CSA227 /Section 61: Website Design

Spring, 2025

Tues, Thurs/11:00am – 12:15am/Plymouth Campus, Room120

3 Credits

 

Course Syllabus

Instructor Information

Instructor Name: Robert Goldstein

Office Location: Plymouth Campus, Adjunct Offices

Office Hours: by appointment

Phone: 617 842 6483

Instructor Email: robert.goldstein@quincycollege.edu

Mailbox Location:

Dean’s Office Phone: 617-405-5920

Course Description

This course will familiarize the student with the capabilities and potential of web design for applications in business, government, communication, and the arts. Hands-on experience will teach students to create web pages using HTML, CSS, and various web development tools.

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:  None

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. State key innovations that led to the World Wide Web.
2. Plan, write, edit, and print an HTML document
3. Create, format, and modify a frame
4. Create ordered and unordered lists
5. Resize, insert, and link graphic images
6. Use radio buttons, check boxes and a pull-down menu
7. Create a table with columns and a border
8. Enter and edit text with higher level web page generators
9. Create an image map, buttons, rollovers, and animation

Course Materials & Resources

Vodnik, S. (2016). HTML5+CSS3: Illustrated Introductory 2nd Edition, Cengage. ISBN: 9781305394056.

Course Assessments

Assessments will include discussions, quizzes, mid-term exam, final project or exam, and homework assignments.  Late submissions will have a reduction in grade. 

Course Delivery Format

Please select one of the following course delivery formats from the options below and remove the others:

Option 1: On Campus (C): This course meets on campus according to the schedule posted above. Most of the course content will be delivered through lectures and other activities conducted during class meetings. Additional course resources are available via the Canvas Learning Management System to supplement the textbook or provide interaction with the content and/or assessment.

 

All course materials, including instructional videos, quizzes, assignments, and other activities, are organized and accessed through the Canvas Learning Management System. Canvas also serves as the platform for submitting work and accessing additional resources. Please refer to the course schedule for the dates and times of mandatory live sessions.

Communication & Feedback

The best means of communication is by email. You must use your college-issued email only.  If you do not have a working Quincy College email account, please contact Information Technology at: support.quincycollege.edu.

Please refer to the 2024-2025 Student Handbook for information about using your QC email.

Attendance & Participation

Please select one of the following options below (on-campus or online participation definition) and remove the other one:

Option 1: QC Attendance Guidelines for On-Campus Classes: On-campus course policies on attendance for on-campus courses may include the following:

• Distinctions between excused and unexcused absences:
  • Definition of an excused absence.
  • Examples of excused and unexcused absences.
  • Examples of documentation supporting the unexcused absence.
• Policy to request an absence to be excused.
• Timeline to request an excused absence.
• Definition of participation:
  • Examples of how students can participate (e.g., discussion contributions, group activity expectations, etc.).

Please note that these learning activities can easily be tracked by Canvas, email, and third-party publisher sites.

Class Cancellation Policy

If class is cancelled, I will add an announcement to the Canvas course as well as send an e-mail to you.

Grading Policy

The grading policy section explains the overall grading scheme, which is the basis for final grades. Edit the following as needed:

 

• 20% Quizzes – 2 of them, 10 points each
• 35% Homework – (10 HomeWorks, 3.5 points each)
• 15% Midterm
• 15% Final
• 15% Discussion Questions and Class Participation

 

Letter Grade	Percentage (%)	Grade Point Average (GPA)
A	93 and above	4.0
A-	90-92	3.7
B+	87-89	3.3
B	83-86	3.0
B-	80-82	2.7
C+	77-79	2.3
C	73-76	2.0
C-	70-72	1.7
D	60-69	1.0
F	59 and below	0.0
I	Incomplete	0.0
W	Withdrawal	0.0
AUD	Audit	0.0

Make-Up Policy

There are no make-up assignments in this course.

Additional Information

Canvas Learning Management System (LMS):

If you have questions about Canvas login, please submit a help desk ticket to IT support.

Quincy College recommends you use the Firefox or Google Chrome web browser to access and participate in its online and hybrid courses. Internet Explorer is not recommended.

Academic Integrity:

Quincy College fosters a high standard of academic honesty for students, faculty, and staff, and expects all to adhere to the basic values of mutual respect and responsibility as well as individual and institutional integrity.

To promote the best environment for learning, courses utilize test proctoring and Turnitin, similarity/plagiarism software to maintain integrity of tests and coursework. Please contact your instructor for specific information about the academic integrity software used in your courses.

Our test proctoring software, Respondus Lockdown Browser, does require a working microphone and webcam. A student guide to Respondus Monitor will be made available during the course.

Please refer to the Student Handbook for more information on our Academic Integrity Policy.

Turnitin:

Written assignments in the course may be submitted to Turnitin for a similarity/plagiarism review. This can be done by you or your instructor.

Turnitin generates a similarity report of your writing by comparing it with a database of journals, books, websites, student papers and other work. This report can help determine when the sources are used fairly, cited properly, and paraphrased effectively. Detection of similarities does not necessarily mean plagiarism has occurred, as the copied text might be properly referenced.

Turnitin helps to foster academic integrity and encourages you to produce original academic work.

The Use of AI Tools:

Option 2: This class WILL make use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various ways. You are permitted to use AI only in the manner and means described in the assignments. Any attempt to represent AI output inappropriately as your own work will be treated as plagiarism.

Course Accessibility Statement:

Quincy College is committed to providing access and inclusion for all persons with disabilities. Students with disabilities who need access to course content due to course design limitations should contact Student Accessibility Services (SAS) sas@quincycollege.edu or by phone (617) 984-1682.

Please refer to our Student Handbook for more information about Student Accessibility Services.

Title IX Policy:

Title IX prohibits sex discrimination, including sexual misconduct, sexual violence, sexual harassment, and retaliation. If you or someone you know has been harassed or assaulted, click here for more information about QC’s Title IX Policies and Procedures.

Course Schedule

Week/Module	Dates	Read/Watch	Assignment(s)	Due Date
Module 1     Week 1   Back to the Basics	16-Jan	Preface and Appendix A of Vodnik.	Getting to Know you quiz
Module 2 Week 2 Getting Started with HTML	21-Jan 23-Jan	Unit A of Vodnik.	Homework #1 –– First Bare Webpage
Module 3   Week 3 Structuring Content in a Web Document	28-Jan 30-Jan	Unit B of Vodnik.	Homework #2 Using Headers, Footers, Special Characters Homework #2 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 4 of Unit B of Vodnik. "	Due Feb 11th
Module 4   Week 4 CSS Intro, Style IDs, Embedded and External Style Sheets	4-Feb 6-Feb Quiz 1 will be on 4-Feb.	Unit C of Vodnik.	Homework #3 Using an Embedded Style Homework #3 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit C of Vodnik.	Due Feb 18th
Module 4 Continuation   Week 5	11-Feb 13-Feb		Homework #4 Using an External Style Sheet (Homework #4 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 2 of Unit C of Vodnik.	Due Feb 25th
Module 5   Week 6 Layouts, Margins. Types of Positioning	18-Feb 20-Feb	Unit D of Vodnik.	Homework #5 Using Positioning Elements Homework #5 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit D of Vodnik	Due March 4th
Module 6   Week 7 Font Formatting, Color Coding Schemes	25-Feb 27-Feb	Unit E of Vodnik.	Homework #6 Using Font Formatting and Color Schemes   Homework #6 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit E of Vodnik	Due March 18th
Week 8	4-Mar 6-Mar	Review and Midterm
Week 9	11-Mar 13-Mar	Spring Break
Module 7   Week 10 Links	18-Mar 20-Mar	Unit F of Vodnik.	Homework #7 Using Links Homework #7 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit F of Vodnik Independent	Due April 1
Module 8   Week 11 Images	25-Mar 27-Mar	Unit G of Vodnik.	Homework #8 Using Images Homework #8 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit G of Vodnik	Due April 8
Module 9   Week 12   Lists	1-Apr 3-Apr	Unit H of Vodnik.	Assignment: Homework #9 Using Lists and Navigation Bar Homework #9 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 1 of Unit H of Vodnik	Due April 15
Module 10   Week 13   Tables	8-Apr 10-Apr	Unit H of Vodnik.	Homework #10 Using Tables Homework #10 will be a modification of Independent Challenge 2 of Unit H of Vodnik	Due April 22
Module 11   Week 14   Web Forms	15-Apr 17-Apr	Reading: https://www.w3schools.com/html/html_forms.asp	Homework #11 Using Forms  Homework #11 will be available on canvas and will use radio buttons, check boxes and pull-down menus	Due April 29
Module 12   Week 15   Incorporating Audio and Video	22-Apr 24-Apr	https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_audio.asp   https://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_video.asp	Final Project Work Period
Workshop for Final Project and Review Week 16	29-Apr 1-May		Assignment:	Final project due May 6th
	5-May  9 May FINALS WEEK.	Final Exam

 

 

This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion.