BSEN306 E-Commerce Website I

SPRING 2004

Tuesday and Thursday:  10:10am - 12:05pm      Room 8-05

Syllabus: 

INSTRUCTOR:  Jeff Gullion
OFFICE:  8-01-C
PHONE:  515-964-6367
EMAIL:  jhgullion@dmacc.edu
INSTRUCTOR WEBSITE:  http://www.dmacc.edu/instructors/jhgullion/
SCHEDULE:  Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9:00am - Noon, Room 8-01

TEXTS: HTML Complete Concepts and Techniques    Second Edition
            Author: Shelly, Cashman Course Technology

PREREQUISITES: COMS 181 (Recommend also DATA110)

OBJECTIVES:

This course introduces the student to basic concepts, languages and tools used in the development of an e-commerce website. Student will identify effective design concepts and characteristics of successful websites. They will use current tools and techniques to design and create e-commerce websites.

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. ASSIGNMENTS:

  • There will be 7-10 assigned projects. Each assignment will be given a DUE DATE when assigned.
  • Each assignment will be worth 50 points.
  • Assignments turned in after the due date without prior discussion with the instructor will be reduced by 10%
  • 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.
  • All assignments must be in the hands of the instructor by the last day of class to receive any credit.

III.  FINAL PROJECT

  • Each student will also complete a comprehensive project. This will be a fully functional commercially oriented website. This will be presented to the class at the end of the semester. This will be due the last week of class.
  • It is worth 200 points.

IV. EXAMS:

  • There will be 1-3 Quizzes worth 25 points each
  • There will be 2-4 in class lab quizzes.  Each lab quiz is worth 50 points.
  • Quiz/Exam dates will be announced in class.
  • NO MAKEUP QUIZZES WILL BE GIVEN WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE INSTRUCTOR.

V: 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

VI. CHEATING AND PLAGIERISM

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.

VII. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE: See instructors website

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

IX. . 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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SCHEDULE:

Week

Date

Topic

Lab

1 

 1/13
1/15
  • Sign-On, Email, Instructor Website, Internet Notepad, Browser
  • - Project #1 - In the Lab 1,2 & 3

2

 1/20
1/22
  • Introduction to the Server and website publishing
  • Project #2 Links
  • Review Projects 1 & 2
  • - Project #2 - In the Lab 1,2, & 3

3 

 1/27
1/29
  • Review Links
  • Pathname Project

  • HTML QUIZ #1

  • Project #1 Labs DUE
  • Project #2 Labs DUE

  • - Pathname Lab - Handout

4 

 2/3
2/5

  • Review Quiz #1

  • Project #3 Tables

  • Pathname Lab DUE

  • Apply your Knowledge pg. 3.58

  • - Project #3 -In the Lab 1,2 & 3

    •

5 

 2/10
2/12
  • Image Manipulation Project
  • Image Composer & Photoshop

  • Project #3 Labs and pg. 3.58 DUE

  • Image Lab - Handout

6 

 2/17
2/19
  • Project #4   Image Maps

  • Image Lab DUE

  • - Project #4 - In the Lab 1 & 2

7 

 2/24
2/26

  • HTML QUIZ #2 

  • WEBRAT - In Class Lab Quiz

  • Project #4 Labs DUE

8 

 3/2
3/4

  • Review Quiz #2

  • Review Webrat Lab Quiz

  • Project #5 Frames 

  • Present Final Project

  • - Project #5 - In the Lab 2 & 3

9 

 3/9
3/11

  • Project #6 Forms
  • Project #5 Labs DUE
  • - Project #6 - In the Lab 1, 2 & 3
 

SPRING BREAK!!!!!
10  3/16
3/18

  • Introduction to FrontpPage 2000  - Web Folder, Properties, Tables,  Links

  • Project #6 Labs DUE

  • Project #2 - In the Lab 2 & 3 in FP

  • Project #3 - In the Lab 1 & 3 in FP

11 

 3/23
3/25

  • HTML QUIZ #3

    •
  • Review Quiz #3

  • FrontPage 2000 - Web Folder,  Properties, Tables, Links, Images, image maps, forms

  • FINAL PROJECT

  • FP Publishing

  • FP - Web Bots and Issues

  • Final Project - Design DUE

  • FP Projects #2 and #3 DUE
  •  
  • Project #4 - In the Lab 2
  • Project #6 - In the Lab 2 & 3
  • FP Web Folder&Bot Lab - Handout

12

 3/30
4/1
  • FP Navigation Structure
  • Web Design for Accessibility
  • Meta Tags
  • Search Engine Listings
  • Deprecated Elements
    •
  • WEBRAT - In Class Lab Quiz using Frontpage2000

  • FP Projects #4 and #6 DUE

  • FP Web folders and Bot Lab DUE

  • Work on Final Project

    •

13 

 4/6
4/8
  • Review FP Webrat
  • Introduction to DHTML
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

 

  • Work on Final Project

14 

 4/13
4/15
  • Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

  • Work on Final Project

  • CSS Project - DUE

    •

15 

 4/20

4/22
  • Introduction to Javascript

Open Lab Day

 
16 4/27

4/29
  • Special Topics

Final Project Presentations

  • Work on Final Project

  • Final Project DUE

    •
FINAL 5/3

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Links:

www.jdhost.com                Local web host provider.  Offers special rates for DMACC students.  Mention your DMACC classes.

http://www.primeshop.com/html/216colrs.htm    This is a great site for color codes and information about color handling.

http://www.hotdesign.com/seybold/index.html  This is a really good site for CSS examples and descriptions  2/20/04

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