Professional Website
Development
TECH 272

TECH 272 Syllabus - Prof Melissa Lizmi

Montgomery College
Media Arts and Technology
 Rockville

TECH 272 Website Development
Spring 2024

Course Syllabus

Professor:
Melissa Lizmi
Office Hours:
Book time with Lizmi, Melissa B: Advising and Tutoring with Prof Lizmi
Email: mlizmi@montgomerycollege.edu
Tutor:
Sergey's Email spshenic@montgomerycollege.edu

Course Description

Provides instruction for creating, uploading, and maintaining professional-quality websites containing graphics, style sheets, multimedia, and other basic enhancements using hand-coded HTML as well as Adobe Dreamweaver's fundamental tools. Topics include website development and emerging Internet technologies and trends. PREREQUISITE: Any CMAP, CMSC or GDES course that is two credits or more or consent of department. (4 semester hours)

Outcomes

  • Demonstrate basic HTML hand-coding by creating and/or modifying Web pages efficiently.
  • Demonstrate ability to use Dreamweaver to develop Web standards pages.
  • Identify basic considerations for website usability.
  • Create and upload web pages to a remote server using an FTP program. Create data tables.
  • Create pure CSS navigation and layout.
  • Demonstrate ability to semantically structure a page.
  • Demonstrate ability to separate presentation (goes in style sheet) and content (goes in the HTML document).
  • Explain use of CSS techniques in Web page presentation to format and position.

Textbook


Software (purchase NOT required)


Grading

A=100-90%   B= 89-80%   C=79-70%   D=69-60% F=60%-below
Course grades will be based upon one midterm, one final project, and several homework assignments. The relative weights of these assignments are:

 

% of Course Grade

Approximate Date

Midterm

33.33

Week 8

Final Project

33.33

Week 16

Homework

33.33

Varies

Late & Make-up Policies

Homework Instructions

  • All assignments must be posted by noon on the due date listed in the Due Date column of our schedule (generally one week following the week's assignment). Homework assignments submitted after such time will receive 10% off for the first week late and no credit for more than one week late.
  • All homework must be clearly linked to your course homepage with valid/working links to receive credit.

Make-Up Exams
I do not allow make-up exams. If you miss an exam, you will take a comprehensive final at the end of the semester and it will count for the missed exam. The only exception to this is when a student notifies me one week prior to the exam, provides a valid reason with extenuating circumstances, and agrees to take the exam earlier than the scheduled time.

Final Project
This class uses a final project instead of a final exam. The final project is a site on a topic of your choice with at least five HTML pages. See more information about the final project requirement here.

Student Code of Conduct

Standards of College Behavior
All students are expected to comply with the Student Code of Conduct. All such polices will be strictly enforced in the classroom. For a complete statement of Academic Regulations and the Student Code of Conduct visit Collegewide Policies and Procedures at https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/policies-and-procedures/42001-student-code-of-conduct.pdf

Academic Dishonesty
Events of academic dishonesty will result in failure of the assignment and/or the course. This is includes but is not limited to

  • Using templates to complete any assignment or portion of an assignment,
  • Using code from any source other than yourself,
  • Having someone else write your code and presenting it as your own.

How will I know? Coding is like its own written language that expresses a lot of you and where you are in your programming journey. If I suspect a piece of code or an assigment is not your own, I will have you explain every line of code in question to me and also have you explain any dramatic changes in your coding style. Fair enough? Please avoid this and do your own work. I'm here to help and we usuallay have student tutors available each semester!

For a complete statement of Academic Regulations and the Student Code of Conduct visit Collegewide Policies and Procedures at https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/_documents/academics/support/learning-centers/writing-reading-learning-ctr-germantown/academic-dishonesty-and-how-it-is-handled.pdf.

Collegewide Policies

Class Attendance
Students are expected to attend all class sessions. In cases involving excessive absences from class, the instructor may drop the student from the class. An excessive absence is defined as one more absence than the number of classes per week during a fall or spring semester; the number of absences is prorated for accelerated sessions.

It is important that you attend every class or view the video lectures. You will be responsible for all work assigned whether you are present or absent.

Please make every effort to be on time for class.

Withdrawl Policies
It is the student's responsibility to drop a course. Non-attendance of classes or failure to pay does not constitute an official withdrawal. To view specific drop deadlines, log into your MyMC account:
1) Click on "My Class Schedule" under Student Quick Links
2) Select the current term
3) Click on "View Drop Deadline Dates" at the bottom of the page

Audit Policy
All students registered for audit are required to consult with the instructor before or during the first class session in which they are in audit status, and students are required to participate in all course activities unless otherwise agreed upon by the student and instructor at the time of consultation. Failure to consult with the instructor or to so participate may result in the grade of "W" being awarded.

Helpful Links

Academic Calendar
When is Spring break? When are midterm exams? When does the Spring semester begin? https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/academic-calendar.html

ADA Information and Compliance
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/about-mc/accessibility/index.html

Counseling & Advising
Academic advising and student counseling, https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/counseling-and-advising/index.html

Disability Support Services
Any student who may need an accommodation due to a disability, please see me either after class or during my office hours. A letter from Disability Support Services (122CB) authorizing your accommodation will be needed. For more information, the DSS website can be found at. https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/counseling-and-advising/disability-support-services/index.html

Forms
Graduation, involuntary withdraw, change of major, appeals https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/admissions-registration/student-resources/student-forms.html

Learning Centers, Academic Support and Veteran Services
If you are a student who would benefit from tutoring and/or support in reading, writing languages, mathematics, science, and technology. If you are a veteran or on active or reserve status and you are interested in information regarding opportunities, programs and/or services, please visit the Combat2College website https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/support/index.html

Sexual Harassment or Discrimination
Office of Student Affairs, https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/student-affairs/index.html

Weather Alerts
On occasion, Montgomery College may announce a late opening, early closing, or temporary closure of a specific campus or the entire college because of weather conditions or other emergencies. Since classes begin at various times throughout the day, a late opening or early closing will occur during a scheduled class period. Note: If a class can meet for 50% or more of its regularly scheduled meeting time OR if the class can meet for 50 minutes or more, it will meet.

Montgomery College will always operate on its regular schedule unless otherwise announced. For the most up-to-date information regarding College openings, closings, or emergencies all students are encouraged to sign up for email and text alerts via Montgomery College ALERT. ALERT registration information is available at https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/public-safety-health-emergency-management/emergency-management/mc-alert.html

Communication

College Email
Please check your College email account routinely for official course and College information. Some items you may find are: course announcements, invoices, important admission/registration information, waitlist status. To check your email, log into your MyMC online account and locate the email icon in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Cool Student Resources for MC Students!

 

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