Course Information
- Instructor: Dr. Aaron Garrett (garrettal@wofford.edu)
- Class Meeting (Olin 213): TR 1:00p-2:20p
- Office Hours (Olin 204E): MW 2:00p-4:30p; R 3:00p-4:30p
- Textbook: None
- Final Exam: See the Registrar’s page
Catalog Description
An introduction to effective communications using Web technologies. No programming background is required. This course focuses on the technologies and tools, including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, that facilitate the construction of interesting and effective Web sites.
Goals
- Understand terminology associated with the internet and the world wide web
- Use client-side technologies (HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript) to build web pages
- Utilize images, audio, and video to enhance your web pages
- Understand the concept of accessibility
- Learn practical skills to identify, install, and use software applications for web authoring
- Transfer files to a web server
- Use a content management system to manage a website
Grades
Your grade in the course will be based on a combination of assignments and exams.
- Projects
- Projects are web development assignments.
- Web Site
- The web site is a capstone assignment using all of the concepts of the course.
- Exams
- Exams are timed assessments of conceptual understanding.
| Artifact | Points |
|---|---|
| Projects (~4) | 40 |
| Web Site | 20 |
| Midterm Exam | 20 |
| Final Exam | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
The usual grading scale will be applied to the accumulated points: 93–100: A, 90–92: A-, 87–89: B+, 83–86: B, 80–82: B-, 77–79: C+, 73–76: C, 70–72: C-, 60–69: D, 0–59: F.
Policies
Attendance
You are expected to attend class meetings and come to class prepared. Refer to the General Policy Regarding Attendance in the Wofford College Student Handbook. The policy makes you responsible for catching up on missed classes. If you must be absent for class, please email me in advance to let me know.
Make-up exams are not available. If you have a legitimate, excused absence during the midterm exam, then you must make it up during the final exam period.
Assignment Deadlines
Late assignments will not be accepted without a legitimate excuse. All assignments are expected to be submitted by the posted deadline.
Academic Integrity
The Honor Code requires faculty, staff, and students to maintain a high standard of individual honor and integrity. While I may specify some assignments as collaborative, work represented as your own must be your own. If you have any doubt about what is appropriate for a given assignment, you should contact me for clarification.
Accommodations
If you have a disability that requires assistance or accommodation, or if you have questions related to any accommodations for testing, note takers, readers, etc., please contact Dean Beth Wallace by telephone at (864) 597-4371 or in person by visiting the Hugh R. Black Infirmary. You must arrange accommodations during the first week of classes.
Note: This syllabus is subject to change with notice.