Course title: CS 110 03Website Production

Time: 9:25-10:40 T,Th ws116

Instructor:Professor Rona Gurkewitz

Office: Wscb -109
Hours: M,T,W,Th 9-9:25, M 1-1:15, 3-5, T,Th 12-12:15
                                 
E-mail: gurkewitzr@wcsu.edu
Phone: 203 837 9354

Secretary:     Karen Walsh
Room:            wscb 105 on Wednesdays
Phone:           203 837 9345
E­mail:          walshk@wcsu.edu

Credits: 3 credits
Satisfies Math/CS General Education requirements
Satisfies QR competency
Not for CS major credit
Prerequisites: MAT 100 or appropriate math placement score. Basic
computer knowledge including knowing how to copy and paste..
Grading: Standard letter grade

Description: Description: Using a problem-solving based approach,

students will be introduced to the various aspects of website
production including requirements elicitation & analysis, design
specifications, image, video, audio, HTML, CSS, and
mathematical/logical programming using a scripting language such as
JavaScript. Through the use of interactive, hands-on sessions,
students will be able to construct a website that satisfies a specific set
of requirements. Meets General Education requirements for Computer
Science and Quantitative Reasoning.
Objectives:
By the end of this course a student should be able to:
• Discuss how a standard problem solving approach can be applied to website 
design & implementation
• Discuss, in some detail, the fundamental components of a website production 
process; this includes but is not limited to the following
o Requirements elicitation & analysis
o Design specifications
o Implementation using HTML, CSS, etc.
o Outcome evaluation
• Demonstrate the ability to construct a website of moderate complexity that 
includes the following
o Text and images
o Audio and video
o JavaScript functions

 
Quantitative Reasoning Learning Outcomes: 
By the end of this course a student should be able to:
• Make judgments and draw conclusions about quantitative information while 
recognizing its limitations
Apply a stepwise problem solving methodology in order to analyze a given quantitative
problem, identifying such elements as knowns, unknowns, and required mathematical
operations
• Use quantitative principles, theories, and methods to solve real world problems
Demonstrate the ability to solve a numerical problem by creating an appropriate set of
equations, and subsequently translating said equations into an algorithmic solution; 
this includes but is not limited to the following types of problems
• Error checking
• Algebraic computations
• Numerical data analysis
• 2D graphics
• Apply appropriate computational procedures to solve problems
Demonstrate the ability to use a scripting language, such as JavaScript, to design and 
implement functions based on algorithmic solutions to mathematical and logical 
problems for incorporation into webpages
• Explain quantitative information presented in textual, visual, or notational 
forms
Produce various charts, graphs, tables, etc., based on algorithmic solutions to 
numerical problems
• Present quantitative information in a clear and appropriate form
Incorporate various charts, graphs, tables, etc., based on algorithmic solutions to 
numerical problems, into a website’s design

Course Schedule

Topics Tests
Introduction. What is the Web
Introduction. URLs
Problem Solving wrt Websites
Development Process
Basics of HTML
Building your first Web Page
Building your first Web Page
Presenting text 
Presenting text char entities
Links  
Lists 
                                                    
Adding pointers and links
Adding graphics, paint, gimp
Tables  Test 1
CSS
Forms
JavaScript
JavaScript 
JavaScript
Javascript
JavaScript Test 2

SharePoint Designer
Project

Text Book

Required

Jon Duckett, HTML&CSS design and build websites; Wiley

Recommended

Taylor D., Creating COOL WEBSITES with HTML, XHTML and CSS, Wiley 
Publishing Inc, 2004

Website
www.w3schools.com

Attendance: You are expected to be present for each class session. 

Assessment
Class tests (2) 40%
Lab Exercises  20%
WebSite Project 40%

Makeup Test:
A makeup will be given if a reasonable excuse is given

Disabilities:

Will try to accommodate people with disabilities

Project:

Must be done in NotePad, TextEdit or
SharePoint Designer or else approved
By the instructor.