IS 3053: Website Design and Management
Northeastern State University
College of Business & Technology
Department of Information Systems & Technology
Tahlequah, OK
Spring 2012

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1. INSTRUCTOR:

	Name:		Dr. Bill Rosener
	Office:		221-D Business and Technology   (Office Hours)
	Phone:		(918) 444-2923
	Homepage:		http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~rosener
	E-mail:

2. COURSE TITLE AND NUMBER: Title:   Website Design and Management Number:   IS 3053 Credit:   3 hours undergraduate credit Class URL: http://arapaho.nsuok.edu/~rosener/is3053

CLASS DAYS & TIME: ONLINE (Section numbers: 30949 and 32225)

3. PREREQUISITES:

IS 1003 or equivalent

4. CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF COURSE:

This course is an introduction to designing and managing web sites and developing e-business solutions. Topics include: HTML markup tags (tables, image maps), graphics (retouching, clipping, adding drop shadows, creating animated and transparent images), HTML forms, CSS, and JavaScript. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of instructor.

5. COURSE PURPOSE:

• To develop hands-on skills in designing and maintaining Web documents.
• To teach students how to design and create professionally looking images.
• To help students find and use online resources.

6. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:

After completing this course, students should be able to:

• Read, revise, and write HTML source code.
• Design and create professionally looking images.
• Understand cascading style sheets (CSS).
• Communicate website design solutions to users in a professional manner utilizing different methods of communication and media.
• Strengthen their ability to comprehend and synthesize information; and improve their writing, oral, and critical thinking skills.

7. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

OPTIONAL: Below are listed some textbooks the student might find helpful.

• Laura Lemay, Rafe Colburn Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day, ©2011, (ISBN 0-672-33096-2).
• Laura Lemay, Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and CSS in One Hour a Day, ©2006, (ISBN 0-672-32886-0).
• Laura Lemay, Sams Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML and XHTML in 21 Days, ©2003, 4th edition, (ISBN 0-672-32519-5).
• Kate Binder, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours, ©2008,   (ISBN 978-0-672-33042-1)

Additional course materials will be provided as handouts, assigned URLs, or placed on the Web. Students might consider purchasing a USB flash drive (e.g., JumpDrive). These portable storage devices can be very helpful in storing, carrying, and transferring information between home and school. All students are expected to have their accounts on the NSU networks by the end of the first week of the semester.

8. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

The expected course outcomes will be realized through a variety of instructional strategies including: training videos, lecture notes, textbook, and other related readings and activities.

9. STUDENT PERFORMANCE ACTIVITIES:

• All work is to be prepared and submitted according to the directions given.
• Extended illness, injury, or emergency situations will be handled on a case-by-case basis at the professor's discretion.

10. ASSIGNMENT DUE DATES:

See "Steps to completing this course" for assignment due dates.

11. STUDENT EVALUATION:

Points   Initial task* 20   Assignments** 360   Final Exam/Project 40   Portfolio 20     Total 440   *Obtain space, complete syllabus agreement **Complete 36 of the 40 assignments. (10 points each)

The point assignments shown above are approximate and the actual point assignments at the end of the semester may vary from the breakdown shown above.

12. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT & OTHER REGULATIONS:

The link (http://offices.nsuok.edu/academicaffairs/SyllabiInformation.aspx) contains required information regarding:

• Academic Misconduct
• American Disabilities Act Compliance
• Inclement Weather/Disaster Policy
• Teach Act
• Accessibility
• Release of Confidential Information