GRA 2144C: Web Publishing I
Seminole State College
COURSE SYLLABUS
Instructor: Gary Dufner
Email: Gary.Dufner@ucf.edu
Room: ONLINE (Some Friday’s 10am-12pm room 208)
Time: ONLINE
Prerequisite: GRA2577: Electronic Imaging I
Course Description:
This course includes the design, preparation of Web sites, including the Web home page. Focus is from a graphics point of
view and emphasis is on the importance of Web page design and layout. The course is taught using various software
programs. Basics of HTML and CSS for the Web will be introduced.
Textbooks:
- HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites
- Don’t Make Me Think
- Adobe Photoshop Classroom In A Book
- Adobe Dreamweaver Classroom In A Book
Software:
- Bracket (Mac), Notepad (PC)
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Dreamweaver
Required Texts and Materials and Software:
• HTML and CSS: Design and Build Websites. ISBN-10: 1118008189 | ISBN-13: 860-1200464207
• Adobe P ho to sho p Classroom in a Book. ISBN-10: 0133924440 | ISBN-13: 978-0133924442
• Adobe P ho to sho p Classroom in a Book. ISBN-10: 0133924440 | ISBN-13: 978-0133924442
• Access to the internet
• Access to Adobe CC
• Buy Domain Name ad Hosting (Google $12 Hosting godaddy)
• Digital Camera, IPhone, and IPad camera ca n b e u s ed fo r p ho to s
• Jump drive or portable hard drive and personal computer
• Sketch p ap er fo r d esign s, co d es, and p ass wo rd
Course Objectives:
- Use the basic tag structure of XHTML
- Use basic CSS features and functionality
- Be able to identify what causes a site to look professional
- Design basic site interfaces with HTML editor
- Be able to link webpages to each other, with both ‘relative’ and ‘absolute’ links
- Know how to design a website’s linking structure
- Know how to properly use images on the web
- Create tables
- Create DIVs
- Be able to create site definitions within Dreamweaver
- Properly open a Deamweaver layout and create a template
- Be able to upload a website to Hosting
Instructional Methods:
Instructor lectures and demonstrates techniques. Students perform hands-on classroom assignments and technique
experimentation. Students will also have to complete assignments outside classroom. The student will go through classroom
& individual critiques of projects. The library and other resource references may be used as needed.
Attendance:
Attendance is taken at every week. Attendance is based upon signing into Sakai and participating in the class.
Students who are able to participate in class on a regular basis will perform better than those who miss, so it is in your best
interest to attend classes to be able to take full advantage of classroom discussion, peer reviews/critiques, and other learning
opportunities.
Students who will be unable to participate for a valid reason should notify the instructor in advance. If a class project is due
during that period of absence, the student should clear the absence with the instructor in advance and make the necessary
arrangements to submit work missed, if allowed by the make up policy.
Due Dates and Make Up Policy:
Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Some assignments can be turned in late but may be subjected to a late penalty
of 10% per week late. Assignments more than three (3) weeks late, cannot be made up.
All assignments must be in by the last day of the class, unless a special circumstance is granted to the student before the final
class.
Some assignments, like in-class assignments and forum posts, will not be able to be made up. If you will not be able to attend
a class when an assignment is due, you may turn it in early to my box on the 3rd floor, or email it to myself before the start of
class.
Academic Dishonesty:
Follows the forms of: Cheating (using unauthorized notes, study aids, or information for an examination; altering a graded
work after it has been returned, then submitting the work for regrading; allowing another person to do one’s work and
submitting that work under one’s own name; submitting identical or similar papers for credit in more than one course without
prior permission from the course instructors), Plagiarism (submitting material that in part or whole is not entirely one’s own
work without attributing those same portions to their correct source), Fabrication (falsifying or inventing any information,
data or citation; ), Obtaining an Unfair Advantage, or Aiding and Abetting Academic Dishonesty. (Obtained from
Northwestern University – http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/defines.html)
Any action, or inaction, which would allow for any of the previous to occur, will result in the student(s) failing the
assignment. Additional, school administration will be notified about the incident, and the school’s rules in regards to
academic dishonesty may be enacted.
Professional Behavior:
Please be mindful of your fellow students and instructor. Routinely being late, not participating in class, etc. is rude to both
the instructor and your fellow students. Failure to exercise common professional courtesy may result in you not receiving
some, or all, of an assignment grade.
Peer reviews of a project and forum posts should include constructive criticism of your peer’s work. Remarks deemed to be
hurtful, or inconsiderate, may result in a penalty toward the one who makes them.
Grade Breakdown
Participation/Forum Posts………….. 10%
Homework……………………………..20%
Website Reviews………………………10%
Quizzes…………………………………15%
Website Projects………………………25%
Final Project…………………………...20%
Total 100%
Grade Break Down
A = 90+
B = 80 – 89
C = 70 – 79
D = 60 – 69
F = < 60
Late Work Policy:
I don’t accept late work. Ever. Late assignments will not be accepted. It is suggested to submit your files in early and
not wait until the last minute for submission. You always have the option to resubmit files multiple times before their
listed due date. There are no make-ups for in-class writing, quizzes, the midterm, or the final exam. Assignments and
projects will be turned in during the dates provided on your course calendar.
Assignments, Quizzes and Projects will be turned in via Canvas assignments section. For additional critique, you are
more than welcome to visit me during my office hours, listed at the beginning of this syllabus. Projects not turned in by
the proper due date will result in a zero mark for the project. Class participation during lab critique times is expected
and will be an important factor in your grade.
Digital Submission Policy:
I do not accept graded assessments via email, disk or jump-drive etc. All projects must be turned in via the proper
documented submission area on Canvas. It is the student’s responsibility to test the project that was uploaded by
either accessing it on Canvas, or downloading it to a computer to ensure everything is working properly. If your
project does not work when it is submitted you will receive a 0, even if you have a working project on your own
computer.
Extra Credit Policy:
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There will be no extra credit given.
Redo grades will be at instructors discretion. If an opportunity is assigned, missed projects or overly
incomplete turned in projects cannot be remade for credit.
Grades of "Incomplete":
The current university policy concerning incomplete grades will be followed in this course. Incomplete grades are given
only in situations where unexpected emergencies prevent a student from completing the course and the remaining work
can be completed the next semester. Your instructor is the final authority on whether you qualify for an incomplete.
Incomplete work must be finished by the end of the subsequent semester or the “I” will automatically be recorded as an
“F” on your transcript.
Course Policies: Technology and Media
Email Policy:
Students are required to check their email account and Canvas accounts multiple times, on a weekly basis for notices
concerning the course. Only contact the instructor using your Seminole email or Canvas messaging account. You will
not be contacted through any other email besides this one (gary.dufner@), or via web-courses on Canvas, so please,
check each week before class. It is a good idea to set your Canvas to send all notifications to your Seminole email to
avoid any confusion.
Emails must contain the following information to merit a response:
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Student’s last name and enrolled class number (GRA2144c) in subject line
Student’s full name (First and last) must be at the end of the email
Email response policy:
Emails that will not merit a response: (if an email containing a topic listed below is sent, you will simply be referred to
your syllabus)
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Questions concerning information clearly found on your course calendar and syllabus. (i.e., when are office
hours?, where do I find what i need to do?)
Excuses for failing to upload a project on time (i.e. internet or program/personal computer based issues). You
have access to the VAB lab all week, so be proactive and get your projects and assignments done early.
A question regarding when something is due. Check your assignment sheet and your course calendar.
Please allow up to 48hrs for email responses. If email is sent after 5pm, do not expect the reply until the following
business day. All emails sent on Friday after 5pm will be responded to the following Monday, so please plan your
questions accordingly.
Web-courses Policy:
This course will heavily use the Canvas web-course page. Students are required to check their course Canvas page
once per day to assure they are up-to-date on all course activities. All graded assessments will be submitted via the
GRA1244c Canvas page.
Canvas Site Breakdown (tabs found on the left side of your browser window)
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Home Tab: Here you will find a course calendar. This course calendar contains a more detailed breakdown of
your weekly expectations. You will find interactive links to your checklists and are expected to utilize this
calendar, and its content every week.
Syllabus Tab: Here you will find a breakdown of all the course policies and procedures.
Grades Tab: Grades will contain your points for each of your turned in assignments. Further explanation of
grades and expectations are listed below and in your assignment specification sheets.
Assignments Tab: Here you will find assignment breakdowns, examples, naming conventions, and turn in
procedures for your projects. To upload an assignment you must click on the assignment link and navigate
to the upload assignment area (usually on the right column of the specific assignment page).
Quizzes Tab: Here you will find access to any of your required quizzes for the course.