Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown College

CS 110
THE INTERNET AND THE WORLD WIDE WEB
Syllabus
(Fall, 1999)

Professor: Dr. Joseph T. Wunderlich
Office: Nicarry 244
Phone: 361-1295
Email: wunderjt@etown.edu
Office Hours: M,W,F(9:00-10:00); T,TH(11:30-12:30)

Objectives: This course is a study of the history, architecture, and functionality of the Internet and the World Wide Web. Considerable emphasis is placed on web site design including an in-depth study of HTML (HyperText Markup Language).

Course Credit: Three
Prerequisites: None

Course Text: L. Lemay and D. Tyler, "Sam's Teach Yourself Web Publishing with HTML 4 in 21 Days" 5th ed., Indianapolis, IN: Sams.net, 1998. (ISBN: 0672313456)

Reference Texts: Content from the following texts will be included in class lectures: (copies will be put on reserve in the library)

R. Greenlaw and E. Hepp, " In-line/On-line: Fundamentals of the Internet and World Wide Web ", Boston, MA: WCB/McGraw-Hill, 1998. (ISBN: 0072906855)

J. Walrand, " Communication Networks: A First Course ", Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin 1991. (ISBN: 0256088640)

D. Siegel, " Creating Killer Web Sites " 2nd ed., Indianapolis, IN: Hayden, 1998. (ISBN: 1568304331)

Grading:

Assignments =15%

Midterm exam #1 =30%

Midterm exam #2 =20%

Comprehensive final exam =35%

Course Grade: (with any fractional part rounded to the nearest integer)

(60-62)=D-, (63-67)=D, (68-69)=D+, (70-72)=C-, (73-77)=C, (78-79)=C+, (80-82)=B-, (83-87)=B, (88-89)=B+, (90-92)=A-, (93-100)=A

Attendance: Exams will primarily cover material presented in lecture -- some of which may not be found in the texts.

Academic Honesty: Elizabethtown College Pledge of Integrity: "Elizabethtown College is a community engaged in a living and learning experience, the foundation of which is mutual trust and respect. Therefore, we will strive to behave toward one another with respect for the rights of others, and we promise to represent as our work only that which is indeed our own, refraining from all forms of lying, plagiarizing, and cheating."

Course Outline:

I. History of the Internet and the World Wide Web

II. Computer Networking Fundamentals

III. The World Wide Web

Fundamental Concepts

Tools

Browsers

Search Engines

IV. Web Site Design

Conceptual Design

HTML

Links

Text Formatting

Web Graphics

Style Sheets

Tables

Frames

Multimedia

Forms

Dynamic HTML

Advanced Design Concepts

Available Software Packages

NOTE: This outline is subject to change during the semester