Presentations:

Thursday October 20 Curran, Rantz

Tuesday October 25 Reifsnyder, Robinson

Tuesday, November 1 Rodia, Simpson

Thursday November 3 Snellings, Spencer

Tuesday November 8 Strawderman, Dizikes

Take-home Test 1

• Distributed in class.
  
  
• Test must be handed by class time on Thursday October 27, 2005.
  
  
• You may use any resources in print or electronic form provided that you do not copy any work of a student in this class. Be sure to cite the resources you use.
  
  
• Your statements and conclusions need to be supported by the references you cite.
  
  
• While I appreciate your opinion, the materials you turn in for this exam are not opinion pieces. Avoid using first person pronouns.
  
  
• You must prepare these answers entirely on your own. Honor Code is to be followed and upheld for this test.
  
  
• Answers must be typed. Hand written work not acceptable.
  
  
• Paper copy only accepted for this work.
  
  
• In order to receive full credit for an answer your writing should adhere to the style guidelines on the Web page "September 13, 2005," http://people.umw.edu/~ernie/cpsc104/09132005.html.
  
  
• Use APA style for citations and references.
  
  
• Remember that Internet is written using an uppercase I, and you may not use the terms "basically" and "user-friendly."
  
  
• Make your writing clear, precise, and to the point. Use the active voice.
  
  
• Feel free to get in touch with me if you need clarification on any of the questions, or if you'd like me to look at a draft of your work..

Tables:

To use a table arrangement in a Web page you use a format such as

<table>
<tr>
<td>this is the first cell in the first row</td>
<td>second cell in the first row</td>
<td> Third cell in that same row</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td>this is the first cell in the second row</td>
<td>second cell in the second row</td>
<td> Third cell in that same row</td>
</tr>

You can also do this with Mozilla Composer. Rearrange the following into a table of the form

my favorite really red sepia horse

in the woods looking up looking down

Using tables in web pages.

Using Mozilla composer modify your portfolio page so that your labs and assignments are put into tables as follows

Labs:

Title	Description	URL
title of the Web page as a hyperlink, e.g., Lab1	description, e.g. A most excellent lab	URL to the page as a hyperlink, e.g.,http://students.umw.edu/~me

Assignments:

Title	Description	URL

 

Your Web project

• One of the requirements of the course is that you develop a Web project. Minimally the project will result in a Web site - at least three linked pages. The purpose of the project is to give you an opportunity to develop and exhibit your skills at writing for the Web and preparing information for use on the Web.
• The project will be assessed by me in the following areas:
  • Content - depth & quality
  • Technical correctness
  • Design - style
  • Design - function
  • Navigation
  • Usability
• The project will be on a topic drawn from one of the major areas of the course:
  • technology - how the Internet and the Web operates; for example, a guide to using an aspect of the Internet or the Web
  • information - a guide to information on the Web or ways to discover information; examples include a subject guide to a topic, a biography, and a thorough explanation of a topic
  • issues - legal or ethical issues related to the Internet or the Web; examples include a discussion and presentation of issues related to copyright, privacy, sharing information, civil liberties, ethical business practices, and filtering information.
• Send me an email by November 1 that tells me about your project - include the topic, your purpose, the intended audience, and the scope of the project. Here is an example proposal.
• Notes on Web Design

Using Mozilla Composer.

Two guides/tutorials:

• " Using Mozilla Composer," http://training.binghamton.edu/navdisplay.asp?navfilename=NAV-MOZ1, from the Technology Training Center, Binghamton University
• " Making a Web Page using Mozilla Composer, " http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/webdev/mozilla/mozillastart3.html, from The University of Texas School of Information. Includes a video tutorial.

Online help is available. Click on Help in the menu bar, select Help Contents, and then click on Creating Web Pages in the left navigation bar.

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