CET 721 Web authoring

COURSE SYLLABUS

  1. INSTITUTION: Dakota State University
  2. INSTRUCTOR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS:

    Haomin Wang, Ed. D
    College of Education
    Dakota State University
    Madison, SD 57042
    605-256-5052
    Haomin.Wang@dsu.edu

     
  3. SEMESTER/YEAR: Fall 2008
  4. COURSE PREFIX, NUMBER AND TITLE: CET 721 Web Authoring
  5. CREDIT HOURS: 1
  6. APPROVED COURSE DESCRIPTION:

    The course introduces and develops basic Web development concepts and skills for in educational settings.
  7. ADDITIONAL COURSE DESCRIPTION (OPTIONAL):
  8. PREREQUISITES: as required by course sequence of COE
  9. ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION:

    ADA STATEMENT    :

    If there is any student who has special needs for accommodation, please feel free to discuss the matter with the instructor. Students requiring accommodations need to contact Keith Bundy, the DSU ADA Academic Coordinator. He can be reached at (605) 256-5121, or Keith.Bundy@dsu.edu. The ADA Office is located in the Underground of Trojan Center.

    POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:
    1. Assignments: Assignments should be completed on time, especially assigned responsibilities in any group project and team work. Any delay may affect the course evaluation.
    2. Academic Honesty: All course work by students should be the result of the individual student's research, thought, preparation, and development efforts. Plagiarism and work that is prepared by others outside of the enrolled class and submitted as original work by the student is reason for punitive actions which may include dismissal and other serious actions by the university.
       
  10. TEXTBOOK AND OTHER REFERENCES:

    Required Readings:

    Posted on the course site in WebCT

    Recommended Readings:
  1. COMPUTER EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE REQUIRED:

 

  1. CORE OBJECTIVES:

objectives

measurement

standards

To acquire a knowledge base of existing and emerging Web authoring concepts and technology and be aware of their implementation requirements and instructional values

Weekly assignments, quizzes, projects

COE Standard 1, 4; NCATE 1

To acquire a set of guidelines for developing hypermedia environment that is expected to facilitate information processing

Assignments, quizzes, projects

COE Standard 2, 3, 7; NCATE 1, 4

To become competent in using some of the most popular Web authoring tools

Weekly assignments, projects

COE Standard 11; NCATE 1, 3

To become aware of the ethical and legal issues involved in the use of hypermedia for educational purposes, particularly copyright and intellectual property

Weekly assignments, discussion, quizzes, projects

COE Standard 12; NCATE Standard 1

 

  1. INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGIES:

1.      Concepts and practice integrated: This course will integrate concepts in multimedia and hypermedia and practical skills in multimedia and hypermedia design and development for educational purposes.

2.      Learning approach: Student-centered, explorative, constructive, and collaborative learning will be the principal approach used in this course. A greater portion of the course work will be project-based and require students to develop task analysis and problem solving skills.
 

  1. COURSE OUTLINE:
    1. Course overview
    2. Hypermedia defined and explored
    3. Internet and Web protocols
    4. Web development languages
    5. Web development tools
    6. FrontPage site management
    7. FrontPage content management
    8. Hypermedia navigation and information processing
    9. Visual literacy and Gestalt principles
    10. Dynamic, interactive Web content
    11. Archive and back up
       
  1. EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

    Course evaluation will be based on an integrated consideration of the following components:

·          Assignments = 50%

·         Projects = 50%

 

  1. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY/RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES:

Note: The syllabus is subject to change and updating without prior notice.