Topic: Introductions & Beginnings
Dates: Wed., 29 January 2003, & Sat., 1 February 2003
Software: Mozilla
HTML: html, head, body, p, br, hr
In class:

• Email Listservs
• Recommended Software
• Simple Web Page 1

Readings for next class:

• HTML School ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp
• HTML 4.01 Quick List ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_quick.asp
• The Complete HTML 4.01 Reference ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_reference.asp
• HTML 4.01 Entities Reference ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_entitiesref.asp
• HTML Colors ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp
• HTML Color Values ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colorsfull.asp
• HTML Color Names ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colornames.asp
• HTML Examples ~ http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_examples.asp

Topic: Hand-coded HTML
Dates: Wed., 5 February 2003, & Sat., 8 February 2003
Software: Mozilla, TextPad
HTML: character entities, ul, ol, li, img, b, i, center, a
In class:

• Install Mozilla
• Configure Mozilla
• Definitions
• Greeking
• Simple Web Page 2
• "Basic HTML"
• TextPad Configuration

Readings for next class:

• HTML ~ Lots of links to other HTML resources
• Block-Level and Inline Elements ~ http://www.ahuka.com/htmllevel1/blocklevel.html
• 101 things that the Mozilla browser can do that IE cannot ~ http://www.xulplanet.com/ndeakin/arts/reasons.html

Note: No class Wed., 12 February 2003!
No class Wed., 19 February 2003!

Topic: In-class practice with HTML
Dates: Sat., 15 February 2003, & Wed., 26 February 2003
Software: Mozilla, Internet Explorer, TextPad
HTML:
In class:

• Configuring Windows To Show Extensions

Readings for next class:

• Why is Dreamweaver the Best WYSIWYG Editor?
• Macromedia Dreamweaver MX ~ http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/ ~ Especially check out the Feature Tour
• Dreamweaver 4 Overview ~ http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/01/01/index1a.html ~ It's a bit outdated now that Dreamweaver MX has come out, but it's still worth reading.
• True Colors ~ http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/s=4455/new1013636396/index.html ~ A brief article covering the ideas & problems of "Web-safe colors".
• Relational Databases ~ http://www.computerworld.com/databasetopics/data/story/0,10801,55918,00.html ~ A brief introduction to relational databases.
• The Major Leagues ~ http://www.intelligententerprise.com/cgi-bin/printable.cgi?file=../030301/604e_business1_1.shtml ~ A brief overview of the Python programming language, especially for Web development.

Note: No class Sat., 1 March 2003!

Topics: Middleware ~ Intro to WYSIWYG & Dreamweaver
Dates: Wed., 5 March 2003, & Sat., 8 March 2003
Software: Dreamweaver
HTML: table, tr, td
In class:

• Dreamweaver 4 Configuration

Readings for next class:

• Interaction Design Patterns ~ http://www.welie.com/patterns/index.html ~ A taxonomy of techniques for Web user interfaces.

Topic: Dreamweaver & tables
Dates: Wed., 19 March 2003, & Sat., 22 March 2003
Software: Dreamweaver
HTML: table, tr, td
In class:

Readings for next class:

• Cascading Style Sheets: Separating Content from Presentation: Chapter 1: Foundation Concepts ~ Note the links at the bottom of the page to A Short History of the Web and Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets.

Topic: Site management with Dreamweaver; Intro to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)
Dates: Wed., 26 March 2003, & Sat., 29 March 2003
Software: Dreamweaver
In class:

Readings for next class:

• Center a table with CSS
• Learning to Design Web Pages with Style ~ http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6618&mode=thread&order=0

Topic: CSS
Dates: Wed., 2 April 2003, & Sat., 5 April 2003
Software: TextPad
Book: Eric Meyer on CSS: Mastering the Language of Web Design
In class:

• CSS Overview (259 kb OpenOffice.org, 396 kb PDF, or 338 kb Flash) ~ An overview of CSS for Web developers

Topic: In-class practice with CSS
Dates: Wed., 9 April 2003, & Sat., 12 April 2003
Software: TextPad
In class:

Readings for next class:

• What Is Content Management? ~ An attempt to give a brief overview, and focused on the CMS we'll be using.

Topic: Intro to Content Management Systems (CMS)
Dates: Wed., 23 April 2003, & Sat., 26 April 2003
Software:
In class:

Topic: CMS macros
Dates: Wed., 30 April 2003, & Sat., 3 May 2003
Software:
In class:

• http://macros.userland.com/basic/ ~ The basic macros you need to create your CMS site.
• http://manila.bryanconsulting.com/stories/storyReader$16 ~ Some details on the Print This Page macro.
• http://manila.bryanconsulting.com/stories/storyReader$12 ~ Some details on the Email This Page macro.

Topic: CMS templates
Dates:
Software:
In class:

Topic: In-class practice with CMS
Dates:
Software: TextPad
In class:

Readings for next class:

• XHTML Basic: Modularization in Action ~ http://www.newarchitectmag.com/documents/s=4598/new1013637074/index.html ~ "By far, the best example of modularization to come out of the W3C is XHTML Basic, which uses modules specifically to create a language geared for wireless design".
• Semantic obsolescence ~ http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/01/13.html#semantic_obsolescence ~ Warning: profanity is used. He is mad! Keep in mind he's talking about XHTML 2.0.
• XHTML 2 and all that ~ http://www.zeldman.com/daily/0103b.shtml#skyfall ~ The antidote to Mark's rant above. Again, keep in mind that he's discussing XHTML 2.0.

Topic: XHTML & XML; Goodbye
Dates: Wed., 7 May 2003, & Sat., 10 May 2003
Software:
In class:

• XHTML and XML ~ An overview of XML and XHTML for Web developers new to the subjects. (251 kb PDF or 119 kb Flash)
• PHP links from WebReference.com ~ "PHP is a powerful, free, server-side programming language …"
• Web Design Class Evaluation