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?