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Course Syllabus IT237 Web Design 2 revised 6/25/10 Course Start Date: 06/14/2010 Course End Date: 08/15/2010
Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document.
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Facilitator Information
Jeanne Hart-Convery [email protected] (University of Phoenix) [email protected] (Personal) 609.647.0606 (Eastern)
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Facilitator Availability I am available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. On Saturdays, I tend to be online in the afternoons. If these times are not convenient for you, please let me know. I will be happy to accommodate your schedule, if possible. I provide you with these times to make it easier to communicate with me, and not to limit our contact. I want you to know that, should you need to contact me outside these time frames, you should not hesitate to do so.
For emergencies, when you are not able to gain access to messages on the Online Learning System (OLS), please send a message to my personal email address. In the event a third party needs to contact me, please direct them to my contact information listed under "facilitator information." No third party should use your login credentials to gain access to the classroom.
Where to Go to Class Main: This is the main forum for the class and is where discussion is conducted. It has read-and-write access for everyone. Chat-Room: This is a read-and-write access forum. It is designed as a place to discuss issues not related to the course content. This is the forum to which we will send our bios. Course-Materials: This is a read-only forum, which means you can read messages here but cannot send any. This is where I will post the course syllabus and materials. Individual Forum: You will see one forum with your name on it. This is a private forum, shared only by you and me, the facilitator. Your classmates will not have access to this forum. You can ask questions here. However, if you have general questions about instructions of assignments, please post those in the Main forum, since other students may benefit by that exchange as well.
Where to Submit Your Assignments Assignment Section: This is where you will submit all formal assignments. Navigate to the Assignments link on eCampus. Locate the link to Assignments and submit your assignment as an attachment. You are not to submit any assignments to you Individual Forum anymore so make sure that ALL assignments are submitted to the Homework Folder.
Policies For class policies, please see the "Policies" link on the left side of the Materials page for the course on eCampus. Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within that link. University policies are subject to change so please be sure to read them at the beginning of each class as it may have changed since your last class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities it is important you read the policies governing your current class modality.
Technical Support Technical Support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 1-877-832-4867, or use the e-mail support form. Answers to the most common issues are found in the Knowledge Base by clicking Help, found at the top of every student Web site.
Feedback Each week, I will provide grades or scores and comments on your assignments.
Grading Formula
Points Grade
950+ A
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900-940 A-
870-890 B+
840-860 B
800-830 B-
770-790 C+
740-760 C
700-730 C-
670-690 D+
640-660 D
600-630 D-
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Point Values and Due Dates for Course Assignments
ASSIGNMENTS Points (Week 1) Due Bio, 2 DQs, 1 Checkpoint Discussion Questions Due Tuesday and Thursday Participation All week Tuesday to Sunday 12am Phoenix Time CheckPoint: Toolwire Tutorials and Toolwire Lab: Creating a Basic Web Page Due Day 5, Friday
10 10 50
(Week 2) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 1 Exercise & 1 Assignment CheckPoint: CSS Description Types Due Day 3, Tuesday Exercise: Project Proposal Due Day 5, Friday Assignment: Toolwire Lab: Adding an Embedded Style Sheet to Modify Headings Due Day 7, Sunday
50 10 100
(Week 3) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 2 DQs CheckPoint: Home Page, Due Day 5, Friday Discussion Questions Due Tuesday and Thursday Participation All week Tuesday to Sunday 12am Phoenix Time
50 10 10
(Week 4) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 1 Assignment CheckPoint: Absolute and Relative Links Due Day 3, Wednesday Assignment: Expanding Your Web Site Due Day 7, Sunday
50 100
(Week 5) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 2 DQs CheckPoint: Graphic Elements and Images, Due Day 5, Friday Discussion Questions Due Tuesday and Thursday Participation All week Tuesday to Sunday 12am Phoenix Time
50 10 10
(Week 6) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 1 Assignment CheckPoint: Quick Check - Due Day 3, Tuesday Assignment: Layout With CSS Due Day 7, Sunday
50 100
(Week 7) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 2 DQs CheckPoint: Forms Due Day 5, Friday Discussion Questions Due Tuesday and Thursday Participation All week Tuesday to Sunday 12am Phoenix Time
50 10 10
(Week 8) Due - 1 Checkpoint, 1 Assignment CheckPoint: Professional Standards Due Day 3, Wednesday Assignment: Web Site Publishing Process Due Day 7, Sunday
50 100
(Week 9) Due - 1 Capstone, 1 Final Project Capstone Question - Due Day 2, Tuesday Participation All week Tuesday to Sunday 12am Phoenix Time Final project: Refine Your Site Due Sunday 12am Phoenix Time
20 80 10
Total 1000
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Week One
Week One: Introduction to HTML and XHTML
Identify basic HTML tags and attributes. Compare basic XHTML tags and attributes to DHTML and HTML. Explain the importance of viewing and testing markup code in various Web browsers. Develop HTML code that displays content in a Web browser.
Week 1 - Weekly Reminders
Discussion Questions
Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.
DQ 1 Due Tuesday - Why is it important to test your Web pages in various Web browsers? Post a 100- to 150 word response based on the readings this week and additional Internet research. Cite your sources.
DQ 2 Due Thursday - Define two HTML or XHTML tags. Include the tag names in the subject line of your initial response. Do not duplicate tags presented by a classmate. Provide the syntax of the tag along with its purpose in your definition. As your participation response to a classmate, find your classmates tag in a Web site. Include in your response the URL of the Web site and your opinion regarding what it was intended to do for the site.
Summary of Week 1 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
DQ 1 Main Forum Day 2 - Tuesday
DQ 2 Main Forum Day 4- Thursday
CheckPoint: Toolwire Tutorials and Toolwire Lab: Creating a Basic Web Page
Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 5 - Friday
Grading Guide for Creating a Basic Web page Lab Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire tutorials and lab. 5 points
Proper HTML structure 5 points Instructions followed for lab 25 points
Error-free coding 5 points
Soccer Web page and image reside in the homework folder 10 points
Total 50 points
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Week Two
Week Two: Using Styles
Describe how styles are applied for formatting Web content. Describe the three types of CSS styles. Apply embedded styles to control various attributes of a Web page and its content. Demonstrate how you would use one CSS technique or tags to enhance the look of content in a
Web browser.
Week 2 - Weekly Reminders
Summary of Week 2 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
CSS Description Types CheckPoint Assignments link on eCampus Day 3 Wednesday
Proposal Exercise Assignments link oneCampus Day 5 - Friday
Toolwire Lab: Adding an Embedded Style Sheet to Modify Headings
Assignments link on eCampus Day 7 - Sunday
Grading Guide for Adding an Embedded Style Sheet to Modify Headings Added embedded style sheet 40 points Redesigned page by adding style for only the headings 40 points
Saved revisions as NameCSS2.html where Name is the first initial of students first name and last name. Example: asmith.html
10 points
Submitted to homework folder on Toolwire 10 points
Total 100 points
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Week Three
Week Three: Web Site Development Explain the importance of file organization for a Web site. Demonstrate how you would use an external CSS to enhance the look of content in a Web
browser. Apply external CSS to control various attributes of a Web page and its content.
Week 3 - Weekly Reminders
1. Readings Review Appendix A. Read Tutorials 3 & 6 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. CheckPoint: Home Page
Resources: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Creating and Enhancing a Homepage using CSS
Complete the Toolwire Lab: Creating and Enhancing a Homepage using CSS.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the CheckPoint. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the CheckPoints total points.
Hand code a basic Web page describing your profession, hobbies, or interests using Microsoft Notepad or Code View in Adobe Dreamweaver. This page will be the home page of your Web site.
Save your sites home page as index.html to your IT237-Name folder on your computer. Check the HTML code in your index.html file using the HTML Validator located on the W3C
Web site. A link to this site is located on the student Web site. Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire.
3. Discussion Questions
Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.
What are the advantages of external CSS compared to internal CSS? Explain situations in which each is the appropriate type. Given these situations, which type do you think would be more useful for the majority of Web pages?
Identify one CSS technique or tag described in Tutorial 3 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS that enhances the look of content in a Web browser. Include the syntax of the tag and the effect it provides for the Web audience.
Summary of Week 3 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
DQ 1 Main Forum Day 2 - Tuesday
DQ 2 Main Forum Day 4 - Thursday
Home Page CheckPoint Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 5 - Friday
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Home Page Grading Guide Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points
IT237-Name folder created where Name is the first initial of students first name and last name. Example: IT237-ASmith
10 points
Index.html is created and saved in IT237-Name folder
15 points
Error-free code 10 points
Submitted to homework folder on Toolwire 10 points
Total 50 points
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Week Four
Week Four: Creating Navigational Links
Identify the difference between absolute and relative links. Create internal, external, and anchor hyperlinks in a Web page. Create image and e-mail links in a Web page.
Week 4 - Weekly Reminders
Summary of Week 4 Deliverables
1. CheckPoint: Absolute and Relative Links Consider the following folder structure:
A project folder has the following path: http://www.mywebsite.com/IT237MyProject. The IT237MyProject folder contains a page called index.html and a folder called Images. A picture named imgLake.jpg is saved in the Images folder.
Identify, in a Microsoft Word document, the difference between absolute and relative links. o Include the exact tag you would use to specify a relative link from index.html to
imgLake.jpg. Explain how to get from index.html to imgLake.jpg in a relative fashion. Use directional instructions, as you would to give directions to a physical location.
o Include the exact tag you would use to specify an absolute link from index.html to
imgLake.jpg. Explain how to get from index.html to imgLake.jpg in an absolute fashion. Use directional instructions, as you would to give directions to a physical location.
Post your paper as an attachment in your Homework Folder.
2. Assignment: Expanding Your Web Site Resources: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Expanding and Optimizing a Web
Site, Tutorial 1 on pp. 3839 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS Complete the Toolwire Lab: Expanding and Optimizing a Web Site.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the assignment. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the assignments total points.
Expand the basic home page from Week Three to a site that includes four to five Web pages. o Create three to four additional Web pages with an appropriate heading for each. o Save each page to your IT237-Name folder. o Name each of your pages using the .html extension. Use only letters or numbers in the
filenames; do not include special characters or spaces. o Use tags to increase accessibility and search engine optimization. o Create a navigation system with a link from every page to every other page.
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o Include at least one external link and one in-page anchor or target link, such as Top, in one of the new pages.
Check all of your HTML code using the HTML Validator located on the W3C Web site. A link
to this site is located on the student Web site. Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire. Due Day 7 Post a note to your instructor in your Individual forum when you have finished your work.
Assignment Location Due
Absolute and Relative Links Assignments Link Homework Folder
Day 3 - Wednesday
Expanding Your Web Site Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 7 - Sunday
Expanding Your Web Site Grading Chart Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points Three to four new pages added with appropriate headings and page names
35 points
Functional navigation system with a link from every page to every page
35 points
Meta data added 5 points Error-free code 10 points Entire project folder submitted to homework folder on Toolwire
10 points
Total 100 points
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Week Five
Week Five: Exploring Graphic Elements and Images Explain how you would enhance the design of a page using rules (lines) and images. Integrate graphic elements into a Web page. Identify the two types of lists and how they differ.
Week 5 - Weekly Reminders
1. Readings Review Appendix A. Read Tutorials 4 & 5 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. CheckPoint: Graphic Elements and Images
Resource: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Enhancing a Web Site with CSS and Images
Complete the Toolwire Lab: Enhancing a Web Site with CSS and Images.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the CheckPoint. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the CheckPoints total points.
Enhance each of your Web pages from Week Four. o Apply cascading style sheets (CSS) to format elements. o Integrate image and rule graphics effectively into the site. o Add content to each page within your Web site. o Add at least one list to one of your Web pages.
Check all of your HTML code using the HTML Validator located on the W3C Web site. A link to this site is located on the student Web site.
Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire.
3. Discussion Questions Pick 2
Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.
Locate a Web page that you think would benefit from a design update. List the URL of the Web page. Explain how you might enhance the design of this page, and specifically how you might use horizontal rules and images to improve the Web site.
Locate a Web page that uses one or more lists. List the URL of the Web page. Identify which type of list is currently being used. Imagine that this is your companys Web page and your manager wants you to select a different type of list for this content. To what type of list would you change it? What would you need to change about the content in order for the new list type to be effective for the purpose of the list?
Based on Internet research and Session 6.3 in New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS, respond to the following question: Why is it important to organize folders for a Web site? Describe a good folder structure for your project. Provide an example of a link using a relative file address and an example of a link using an absolute file address. Explain why you might choose a relative link over an absolute link.
Summary of Week 5 Deliverables Location Due
DQ 1 Main Forum Day 2 - Tuesday
DQ 2 Main Forum Day 4 - Thursday
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Graphic Elements and Images CheckPoint Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 5 - Friday
Graphic Elements and Images Grading Guide You must enhance each of your Web pages from Week Four. Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points CSS added to each page 10 points Relative paths to images included in Images folder 15 points Content added to each page 10 points Error-free code 5 points Entire project folder submitted to homework folder on Toolwire
5 points
Total 50 points
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Week Six
Week Six: Presenting Content Layout Using CSS
Describe properties of a CSS box for layout. Use the tag to format sections of a document. Use CSS boxes for layout.
Week 6 - Weekly Reminders
Presenting Content Layout Using CSS Describe properties of a CSS box for layout. Use the tag to format sections of a document. Use CSS boxes for layout.
Course Assignments 1. CheckPoint: Quick Check
Resource: New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS Complete the six short-answer questions in Session 5.1 Quick Check located on the bottom
of p. 227 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Post your answers in a Microsoft Word document as an attachment in your Homework
Folder
2. Assignment: Layout With CSS Resources: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Working with < div > Tags and CSS
Boxes to Create Content Layout Complete the Toolwire Lab: Working with < div > Tags and CSS Boxes to Create Content
Layout.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the assignment. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the assignments total points.
Enhance one or more pages within your Web site. o Use the tag to create four sections in at least one of your pages. Refer to Figure 5-
3 on p. 215 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS for ideas. o Add content to each of the four new sections. o Set the style for one or more sections. Refer to pp. 218220 & 226 of New Perspectives
on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS. o Use the position property to position two lines of text on at least one Web page. Refer to
pp. 228234 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS for examples. Check all of your HTML code using the HTML Validator located on the W3C Web site. A link
to this site is located on the student Web site. Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire. Post a note to your instructor in your Individual forum when you have finished your work.
Summary of Week 6 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
Quick Check CheckPoint Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 3 - Wednesday
Layout with CSS Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 7 - Sunday
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Quick Check CheckPoint Grading Guide Number 1 10 points Number 2 10 points Number 3 10 points Number 4 10 points Number 5 5 points Number 6 5 points Total 50 points
Layout With CSS Grading Guide You must enhance one or more pages within your Web sites. Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points Four sections 20 points Content added to each of the four new sections 15 points Added CSS for one or more sections 20 points Added position property to two lines of text 20 points Good design 10 points Error-free code 5 points Entire project folder submitted to homework folder on Toolwire
5 points
Total 100 points
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Week Seven
Week Seven: Adding Functionality With Forms
Identify purposes for using forms in a Web site. Explain the purposes and benefits of JavaScript in a Web site. Create a basic Web form.E-mail form data using the mailto attribute in a form tag
Week 7 - Weekly Reminders
1. Readings Review Appendix A. Read Tutorial 8 of New Perspectives on Blended HTML, XHTML, and CSS. Read Ch. 1 of JavaScript. Review this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
2. CheckPoint: Forms Resource: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Creating and Adding a Web Form to a
Web Page Complete the Toolwire Lab: Creating and Adding a Web Form to a Web Page.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the CheckPoint. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the CheckPoints total points.
Enhance your Web site by doing the following: o Add a simple Web form such as an order form, subscription to a newsletter, or request for
contact. o E-mail the form data to yourself by coding the form tag as follows: where [email protected] is your e-mail address.
o Include the following form controls: Text boxes Radio buttons Check boxes A list box or drop-down box A Submit button A Reset button
o Include ID attributes with short, meaningful nameswithout spacesfor every control. Each input control must also include a label tag to make it easier for the audience to identify.
o Test for functionality and usability.
Check all of your HTML code using the HTML Validator located on the W3C Web site. A link to this site is located on the student Web site.
Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire.
3. Discussion Questions Discussion question responses will count towards the class participation requirement. Only posts in the Main classroom forum will count towards your class participation score.
Describe an experience when you needed to fill out a form on a Web page. What was the purpose of the form? What would you recommend to improve the form?
JavaScript is used to add functionality to a Web site for many different types of applications, including forms. Based on the readings and Internet research, provide an example of an tion for JavaScript. What is its purpose? What are the benefits of using JavaScript for this application? Cite your sources.
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Summary of Week 7 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
DQ 1 Main Forum Day 2 Tuesday
DQ 2 Main Forum Day 4 - Thursday
Forms CheckPoint Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 5 - Friday
Forms Grading Guide Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points Form added with valid mailto action 10 points Controls added: text box, radio buttons, check boxes, and list box or drop-down box
15 points
Submit and Reset buttons added 10 points Error-free code 5 points Entire project folder submitted to homework folder on Toolwire
5 points
Total 50 points
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Week Eight
Week Eight: Web Site Publication
Identify the importance of professional standards in Web development. Explain how meta data can promote a Web site. Identify the process to publish a Web site. Search for and identify a Web site hosting company and its hosting plans.
Week 8 - Weekly Reminders
1. CheckPoint: Professional Standards Write a paper of no fewer than 350 words answering the following questions. Use the
Internet to conduct your research. o How are tags used to promote accessibility and search engine optimization? o What is the importance of professional standards in Web development?
Format your paper according to APA standards. Post your assignment to the Homework Folder in the Assignments Link..
2. Assignment: Web Site Publishing Process Write a 350- to 700-word paper that includes a step-by-step checklist outlining a process for
publishing a brand-new Web site through a Web site hosting company. Identify a Web site hosting company on the Internet. Include the URL of the Web site hosting company. Answer the following questions:
o What kinds of hosting plans does the company offer? Include elements such as length, price, and features.
o What hosting plan would you consider for your own Web site, and why would you choose that plan?
Format your paper according to APA standards. Post your paper as an attachment to the Homework Folder in the Assignments Link.
Summary of Week 8 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
Professional Standards CheckPoint Homework Folder in Assignments link Day 3 - Wednesday
Web Site Publishing Process Homework Folder in Assignments link Day 7 - Sunday
Rubric for Professional Standards Due in Week Eight
Content and Development 35 Points
Points Earned XX/35
7 points each Additional Comments: All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way. Identifies the importance of professional
standards in Web development Discusses how meta data is used to promote
accessibility and search engine optimization The paper is at least 350 words in length. The Introduction provides sufficient background
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on the topic and previews major points The conclusion is logical, flows from the body
of the paper, and reviews major points.
Readability and Style 8 Points
Points Earned XX/8
2 points each Additional Comments: The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied. Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought. Mechanics 7 Points
Points Earned XX/7
1.4 points each Additional Comments: The paperincluding the title page, reference page, tables, and appendixesfollows APA formatting standards.
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA standards. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space. Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. Spelling is correct.
Total 50 Points
Points Earned XX/50
Overall Comments:
Rubric for Web Site Publishing Process, Due in Week Eight Content and Development 70 Points
Points Earned XX/70
10 points each Additional Comments: All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way. Includes a step-by-step checklist that outlines
the process for publishing a brand-new Web site
Identifies a Web site hosting company on the Internet
Includes the URL of the Web site hosting company
Discusses what hosting plans are offered and the features and costs of each plan
The paper is 350 to 700 words in length.
The content is comprehensive, accurate, and persuasive. The paper develops a central; theme directed toward the appropriate audience.
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The paper links theory to relevant examples and uses the vocabulary of the theory correctly. Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically. The introduction provides sufficient background on the topic and previews major points. The conclusion is logical, flows from the body of the paper, and reviews the major points.
Readability and Style 15 Points
Points Earned XX/15
3 points each Additional Comments: Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment. Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied. Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought. Mechanics 15 Points
Points Earned XX/15
3 points each Additional Comments: The paperincluding the title page, reference page, tables, and appendixesfollows APA formatting standards.
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow APA standards. The paper is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, and white space. Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. Spelling is correct.
Total 100 Points
Points Earned XX/100
Overall Comments:
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Week Nine
Week Nine: Web Site Maintenance
Identify the need to maintain and redesign a Web site. Complete your Web site.
Week 9 - Weekly Reminders
1. Capstone Discussion Question
Identify and discuss the need to maintain and redesign a Web site. If you were the webmaster at a large company, what process or methods might you incorporate to ensure your Web site is well designed, current, and meets the requirements of your Web audience?
2. Final Project: Refine Your Site
Resources: Toolwire Student Desktop, Toolwire Lab: Finalizing the Web Site Complete the Toolwire Lab: Finalizing the Web Site.
Note. The Toolwire lab is a learning tool to help you complete the final project. Complete the Toolwire lab as you are instructed within the lab. The Toolwire lab is worth 5 points of the final projects total points.
Finalize your Web site to include the following: o Four to five pages that are properly named o Appropriate content throughout o One form o CSS in all pages o tags in all pages o One list o Valid navigation and graphical hyperlinks o Clean and visually well-designed layout o Functionality and usability of all formatting, links, and forms, ensured through thorough
testing
Check all of your HTML code using the HTML Validator located on the W3C Web site. A link to this site is located on the student Web site.
Submit to your Homework folder on Toolwire. Post a note to your instructor in your Individual forum when you have finished your work.
Summary of Week 9 Deliverables
Assignment Location Due
Capstone Discussion Question Main Forum Day 2 - Tuesday
Final Project Assignments Link Homework Folder Day 7 Sunday Midnight Phoenix Time
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Rubric Final Project: Refine Your Site Completion points: Student completed the Toolwire lab. 5 points Four to five pages with appropriate content and page names 10 points
One form 5 points CSS included in each page 10 points Meta data added 10 points One list 10 points Valid navigation 10 points Relative paths to images included in Images folder 10 points Error-free code 5 points Entire project folder submitted to homework folder on Toolwire 5 points
Total 80 points