Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Revealed
by Sherry Bishop
Delmar/Cengage Learning
ISBN 1-4354-8260-3 (hardcover)
ISBN 1-4354-4192-3 (softcover)

The ability to create an attractive, functional website is an important skill for computing practitioners today. This course assumes no prior experience with website creation. Lessons move from learning the mechanics of websites to establishing a web presence and through the basic array of tools necessary to create a website. The software used is Adobe Dreamweaver. This software is very popular for website creation and management because of its ease of use and high level of functionality.

Notes to the Class

• Paperback copy also available (ISBN 1-4354-4292-3) - Price comparison is suggested because price varies by vendor!
• Copy the student data files from the book's CD by first right-clicking on the CD's icon in My Computer and selecting Explore.
• You will have an account on the CSmaster server in the department as a public site for all projects
• Dreamweaver is available on computers in S104..

Course Syllabus

The syllabus is available as an Adobe PDF document. Sections of the syllabus may be available on this page.

This is a three-semester-hour course. The content is general in nature and is appropriate for majors and minors in computer science and computer studies and to the student population.

Capsule Description

In this course, students use Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 to create and maintain websites. Course topics include the fundamentals of site definition, layout, creation, and maintenance; creation of forms; embedding of OLE objects; and basic HTML coding.

The focus of this course is the design and implementation of web pages containing graphics, text, OLE objects, and forms. The skills covered in this course are fundamental to developing and maintaining websites which are attractive, functional, and maintainable. In today's computing world, such skill is considered fundamental knowledge.

Objectives

Teaching Methods

• Missed Classes: You are responsible for obtaining material which may have been distributed on class days when you were absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was presente or by contacting the instructor during office hours or by other means. Missed or late quizzes cannot be made up under any circumstances, but, with good cause and adequate notice, an early quiz may be given. There are no make-up exams. Students missing exams due to a pre-arranged, excused absence will be allowed to count the final exam at double value. Only official excuses will be accepted. Any uncoordinated, unexcused, missed exam will result in a score of 0 for that exam.
• Assignments: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due (the Wednesday of the week following coverage of the chapter). Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per week or part thereof. No exceptions will be made.
• Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, paper, or project; failure in course; and/or expulsion from the University. For more information, refer to the Undergraduate Catalog.
• Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as outlined here, or which will require academic accommodations, you must follow the University’s established policy for documenting the condition through the Learning Center. You should also notify me as soon as possible.
• Posting of Grades: Final grades will not be officially posted by the instructor. Progress of grades may be followed on Blackboard, however.