60-270 Course Outline, Fall 2009 Semester

Note: Only email originating from a valid University of Windsor student account will be accepted from students wishing to contact the instructor through email.

Purpose/Description of the Course:

This course is intended to teach the student about advanced website creation and to give an understanding of some of the technology behind websites, as well as an understanding of emerging web-related technologies. Topics covered will include JavaScript, Style Sheets, Dynamic HTML, XML, XHTML, Web Browser compatibility issues, and how web servers work. (This course may not be taken to fulfill the major requirements of any major or joint major in Computer Science.)

Prerequisites:

The prerequisite for this course is 60-205, an Introduction to the Internet. The material in this course will make heavy use of material taught in the prerequisite, 60-205. Students in this course are expected to have:

1. A basic working knowledge of Windows applications, how they work, and are installed.
2. Knowledge of word processors and text editing on personal computers, or the Unix based systems at the University of Windsor
3. An understanding of the internet, and internet applications such as email, telnet, ftp, ssh, and World Wide Web Browsers, and how to use them.
4. A good grasp of how to create proper HTML documents for the World Wide Web.

Recommended Textbook:

The course textbook from 60-205, Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, is recommended reading for the course, however it is not required to complete the course.

Oliver/Morrison, Teach Yourself HTML and CSS in 24 Hours, Pearson Education, Toronto, Ontario

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, students should:

• have an understanding of advanced web design concepts, used to produce dynamic and interactive web pages, including such things as Javascript, Style Sheets, DHTML, and embedded multimedia content.
• have familiarization with current web server technology, and how a web server functions.
• have experience with both client and server side scripting, and an understanding of the differences between the two.
• have an understanding of XHTML, XML, and their application to future web technologies.
• be able to produce an advanced web site using HTML, CSS, and advanced features, to be published on the internet.
• be introduced to the concepts involved in interface design, and criteria for producing user friendly, accessible web sites.

Teaching Assistants:

The teaching assistants for the course will be holding office hours in the University Computer Center, by the TA desk during the hours listed below. When consulting with the TA, please remember to bring your U of Windsor student card as identification. You will be required to sign a sign-in sheet with the TA before you are assisted with your problem. The TA is there to help you with any difficulties you may be having regarding course material only. They will not write your project for you, they will not assist you with work in your other courses, and they will not tell you which answers are correct from copies of previous tests. (Do NOT bring copies of previous tests to the TA or the professor asking what the correct answer is, we will not assist you with that.)

Also note that you can send E-mail to the professor, or any of the TAs asking questions, however, as with the professor, in order for that mail to be answered, it MUST come from your U of Windsor account. Questions regarding class which are sent from accounts other than U of Windsor accounts will be deleted and ignored. (This includes accounts with Yahoo, Hotmail, Cogeco, Sympatico, and any other ISP or mail provider.) Likewise, any responses will only be sent to your U of Windsor account.

TA Office Hours:

Grading:

Details regarding the requirements for the assignment and project are available in the 'Project' section of the course web site.

Important note regarding projects and assignments:

The project and assignment for the course 60-270 are to be posted on the class web server, located at http://electron.cs.uwindsor.ca/ - this web server is visible and accessible to the general public via the internet, and as such, students are warned not to place anything on their web sites that they would not want made public, including private personal information, student numbers, and passwords.

Letter Grades:

The University of Windsor's standard letter grade assignment scheme will be applied for this course:

Missed test/make-up policy:

If you miss an examination due to illness or some other unavoidable incident, you must provide documentation such as a doctor's note, and contact the professor as soon as you are able, so that arrangements for writing a make-up test can be made.

Student Evaluation of Teaching

Student Evaluation of Teaching will be done in the second last week of classes, at the start of the lecture.

Plagiarism:

The University of Windsor's policy on plagiarism, and the policy on Unacceptable Use of Computing Resources will be strictly followed for the project, midterms, and the final examination. Plagiarism includes copying text or program code from other web sites, books, brochures, web sites, or anywhere else that may provide information. You are required to develop your own content, and each sentence must be in your own wording. Plagiarism is considered a very serious offense, and will result in a failing mark on whatever work the student plagiarized.

It should be noted that ordinarily use of one's own assignments from another class is also considered plagiarism, however, for this course explicit permission is granted to make use of the content from your project from the course 60-205 to provide content for your project for this course. (Note: This must be from your own 60-205 project.) Bear in mind however, that due to the differing formats of the two projects, it will still require extensive modification. Also, you should note that the contents of your project directory from 60-205 will only be available on the electron server if you are taking 60-270 in the semester immediately following the one in which you took 60-205 - otherwise you must provide your own backup copy of your 60-205 project, as the one on the server will have been deleted to make room on the server.

Student Conduct:

If a student is caught adopting unfair means (see notes below for examples of improper activities that are strictly forbidden) during a test or exam or when submitting an assignment or project, that student will be given 0 (zero) for that portion of the work, and the incident will be referred to the Dean of Science for further consideration.

Some examples of improper conduct which may lead to severe disciplinary actions against students are:

• Submitting a project very similar to that submitted by another student or a project available somewhere else (e.g., a book or a web site or a CD). If two projects are different only in content they will be viewed as being very similar and the student will be considered guilty of plagiarism. (See above)
• Submitting a project which contains content directly copied from another source without proper permission, credit being given.
• Communicating with any unauthorized person during an examination in any way (e.g., verbally, using a cell phone, passing messages in some form to another student).
• Bringing into an examination any unauthorized material (e.g., in an open book test a book or a class note which is marked in any way, bringing any unauthorized documents or aids).
• Attempting to obtain, by any means, a copy of the test before the examination takes place. This includes stealing a test, and accepting a copy of the test from anyone before the examination is held.
• Starting to write a test before the test is officially scheduled to start.
• Refusing to stop writing a test when the test is over.
• Refusing to obey the instructions of the officer in charge of an examination or test.
• Using electronic translation devices of any kind during tests or examinations is strictly prohibited. You may, however, use a translation dictionary in book form.

Important Notice:

The University of Windsor allows students to take a course only twice. If a student fails to get the specified minimum grade in a required course after two attempts, the student may be asked to withdraw from the program. The Dean's office has to grant permission to take a course more than twice. Students must note that such permission is granted only under exceptional circumstances. Any student who is taking a course for the second time and having difficulties with the course must seek counseling before the last day to withdraw voluntarily from a course.

Access to computing resources:

Computing laboratories will be available from the first week of the semester onwards. Teaching assistants will be assigned in the first couple weeks of the semester and will be available to provide help to students thereon.

Students who have difficulties with the network, or who have questions concerning modem access from home, etc., should first of all contact the Computing Consultants in IT Services, and if they are still in need of advice, should contact the student teaching assistants for this course, whose names and email addresses will be posted, once known, on the course web site.

PLEASE NOTE that enrollment in Applied Information Technology courses has increased significantly over the last few years. Substantial funds have been spent to increase laboratory resources. However, the new labs will have a few "teething problems." Please accept our apologies for any difficulties in accessing resources. Please also bring any such difficulties to the attention of the instructor through email so that solutions can be found quickly.