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East Tennessee State University
Department of Computer & Information Sciences
CSCI 5011 -- Internet Technology I
Spring Semester, 2003

Last updated 1/13/2003

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Course Number: CSCI 5011

Course Title: Internet Technology I

Catalog Description: This course is meant to be a comprehensive study of the design and implementation of web sites. The course is organized into three major segments: HTML programming, user interface design, and information architecture design. This course is designed to take the user from creating web pages to designing a large web site. Emphasis will be on the use of existing software applications that generate web-ready code. Other topics will include: HTML, multi-media integration, and browser plug-ins. Laboratory use of software and team participation is an integral part of this course.

Prerequisite: Limited to non-CSCI graduate students

Credit: 3 credit hours

Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student will have developed and demonstrated a clear understanding of the following topics:

• the basics of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) for the purpose of creating and debugging web pages;
• the types of graphics, their characteristics, and the means for selecting the right graphics for the right application;
• the types of multimedia and the methods for incorporating them into web pages;
• the tools available to web designers and how to use them;
• the process of planning and creating successful web pages so that the needs of the target audience and the objectives of the client are met; and
• web site design skills necessary to produce intelligible structure for quick and easy access to information for both expert and novice users.

Required text: Niederst, Jennifer, Learning Web Design: A Beginner's Guide to HTML, Graphics, and Beyond, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 2001.
Recommended text: Fleming, Jennifer, Web Navigation: Designing the User Experience, O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., Sebastopol, CA, 1998.
Web Resource: Lynch, Patrick and Horton, Sarah, Yale C/AIM Web Style Guide, URL: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/, 1997.

Software: All hardware and software needed for the successful completion of this course is available in the department's PC computer laboratories and OIT computer laboratories. The required software includes text editors, WYSIWYG editors, and graphics editors.

Course outline: The course outline is presented below. The instructor has the right to alter the outline at any time due to time constraints, unexpected scheduling conflicts, or overall benefit to class effectiveness.

Grading policy: The table below shows the number of points carried by each type of assignment. These values can be used toward calculating a student's final grade.

The table below presents the translation between a student's total percentage and their final grade.

In class exercises and participation: Most classes will use in class exercises and group discussions to support the material from the lecture or sometimes to present new material. A reasonable attempt must be made to complete each of these assignments.

Expectations, Attendance, and Participation: Both students and instructors have expectations of one another. Many of these are mutual. Students should expect the instructor to be in class on time, to be prepared, to be attentive to students, to be available to answer questions and to provide help related to the course, and to make a genuine effort to help students achieve the course objectives. On those rare occasions when the instructor must miss class, students should expect suitable arrangements for the class to continue in the instructor's absence. Students should expect the instructor to devote considerable time and effort to the course.

The instructor has similar expectations of students: that students come to class on time, are prepared, are attentive and participate in class, complete class assignments and submit them on time, and make a genuine effort to meet the course objectives. The instructor expects students to devote considerable time and effort to the course.

When you are absent, you are still responsible for material, assignments, and anything else that occurs in class. When you must miss class, you are responsible for finding out what was missed, making sure that any work due that day gets to the instructor, and getting any assignments or materials handed out during your absence so that you can prepare for the next class. This is a 3-hour course and you should be prepared to spend a minimum of 4-6 hours outside of class for each hour in-class. Attendance and participation is important; students with poor attendance generally do poorly. Missing material from one class makes it difficult to understand new material and, once behind, it is difficult to catch up. You are encouraged to ask appropriate questions and to participate in class discussions and activities. You may learn as much from one another as from the instructor. If you are confused about some point, chances are that others are also confused and will appreciate that you asked for clarification.

Make-up tests (exams and/or quizzes) will be given for authorized university activities only if a student presents suitable documentation (evidence) explaining the absence to the instructor. The instructor reserves the right to disapprove any explanations for absences presented without prior notice and not provide the opportunity for a make-up test. Students knowing they will be absent from an announced test because of personal or business reasons are required to inform the instructor before the absence. A make-up test may be given early in some cases.

Tests may include any material covered in lectures, assigned readings, or
exercises even if the material was not covered directly in lecture.

Special Accommodations: Students with needs for note taking or test taking accommodations should make arrangements with the instructor during the first week of the term.

Academic Integrity: Student-teacher relationships are built on trust. For example, students must trust that teachers have made responsible decisions about the structure and content of the course, and teachers must trust that work submitted by a student was indeed done by the student. Acts which violate this trust undermine the educational process and are inconsistent with our very reason for being at ETSU.

You are encouraged to discuss the material and issues addressed in the course, including assignments, with members of the class and others. Helping one another find and understand problems in assignments is permitted as long as an honest individual attempt has been made to solve the problem. Everyone, however, must do his/her own work. Completing an assignment "by committee" and submitting it as an individual work is academic misconduct unless the assignment has been clearly designated as a team assignment. Your name on submitted work is an affirmation that the work is yours.

The following is taken from section 5.7 "Academic Misconduct" of the East Tennessee State University Faculty Handbook, June 1, 2001:

"Academic misconduct will be subject to disciplinary action. Any act of dishonesty in academic work constitutes academic misconduct. This includes plagiarism, the changing of falsifying of any academic documents or materials, cheating, and the giving or receiving of unauthorized aid in tests, examinations, or other assigned school work. Penalties for academic misconduct will vary with the seriousness of the offense and may include, but are not limited to: a grade of 'F' on the work in question, a grade of 'F' of the course, reprimand, probation, suspension, and expulsion. For a second academic offense the penalty is permanent expulsion.

"Plagiarism is defined as follows by Black, Henry Campbell, Black's Law Dictionary, West Publishing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1968 (p. 1308): 'The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts or passages of his writings, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the product of one's own mind.'

"Moreover, 'To be liable for plagiarism it is not necessarily to exactly duplicate another's literary work it being sufficient if unfair use of such work is made by lifting of substantial portion thereof, but even an exact counterpart of another’s work does not constitute ‘plagiarism’ if such counterpart was arrived at independently' (O’Rouke vs. RKO Radio Pictures, D. C., Mass., 44F. Supp. 480, 482, 483)."

Snow/ice: Classes are seldom canceled; use your better judgment if main roads are snow-covered or icy. Please listen to the radio if there is any doubt about early morning classes being canceled or delayed.

Use of CSCI Laboratories:The CSCI laboratories are to be used only for work pertaining to CSCI courses. You may not work the Gilbreath labs for other freshman and sophomore level computer science classes. Failure to abide by this policy may result in the removal of your lab privileges which likely will result in a failing grade.

Alternative learning facilities and resources for students: Due to the universal programming nature of web design, all students will be able to complete the required HTML programming assignments using their own computers. Higher-level programming tools including but not limited to graphics packages, WYSIWYG editors, or multimedia development tools are not to be distributed to the students, and unless purchased at the student's expense, will only be available in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences labs.

Food, drinks, and tobacco products: Food, drinks, and the use of tobacco products of any type are never permitted in any of the labs. In addition, no tobacco products of any type may be used inside the building.

Please make sure to see the syllabus attachment provided by the Office of the Registrar regarding key dates and other information.