (due week 3)
01/22/08 01/21/08
# 2
More HTML Basics
Lists
HTML Tips
Web Standards
User-centered web development
Tutorial 9: Working with XHTML. Read pages 483-493
Complete Tutorial 1 Do all Quick Checks.
Lab Exercise 2: Lists
01/22/08 01/21/08
# 3
Images
Site Architecture / Navigation
Intro to CSS
Online Reading: Accessibility Standards
Tutorial 3 : Read pages 107-150. Do all Quick Checks.
Prepare and complete all homework and practice files.
Obtain and install an FTP Client.
Lab Exercise 3: Images/CSS
Study for HTML Quiz next week.
02/05/08 02/05/08
# 4
Setting up your CTIS account
FTP files to your website
Web Server Error Practice
Evaluation Tools: use to proof and debug your pages.
Check Accessibility and other standards compliance.
Resources: Check for additional code validators.
Lab Exercise 3: Upload to website. Take quiz.
02/05/08 02/05/08
Prototype Page: See Through the Smoke!
02/05/08 02/05/08
# 5
Linking
Server Information
Tutorial 2: Linking. Skip pp. 87-89(Semantic Links).
Upload Chemistry Web site; link from your home page.
Lab Exercise 4: Links (Midterm Preparation)
Prepare for Midterm Examination next week.
Review all class lectures/notes and text tutorials.
02/12/08 01/11/08
# 6
Midterm Examination
Begin Final Project: a five page web site
	Think about some possible topics;
	Begin gathering or writing your content;
	Develop or find related graphic materials.
Review the lessons on User-Centered Web Development
	and Site Architecture and Navigation.
03/18/08 03/18/08
# 7
Tables
Layout and Design
Online Reading / Practice
Tutorial 7: Tables. Do all Quick Checks; practice.
Lab Exercise 5: Tables Sampler
02/26/08 02/26/08
Final Project: Begin planning and designing
03/18/08 03/18/08
# 8
Image Maps
Organization and
	Navigation Troubleshooting
Tutorial 3.3: Image Maps. Do all Quick Checks; practice.
Next week's assignment combines Image Maps and Forms.
Final Project: Use this week to continue work on it.
03/11/08 03/11/08
# 9
Forms
Tutorial 7: Forms, pp. 291-346. Do all Quick Checks.
Final Project - continue working on it!
Lab Exercise 6: Image Map / Forms
03/11/08 03/11/08
# 10
Frames
What's Next
Finish your Final Project
03/18/08 03/18/08
Tutorial 5: Frames, pp. 243-287.
Lab Exercise 7: Frames
03/25/08 03/22/08
# 11
Sound and Video
Promoting your site.
Tutorial 8: Using Multimedia, p. 435-455.
Check out Final Projects by COIN 61 classmates
Lab Exercise 7: Frames
Review for Final Exam
03/25/0803/22/08
# 12
Final Exam
* Review all the reading assignments, Quick Checks,
	and vocabulary words in your book.
* Review all XHMTL tags and attributes and their structure.
* Review the assignments you have done for class.
* Review the class lectures and notes from COIN 61 Web Site.
* Review your midterm exam, especially any questions missed
	or coding problems.
03/25/08