MAT 125: Web Design 1: Fundamentals : Current Class Information

Sections 1836 & 1864 Fall 2011 .. MiraCosta College .. Instructor : Claudia Faulk

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Course Description:
Learn how to use HTML, XHTML and CSS to format text, add graphics, animation techniques, javascripting to create websites from the ground up. All this WITHOUT the use of a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web editing program such as Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, or Front Page.

1836 & 1864 are onground (OG) courses. We meet in Room 4610 on the Oceanside Campus. It is a PC and MAC lab. Laptops welcome. 1836 meets Mondays from 1:30 to 5:15. 1864 meets Wednesdays from 5:30 to 9:15.

We will use Blackboard in this course.
To login go to: https://blackboard.miracosta.edu

You will login using your SURF ID and SURF password.
If you have problems logging in contact the Student Helpdesk. http://www.miracosta.edu/studenthelp

Important Semester Dates:
August 22 - First Day of Classes
September 2nd - Deadline to drop class with no record and receive refund
September 5th - Labor Day Holiday
September 23rd - Deadline for Pass/No Pass option
November 11th - Veterans Day
November 18th - Deadline to drop with "W" grade
November 24-27 - Thanksgiving Break
December 12th- 17th - Finals

Course Textbooks:

Required
Learning Web Design (3rd Ed.)
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins
O'Reilly
ISBN: 978-0-596-52752-5

Optional
The Non-Designer's Web Book, 3rd Edition
by Robin Williams and John Tollett
Peachpit Press
ISBN: 0-321-30337-7

Designing Effective Web Sites: A Concise Guide
by Johnson-Eilola
Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 0-618-07433-3

Grading & Evaluations:
Your final grade will be based on your performance on exercises, projects and participation on Blackboard.

Total Possible Points = 500

• Exercises: 200 points (40%)
• Project One: 75 points (15%)
• Project Two: 100 points (20%)
• Final Project: 125 points (25%)
• Blackboard and Class Participation: Extra Credit (that extra nudge that helps)
  This includes asking questions and helping fellow students