Saturday, 15 May 2010, 9 am

Add Code May Be Needed for Summer CSS Class

If you've just finished the Spring 2010, in person, HTML-2 class with me, and want to enroll in the Summer CSS (CS-50.11C) online class, you'll very likely need an Add Code, as there are already 26 students enrolled. If the system blocks your registration, email me to request an Add Code as I want you to be able to join us for the summer class.

Friday, 14 May 2010, 1 pm

Final Grades Available

Email me if you have any questions. Please be aware that if I overlooked recording a score, or if I might agree to add points back to an assignment for whatever reason, if the point difference doesn't result in a change in your Letter Grade, there is no reason to make the change to the scores in the gradebook. Letter Grades are the only thing submitted to Admissions & Records, not point scores or percentages -- an A is still an A, whether it derives from a point score average of 89.5%, or more than 100% because of extra credit points.

Muiz Out of Town 15 - 22 May

I'll be on retreat and off the grid (NOT checking email), for a week, leaving Saturday 15 May, and returning late Saturday, 22 May, so I'll respond to any questions either before I leave, or after I return. I'll hold off submitting grades officially until I return, in order to avoid the possibility of having to submit a grade change form, in the event that any situation arises that would change your letter grade.

Good Luck With Your Continuing XHTML & CSS Adventures

I hope that despite the stress and frustration that all of you experienced at one point or another, during this class, that you feel it has benefited you, and that you have learned something worthwhile.

I've enjoyed working with you during this course, and want to congratulate all of you for sticking with it, for pushing through the difficult patches, and for all of the hard work you've engaged in.

Keep practicing the skills you've learned so that they become permanent, and continue to look at the code that produces other pages out on the net. In addition to an organized class, studying the code created by other designers is one of the best ways to learn more XHTML & CSS.

Take More Web Development Courses

I want to encourage you to pursue more courses in the Web development field. You may also want to become certified in Web Development. To learn more about this process view this video

http://www.santarosa.edu/cis/promo/web/web-cert.mov

Here are some classes I recommend you take after completing this course:

Summer 2010 Course Recommendations

*CIS-50.11C - Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (HTML-3)
PRE-REQUISITE: Successful completion of CS-50.11B (HTML-2)

If you would like to learn more about CSS, I encourage you to enroll in this semester length class were the subject is presented in depth. To learn more about this class watach this video

http://www.santarosa.edu/cis/promo/web/css-promo.mov

As I joked in class, this is CSS Bootcamp! It is is the full semester, 17 week course, offered in accelerated format during the summer session, so that it can be completed in 8 weeks. The pacing is TWICE as fast as it would be during the spring or fall semesters. It is very worthhwile, but demands a lot of time during the summer, so don't attempt it naively. If you're also planning on taking other courses that require a lot of work , and if you're working full time, it may be too much purely on a time management level.

*CS-53.11: Dreamweaver
This course introduces students to a software program that creates XHTML code for you, and provides a lot of support for CSS code.

Dreamweaver is a very useful tool for creating pages more quickly and efficiently (no code typos). I use Dreamweaver to build all of my sites. I would recommend that as you learn the program, you view the XHTML code the software is creating, since sometimes it produces unexpected results, which you can correct by editing the code that Dreamweaver has created.

*CS-70.11A & CS-70.11B: Adobe Photoshop 1 and 2
Students interested in the Design aspect of Web Development should enroll in these 2 courses.

*CS-10: Computer Science Fundamentals I
Students interested in Web programming should enroll in Computer Science Fundamentals I

Fall 2010 Course Recommendations

*CS-50.11B: Creating Web Pages with XHTML & CSS II (HTML-2)
This is the second half of the X/HTML course, and picks up where HTML-1 finished. If you plan to head towards a career in web design, you need this course to complete your introduction to this fundamental subject. In it you'll learn more XTHML and CSS: the properties for styling boxes, more work with the DIV tag to create logical segments on a page, so that the CSS layout properties can produce a variety of 2-column page layouts, how to create tables and style them, how to create interactive web forms, and how to use Server Side Includes (SSI) to make maintaining and updating a multiple page website much easier and more efficient.

*CIS-50.11C - Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (HTML-3)
PRE-REQUISITE: Successful completion of CS-50.11B (HTML-2)

If you would like to learn more about CSS, I encourage you to enroll in this semester length class were the subject is presented in depth. To learn more about this class watach this video

http://www.santarosa.edu/cis/promo/web/css-promo.mov

*CS-50.21A & CS-50.21B Web Design using CSS & Graphics 1 and 2
In this class you will apply the HTML and CSS you learned in CS 50.11 A & B to websites created for mock clients. Using templates from our textbook you will modify the CSS, create original images and create web site designs for 3 "clients".

If you want to go beyond code and start focusing on creating sites that look professional then this class is for you. Watch this video to see what the class covers

http://www.santarosa.edu/cis/promo/web/cs50.21.mov

*CS-53.11: Dreamweaver
This course introduces students to a software program that creates XHTML code for you, and provides a lot of support for CSS code.

Dreamweaver is a very useful tool for creating pages more quickly and efficiently (no code typos). I use Dreamweaver to build all of my sites. I would recommend that as you learn the program, you view the XHTML code the software is creating, since sometimes it produces unexpected results, which you can correct by editing the code that Dreamweaver has created.

*GR 72 - Principles of Screen Design

*CS-70.11A & CS-70.11B: Adobe Photoshop 1 and 2
Students interested in the Design aspect of Web Development should enroll in these 2 courses.

*CS-10: Computer Science Fundamentals I
Students interested in Web programming should enroll in Computer Science Fundamentals I

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