Overview
Objectives
Materials
Grading
Exams
ELI Policies and Procedures
Contacting the Instructor
Beginning the Course

 
 

Overview
	In this course, you will learn how to make web sites using Dreamweaver and JavaScript. The student taking this course should have completed IST 129 and should have a thorough understanding of HTML. You will learn by working through the tutorials in the textbook and submitting hands on exercises to the instructor. This course is very interactive and you will spend the majority of your time on the computer creating web pages. What you learn in this course will benefit you by providing hands-on experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining a site on the WWW.  Top
Prerequisites and Objectives
	The following are required for entry into this course:   IST 129 - Web Design I - with a grade of "C" or better A thorough understanding of HTML Working knowledge of basic internet terminology Working knowledge of email, WWW browsing, FTP, search engines, and Telnet Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows If you complete this course successfully, you will be able to:   Explain technical aspects of the Internet pertaining to Web Page Publishing. Create textual and graphical content for the World Wide Web using HTML tags and properties. Create simple scripts and dynamic HTML pages using forms and JavaScript. Reflect critically upon the tools and procedures learned in this course.  Top
Materials
	You may purchase the textbooks for this course at any of the five NVCC bookstores. See ELI Policies and Procedures for locations and phone numbers. You may also purchase your textbooks by mail by calling (888) 744-7839. Purchasing textbooks by mail takes longer, so order your books early.  The textbooks for this course are:   Dreamweaver MX, Ruth Guthrie and Louise Soe, ISBN: 0-619-15953-7 - Course Technology Java Script (Introductory), 2nd Ed., Don Gosselin, ISBN: 0-619-06333-5 - Course Technology The software programs required for this course are:   Macromedia Studio MX FTP Explorer, a shareware FTP program that is free for personal and educational use. Top
Grading
	Assignment Possible Points Percent of Final Grade Introductory email 10 1 14 Dreamweaver assignments (@ 20 points) 280 28 13 JavaScript assignments (@ 20 points) 260 26 3 Exams (@ 150 points) 450 45   NOTE: You must pass at least two of the three exams in order to pass the course, regardless of the points earned on other assignments.    Grading Scale A 940-1000 points 94-100 percent B 840-939 points 84-93 percent C 740-839 points 74-83 percent D 640-739 points 64-73 percent F Fewer than 640 points Less than 64 percent Top
Exams
	Since ELI courses are self-paced, you take exams when you are ready. You must take the on-campus exams at one of the five NVCC campus Testing Centers. See ELI Policies and Procedures for locations and phone numbers and information about proctors for students who live outside the Northern Virginia area. Call the Testing Center before you go to make sure they will be open and will stay open long enough for you to complete the exams. Take along a photo ID and the appropriate Exam Pass.  There are three proctored exams in this course.  Top
ELI Policies and Procedures
	This is an Extended Learning Institute (ELI) course. ELI courses differ from campus courses in several important ways, including enrollment dates, communication with faculty, assignment completion requirements, and exams. You must follow ELI's policies and procedures if you take this course. Read (or review) ELI's Policies and Procedures before you begin the course.  Top
Contacting the Instructor
	You may contact me through email at lmccullough@nvcc.edu, by telephone during my ELI office hourse at (703) 323-3347, or by telephone at my campus office at (703) 323-3024. You may also call me to schedule a meeting in person, either at ELI or my campus office in Annandale.  Top
Beginning the Course
	1. Use your web browser to connect to www. nvcc.edu/bbstart. Follow the directions to determine your email, Blackboard and VIVA account user names and passwords. 2. Log on to your email account and make sure you know how to use it; you will be required to use this account for all course-related email. 3. Log on to your Blackboard account. 4. Click on this course under "My Courses." Review the entire course to make sure you understand what will be required of you. Then start completing the assignments. Please note that account generation takes approximately one week from the time of your paid registration. If you cannot log on after one week, contact the IT Help Desk. Top