Class Information
CMPS 335 Advanced Web Publishing -- Spring 2002



    Instructor:   Dr. James Hu
          Office:   CLB 327F
Office Hours:   Posted (at office and on the Internet)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Design and publishing of Web pages with advanced techniques to add functionality and interactivity to Web pages. Topics include image maps, dynamic HTML, cascading style sheets, JavaScript scripting, and Perl CGI programming.

TEXT
  1. Elizabeth Castro, PERL and CGI for the World Wide Web, Peachpit Press, 1999.
  2. Tom Negrino and Dori Smith, JavaScript for the World Wide Web, Peachpit Press, 1999.
  3. Jason Teague, DHTML and CSS for the World Wide Web, Peachpit Press, 2001.
EXAMINATIONS, ASSIGNMENTS, and GRADING
     Tests (2)            200 Points
     Quizzes (2)           60 Points
     Lab Assignments (8)   50 Points
     Final Exam           100 Points
    
  Normally, there will be no make-up tests or quizzes. A missed
  test or quiz with an acceptable excuse will be filled in by
  a makeup test taken at the final exam time.  Only one missed
  test and one missed quiz will be allowed.  Semester grades will
  be determined according to the following scale. However, the grades
  may be adjusted at the discretion of the instructor based on the
  class attendance and completion of assignments.

    A  90 - 100 (semester average)
    B  80 -  89.9
    C  70 -  70.9
    D  60 -  69.9
    F   0 -  59.9
CLASS ATTENDANCE
  Attendance regulations of the University will be 
  followed.  All students are expected to attend classes regularly and 
  punctually.  Excessive absences may jeopardize a student's scholastic 
  standing.
SYUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
  If you are a qualified student with a 
  disability seeking aaccommodations under the Americans with Disabilities 
  Act, you are required to self-identify with the Office of Student Life, 
  Room 202, Student Union.
CLASSROOM DECORUM
  Free discussion, inquiry, and expression are encouraged in this class.
  Classroom behavior that interferes with either (a) the instructor's
  ability to conduct the class or (b) the ability of students to benefit
  from the instructor is not acceptable.  Examples include routinely
  entering class late or departing early; use of beepers, cellular
  telephones, or other electronic devices; repeatedly talking in class
  without being recognized; talking while others are speaking; or
  arguing in a way that is perceived as "crossing the civility line."
  In the event of a situation where a student legitimately needs to carry
  a beeper or cellular telephone to class, prior notice and approval of
  the instructor is required.
The last day to withdraw from classes is Friday, October 26, 2001.