COAP:COAP-2100
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Introduction
This is a program for an introductory web technologies course. It is based on my COAP 2100 course at Webster University, Geneva. This is not the official syllabus nor the official program. See the (closed) Worldclassroom (Blackboard).
This course is a survey course that will focus on the core technologies students need to know in order to start designing professional Web pages. The course will cover basic web principles and act as an introduction to the technology and tools required in web design and coding, including XHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, HTTP, and others.
- Course level learning outcomes (roughly)
At the completion of this course this student will be able to:
- Design a web page
- Code and validate HTML, XHTML
- Evaluate and use web page styles
- Edit and code simple JavaScript programs
- Create and validate an XML file
- Access a web server, code, test and run a server-side program
- Learn Web protocols
- Determine whether he/she has a greater interest in Web design or Web programming
- Teaching Materials and reference books
- There will be no required textbook (the instructor will use on-line materials and handouts, including photocopies from selected reference book sections). See the weekly program...
- Optional Textbook: INTERNET & WORLD WIDE WEB, HOW TO PROGRAM, Fourth Edition, by Deitel, ISBN-13: 978-0131752429, Published by Prentice Hall Publishing
Program
(follow the links for past weeks)
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
COAP-2100/week5
Week 8
Monday
Final exam (part I):
- Each student shortly presents her/his term project (5 min. total). No presentation materials are required, but make it a good & structured presentation! You can use presentation materials if you want to.
- Minimal contents of the presentation: Present shortly its purpose, audience, requirements. Then present the site or web page and discuss interesting points (e.g. style, difficulties).
- After each presentation, there will be some discussion.
Wednesday
Final exam (part II):
(1) Screencasts will be presented and discussed for each term project.
(2) We will discuss the technology used for each web site, i.e. you must be able to tell the class and the instructor how you did it.
Index of important teaching materials
- Creating websites with online services. This short tutorial covers various online web site creation services we will use.
- Using web widgets. A short introduction on how to use web widgets.
- Browser extensions. A list of useful Firefox extensions.
- internet-intro.pdf (slides)
- Internet tutorial
- HTML and XHTML elements and attributes
- HTML and XHTML validation and repair
- CSS tutorial
- Computer colors tutorial
- Javascript tutorial - basics
- DHTML
- HTML forms tutorial
Index of weekly programs
- COAP-2100/week5 (including mid-term exam)
- COAP-2100/week8 (including final exam)