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Web Design
Syllabus

Course Purpose:

This Web Design course is designed to give students an understanding of HTML, the language of the World Wide Web. Students will be expected to follow written instructions (assignments) to create web pages that include images, links, forms, tables and other HTML elements. Students will learn how to control the appearance, or display properties, of web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will use the server side programming language, PHP, to manipulate, save and retrieve data. There will be a brief introduction to JavaScript, a client side scripting language.

Instructor:

Tom Powell
Mr. Powell started teaching Web Design at Ajo High School in 2008. He has been building commercial, personal, government and non-profit websites since 1995.

Textbook:

This class does not use a textbook. We will use authoritative websites as our knowledge base.

Course Outline:

Create a Simple Web Page with Style Properties
Border, Image, Background and Float
Text Style Properties
Lists
HTML Table
Create a Cascading Style Sheet that modifies the appearance of the District website.
HTML Form
PHP Processing of HTML Form
Use the php IF Construct to control a Web Page
Three-in-One PHP Web Page
The Anchor Element
The Image Element and Image Editing
Use PHP to add HTML Segments to a Web Page
HTML Form and PHP echo
Save Data using PHP
Create a Bulletin Board System with HTML and PHP
Use PHP to read a file of weather data and populate a table to create a Weather Report
Use PHP to Create Graphics
JavaScript Introduction
Form Validation Using JavaScript
Add CSS Style to an HTML Form
Borders and Background Color
PHP Date
Page Background Image and Table Background Color

Assignments:

This class is 100% digital. Assignments are posted online. Completed assignments and graded assignments are posted to a non-public website.

Assignment Scoring Rubric

Unacceptable (0-69 points)	Acceptable (70-79 points)	Good (80-89 points)	Excellent (90-100 points)
Assignment not turned in, cheating, very little effort made to complete the work	Incomplete assignment with several errors	Nearly completes the assignment with zero to few minor errors	Completes the assignment with zero to few minor errors, extra effort added
<60 F 60 - 64 D- 65 - 67 D 68 - 69 D+	70 - 74 C- 75 - 77 C 78 - 79 C+	80 - 84 B- 85 - 87 B 88 - 89 B+	90 - 94 A- 95 - 97 A 98 - 100 A+

Note: An assignment completed as instructed without errors receives an "A" with 95 points. Extra effort is required to earn 96-100 points.

Late Assignments:

Late assignments are accepted, however a late penalty may be assessed. An off-task activity during the time between the issue date of an assignment and the date a late assignment is turned in doubles the late penalty. The late penalty is 2/3 of a letter grade. Thus, an "A" assignment turned in late is marked "B+" and if an off task penalty is applied, the mark is, in this example, "B-". Teacher reserves the right to modify these policies.

Conferences:

Parent conferences may be arranged by calling the School office, 520-387-7601. Students may request extra assistance from Mr. Powell at any mutually agreeable time.

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