WDV331 Dreamweaver Applications

FALL 2011

Wednesday Evening    6:00pm - 9:50pm   Room 8-01F

Syllabus: 

OBJECTIVES:

This course will explore additional functionality of the current Dreamweaver web development software. Students will use the site management tools, remote updates, use and create templates, Sprys, behaviors, and database functionality with Dreamweaver.

I. ATTENDANCE:

This class schedule includes classroom time for the presentation and discussion of material. Students are expected to have completed any assigned readings in preparation for class and be prepared to discuss the assigned material. Attendance is encouraged and expected.

II. PROGRAMMING PROJECTS:

• There will be 6-8 Programming Projects.
• Each Programming Project will be given a DUE DATE when assigned.
• Each Programming Project will be worth 50 points.
• Programming Projects turned in past the due date without prior discussion with the instructor will be reduced by 25%.
• Students are encouraged to assist each with projects but are expected to do their own work. Joint projects and any work copied from another person will not be tolerated and will be given a ZERO score.
• There will be a comprehensive final project.

III. EXAMS:

• There will be 2-3 Quizzes worth 50 points each
• Quiz/Exam dates will be announced in class.
• There may be 2-4 in class lab quizzes.  Each lab quiz is worth 50 points.
• NO MAKEUP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.

IV: COURSE GRADE:

The Final Course grade will be determined by combining your total scores from projects, quizzes and final project.   The grading scale is as follows: 90% AND ABOVE = A, 80% to 89% = B, 70% to 79%= C, 60% to 69 = D, 59% AND BELOW = F

V. CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM

Engaging in any form of cheating or plagiarism on an assignment, test, quiz or project will result in a ZERO grade for that particular assignment. These acts are considered academic misconduct by the college and various disciplinary actions may be taken.

VI. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: See instructors website

VII. This syllabus is tentative and the instructor reserves the right to make changes during the course of the semester.

VIII. SPECIAL NEEDS

It is the policy of DMACC to accommodate students with disabilities. Any student with a documented disability who requires resonable accommodation should contact the special needs coordinator at (515) 964-6850 or (515) 964-6810 TTY.

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Week

Date

Topic

Lab

8/31

9/7

Create a new site

Import and existing site

9/14

9/21

9/28

Structure Spry Elements

10/5

10/12

Library Objects

Behaviors

10/19

History Museum Project Part 3

10/26

DW Forms

CSS-P AP Div

11/2

History Museum Project Part 4

Part 2 Due

11/9

Value of your own hosting account

Connecting a DW site to a Remote Server

Overview of CMS (Joomla, PHP, DW)

11/16

Create a MySQL database on your account

Attach a form to a database via DW
(Museum Donation form)

11/23

11/30

12/7

Final

12/14

6:00-9:50pm

Final Project Presentations