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SYLLABUS
LIBR 240-03
Information Technology Tools &
Applications
Spring Session 2006
Instructor: Paul Smith
CLASS MEETING TIMES
- MONDAY EVENINGS
All class meetings will be online
with Blackboard
EXCEPT for 3 On-Campus
meetings:
- The first class meeting Jan. 30 - Introduction -
Mon 7 PM to 10 PM
- The midterm review and exam session on
Mar 20 - Mon 7 PM to 10 PM
- The final exam and class wrap up on
May 8 - Mon 7 PM to 10 PM.
Mondays
- 1/
30,
- 2/ 6, 2/ 13, 2/ 20, 2/ 27,
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3/ 6, 3/ 13, 3/ 20,
- 4/
3, 4/ 10, 4/ 17, 4/ 24,
- 5/ 1, 5/
8
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CLASSROOM LOCATION
- San Jose State University Campus: Mod
D403
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course examines the different
ways in which we can structure, store, process, access, and
present information on a Web site. It emphasizes the tools of
information technology.
For the Spring 2006 Special Session, we will focus on modular Website design and coding pages for the Internet. We will learn to write XHTML (correct web page tags and syntax), CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and get an introduction to Javascript and XML.
Also, DHTML (Dynamic HTML), graphic (picture) elements’ creation, usage, and their editing tools will be explored.
Previous experience with computer programming languages is not a prerequisite and
there is no required textbook for this class. All required readings and materials will be available in class and online. However, I strongly recommend that you get one of the following recommended texts for reference
and additional material:
This course will include an introduction to, and usages of the
following software:
- Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator
- Simple text editors (Simple Text, NotePad, WordPad, etc.)
- FTP clients (ssh, etc.)
- Photoshop and ImageReady
- Dreamweaver, FrontPage, and website coding tools like
MapEdit, etc.
(All of the above are available either free or as a free 30-day trial;
for example, you may want to search cnet's download site http://www.download.com/ or www.adobe.com
for the Photoshop demo.)
In this class students will:
- Understand the client server relationship and work with a Unix
server.
- Design easy-to-navigate, logical web sites.
- Create content in XHTML format.
- Design interfaces using CSS
- Incorporate Web design features such as frames, interactive forms in
a cgi directory, image maps, internal search engines, and Perl scripts.
- Work with Javascript
- Create and edit GIF and JPG graphics, and optimize their usage.
- Study design, accessibility, and cultural issues
- Learn to appreciate that, while less is often more, it may take
hundreds of overly complex designs ideas to finally create the perfect
“simple” site.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the completion of the course
the student should be able to:
- Target specific information communities that he/she wishes to reach
via the Internet.
- Create conceptual and practical strategies for reaching these
various information communities.
- Understand the modular building block techniques of modern Web site
design.
- Design professional Web sites using XHTML and incorporating tables,
frames, multimedia, and graphics.
- Understand cgi form design, image maps, Javascript, internal search
engines.
The course supports the following objectives from the School's
Teaching goal:
Upon completion of the program the student will know and be able to
identify the major theories and important principles as well as
demonstrate current practice in:
Information transfer;
The application of diverse technologies to information management.
ASSIGNMENTS and GRADING
| Project: Personal/professional home page or Web resource. |
20 points |
| Weekly Assignments & Quizzes |
40 points |
| Midterm Exam |
20 points |
| Final Exam |
20 points |
Late assignments will not be accepted. If you have an illness
(medical certificate supplied) or a family tragedy please contact the
instructor.
University Recommended Grading Scale for Graduate
Students
97-100 = A
94-96 = A-
91-93 = B+
88-90 =
B
85-87 = B-
82-84 = C+
79-81 = C
76-78 = C-
73-75 = D+
RE: Blackboard access:
Click here to access
BlackBoard and log-in.
note: my Blackboard classroom will be open in the
next couple of days, hopefully before Jan. 15 - keep checking back until
this red message goes away...
You should have received your Blackboard log-in codes when you
enrolled.
Click the Spring 2006 link to the right, and look for LIBR 240-03 Paul
Smith.
Click on the Enroll Button.
If you need help, contact the friendly staff in the SLIS Office,
San Jose campus:
San José State University
School of Library and Information Science
One Washington Square
San José, CA 95192-0029
Phone: 408-924-2490
Fax: 408-924-2476
E-mail
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