Learn how to create static and dynamic web pages. Learn technologies and Purpose such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, DHTML, XML, PHP, MySQL for the World Wide Web, and Ruby on Rails.
Students will be able to create static web pages using HTML and CSS, to create dynamic web pages using HTML, CSS and JavaScript, to create XML documents that are both validated and formatted using DTDs and XSLT, to use basic databases in conjunction with a web page and to do fundamental programming in Ruby using the Rails development framework.
Programming the World Wide Web, 8th ed., by Robert W. Sebesta, Pearson, Education, Inc., Boston, MA, 2015.
The assignments this semester will require students to design, code, debug and submit (mostly via e-mail) HTML documents (both with and without stylesheets), HTML documents that either contain JavaScript or reference external JavaScript files, XML files that reference external DTD and XSL files, MySQL programs, and Ruby programs both using and not using the Rail development framework or creating web pages using the Angular JS framework.
While there will be opportunities to use class time for assigned work, this will be mainly limited to debugging and other assistance that students require in class. One should expect to spend 4-6 hours outside class working on programming assignments for this class.
Each programming assignment will be graded with a base grade of 90%, with points added to reflected areas in which the assignment exceeded specified requirements and/or points deducted to show areas where the assignment is deficient.
Late penalties may be assessed of 2 points per class after the due date.
The final average will be weighted (based on the following ratio):
| Assignments | 30% |
| Midterm Exam | 35% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
The final average will translate to a letter grade according to the following table:
| Final Average | Course Grade |
|---|---|
| A | 90 - 100 |
| A- | 87.5 - 89.9 |
| B+ | 83.3 - 87.4 |
| B | 80.0 - 83.2 |
| B- | 77.5 - 79.9 |
| C+ | 73.3 - 77.4 |
| C | 70.0 - 73.2 |
| C- | 67.5 - 69.9 |
| D+ | 63.3 - 67.4 |
| D | 60.0 - 63.2 |
| F | 0.0 - 59.9 |
The following is the Adelphi University General Attendance Policy:
Only students who are registered for courses, and whose name appears on the Official Class Roster may attend courses at the University. Adelphi students make a commitment to be active participants in their educational program; class attendance is an integral part of this commitment. Attendance requirements for each course will be announced by the faculty member at the beginning of each term. Students are expected to be present promptly at the beginning of each class period, unless prevented by illness or by other compelling cause. In the event of such absence, students may request that faculty members be notified by the Office of Academic Services and Retention. Students are responsible for completing course work missed through absences. Students should wait a reasonable length of time for an instructor in the event that the instructor is delayed.
Additionally, you are also responsible for whatever work is covered in class whether or not you are there. Absence from the final exam will be excused only for a good and well-documented reason. The decision to allow a make-up exam will be made in accordance with the policies of Adelphi University.
NB: This class will NOT meet on Friday, April 10. We will make up this class by meeting on Monday May 11.
If the University is closed for more than two days due to an emergency, go the home page for this course site each day for instructions and assignments. Student instructions materials can be found at http://home.adelphi.edu/~siegfried/cs390
| Date | Topic | Assignment due |
|---|---|---|
| January 26 | HTML 5 | |
| January 28 | HTML 5 | |
| January 30 | HTML 5 | |
| February 2 | HTML 5 | Assn 1 – Basic Web Page |
| February 4 | HTML 5 | |
| February 6 | CSS | |
| February 9 | CSS | Assn 2 – p. 94/2.14 |
| February 11 | CSS | |
| February 13 | CSS | Assn 3 – p. 135/3.5 |
| February 16 | Fundamentals of JavaScript | |
| February 18 | Fundamentals of JavaScript | |
| February 20 | Fundamentals of JavaScript | Assn 4 – Styling an Existing Web Page |
| February 23 | Fundamentals of JavaScript | |
| February 25 | JavaScript and HTML Documents | Assn 5 – p. 190 – 4.1, 4.3, 4.6 |
| February 27 | JavaScript and HTML Documents | Assn 6 – p. 191/4.8, 4.14 |
| March 2 | JavaScript and HTML Documents | |
| March 4 | Dynamic Documents and JavaScript | Assn 7 – p. 237/5.1, 5.3 |
| March 6 | Dynamic Documents and JavaScript | |
| March 9 | Dynamic Documents and JavaScript | Assn 8 - Creating a Dynamic Web Page |
| March 11 | Review For Midterm Exam | |
| March 13 | Midterm Exam | |
| March 23 | Introduction to XML | |
| March 25 | Introduction to XML | Assn 9 - Creating a basic XML document |
| March 27 | Introduction to XML | |
| March 30 | Introduction to XML | Assn 10 – Validating an XML document |
| April 1 | Introduction to PHP | |
| April 3 | Introduction to PHP | |
| April 6 | Introduction to PHP | Assn 11 – Formatting an XML Document with XSLT |
| April 8 | Introduction to PHP | |
| April 13 | Database Access Through the Web | |
| April 15 | Database Access Through the Web | Assn 12 – p. 398/9.1, 9.2, 9.5, 9.6 |
| April 17 | Database Access Through the Web | |
| April 20 | Database Access Through the Web | Assn 13 – p. 399/9.9, 9.10 |
| April 22 | Database Access Through the Web | |
| April 24 | Angular JS | Assn 14 – Normalizing a Small Database |
| April 27 | Angular JS | |
| April 29 | Angular JS | Assn 15 – Querying a Small Database |
| May 1 | Angular JS | |
| May 4 | Angular JS | Assn 16 – p. 598/13.1, 13.2, 13.6 |
| May 6 | Project Work | |
| May 8 | Project Work | |
| May 11 | Review for Final Exam | Assn 17 – Creating a Web Using Angular JS |
| May 15 | Final Exam (10:30-12:30PM) |
If you have a disability that may impact your ability to carry out assigned course work, and are not enrolled in the Learning Disabilities Program, it is important that you contact the staff in the Disability Support Services Office (DSS), University Center, Room 310, (516) 877-3145. DSS@adelphi.edu . DSS will review your concerns and determine, with you, appropriate and necessary accommodations. All information and documentation of disability is confidential.
Students enrolled in this course are expected to abide by the Adelphi University Honor Code. The purpose of the Honor Code is to protect the academic integrity of the University by encouraging consistent ethical behavior in assigned coursework by students. Following is excerpted from the Student Honor Code:
The code of academic honesty prohibits behavior, which can broadly be described as lying, cheating, or stealing. Violations of the code of academic honesty will include, but are not limited to, the following:
During the last two weeks of the class, you will receive notification, via mail and eCampus, that the course evaluation is available for your input electronically. Availability will end at the start of the final examination period. Your feedback is valuable and I encourage you to respond. Please be assured that your responses are anonymous and the results will not be available to the instructor until after the end of the semester and therefore after course grades have been submitted.
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