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Department of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
ISM 116 Syllabus
Web Design and Development
Fall 2015
Instructor:
eMail
Time & Location:
Office:
Office hours:
Phone:
Co-Instructor
Rudolph Bedeley
rtbedele@uncg.edu
Bryan 212
485 Bryan Building
M/F 12:00 – 1:00
(336) 536-2240
Hamid Nemati (Ph.D.)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to teach students how to design, develop, and maintain a web site. Students will
learn web design and development techniques such as: defining the purpose for a web site; creating an
information architecture; designing layouts with text, hyperlinks, images, divs, tables, etc.; styling web
pages; and adding rich media to the web site. Dreamweaver will be the main tool being used for class
demonstration and lab assignment, and it is recommended for web development projects; other
programs may be used as well. Students will refine their development skills by using these technologies
to complete a series of course assignments and projects. Students will complete weekly labs and two
major projects: an individual assignment and a team project. The individual assignment demonstrates
each student’s design and develops capabilities. The team project demonstrates students’ ability to
work in teams to complete a project. This skill is extremely important as a practitioner. As part of these
major projects, students are expected to design and develop fully functional web sites that can be added
to their professional portfolios
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
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Understand the basics of HTML CSS and use them appropriately;
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Plan a web design project based on real life cases;
3.
Design the architecture, layout and content of web sites;
4.
Use design tools such as Dreamweaver CS6 and WordPress to create web pages and to
implement a website;
5.
Enhance the visual design of a website by adding rich media; add dynamic elements and
interactive database functionalities
6.
Test the usability of website;
7.
Promote the website to targeted audience;
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TEXT BOOK AND COURSE RESOURCES
1. Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 Comprehensive, Series: Shelly Cashman; Author: Hoisington/Minnick;
Publisher: Cengage Learning; 1st edition (November 1, 2012)(Recommended but not
Mandatory)
2. Web Style Guide: Basic Design Principles for Creating Web Sites; Second Edition, by Patrick J.
Lynch, Sarah Horton, Yale University Press. (This text book can be viewed from
www.webstyleguide.com
3. W3C online Tutorial: http://www.w3schools.com/
Canvas Learning Management System (https:// canvas.uncg.edu)
You should be familiar with the Canvas because it will be used for communicating. Course materials
and tests will be administered via Canvas. Course announcements and updates will be posted regularly.
I expect you to check your e-mail and Canvas system daily.
STATEMENT OF STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This syllabus is a contract. Your full understanding and acceptance of the following rights and
responsibilities will lead to better learning. If you are in this class after week 1, I assume you read,
understood and “signed” this contract.
You have the right to expect:
1.
Your professor to be prepared for each class, to deliver course materials online at the designated
time.
2.
Your professor to deliver all scheduled course materials or arrange for a qualified substitute if it
is necessary to miss class because of illness or University approved commitments.
3.
Clear statements of course expectations, policies, testing and grading practices and student
performance.
4.
Your professor to hold a reasonable number of office hours to discuss assignments or to assist
you with course matters.
5.
Your professor to read and respond to student emails in a timely fashion – weekdays within 24
hours and weekends within 48 hours.
6.
Knowledgeable assistance from your professor regarding class assignments and course content.
7.
Professional behaviors reflecting equitable treatment, ethical practices and respect for your
rights.
8.
Opportunities to challenge ideas and defend your beliefs in a professional manner.
9.
To be challenged to grow both academically and professionally. This means I may openly
disagree with some responses or comments. Use such exchanges to grow intellectually.
10.
Information regarding career opportunities related to ISM programs.
11.
Your professor to abide by University policies.
12.
Fairness and clarity in evaluation of your performance.
13.
Adequate opportunity to appeal any perceived violations of the above rights.
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You have specific responsibilities to:
1.
Read your UNCG email at least once each 24 hours;
2.
Read all posted announcements in the course management system;
3.
Keep track of your class grades all the time and report any grading immediately;
4.
Commit yourself to grow academically and professionally;
5.
Plan your study and work schedule appropriately to allow sufficient time to do quality work in
the course (Review “Suggested Academic Workload Guidelines” for the Bryan School of
Business and Economics published in the UNCG Undergraduate Bulletin);
6.
Complete all assignments in a professional manner;
7.
Strictly adhere to the posted deadlines. Otherwise, accept the penalty based on the policies
specified by the instructor;
8.
Practice ethical behaviors and display respect to the rights of others;
9.
Timely contact your instructor and discuss circumstances that may prevent you from achieving
acceptable performance;
10.
Understand and follow the school and course policies, including the UNCG Academic Integrity
Policy (http://sa.uncg.edu/dean/academic-integrity/), and report observed violations of these
policies.
INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT
This class will be based on readings, lectures/discussions, and lab work. Student performance may be
assessed using quizzes, exams, assignments, and potential extra-credit assignments. This is a paperless
class – most materials will be distributed and all tests and assignments will be collected electronically.
1. Lecture (Monday/Wednesday Bryan 212): will give students a basic understanding of good design
principles and a vocabulary sufficient to guide them as they explore website design on their own.
Students are expected to learn how to find information to solve the problems they encounter in labs and
on assignments. Since technology is ever-changing, knowing how to find answers is extremely
important. Some in class examples will be used to demonstrate the application of concepts discussed in
the lectures. Students may be asked to participate in the class examples.
2. Lab (Friday Bryan lab 221) are designed to encourage students to solve real development problems
with reference to what they have learnt in both lecture and class example demonstration. A great deal
of learning in the class is self-directed. However, both the instructor and the on-duty students of that
week will be in the lab helping around and answering questions.
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Course Assignments, Exams, and Projects Outline
Grading Items
In Class Quiz*6
Lab Assignment*6
Review Notes
Written Exam
Lab Exam
Individual Web Page
Group Project
Proposal
Status Report*5
Presentation
Final Project
Essay
Requirements
Students will be given a small in class
quiz every Monday class, there will be 23 questions based on the materials
covered last week; those questions will be
in the mid-term exam.
There will be 6 lab assignments (lab 1~6)
and all lab 1~6 are due in class
Students are required to prepare 2-3 pages
review notes for the midterm exam;
The written exam will be an hour exam
close book close notes on Friday of the
exam week;
Lab exam is take home exam and students
will have one week to finish the problems.
Students will be asked to develop a
webpage with some advance function
which will be covered after fall break
Students will form design teams (3~5
people per group) to work on a group web
project. This project should be based on a
real life case that requires the students to
plan, design and develop a fully
functional web site.
Students should submit a detail plan for
group project
Status reports(1~5) should report the work
of that week, and are due in class
Students should present the group project
in class
Final group project is submitted as
published website
Students will be asked to write an essay
on one of the three special issues covered
during week 12~14
Grading Scale
100
Weight
5%
100
15%
100
5%
100
15%
100
15%
100
15%
100
5%
100
5%
100
5%
100
10%
100
5%
100
100%
Final Grade
In order to pass in overall, you need to submit all assignments; in case of a fail at the first attempt, you
may need to come and talk with the instructor to arrange a make-up. The grading scale is based upon
percent of points earned and is as follows:
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION / GRADING
Points
97-100
93-96
90-92
Grade
A+
A
A–
Points
87-89
83-86
80-82
Grade
B+
B
B–
Points
77-79
73-76
70-72
Grade
C+
C
C–
Points
67-69
63-66
60-62
< 60
Grade
D+
D
D–
F
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Tentative Class Schedule
Week
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
1 (8/17-8/21)
Review of Syllabus and
Introduction to Web Design
Basic HTML &
Dreamweaver Set up
2 (8/24-8/28)
Basic CSS
3 (8/31-9/04)
CSS Formatting
4 (9/07-9/11)
No class
(Labor Day holiday)
5 (9/14-9/18)
Adding Page Content
6 (9/21-9/25)
Website Publishing &
Usability Test
Intro to Web Design
Cont’d
Lab 1: Create Basic
HTML Web Page
Lab 2: CSS Rule
Practice
Creating Page Layout
& Template
Lab 5: Create a Web
Page with Multi-Media
Lab 6: Publishing a
Website
7 (9/28-10/2)
Web Project Planning
Project Group
Formation
8 (10/5-10/9)
Class Review
Class Review Cont’d
9 (10/12-10/16)
10 (10/19-10/23)
11 (10/26-10/30)
12 (11/2-11/6)
13 (11/9-11/13)
14 (11/16-11/20)
No Class
(Fall Break holiday)
Animated Elements:
Advance CSS3 Animation
Interactive Forms &
Database
Special Issue 1: The Art of
UI Design
Special Issue 2: Website
Promoting Strategies
Special Issue 3: The Future
of Website Design
15 (11/23-11/27)
Group Project Presentation
16 (11/30-12/4)
Group Project Presentation
Work on Group Project
Assignment
Due (Sunday
11:59pm)
Lab 1: Cont’d
Lab 3: Formatting
Text
Lab 4: Create a
Template
Lab 5: Cont’d
Lab 6: Cont’d
Lab 7: Group Project
Discussion &
Planning (Group
Project Initial Plan)
Mid-term
(In Class Exams)
Work on Group
Project Cont’d
Work on Group Project
Status Report 1
Work on Group Project
Status Report 2
Work on Group Project
Status Report 3
Work on Group Project
Status Report 4
Work on Group Project
Status Report 5
Group Project
Presentation
No Class(Reading Day)
Group Project
Presentation
Review Notes
Take Home
Lab Exam
Group Project
Proposal
Individual
Web Page
Group Project
Essay
Late Policy for Assignment/Project Submission
In general, late submissions are not accepted. Specifically,
 Late submission of any deliverable is NOT accepted.
 Also, there is NO extension of any assignment unless the majority of the class needs it.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
University students are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with the demands of academic
honesty. A student is a subject to penalty for academic misconduct, such as plagiarism. Discussing your
assignments with other students can be a valuable learning opportunity. However, you are expected to
do your own original work.
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All students are expected to follow the provisions of the UNCG Academic Integrity Policy
(http://sa.uncg.edu/handbook/academic-integrity-policy/) in completing coursework. I assume that by
submitting your work in this course you conform to the Academic Integrity Policy. Any violations will
result in charges.
EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES
In case of extraordinary circumstances (inclement weather, family, etc.) your late or missing
assignments must be justified with a document proof. The course has been designed as though it met on
a MWF schedule. However you are free to work ahead. For example, if you have time to work on class
work on the weekend, you should complete anything due the following week on the previous weekend.
Tests must be taken on the day scheduled. If you are enrolled in a Face-to-Face section, you must take
your test in class at the normal class time. If you are enrolled in a web delivered section your test will
open at 6:00AM and close at midnight. Should this present a hardship, please email your instructor in
advance of the test and make alternative testing arrangements. All tests are open note, open book, open
Google but strictly time limited. If you are registered with the office of Disability Services and need
special testing accommodations, please let your instructor know as soon as possible.
DISABILITY SERVICES
If you have any type of learning or physical disability, please contact the UNCG Office of Disability
Services in Suite 208 EUC. The Disability office will contact your instructor once your request is
approved. You must make arrangements for special accommodations for each and every test in advance
of the scheduled test date. Please provide your instructor at least 48 hours’ notice when requesting
testing accommodations.
COURSE SCHEDULE (Tentative and subject to changes)
The schedule of all course assignments is posted in the Canvas calendar. You can also use the above
schedule to track your progress in the course. Should any changes in this schedule happen, I will post
them in the shared calendar and provide you with the updated version.