CS403

About CS403

Course Goals:
CS403 (Weaving The Web) is an introductory course covering basic topics relating to the Internet. Subjects discussed include e-mail, newsgroups, mailing lists, file transfer, telnet, the World Wide Web, Web browsers, search engines, and extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML). A large portion of this course focuses on Web publishing. Security and privacy issues, and commerce and legal issues are also discussed. Students are expected to have no previous experience with XHTML. They will acquire new skills as well as broad understanding of the technical possibilities of living and working in an online society and its implications. Prior to Fall 2008 this course was called Online Network Exploration.
Web Site Address:
http://pubpages.unh.edu/~cs403d/403
The URL is case sensitive - it must be typed exactly as indicated so you might consider bookmarking it!
To access the Power Point slide links on the Summaries page you will need to know the username and password for this site (it is not the username and password you use to access your Blackboard account at UNH). The username and password were given the first day of class and you can ask Ellen what they are if you have forgotten them or just plain missed it.
Class Times:
Except on days when we have exams or a quiz, feel free to attend one of my other sections of CS403 if you can not make it to your assigned section. On exam and quiz days, you must attend your assigned section.
  • Section 01: TR 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm in Parsons NB22.
  • Section 03: TR 11:10 am - 12:30 pm in Parsons NB22.
  • Section 04: TR 9:40 am - 11:00 am in Parsons NB22.
Students with Disabilities:
The University is committed to providing students with documented disabilities equal access to all university programs and facilities. If you think you have a disability requiring accommodations, you must register with Disability Services for Students (DSS). Contact DSS at (603) 862-2607. If you have received Accommodation Letters for this course from DSS, please provide me with that information privately, in my office, so that we can review those accommodations.

Text

Text Book:
Cover image of Stylin' with CSS text book
Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide, Second Edition
By: Charles Wyke-Smith
Published by: New Riders 2007
ISBN: 0-321-52556-7
Available at the UNH bookstore, Durham Book Exchange, Amazon, or you can access the electronic version at the University for free.
Optional Text Book:
Cover image of HTML Dog text book
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML & CSS
By: Patrick Griffiths
Published by: New Riders 2007
ISBN: 0-321-31139-6
Available at the UNH bookstore, Durham Book Exchange, Amazon, or you can access the electronic version at the University for free.


Instructor

Instructor: Ellen Hepp (ehepp@cisunix.unh.edu)

TAs

Grader: TBA

Calendar

Important Dates for CS403 Sections 01, 03, 04 Fall 2011
  Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri
CS403 Sections 01, 03, and 04 Important Dates Fall 2011
Week 1
Slides:
  08/30/11 Welcome!
Intro to CS403
  09/1/11 Email  
Week 2
Slides: Read Stylin':
Introduction & Ch. 1
  9/6/11 Basic XHTML;
Steps to set up your Web page
  9/8/11 Basic XHTML (con't) 9/9/11 HW Assignment 1 due - 9:00pm
Week 3
Slides: Read Stylin':
Ch. 2
  9/13/11 Basic XHTML (finish)   9/15/11 Watch
digital_nation
9/16/11 HW Assignment 2 due - 9:00pm
Week 4
Read Stylin':
Ch. 3
  9/20/11 UNIX   9/22/11 Unix (finish)  
Week 5
Slides: Read:
How the Web Was Won
  9/27/11 Internet Timeline
UNIX Quiz
  9/29/11 Internet Timeline (finish);
Internet Basics
9/30/11 HW Assignment 3 due - 9:00pm
Week 6
Slides: Read:
Web Style Guide
Ch. 3,4, & 5
  10/4/11 Internet Basics;
World Wide Web
  10/6/11 World Wide Web  
Week 7
Prepare for exam;
Complete Assignment 4
  10/11/11 Follow Monday Schedule
No CS403
  10/13/11 Exam 1 - during class 10/14/11 HW Assignment 4 due - 9:00pm Mid-Semester
Week 8
Slides: Read Stylin':
Ch. 4
  10/18/11 Cascading Style Sheets   10/20/11 Cascading Style Sheets (con't)  
Week 9
Read Stylin':
Ch. 5
  10/25/11 Cascading Style Sheets   10/27/11 Cascading Style Sheets
(finish)
10/28/11 HW Assignment 5 due - 9:00pm
Week 10
Slides:
  11/1/11 Forms   11/3/11 cgiemail  
Week 11
Slides:
  11/8/11 Graphics for the WWW   11/10/11 Searching the WWW 11/11/11 HW Assignment 6 due - 9:00pm
Week 12
Slides:
  11/15/11 Searching the WWW (con't)   11/17/11 Telnet and FTP  
Week 13
Slides:
  11/22/11 TBA   11/24/11 Happy Thanksgiving!
No CS403
 
Week 14
Complete Assignment 7;
Prepare for exam
  11/29/11 TBA
HW Assignment 7 due - 9:00pm
  12/1/11 Exam 2 - during class  
Week 15
Complete Final Project
  12/6/11 Projects Due
at the beginning of your class
Project Demos begin
There is no class today - I will be in my office from 8:30 until 12:30 for any last minute questions pertaining to the final project!
  12/8/11 Projects Due
at the beginning of your class
Project Demos begin