Web Design John Paxton Montana State University Bozeman
Web Design! John Paxton Montana State University - Bozeman CCSC Northwestern Region Saturday, October 8 th, 2004
Talk Outline n I. Course Overview n II. Course Evaluation n III. Curricular Implications
I. Course Overview Summer 2003 n 3 credits n 18 students n Prerequisite: Computer Literacy n Textbook: Web Design & Development Using XHTML by Griffin, Morales and Finnegan n http: //cs. montana. edu/paxton n 2 senior level course assistants n
Student Background n Traditional n n n n computer science art English business Biology Physics environmental design Professional n n n Real estate agent Librarian Office Assistant
Outcomes Design, implement and deploy a web site n Understand design basics n Understand how to code in XHTML 1. 0 Strict n Understand cascading style sheets n Use the web effectively to locate information n Be introduced to client side scripting with Java. Script n
Outcomes Be introduced to server side scripting with Active Server Pages n Be introduced to the concepts of XML and XSL n
Lectures n 65 minutes n All lecture material is available on the course website
Labs n 65 minutes n All lab material is available on the course website
Web Site Assignment n Phase 1: Proposal n Phase 2: Initial home page n Phase 3: Final site
Web Sites A spouse’s cartoon business n A university department n A public library n A father’s plumbing business n A spouse’s soap business n A personal photography exhibit n A Friends fan club n
II. Course Evaluation n Student Survey 1 = excellent n 2 = good n 3 = average n 4 = below average n 5 = poor n
Student Evaluation How useful was the text? 1. 7 n How useful to learning the material was the homework? 1. 8 n How useful were the resources for the class? 2. 3 n How does this course compare with similar technical courses? 1. 7 n What is your level of interest in taking an advanced course? 1. 4 n
Student Evaluation Was this course challenging? 2. 4 n Do you believe that this course provides you with valuable skills to prepare you for the workforce? 1. 7 n Would you recommend this course to others? 1. 5 n Importance of laboratory assignments? 1. 5 n
Instructor Evaluation Enlist the support of a system administrator n Ensure that all necessary software and hardware is properly configured n Do not allow personal websites n Pair programmers and non-programmers n Allow 30 minutes between the lecture and the lab n Utilize course assistants n
III. Curricular Implications n Non-Majors n Majors
Non-Majors n n Computer fluency Core curriculum course such as “Contemporary Issues in Science” n n n n technology or science focus help society make informed decisions understand how knowledge is created include a major, discovery-based learning activity hone critical thinking, writing, oral communication analyze information from multiple sources work effectively in small groups
Majors n Net-Centric Computing (NC) from ACM/IEEE Computing Curricula 2001 report Introduction n The web as an example of client-server computing n Building web applications n Multimedia data technologies n
Majors n Social and Professional Issues (SP) The history of computing n The social context of computing n Professional and ethical responsibilities n Risks and liabilities of computer based systems n Intellectual property n Privacy and civil liberties n
Thank you! n Comments? n Discussion? n Questions?
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