CIW Professional Designer
Syllabus
CIW Professional Designer—MSD 105 & MSD 106
Summer, 2011
General Course Information
Instructor: Jason Graham
Phone: 270-300-4890
E-mail: jason@jasongraham.net
Web site: http://sullivanita2012.groups.live.com
Classroom: 142
Class Times: Saturdays 9am-4:30pm
Prerequisites: N/A
Textbooks:
 MSD 105
o Internet Business Foundations
Published by: ComputerPREP/ Prosoft Learning Corporation
o Site Development Foundations
Published by: ComputerPREP/ Prosoft Learning Corporation
o Network Technology Foundations
Published by: ComputerPREP/ Prosoft Learning Corporation
 MSD 106
o Design Methodology and Technology (Volumes 1 and 2)
Published by: ComputerPREP/Prosoft Learning Corporation
Certifications:
This class can lead to two certifications, if you take and pass the associated Certification Exams
 CIW Associate (MSD 105)
o CIW Foundations Exam (Exam #1D0-510)
 CIW Internet Web Professional (MSD 106)
o CIW Site Design Exam (Exam #1D0-520)
Course Outcomes
MSD 105 will introduce you to IT business roles, website development and design, and basic
networking concepts. You will learn website development and design fundamentals using
technologies such as Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Extensible HTML (XHTML),
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), graphical user interface (GUI) authoring tools in order to master
Web Site Development Essentials, Web Design Elements, Basic Web Technologies, Advanced
Web Technologies, and Internet Security. The course material for the first half of the quarter
prepares you for the CIW Foundations Exam.
The second half of this quarter, MSD 106, will build on all of the site design concepts that you
were introduced to in the first half. This course will include a more in-depth look into Web Site
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Design concepts with even more hands-on practice with the tools needed to be a successful web
site designer. The course material for this half of the quarter prepares you for the CIW Site
Designer Exam.
Specific topic coverage includes:
 Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)
 Extensible HTML (XHTML)
 Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
 Graphical User Interface (GUI) authoring tools
 Web Site Development Essentials
 Web Design Elements
 Basic Web Technologies
 Advanced Web Technologies
 Web Site Design Best Practices and Accessibility
 Internet Security
 JavaScript
Assessment of Course Outcomes
 Students will demonstrate basic HTML and Website Design skills
 Pass all quizzes, tests, projects
 Students will possess the foundational knowledge for CIW Foundations and CIW Site
Designer Certification Exams
Web Site
Everyone will be sent an invitation to join our Group Web Site on Windows Live:
http://sullivanmsita2010-2011.groups.live.com. One of your first assignments will be to create a
FREE Windows Live Account, if you do not already have one. This site will contain the class
schedule and assignments, and it will be used as a drop box for assignments and a collaboration
portal for class projects. All assignments that are to be turned in will be turned in on this website
unless specifically noted otherwise.
E-Mail
All students are requested to obtain an e-mail account. If you have any questions about the
course or need assistance, please contact me by email (first) or by telephone. Please note that as
an adjunct instructor, I am not a full-time staff member at Sullivan University. I will make every
attempt to get back with you to answer any questions or concerns that you may have as quickly
as possible. However, do to the nature of my work outside of Sullivan I will primarily have to
respond back in the evenings after normal business hours.
Grading and Evaluation Criteria
You will be graded in this class on a 1000 point scale.
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Grade
A
B
C
D
F
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Points
900-1000
800-899
700-799
600-699
599 and Below

10% Attendance. I am flexible and understanding when it comes to attendance;
however, I do require a 24 hour notice if you will not be able to make it to class. Any
absences that I am not made aware of in the proper time frame will result in a deduction
of points.

10% Homework. It is not my intention to burden students down with busywork for the
sake of busywork. Due to the length of this quarter and the vastness of information that it
covers, there is a necessity for some of the material to be covered on your own
throughout the week in the form of homework assignments. Along with these readings I
will occasionally let you know when I expect you to complete and turn-in labs or chapter
assessments as homework.

20% Quizzes. A quiz will be administered every Friday based on material covered the
weekend before and reading assignments from the week prior. Your grade will be
counted from your 10 best out of 11 quizzes.

20% Midterm Exam. A Midterm Exam will be administered to gauge how well you’ve
kept pace with the first half of the quarter. There will be approximately 50 questions on
this exam covering topics from all three books covered up to that point. It is possible that
we may be able to go ahead and schedule the first Certification Exam at midterm. If so,
and if you choose to take it, I will give you the option to count either your Certification
Exam score or your Midterm Exam score as your midterm score. However, everyone
MUST take the Midterm Exam.

40% Final Project. Your final project will be to create a personal website that
incorporates the web design techniques that you’ve learned throughout the class. You
will receive more detailed instructions later on in the quarter.
DreamSpark and ELMS
As a Sullivan Student there are several free software packages and resources available for free to
you. You can sign up for some of these tools at www.DreamSpark.com. Also, we will be able
to get access information emailed to you for ELMS, which contains some of the same software
as well as many others, at around week 3 of the quarter. Some software may require a small fee.
Online Learning
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Microsoft has some free training online that may be of interest to you at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/beginner/bb308786.aspx. They have a three-tier system laid
out to present information from a beginner through advanced level. Tier one is the one best
suited for the information presented in this class. You will not be tested on the information from
this site. I am letting you know about it solely for your personal use if you choose to use it.
Please note, if you find any material in these online training materials from Microsoft that seems
contradictory to information that you have learned in this class, then for the purposes of class
quizzes, tests, projects, and the CIW certification exams you must be sure to apply the
information acquired through the class and the course material from CIW.
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Week by Week Course Outline—Tentative Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. Also, some of the chapter readings and labs will be assigned as homework
throughout the week.
Weekly Dates
Text
Activity
Week 1
Internet Business
Foundations
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Week 2
Internet Business
Foundations
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
6: E-Mail and Personal Information Management
7: Internet Services and Tools
8: Internet Communication
9: Internet Security
10: IT Project and Program Management
Site Development
Foundations
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
Site Development
Foundations
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
7: Web Forms
8: Image Techniques
9: HTML Frames
10: GUI HTML Editors
11: Advanced Web Technologies
12: E-Commerce Practices
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
Lesson
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Network Technology
Foundations
Midterm Exam
Week 6
Design Methodology and
Technology
Certification Exam
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
Introduction to IT Business and Careers
Introduction to Internet Technology
Web Browsing
Multimedia on the Web
Databases and Web Search Engines
Introduction to Web Site Development
Markup Language and Site Development Essentials
XHTML Coding
Horizontal Rules and Graphical Elements
Hyperlinks
HTML Tables
Introduction to Networking
TCP/IP Suite and Internet Addressing
Internetworking Servers
Hardware and Operating System Maintenance
Network Security and Personal Privacy Protection
Lesson 1: Overview of Web Design Concepts
Lesson 2: Web Development Teams
Lesson 3: Web Project Management Fundamentals
Lesson 4: Web Site Development Process
Lesson 5: Web Page Layout and Elements
Lesson 6: Web Site Usability and Accessibility
Week 7
Design Methodology and
Technology
Lesson 7: Browsers
Lesson 8: Navigation Concepts
Lesson 9: Web Graphics
Lesson 10: Multimedia and the Web
Lesson 11: Ethical and Legal Issues in Web Development
Lesson 12: HTML and the Evolution of Markup
Week 8
Design Methodology and
Technology
Lesson 13: XML and XHTML
Lesson 14: Web Page Structure — Tables and Framesets
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Final Project Assigned
Week 9
Week 10
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Lesson 15: Cascading Style Sheets
Lesson 16: Site Content and Metadata
Lesson 17: Site Development with Microsoft Expression Web 2 —
Introduction
Lesson 18: Site Development with Expression Web 2 — Basic
Features
Design Methodology and
Technology
Lesson 19: Site Development with Expression Web 2— Advanced
Features
Lesson 20: Site Development with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 —
Introduction
Lesson 21: Site Development with Dreamweaver CS4 — Basic
Features
Lesson 22: Site Development with Dreamweaver CS4 — Advanced
Features
Lesson 23: Creating Web Pages with Open-Source Tools
Lesson 24: Image Editing with Adobe Fireworks CS4
Design Methodology and
Technology
Lesson 25: Multimedia with Adobe Flash CS4
Lesson 26: Multimedia with Flash CS4 — Timeline, Layers,
Symbols and Buttons
Lesson 27: Multimedia with Flash CS4 — Tweens
Lesson 28: Multimedia with Flash CS4 — Movie Clips
Lesson 29: Multimedia with Flash CS4 — ActionScript, Masks and
Practical Uses
Lesson 30: JavaScript and DHTML Fundamentals
Final Project Due on Friday
Week 11
Design Methodology and
Technology
Lesson 31: Plug-Ins and Java Applets
Lesson 32: HTTP Servers and Web Applications
Lesson 33: Databases
Lesson 34: Web Site Publishing and Maintenance
Introduction to Server-Side Controls, Code and the C# Language
Please see the instructor’s separate course outline for how grades for the course will be determined,
assignments, exams, due dates, any late submission policy, etc.
Active Participation: Sullivan University cares that students attend their courses. Just as showing up for
work is critically important to job security and work effectiveness, showing up for class is critically
important for mastering the career skills and concepts necessary to obtain, maintain, and be promoted
on a job. Every effort should be made to attend and academically engage in every class and/or
laboratory session. If it becomes necessary for a student to drop a course, or to withdraw from school
entirely, an official withdrawal form should be completed in Enrollment Services at the Louisville
campus, in Academic Services at the Lexington campus, in the Administrative Office at the Fort Knox
campus, and/or for online courses, by contacting the online academic services staff at
online@sullivan.edu. All students who withdraw or are withdrawn from the University are required to
complete a Financial Aid Exit Interview with the Financial Planning Department.
As of the winter, 2013 term, attendance will be recorded for each class meeting and absences that
exceed the standards of this policy will result in students being administratively dropped from the
course(s) affected. Attendance is taken and instructors are directed to report student attendance
through the University’s student records management system.
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Students should be aware that credit hours associated with a course require a significant amount of
work outside formal instruction.
For more information about attendance and credit hours—including the variations that apply to labs,
live, and online courses—please see the current catalog online, accessible through the student portal.
Academic Integrity: Cheating and plagiarism are serious offenses against the University’s Academic
Integrity and are consequently strictly prohibited. All students must familiarize themselves with the
University policy on Academic Integrity.
Penalties for cheating and plagiarism are described in the University policy on Academic Integrity in the
current catalog. They can include failure for the assignment, failure for the course, or dismissal from the
University. For the complete Cheating/Plagiarism policy, please see the current catalog.
Students with Disabilities: Students who have disabilities that may impact their performance in this
course should follow the process described under the heading Disabled Student Services in the current
catalog.
NOTE: The items below do not apply to online courses.
Plus Friday: Plus Friday is one of Sullivan University’s unique approaches to assist students
academically. This academic “extra” is designed to provide more individualized help for students who
are behind in their studies, miss class during the week, or just want to get ahead for the next week. Full
time faculty are on campus from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (part time faculty are available by
appointment) to provide assistance. For more details about Plus Friday, please see the catalog.
General Dress Standards: Students are expected to review and understand the dress guidelines under
the heading Dress Standards in the current catalog. Although these standards may not satisfy everyone’s
desire for personal dress freedom, we believe appropriate dress is important for the overall professional
business image. Because we believe this is a constructive and vital part of your professional
development, students are asked to follow these dress standards. These general dress standards will be
enforced by the University faculty, staff and administration.
Professional Dress Wednesday: On Wednesdays, day students are to dress as if they were going on a
job interview. Students who are not appropriately and professionally dressed will not be permitted to
attend class. This particular dress requirement is not applicable to evening students.
Effective: January 2013
Version: 3.6
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