CS 116 - Web Technology I

Fall 2018

Welcome to Web Technology I

The World Wide Web surfaced in November 1990. Now, twenty-eight years later, the web is central to many aspects of our lives. There is an enormous amount of information available on the web and anyone with web access can get to it, but being able to participate as an effective citizen in this arena requires more than just accessing what is put out there by others. Effective digital citizenship requires one to be able to contribute information to the web as well.

Course Description

CS 116. Web Technology I. 3 S.H. CS 116 is an introductory, hands-on course on web site development. Students will learn how to plan and publish web sites and develop electronic portfolios that are exciting, efficient, accessible, and well designed. Students will gain insight into the technology behind the World Wide Web by working with the HTML and CSS markup languages. No prior programming experience is necessary for this course. Prerequisite: None.

Course Objectives and Expectations:

Upon entering CS 116, students should have:

  • Experience surfing and using the web.
  • Motivation to evaluate and create web pages.

Upon completing CS 116, students should be able to

  1. Effectively use the web in his/her area of academic interest.
  2. Use critical thinking to analyze and evaluate web sites.
  3. Use text, images and layout to communicate concepts on a web page.
  4. Effectively use web tools including text editors, multimedia tools and search engines.
  5. Design and publish a multi-page website that conforms to current W3C standards.

Clarifications

* Lab and Project Turn-in Time

August 27, 2018

Labs and projects must be in the class store by 11:59 p.m. on the day they are due.

E-Textbook

August 27, 2018

You can find the book I'm using at this CourseSmart link. Free trial access is available for most eTextbooks.

A print version of the textbook is also available at the bookstore.