Instructor contact information

CBTE 165 Webpage Creation Using Dreamweaver

Fully Online

Summer 08 - Jun. 17 to Aug. 9, 2008

Associate Professor Karen Owen
Mesa College
7255 Mesa College Drive, San Diego, CA 92111
619-388-2235
kowen@sdccd.edu

Prof. Karen Owen

Textbook and course material requirements

Textbook:Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 Hands-On Training ISBN 0-321-50985-4
by Garrick Chow

  • Buy your textbook anywhere that meets your needs; here are two places I know of. Check the book name and ISBN numbers on the sites below carefully as publishers often change their links as new books are added to their stock; since the prices change periodically, carefully check the price online:
    • Online bookstore or purchase it at the Mesa bookstore
    • Lynda.com http://www.lynda.com/store/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=627 $39.95
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Software: Dreamweaver CS3 PC or Mac (If you do not have Dreamweaver CS3, go to the Learning Resource Center, fourth floor, or K404 at Mesa College.) This class will use Dreamweaver CS3 to be in sync with the software at Mesa College.

NOTE: There are minor differences between the PC and the Mac version.

You can purchase your software anywhere; here are a few places you can consider. (Prices and software packages subject to change. Follow the links to confirm the current prices and packaged software configurations.)

The Foundation for California Community Colleges
The Foundation for the California Community Colleges has negotiated a special price for students, for both Mac and PC. Select the software package that needs your educational needs; pricing and software offerings can change at anytime. CollegeSoftware.org

  • Dreamweaver CS3, = $111 http://www.uscollegebuy.com/s.htm
  • Adobe Creative Suite 3 - Web Standard= $214
    (full versions of Dreamweaver, Contribute CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, and Fireworks CS3)
  • Adobe Creative Suite 3 - Web Premium = $264
    (full versions of Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Flash CS3 Professional, and Fireworks CS3) http://www.uscollegebuy.com/0ab/asl.htm
    • Other Adobe software for Win and Mac also available
  • Microsoft Office 2003 & 2007 Professional (Publisher, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Word) = $84.98

Gradware http://www.gradware.com Check site for pricing and availability.

Mesa College Bookstore http://www.bookstore.sdccd.edu has a variety of software. Call the bookstore, visit their website, or stop by to see their current selection.

Make sure that any software you purchase will work with your computer and operating system. Shop around for the service and price that best matches your needs. Links and pricing may change. If you notice a change before I do, please let me know.

Hardware and software requirements for your Vista Blackboard online class

Hardware and Software:

To successfully complete this online course, you will be required to meet the minimum hardware and software requirements. View Hardware and Software Requirements.

Internet Browser:

You must use a supported Internet browser in order to successfully work in WebCT, the online course management system for this course. To see a list of supported Internet browsers. Check your brower using the Tuneup.

Course description

Students will develop skills used in creating a personal or business webpage. Working on a team or individually, students will, using a hands-on approach, plan, design, and create Webpages for an Intranet or World Wide Web site. Students learn to use a HyperText Markup Language (HTML) editor to create Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and add behaviors, and to use templates and library items to create Web pages containing hypertext links, video, graphic, and multimedia files.

Course objectives

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

  1. Explain the elements involved in planning, designing, testing and maintaining a website.
  2. Produce a working multi-page website with text, image, links, tables, frames, forms and multimedia.
  3. Publish a multi-page website to the Internet.
  4. Control formatting on the web pages using cascading style sheets.
  5. Compare and contrast the differences between HTML and XHTML.
  6. Identify the major HTML tag types.
  7. Manage time and resources of projects from conception to completion.
  8. Identify and demonstrate the skills needed to work with clients and team members.
  9. Analyze the goals, purpose, and mission of a website and then develop design documents based on this analysis.
  10. Test and evaluate the website for ease of use, technical cohesiveness, and effectiveness of website goals.

Advisory: CBTE 101 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, CBTE 114 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, CBTE 161 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent, ENGL 051 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent or Assessment Skill Level W5, ENGL 056 with a grade of "C" or better, or equivalent or Assessment Skill Level R5

Course specific information

SYLLABUS

You will need to follow the syllabus in the course. The detailed syllabus will be posted in the online course. Below is an overview of the course activities.

Week Topics Activities and Assessment
Pts
   
Week 1
  Introductions and orientation "Meet Your Professor" by clicking on the Welcome icon on the homepage.  
Read the syllabus
Go through the Student Orientation and review the Vista Tutorials to learn how to use the features of your online course. From the homepage, click on the Using Vista's Tool to access the link.
  • Ch. 1 Background
  • Ch. 2 Interface
  • Ch. 3 Site Control
  • Ch. 4 Basics

in your textbook, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 8 by Daniel Short and Garo Green

Watch the Quicktime tutorials on background before reading Chap. 1 (optional/alternate) http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=172

Read Ch. 1 - Background in your textbook, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 by Daniel Short and Garo Green

Watch the Quicktime tutorials on the Interface before reading Chap. 2 (optional/alternate) http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=172  
Read Ch. 2 - Interface  
Discussion board - introductions
10
Quiz on Ch. 1 - Background
10
Quiz on Ch. 2 - Interface
10
Read Ch. 3, pp. 44-77  
Watch tutorials on CD for Ch. 3: (optional/alternate)
  1. understanding_paths.mov
  2. sitemaps.mov
 
Watch tutorials on CD and in online class (optional/alternate)  
Read Ch. 4, pp. 78-119  
Ch 3 Assignment-Upload the SiteMap.bmp pp. 49-50
10
Ch 3 mywebsite
10
Chap_04 website
10
Quiz Ch. 3 and 4
10
Week 2
 
  • Ch. 5 Linking
  • Ch. 6 Cascading Style Sheets
Read Ch. 5, pp. 80-107  
Assignment - Chap-05 website
10
Discussion Board - tell the class about the subject for your 4-5 page website (you will begin working on your website in week 8)
10
Read Ch. 6, pp. 108-159  
Tutorials csspreferences.mov and idselectors.mov (optional/alternate)  
Assignment - Chap_06 website
10
Week 3
 
  • Ch. 7 Typography
  • Ch. 8 Tables
Review the criteria for your website (due last week)  
Complete the Design Doc.com
50
Read Ch. 7, pp. 160-197  
tablewidths.mov tutorial on the CD in your text (optional/alternate)  
Assignment - Chap_07 website
10
Quiz Ch. 7
10
Read Ch. 8, pp. 198-247  
Assignment - Chap_08 website
10
Quiz Ch. 8
10
Week 4
  Ch. 9 Layouts Read Ch. 9, pp. 248-271  
layoutview.mov tutorial (alternate)
 
Assignment - Chap_9 website
10
Discussion - Find a website you like
10
Start to work on your website  
Week 5
 

Ch. 11 Rollovers
Ch. 12 XHTML

Read Ch. 11 pp. 286-311  
Watch the swapimage.mov tutorial on the CD in your text (optional/alternate)  
Assignment - Chap_11 website
 10
Discussion - Share a website for web designers
10
Quiz
10
Read Ch. 12, pp. 312-343  

Watch tutorials on the CD (optional/alternate)

  • codeview.mov
  • codehints.mov
  • xhtmlcleanup.mov
 
Assignment - Chap_12 website
10
At the w3schools website, complete the XHTML tutorial and quiz; save the final score page and submit it through the Assignment box. Take the quiz as often as you want until you get 100%. http://www.w3schools.com/xhtml/default.asp
20
Discussion - Find one website that offers good information for web designers - either tutorials or knowledge - and share it with your classmates. Include the URL.
10
Week 6
 
  • Ch. 14 Behaviors
  • Ch. 16 Templates and Library Items
Read Ch. 14, pp. 362-375 (skip pp. 371-373)  
foolproofpopups.mov tutorial (optional/alternate)
Assignment - Chap_14 website
10
Website project progress report (quiz format; you will receive full points)
10
Read Ch. 16, pp. 400-433  
Assignment - Chap_16 website
10
Week 7
 
  • Ch. 19 Inserting Media Objects Ch.
  • 20 Getting It Online Upload website
Read Ch. 19, pp. 458-471  
findandreplace.mov tutorial (optional/alternate)
Assignment - Chap_19 website
10
optional: Add a free search engine to your website http://www.freefind.com/ (You need a website URL you control to add the search engine.)  
Quiz
10
Read Ch. 20, pp. 472-487  
Assignment - submit your website for grading
200
Share your website with classmates on Discussion board
20
Week 8
  Final Exam Final Exam – 50 points
50
600
  Total Points

 

SCHEDULE

Session starts
Jun. 17
Deadline to receive, process, and pay for add codes and to drop classes with no “W” recorded
Jun. 25
Deadline to drop and be eligible for refund of enrollment fees and/or non-resident tuition Jun. 23
July 4th - Independence Day
Jul. 4
Withdrawal deadline - No drops accepted after this date; will receive a "W"
Jul. 18
Last day to submit work; all work due at midnight! (11:59 PM)
Aug. 9
Last day of class
Aug. 9

 

Application and Registration Information

REGISTRATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. Complete Online Application (for new SDCCD students). Go to Student Web Services
  2. Receive registration appointment and instructions by email or mail.
  3. Register online at the Reg-e, our online registration system.
  4. Make sure that you pay your tuition so that you don't lose your registration! Fees and Tuition Information
  5. Order textbooks online. Visit our online bookstore.
  6. After completion of registration on Reg-e, and several days prior to the start of the semester, you will receive an email with course login instructions. If you don't receive an email please go to http://www.sdccdonline.net and login on the first day of class as follows:
    .
    Type your WebCT ID = 7-digit College Student Identification (CSID) number
    Type your Password =  mmddyyyy (your birth date with no hyphens, slashes, or spaces)

    For example:  1010101 (CSID number used at registration)
                           06231980 (password for the birth date
    June 23, 1980 )
     
  7.  If this course is closed, please login to Reg-e to be placed on a wait list. If the wait list is full, you will not be able to add your name to the wait list.

You will not be able to login to your online course until the first day of the semester!!!
You must login to your online course on the first day of the session to avoid your enrollment being dropped.
Follow the login instructions at www.sdccdonline.net/login.htm