Homework Assignments

Please Note: Expect to spend an average of 2-3 hours doing homework per hour spent in class. For this 3-hour (+1 hr. lab) class, that equals 6 to 9 hours of homework per week. That is the norm for undergraduate courses at U.S. colleges. (To see numerous examples of this norm from various college web sites, google: "How many hours of homework per class hour +college".)

Week Date of Class In Class/Lab Work Lab Homework to do BEFORE next class
1 Jan. 24 Introduction to course, Evaluation quizzes.
   Read Ch 1 & 2 (p.1-32) Quick Start Guide
Print-out & review Web Style Guide - Ch 1.
Download Student data files - then unzip to a folder on your flash drive and bring to next class.
2 Jan. 31 Ch.2 - Creating Sites
Download QuickStart Textbook student files for chapter 2
Review Ch. 3
Work with downloaded student data files		 Ch.2 & student data Projects Read Ch 3 & 4 (p.33-73) Quick Start Guide
3 Feb. 7 Ch. 3 - Working with Pages
Work with downloaded student data files		 Ch 3 & student data Projects Read Ch 5 & 6 (p.77-120) Quick Start Guide
Read Unit A in Expression Web Illustrated
Do "Practice" exercises:
1. Concepts Review
2. Skills Review
3. Independent Challenges 1 and 2 (not 3 and not "real life...")
4 Feb 14 Units B, C, E & H - Expression Web Illustrated
Ch. 2 - Quick Start Guide - Creating Template-based Sites		 Unit Practices EXAM NEXT WEEK: Study/Review Ch 1 through 6 (p.1-120) in Quick Start Guide --plus your class notes.
ALSO...send an e-mail WITH AN ATTACHMENT to everyone in the class, including me, via our consolidated courses group in Pipeline. (See Tutorial)
5 Feb. 21 EXAM
COMI 1771 - final exam
COMI 1770 - 1 of 3 exams (Counts heavily toward midterm grade)		 Exam Research for Final Project: Creating and Publishing a Business or Special Interest Web Site. Decide what your site will be about and visit other such sites on the web for inspiration.
6 Feb. 28 Expression Web Illustrated - Units B & C Practice
pgs. 41-45
Practice
pgs. 67-70		 Expression Web Illustrated
"Real Life Independent Challenge" P.21
"Real Life Independent Challenge" P.45

Unit D (P.73-91)
7 Mar. 6 Expression Web Illustrated
Unit D
Midterm Grades for COMI 1770 and final grades for COMI 1771 published in Pipeline.		 Practice
pgs. 93-95		 Expression Web Illustrated
Units E & F (p.96-139)
"Real Life Independent Challenge (RLIC)" P.71
"Real Life Independent Challenge (RLIC)" P.95
  Mar. 13 SPRING BREAK - NO CLASSES    
8 Mar. 20 Expression Web Illustrated - Units E & F Practice
pgs. 115-119
Practice
pgs. 141-145		 Expression Web Illustrated
"Real Life Independent Challenge (RLIC)" P.119
Units G & H
9  Mar. 27 Expression Web Illustrated - Units G & H Practice
pgs. 164-168
Practice
pgs. 188-191		 Study for exam:
Expression Web Illustrated - Units A through H...plus your class notes.
10 Apr. 3 EXAM
COMI 1772 final exam
COMI 1770 exam 2 of 3		 Exam COMI 1770 & 1773:
Read Preface & Ch 1 of The CSS Anthology (p.ix-9)

Expression Web Illustrated
"Real Life Independent Challenge (RLIC)" P.145 see instructor for additional instructions.
11 Apr. 10 Intro to 3rd 5-week section of Course
Review: Preface, Ch 1, 2 & 3 of The CSS Anthology. Discuss final project schedule.		 Review RLIC with instructor.
 Read Ch 4 of CSS Anthology: Navigation  (p.83-134)
12 Apr. 17 Do Ch 4 exercises. Review RLIC with instructor. Read Ch 8 of CSS Anthology: Accessibility & Alternative Devices (p.259-292)

Expression Web Illustrated
"Real Life Independent Challenge" P.169 -USE CSS TO CREATE NAVIGATION --NOT EXP. WEB INTERACTIVE BUTTONS!
13 Apr. 24 Do Ch 8 exercises.
 Review RLIC with instructor. Read Ch 9 of CSS Anthology: CSS Positioning & Layout (293-375)
14 May 1 Do Ch 9 exercises.
Review Final Project w sites with instructor, continue work on project in class.		 Review RLIC with instructor. Expression Web Illustrated
"Real Life Independent Challenge" P.191
15 May 8 FINAL PROJECT DUE - publish to server by 9:45 p.m.    
May 15 Final Grades published in Pipeline