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Course Syllabus COURSE NUMBER, TITLE and CREDITS ENVS 143 Resource Management and Zero Waste for Communities (3.0 units) INSTRUCTOR NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION Gregory Warren (714) 744-5551 (office) (562) 212-3588 (mobile) [email protected] CRN#: 68604 COURSE INFORMATION Meeting Dates: April 2 to May 27, 2012 Meeting Day/Time: Monday and Wednesday (6:00 p.m. - 9:10 p.m.) Website: http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/rrm COURSE DESCRIPTION This course will identify how resource management and zero waste policies and programs are developed within a community, what type of planning and facilities are needed, and how to finance the systems. Students will also review sample zero waste community plans and will discuss different approaches that communities have taken in developing zero waste plans. Students will also learn business recycling tools for local government, best practices for RFPs (Request for Proposals) and contracts, understanding enforcement options, design of resource recovery parks, performance reporting and financial records, Extended Producer Responsibility and Local Producer Responsibility policies and programs, bans, rules and incentives, and developing local markets and uses. PREREQUISITES None RESTRICTIONS None ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES To successfully complete this course, you will need access to a computer with reliable internet access and an appropriate system and software to support the Blackboard learning platform. Typical technical requirements for Windows systems users are: Windows 2000 (XP or Vista) 64 MB Ram 28.8 kbps modem (56k or higher recommended) Sound Card & Speakers Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher; Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher

Mac OS X or higher 32 MB Ram 28.8 kbps modem (56k or higher recommended) Sound Card & Speakers Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or higher; Safari 2.0 or higher

Also requires Word 98 or newer, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Golden West College Recycling and Resource Management

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COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES The successful student will be able to:

• Review sample zero waste community plans and discuss different approaches communities have taken to develop zero waste plans.

• Establish a grasp of the political and policy development process in communities. • Competently assess the role that interdependencies play in communities.

• Understand the potential vitality and potential power of community groups.

• Develop an enhanced understanding of report and memo writing.

• Identify what type of facilities and financing are needed for zero waste communities.

• Identify best practices for RFPs (Request for Proposals) and contracts for developing local

markets and uses.

• Identify Extended Producer Responsibility and Local Producer Responsibility policies and programs including bans, rules and incentives.

USE OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Aside from any electronic equipment that the instructor permits to be used, the use of any other electronic equipment during class is prohibited. During class, ringers on mobile devices and other devices are to be set to mute.

TRADE ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP For those grant eligible students participating in the RRM Certificate Program; you will be required to sign up as a student member with the California Resource Recycling Association. The membership will be paid for by the Workforce Investment Board. This will enhance your visibility in the industry, and increase your potential job placement opportunities through networking activities. As part of this assignment, you will be required to participate in one of the many technical councils affiliated with CRRA, and report back to the group as an assignment on current events. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES This course is offered in a blended delivery format. That means that each week will be comprised of face-to-face classroom, combined online collaborative and independent learning activities. The class is highly interactive and will be a mix of 16 evening classes on campus and time on Blackboard.


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REQUIRED RESOURCES Bardach, E. (2009). A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eight-Fold Path to More Effective Problem-Solving. Washington, D.C. CQ Press. (ISBN: 978-0-87289-952-0). Jensen, D. (2011) What We Leave Behind. New York, NY. Seven Stories Press (ISBN: 978-1-58322-867-8). Zero Waste Strategic Plan, City of Austin, TX. 2009. Zero Waste Strategic Plan, City of Oakland, CA. 2006. REFERENCE WEBSITES

!State Legislation: www.leginfo.ca.gov CalRecycle www.calrecycle.ca.gov www.calrecycle.ca.gov/climate www.cawrecycles.org US EPA www.epa.gov/osw www.epa.gov/conserve/rrr www.epa.gov/inforesources/pubs Additional Links See Blackboard for details

CLASS GRADING DISCUSSION BOARD: You will participate weekly in the discussion board. You will post to the original question and comment to at least two colleagues’ postings. See Course-At-A-Glance for when postings are due. QUIZZES: During the course of the semester you will be provided with the opportunity to take seven pop quizzes. These quizzes will be based upon major concepts presented and assigned during the course. Quizzes may be open note or closed note. MIDTERM EXAMINATION: During Week 5 of the semester, you will be provided with the opportunity to take a midterm examination. This exam may be a combination of short answer, essay or multiple choice questions. GROUP FACILITATION PRESENTATION: Each student will be assigned to develop a 30 minute presentation to the class. This presentation will be based on concepts conveyed by the instructor or assigned during the course of the class. FINAL EXAMINATION: During the first class of Week 8, a final examination will be distributed.


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METHODS OF EVALUATION FOR DETERMINING GRADES Assignment Points Due Discussion Board ( 3 points each) 21 Weekly

Mid Term Examination 20 Week 5

PowerPoint Presentation 39 Weekly

Final Examination 20 Week 8

Total 100

Extra Credit Paper and Presentation* 20

Points Grade 90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D Below 60 F

*The instructor reserves the right to designate an extra credit assignment for the affected student. The extra credit assignment will involve a 5-page written report and oral presentation based on the instructor's discretion.


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RUBRIC FOR GROUP FACILITATIONS

GROUP FACILITATION GUIDELINES FOR WEEKLY FACE-to-FACE (F2F) CHAPTER DISCUSSIONS Length: 30 min facilitation Prepare and lead a 30 minute facilitation (allowing time for Q&A) that accomplishes the following objectives:

a. Allows the audience to discover a new meaning of the chapter’s views, i.e. agree, disagree, find omissions or new insights, etc. How have you developed new insights, or moved closer to your professional ideals given your reading of the material?

b. Involves the audience in the learning process. It is our assumption, based on research as well as anecdotal evidence, that people only learn when they are involved. As the old saying goes,

Tell me -- and I’ll forget. Show me -- and I’ll remember.

Involve me -- and I’ll understand. So, facilitation is not the same as teaching. As a facilitator, your role is to guide the discussion of learning from materials that the audience has already read. In other words, you can assume that your audience is familiar with the basic text; therefore, you do not need to repeat it. ATTENDANCE AND OTHER CLASS POLICIES Barring the completion of an extra credit paper and presentation, students who are absent 20% (equivalent of 4 classes) of the course should be failed. Class participation is required both in our F2F classes and through online discussions and posted assignments.

If you miss How Your Grade May be Affected 1 to 2 Classes Excused with makeup* and class presentation 3 Classes 1 Full letter grade increment (i.e. "A" to "B" ) plus

makeup examination Over 3 Classes Fail the course

* Makeup: Additional work will be assigned as appropriate. COURSE STANDARDS AND POLICIES During this course, students are expected to achieve the course objectives and are graded on achievement not effort. Reading and written assignments listed as part of the Term Schedule are to be completed prior to the session due. Papers must have correct spelling and grammar, be typed (double-spaced) and submitted with a cover sheet. Work that is not in conformance with accepted standards of style, editing and grammar will be discounted.


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Late Work Since class participation and learning depends upon written assignments being completed prior to the assigned session; the grade of written work that is handed in late will be reduced by one grade, for example, an 'A' would become a 'B'. Late refers to after the class when the paper is due. Attendance and Participation This course emphasizes group interaction in the classroom. This class is intended to be a learning community and focuses on shared learning. If a student is absent or late, the benefits of class involvement are lessened as well as potential contributions to the learning of fellow students. Any absence from class, even a partial evening, will negatively affect your grade and result in the loss of participation points. Missing one class due to illness or work travel can be made up with an extra writing assignment. The college recommends that students who are absent 20% should withdraw or be failed. In an 8 week course this translates to 2 classes. Participation is more than coming to class; it is contributing to the overall quality of the class discussion and enhancing everyone’s learning. Attendance on Blackboard is also mandatory. To evaluate and award participation points, the following criteria will be used: • Preparation: Do contributions in class reflect thorough preparation and understanding of the

course content? • Insight: Are the ideas offered substantive, providing understanding and even direction for the

class? • Relevancy: Are the points made relevant to the discussion in terms of increasing other students’

understanding, or are they merely regurgitation of facts? • Listening: Do the comments take into consideration the ideas offered by others earlier in the

class, or are the points isolated and disjointed? • Risk-taking: Is there a willingness to explore new ideas or are all comments cautious and safe? • Interaction: Is the participant willing to interact with other class members by asking questions

and/or challenging conclusions? Remember you will not be graded on quantity but on the quality of your thoughts. NETIQUETTE FOR BLACKBOARD

• Be polite and respectful of one another.

• Avoid personal attacks. Keep dialogue friendly and supportive, even when you disagree or wish to present a controversial idea or response.

• Be careful with the use of humor and sarcasm. Emotion is difficult to sense through text.

• Be helpful and share your expertise. Foster community communication and collaboration.

• Contribute constructively and completely to each discussion. Avoid short repetitive “I agree”

responses and don’t make everyone else do the work.

• Consider carefully what you write. Re-read all e-mail and discussion before sending or posting. • Remember that e-mail is considered a permanent record that may be forwarded to others.

• Be brief and succinct. Don’t use up other people’s time or bandwidth. • Use descriptive subject headings for each e-mail message.


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• • Respect privacy. Don’t forward a personal message without permission. • • Cite references. Include web addresses, authors, names of articles, date of publication, etc. • • Keep responses professional and educational. Do not advertise or send chain letters. • • Do not send large attachments unless you have been requested to do so or have permission

from all parties. • • Two-word postings (e.g.: I agree, Oh yeah, No way, Me too) do not “count” as postings.

ACADEMIC WRITING STANDARDS Specific writing standards differ from discipline to discipline, and learning to write persuasively in any genre is a complex process, both individual and social, that takes place over time with continued practice and guidance. Nonetheless, Golden West College has identified some common assumptions and practices that apply to most academic writing done at the college level. These generally understood elements are articulated here to help students see how they can best express their ideas effectively, regardless of their discipline or any particular writing assignment. Venues for writing include the widespread use of e-mail, electronic chat spaces and interactive blackboards. Golden West College is committed to guaranteeing that students can expect all electronic communication to meet Federal and State regulations concerning harassment or other “hate” speech. Individual integrity and social decency require common courtesies and a mutual understanding that writing--in all its educational configurations--is an attempt to share information, knowledge, opinions and insights in fruitful ways. Academic writing (as commonly understood in the college) always aims at correct Standard English grammar, punctuation, and spelling. The following details are meant to give students accurate, useful, and practical assistance for writing across the curriculum of Golden West College. Students can assume that successful collegiate writing will generally:

• Delineate the relationships among writer, purpose and audience by means of a clear focus (thesis statements, hypotheses or instructor-posed questions are examples of such focusing methods, but are by no means the only ones) and a topic that’s managed and developed appropriately for the specific task.

• Display a familiarity with and understanding of the particular discourse styles of the discipline and/or

particular assignment.

• Demonstrate the analytical skills of the writer rather than just repeating what others have said by summarizing or paraphrasing

• Substantiate abstractions, judgments, and assertions with evidence specifically applicable for the

occasion whether illustrations, quotations, or relevant data.


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• Draw upon contextualized research whenever necessary, properly acknowledging the explicit work or intellectual property of others.

• Require more than one carefully proofread and documented draft, typed or computer printed unless

otherwise specified. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY As a learning community, Golden West College emphasizes the ethical responsibility of all its members to seek knowledge honestly and in good faith. Students are responsible for doing their own work, and academic dishonesty of any kind will not be tolerated. Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, or misrepresentation of information in oral or written form. Such violations will be dealt with severely by the instructor, and/or other designated individuals. Plagiarism means presenting someone else's idea or writing as if it were your own. If you use someone else's idea or writing, be sure the source is clearly documented.

1. Plagiarism: Plagiarism consists of using another author's words without proper identification and documentation of that author. Plagiarism takes the form of direct quotation without the use of quotation marks and/or documentation, or paraphrasing without proper identification and documentation. The fabrication of sources, or the act, deliberately or unconsciously, of passing another author's work off as your own are also considered to be plagiarism.

2. Falsification: Falsification consists of deliberately changing results, statistics, or any other kind of factual information to make it suit your needs. It also consists of deliberately changing a source's intent by misquoting or taking out of context.

3. Multiple submission: If you wish to turn in the same work or use the same research, in whole or in part, for more than one course, you must obtain permission to do so from all professors involved. Failure to obtain this permission constitutes academic dishonesty. “Recycled work” must contain significant work as related to the current course topic, meeting the standards for the current assignment.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT STATEMENT Any personal learning accommodations that may be needed by a student covered by the “Americans with Disabilities Act” must be made known to the instructor as soon as possible. This is the student's responsibility. Information about services, academic modifications and documentation requirements can be obtained from the instructor. The Accessibility Center for Education (ACE) provides appropriate, reliable, comprehensive, and accessible services to students with documented disabilities and who request these services. The ACE program is designed to encourage academic achievement, foster independence, self-advocacy, and social inclusion to qualified disabled students. If you need accommodations, you can learn more about the ACE program by going to: http://www.goldenwestcollege.edu/cpi/accommodation.html.


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MISCELLANEOUS • MyGWC Reference Guide - For information about online class schedule, registration, grades,

Blackboard Vista, etc., go to: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/pdf/MyGWCRefGuide.pdf

• Code of Conduct - For more information, go to: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/admissions/codeofconduct.html

• Student Records/Grades: For more information, go to: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/admissions/waitlist.html

• Academic Honesty Policy: For more information, go to: www.goldenwestcollege.edu/admissions/honesty.html

• Copyright Statement - Some materials in this course may be subject to copyright. They are intended for use for students that are registered and enrolled in the course and only for instructional purposes while the course is underway. They may not be disseminated or duplicated for any other use. They are provided in compliance with provisions of the Teach Act.

• Syllabus Change Policy - The above syllabus, schedule and procedures pertaining to this course are subject to change

BUS 130—Introduction to Business Writing Spring 2012 Page 1 of 1 Revised 2/20/12

BUS 130—Introduction to Business Writing Course Syllabus

Spring 2012

COURSE INFORMATION Course No.: BUS 130—Intro to Business Writing Semester: Spring 2012 Units: 4 Course Hours: 3.4 hours arranged per week ONLINE Instructor: Barbara Jones, Professor Office: Humanities 202/203 Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Tuesdays, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. E-mail: Use Blackboard Learn E-mail program Phone: 714.892.7711 Extension 51017

TEXT AND MATERIALS Before starting the course, you will need the following:

Technical Writing for Success, by Darlene Smith-Worthington and Sue Jefferson, 3rd Edition. South-Western/Cengage Learning Publishers. ISBN: 978-0-538-45057-7. This textbook can be purchased as a eBook from the publisher website. Log on to: www.cengage.com/school/bcomm/techwtg. Click the link, “Learn more about this product.”

NOTE: This class requires you to have MS Office Word 2010 installed on your

computer in order to complete the required projects. If you do not have MS Office 2010 installed on your computer, you can download a free 60-day trial version from Microsoft.com. Go to: www.microsoft.com/downloads. Navigate to the section, “Find products and downloads for:” and then click the link, Microsoft Office. Follow the prompts to download the free trial software download for Office 2010.


NOTE: As a registered student of Golden West College, you have the option to order software at significantly lower prices than what you would normally pay at retail stores. Go to: CollegeBuys.org. You will be prompted step-by-step if you choose to purchase software at this site.

Storage device for saving files (any of the following: multiple diskettes, CD-RW, flash drive, etc.).

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE This course will provide a basic understanding of business communication and will focus on the skills that employers demand in today’s workplace—thinking, listening, composing, revising, and editing. This course will help you develop confidence and skill in writing effective business letters, memos, electronic communication, and informal reports. Focus will also be placed on forming a solid foundation for technical writing, including business documents, writing techniques, increasing editing and proofreading skills, and developing plans for resolving ethical dilemmas in business communication.

LEARNING METHODS In addition to reading the textbook chapters for this class, other course content has been posted to enhance your learning of Technical Writing. Chapter Summaries and PowerPoint Presentations for all textbook chapters are included, and Sample Documents for many textbook chapters are posted to assist you in achieving high scores for your required writing assignments.

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS Extra Credit assignments are available to further assist you in understanding the course content. Extra Credit does not replace completing the required worksheets and documents for each chapter. Extra credit will only be given after you have completed and submitted the required worksheets for each chapter on or before the due date. If your worksheets and/or documents are submitted late, and you submit extra credit, no extra credit points will be awarded. Each extra credit worksheet, successfully completed, is worth up to 3 points. The due date for extra credit worksheets is the same due date for the chapter worksheets.

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the importance of good communication in today’s changing workplace and improve individual listening, nonverbal, verbal, and written communication skills.

2. Effectively communicate information and ideas by developing business communications that are clear, concise, coherent, consistent, courteous, complete, and correct in every detail.

3. Brainstorm ideas, organize information into an outline, and transform the outline into a first draft.

4. Differentiate between direct and indirect communication strategies and apply the appropriate plan to a variety of business messages.

5. Write effective business messages using the three-step writing process (planning, writing, and revising).

6. Use specific writing techniques that improve communications and avoid those pitfalls that detract from a message’s effectiveness.

7. Demonstrate the proper use of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation in written communication.


8. Choose a document style appropriate to the writing task and accurately format documents to maintain a professional appearance.

9. Expand proofreading and editing skills. 10. Objectively and subjectively evaluate and critique business messages written by

others. 11. Plan, draft, edit, and finalize a variety of positive, negative, neutral, and persuasive

business communications. 12. Understand the basics of informal report writing and prepare both an internal and

external informal report. 13. Refine telephone and voice main communication skills. 14. Prepare for, conduct, and record business meetings.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES As a means determining successful completion of this course, students may be evaluated in the following:

1. Identify and demonstrate the barriers to effective communication. 2. Demonstrate the proper use of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation in written

communications.

ATTENDANCE Daily online attendance will maximize your computer skills for your personal and

professional future. You will be required to email the instructor on a weekly basis as a form of “checking in” for attendance purposes.

Your attendance will also be tracked by your completing and submitting the homework assignments outlined on each of the assignment sheets.

3.4 hours per week is required to complete the homework assignments for this course.

ONLINE CLASSROOM RULES OF CONDUCT Be respectful of your instructor and fellow classmates at all times.

You are encouraged to work with other students to solve problems. However, you must complete your own work.

CLASS POLICIES Disability Accommodations - Students with disabilities who believe they may need

accommodations should contact the Accessibility Center for Education (ACE) as soon as possible in order to ensure that, if ACE finds them qualified, such accommodations will be made in a confidential and timely fashion. Contact ACE in Forum I, Room 105; phone (714) 895-8721 or TDD (714) 895-8350.

Cheating - It is expected that students will conduct themselves with integrity. If you cheat or assist others in cheating, you violate a trust.

Cheating includes but is not limited to the following:

copy files or lend your storage device to another student copy answers on exams or glance at nearby exams print and/or submit work for someone else


turn in assignments that have been used in other classes purchase or sell assignments or exam materials

If you cheat, some or all of the following actions will be taken: You will receive a lower point score up to and including a zero for that

particular assignment or exam.

A report of the incident may be forwarded to the Vice President of Student Services. The Vice President may file the report in your permanent record and/or take further disciplinary action.


EVALUATION AND GRADING You will be evaluated based on your combined performance on your textbook exercises, midterm, and final exam. Your ability to understand and follow the directions in the text thoroughly will be an essential component for successful completion of the projects/homework. E-mailing the instructor with questions, concerns, and/or suggestions is required as you work on and complete your textbook assignments. Use the email program in Blackboard Learn.

Posting discussions in Blackboard Learn on various homework assignments is encouraged.

All assignments will be graded for accuracy, formatting, correctness, proper labeling, and completeness. Completing each assignment and submitting it to your instructor on or before the due date is required if you want to earn the highest score for your assignments. Each document you submit must have your personal identifying information in the footer. The footer information must contain your first and last name, name of assignment, and the date it was submitted. Here is an example of the footer information that is required on every document that you submit. First and Last Name on the left side; name of document in the center; and date on the right side.


THE FOLLOWING GRADING SCALE WILL BE USED:

Percentage of All Possible Points

Grade

90-100% 270 - 300 points A

80-89% 240 - 269 points B

70-79% 210 - 239 points C

60-69% 180 - 209 points D

Below 60% 179 points and below F

Note: The instructor reserves the r ight to change/edit/update this syl labus at any time throughout

the semester .

CBA G181 MS OFFICE Spring 2012 Page 1 of 1

CBA 181--OFFICE 2010 Course Syllabus

COURSE INFORMATION Course No.: CBA G181—OFFICE Semester: Spring 2012 Course Title: OFFICE Units: 4 Course Hours: 6.5 hours arranged per week ONLINE Instructor: Barbara Jones, Professor Office: Humanities 202/203 Office Hours: Mondays, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.; Tuesdays, 12:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. E-mail: Use Blackboard Learn E-mail program Phone: 714.892.7711 Extension 51017

TEXT AND MATERIALS Before starting the course, you will need the following:

GO! with Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 1, by Shelley Gaskin, Robert L. Ferrett, Alicia Vargas, and Carolyn McLellan ©2011, published by Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-245446-7

NOTE: This class requires you to have Office 2010 installed on your computer in order to complete the required projects. If you do not have MS Office 2010 installed on your computer, you can download a free 60-day trial version from Microsoft.com. Go to: www.microsoft.com/downloads. Navigate to the section, “Find products and downloads for:” and then click the link, Microsoft Office. Follow the prompts to download the free trial software download for Office 2010.

NOTE: As a registered student of Golden West College, you have the option to order software at significantly lower prices than what you would normally pay at retail stores. Go to: CollegeBuys.org. You will be prompted step-by-step if you choose to purchase software at this site. The current price for the MS Office Professional Plus 2010 suite is $79.95.

Storage device for saving files (any of the following: multiple diskettes, CD-RW, flash drive, etc.).

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN IN THIS COURSE This is a hands-on course in which you will learn to use a computer to practice the four most popular programs within the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access), including how to integrate data among the four applications. You will also practice and re-inforce the basics of using a computer, mouse, and keyboard. You will learn to be an


intermediate level user of the Microsoft Office Suite. Within the Microsoft Office Suite, you will use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access. Microsoft Word is a word processing program with which you can create common business and personal documents. Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that organizes and calculates accounting-type information. Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program with which you can develop slides to accompany an oral presentation. Microsoft Access is a database program that organizes large amounts of information in a useful manner. Finally, you will learn how to use Access data with other Office programs; use tables in Word and Excel; use Excel as a data source in a mail merge; link data in Office documents; and create presentation content from Office documents.

STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to apply Microsoft Word processing skills to create, edit and format documents, research papers, and/or newsletters using writing tools and formatting techniques with 85% accuracy.

Students will be able to create a worksheet using functions and formulas and chart data using the appropriate chart in a worksheet with 85% accuracy.

Students will be able to create and change the structure of tables in an Access Database with 85% accuracy.

Students will be able to create, edit, format, and animate a PowerPoint slide show and apply slide transitions with 85% accuracy.

Students will be able to integrate data, charts, and objects among Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint applications with 85% accuracy.

ATTENDANCE Daily online attendance will maximize your computer skills for your personal and

professional future. You will be required to email the instructor on a weekly basis as a form of “checking in” for attendance purposes.

Your attendance will also be tracked by your completing and submitting the homework assignments outlined on each of the assignment sheets.

6.5 hours per week is required to complete the homework assignments for this course.

ONLINE CLASSROOM RULES OF CONDUCT Be respectful of your instructor and fellow classmates at all times.

You are encouraged to work with other students to solve problems. However, you must complete your own work.

CLASS POLICIES Disability Accommodations - Students with disabilities who believe they may need

accommodations should contact the Accessibility Center for Education (ACE) as soon as possible in order to ensure that, if ACE finds them qualified, such accommodations will be made in a confidential and timely fashion. Contact ACE in Forum I, Room 105; phone (714) 895-8721 or TDD (714) 895-8350.

Cheating - It is expected that students will conduct themselves with integrity. If you


cheat or assist others in cheating, you violate a trust.

Cheating includes but is not limited to the following:

copy files or lend your storage device to another student copy answers on exams or glance at nearby exams print and/or submit work for someone else turn in assignments that have been used in other classes purchase or sell assignments or exam materials

If you cheat, some or all of the following actions will be taken: You will receive a lower point score up to and including a zero for that

particular assignment or exam.

A report of the incident may be forwarded to the Vice President of Student Services. The Vice President may file the report in your permanent record and/or take further disciplinary action.

EVALUATION AND GRADING You will be evaluated based on your combined performance on your textbook exercises, chapter quizzes, midterm, and final exam.

Your ability to understand and follow the directions in the text thoroughly will be an essential component for successful completion of the projects/homework.

E-mailing the instructor with questions, concerns, and/or suggestions is required as you work on and complete your textbook assignments. Use the email program in Blackboard Learn.

Posting discussions in Blackboard Learn on various homework assignments is encouraged.

The course assignments are divided into a total of 5 unit assignment sheets. WORD Assignment Sheet 1: January 30, through February 21, 2012 EXCEL Assignment Sheet 2: February 22, through March 13, 2012

Note: Mid-term Exam is scheduled for March 20, 2012

ACCESS Assignment Sheet 3: March 21, through April 17, 2012 POWERPOINT Assignment Sheet 4: April 18, through May 8, 2012 INTEGRATION Assignment Sheet 5: May 9, through May 15, 2012

Note: Practice Final Exam is scheduled for May 17; Final Exam is scheduled for May 22, 2012

All assignments will be graded for accuracy, formula construction, formatting, correctness, proper labeling, and completeness. Completing each assignment as indicated on the assignment sheet is required in order to pass this course. Each hands-on project is assigned a due date listed on the assignment sheet. At the end of each application unit, you will take a 60-minute quiz covering the concepts in that application. These quizzes will consist of 50 multiple-choice, matching, and true/false questions. Quizzes will be computer delivered. The computer will time the quiz and provide feedback as to how you did on the quiz.


During the quiz, you may use notes and your OFFICE textbook. Since the quizzes are timed, there is not much time to look up answers, so you should be prepared to answer the questions without having to look up answers.

NOTE: Application unit quizzes must be accessed and completed on the scheduled due date—quizzes, the mid-term exam, and the final exam cannot be made up. If you are out of town or cannot take the quiz, mid-term, or final exam on the due date, you must come to campus and take the quiz, mid-term, or final exam prior to the scheduled due date. Forgetting to take a quiz, the mid-term, or final exam is not an acceptable reason to request a make-up of a quiz, the mid-term, or final exam.

The mid-term and final exams will be computer generated and may consist of your being asked to perform various tasks in OFFICE. During the mid-term and final exams, you may use notes and your OFFICE textbook.

The following grading scale will be used:

Homework Exercises

Possible Points

Chapter Quizzes Possible Points

Mid-Term Exam Possible Points

Final Exam Possible Points

Total Possible Points

760 225 100 100 1185

Percentage of All Possible Points

Grade

90-100% 1067 - 1185 points A

80-89% 948 - 1066 points B

70-79% 830 - 947 points C

60-69% 711 - 829 points D

Below 60% 710 points and below F


Note: The instructor reserves the right

to change/edit/update this syllabus at

any time throughout the semester.

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Spring!2012!!

Course:! Technology!Proficiencies!for!Teachers!I,!Section!65810!Meeting!Time:! Tuesday,!1:00!p.m.!to!4:10!p.m.!Instructor:! Barbara!Jones,!Professor!Office:! Humanities!202/203!Office!Hours:! Monday:!!1:00!to!3:00!p.m.!! Tuesday:!!12:00!noon!to!1:00!p.m.!Telephone:! (714)!892M7711;!X!51017!EDMail:! All!EDUC!103!class!emails!should!be!directed!through!the!Blackboard!

email!program.!!Course!Objectives:!!This!course!is!based!on!the!Technology!Standards!for!a!California!KM12!Preliminary!Teaching!Credential.!!The!class!focuses!on!the!technology!proficiencies!credential!candidates!are!required!to!master!before!they!can!be!issued!a!preliminary!Multiple!or!Single!Subject!Credential.!!The!curriculum!and!course!represent!a!working!partnership!between!the!California!Technology!Assistance!Project!(CTAP),!Region!IX!and!the!Coast!Community!College!District's!TEACh3!Program.!!Students!enrolled!in!the!class!will!complete!a!portfolio!in!all!the!State!mandated!proficiencies!and!will!receive!certification!as!a!Preliminary!(Level!I)!Technology!Proficient!Educator.!!All!skills!are!transferable!between!the!Macintosh!and!Windows!environments.!!The!goal!of!this!class!is!to!help!you!learn!the!computer!application!skills!needed!to!successfully!integrate!technology!in!your!professional!teaching!career.!!This!course!will!introduce!you!to!the!technology!standards!of!the!International!Society!for!Technology!in!Education!(ISTE),!as!well!as!introduce!you!to!the!National!Educational!Technology!Standards!for!Teachers!(NETSMT)!and!the!National!Educational!Technology!Standards!for!Students!(NETSMS).!!The!value!of!addressing!these!standards!is!to!ensure!consistent!quality!of!instruction!for!students!in!grades!KM12.!!Focus!will!also!be!placed!on!proper!lesson!plan!development—describing!and!writing!instructional!objectives,!incorporating!technology!into!the!lesson!plan,!and!presenting!a!10Mminute!lesson!on!a!KM12!academic!subject!of!your!choice.!


Student!Learning!Objectives:!!

• Students!will!be!able!to!identify,!select,!and!use!appropriate!publication!tools!to!produce!written!reports,!electronic!correspondence,!discussion!groups,!newsgroups,!and!manage!data!files!on!the!Internet!and!on!network!drives!by!successfully!completing!various!technology!proficiency!modules.!

• Students!will!be!able!to!plan,!design,!and!implement!technology!projects,!such!as!word!processing!documents,!spreadsheets,!databases,!and!presentations!by!successfully!utilizing!MS!Word,!MS!Excel,!MS!Access,!and!MS!PowerPoint!application!tools.!

• Students!will!be!able!to!design!and!implement!a!lesson!plan!that!incorporate!a!variety!of!instructional!technologies!aligned!with!State!Content!Standards!by!presenting!a!5Mminute!lesson!involving!technology!application!tools.!

!Required!References!and!Supplies:!!1. Teachers!Discovering!Computers—Integrating!Technology!and!Digital!Media!in!the!Classroom,!6th!Edition.!!Shelly!Cashman!Series.!!ISBN:!!13:!978M1M4390M7835M8!!!

a. Obtain!this!textbook!in!the!GWC!Bookstore.!!

OR,!for!a!substantial!savings,!check!out!this!option:!!

b. Shelly; Gunter; Gunter, Teachers Discovering Computers: Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom, 6th Edition, http://www.coursesmart.com/9781439078358?__professorview=false&__instructor=1308976

!2. Flash!or!thumb!drive,!3Mring!binder!for!portfolio!documents,!notepad,!pen!and/or!pencil.!!

3. Access!to!a!computer!with!Internet!access;!wordMprocessing,!spreadsheet,!database,!and!presentation!software!(Windows!XP/Windows!7,!Internet!Explorer,!Microsoft!Word,!Excel,!Access,!and!PowerPoint!2010!will!be!used!in!this!class).!

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Important!GWC!Websites:!!GWC's!OneMStop!Website:!!www.MyGWC.com!!!Blackboard!Vista:!!www.onlinegwc.cccd.edu!OR!www.onlinegwc.org!Golden!West!College:!!www.goldenwestcollege.edu!!Educational!Websites:!!http://www.ocde.k12.ca.us/!!This!site!contains!educational!information!and!resources!for!educators,!students,!and!parents.!

http://coursecasts.course.com/!!CourseCasts are audio podcasts that bring learning to a whole new medium. Our podcasting solution provides you with technology news you can use by consolidating the latest in industry news and updates in an mp3 broadcast you can automatically download to your iPod or mp3 player.!

http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/!!This!site!will!provide!information!on!the!content!standards!adopted!by!the!California!State!Board!of!Education.!

www.iste.org!!This!site!contains!information!for!educators!engaged!in!improving!learning!and!teaching!by!advancing!the!effective!use!of!technology!in!PKM12!and!higher!education.!!A!library!of!lesson!plans!and!books!about!specific!areas!of!educational!technology,!news!of!events,!professional!conferences!for!KM12!teachers,!and!more.!!The!National!Educational!Technology!Standards!for!Teachers!(NETSMT)!defines!the!fundamental!concepts,!knowledge,!skills,!and!attitudes!for!applying!technology!in!educational!settings.!!The!National!Educational!Technology!Standards!for!Students!(NETSMs)!identifies!several!higherMorder!thinking!skills!and!digital!citizenship!as!critical!for!students!to!learn!effectively!for!a!lifetime!and!live!productively!in!our!emerging!global!society.!

www.myCTAP.org!!The!California!Technology!Assistance!Project!(CTAP)!is!a!stateMwide!technical!assistance!program,!funded!by!the!California!Department!of!Education!(CDE).!Intended!to!promote!the!effective!use!of!technology!in!teaching,!learning!and!school!administration,!CTAP!provides!assistance!to!schools!and!districts!based!upon!local!needs!in!each!of!11!regions!in!California.!

http://www.myctap.org/index.php/technologyMquickMguides!MMTechnology!Quick!Guides!for!MS!Office!Applications!and!other!computer!applications.!

www.education.com!!This!site!contains!academic!information!and!gradeMlevel!features!for!KM12!teachers!as!well!as!for!parents;!topics!may!include:!!school!and!academics,!outside!


the!classroom,!learning!and!your!child,!physical!health,!and!what!your!child!can!expect!in!various!grades.!

http://library.csustan.edu/ngolz/lesson_plans.htm!!This!site,!California!State!University,!Stanislaus!Library,!provides!a!list!of!Internet!resources!to!help!you!locate!lesson!plans!by!subject!and!grade!level!(KM12).!

http://www.techlearning.com!!This!site!offers!a!free!subscription!for!technology!resources!to!educators.!!Topics!include!Best!Practices,!From!the!Classroom,!Leadership,!Professional!Development,!Tips,!and!much!more.!

http://www.eduhound.com!!

Search!Engines!!Google!!www.google.com!

Yahool!!www.yahoo.com!

Ask!Jeeves!!www.askjeeves.com!

DogPile!!http://dogpile.com!

SurfWax!!!www.surfwax.com!

AllTheWeb!!www.alltheweb.com!

HotBot!!www.hotbot.com!

Teoma!!www.teoma.com!

Ask!Jeeves!for!Kids!!www.ajkids.com!

KidsClick!!www.kidsclick.org!


Course!Requirements!and!Assignments:!!1. Thorough!reading!and!completion!of!assigned!materials!each!week.!!All!OCDE!and!Textbook!exercises!will!be!printed!and!maintained!in!a!notebook!portfolio.!

2. Active,!informed!participation!in!class!and!in!online!discussions,!email,!and!class!activities.!!

3. Assignments!must!be!submitted!in!appropriate!format,!at!the!beginning!of!class!on!or!before!the!due!date.!!LATE!HOMEWORK!WILL!NOT!BE!ACCEPTED.!!All!work!prepared!and!submitted!to!instructor!must!be!completed!utilizing!the!correct!software!application!tools.!

4. All!assignments,!quizzes,!and!the!final!exam!must!be!completed!in!order!to!receive!a!passing!grade!for!this!course.!

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Course!Points:!!Activity:! Points!Possible:! ! Course!Grading:!Attendance*! 10!pts! ! ! !Lab!Assignments! 80!pts! ! ! A!=!90%!of!possible!pts!Quizzes! 160!pts! ! ! B!=!80%!of!possible!pts! !Lesson!Plan!! 50!pts! ! ! C!=!70%!of!possible!pts! !Presentation!! 50!pts! ! ! D!=!90%!of!possible!pts!!Portfolio!(modules)!! 100!pts!!Certification!(Pass/Fail)! 50!pts!Final!Exam! 100!pts!TOTAL!POSSIBLE!POINTS! !!600!pts!!Note:&&The&certification&process&is&pass/fail.&&In&order&to&pass,&you&must&complete&the&skills&assessment&with&100&percent&accuracy.&&&If&you&p&ass,&you&will&be&awarded&50&pts.&&If&you&fail,&you&will&not&receive&certification&and&you&will&not&receive&the&50&pts.""*2"pts"deducted"for"each"absence.""An"additional"15"pts"will"be"awarded"for"perfect"attendance"(no"tardies"or"leaving"late)."

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Weekly!Schedule!

Meeting!Dates!

Class!Topics!

Lab!Assignments!and!Quiz!Due!Dates!

Assignments!must!be!submitted!on!time.!!Quizzes!are!taken!in!class!on!due!

date.!!!No!exceptions.!!!

January!31!

Course!Introduction;!Logging!on;!File!Management;!

Integrating!Educational!Technology!into!the!Curriculum!

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February!7!

Lesson!Plan!Development!and!Design!

Application!Software—Operating!System!and!Productivity!Software!

In!the!Lab!Exercise!1!Page!43,!#3!

Chapter!1!Quiz!

February!14!

Communications,!Networks,!the!Internet,!and!the!World!Wide!Web!OCDE!Mod!1.1!Internet!Skills!

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February!21!Lesson!Plan!Development!and!

Design!OCDE!Mod!1.2,!1.3!EMMail!Skills!

In!the!Lab!Exercise!2!Page!106,!#1!&!#2!

OCDE!Mod!1.1!Internet!Skills!

Chapter!2!Quiz!

February!28!

Application!Productivity!Tools!for!Educators!

OCDE!Mod!2.1,!2.2!and!skills!Word,!Image;!Word,!Spelling!List!

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OCDE!Mod!1.2,!1.3!EMMail!Skills!

March!6!


OCDE!Mod!2.3,!2.4!and!skills!Word,!Memo;!!Word,!Calendar!

In!the!Lab!Exercise!3!Page!181,!#2!

OCDE!Mod!2.1,!2.2!and!skills!Word,!Image;!Word,!

Spelling!List!Chapter!3!Quiz!


March!13!Hardware!for!Educators!

OCDE!Mod!3.1,!3.2!PowerPoint!Skills!

OCDE!Mod!2.3,!2.4!and!skills!Word,!Memo;!!Word,!

Calendar!

March!20!Integrating!Digital!Media!and!

Educational!Software!Applications!OCDE!Mod!4.1!Excel!Skills!

In!the!Lab!Exercise!4!Page!248!#1!

OCDE!Mod!3.1,!3.2!PowerPoint!Skills!Chapter!4!Quiz!

April!3!


Technology,!Digital!Media,!and!Curriculum!Integration!

OCDE!Mod!5.1!Access!Skills!


OCDE!Mod!4.1!Excel!Skills!Chapter!5!Quiz!

April!10!Evaluating!Educational!Technology!

and!Integration!Strategies!OCDE!Mod!5.2,!5.3!Access!Skills!


!OCDE!Mod!5.1!Access!Skills!

Chapter!6!Quiz!

April!17!

Security!Issues,!Ethics,!and!Emerging!Technologies!in!

Education!Finalize!Lesson!Plans!and!

Presentation!Draft!


OCDE!Mod!5.2,!5.3!Access!Skills!

Chapter!7!Quiz!

April!24! Lesson!Plan!Presentations!


Notebook!Portfolio!Draft!Chapter!8!Quiz!

May!1! Lesson!Plan!Presentations!! Notebook!Portfolio!Final!

May!8! Certification—Skills!Assessment! Certification!


May!15! Certification—Skills!Assessment! Certification!

May!22! Final!Exam! Final!Exam!


ACADEMIC!HONESTY!POLICY!!Cheating!and!other!forms!of!dishonest!behavior!are!destructive!to!the!educational!process!for!all!students.!As!a!result!the!following!guidelines!shall!be!followed:!

- Students!may!not!submit!work!that!is!not!totally!their!own!unless!it!is!designated!as!group!work.!!

- Quizzes!and!Exams!must!be!taken!individually.!Any!student!engaged!in!any!dishonest!behaviors!may!receive!an!"F"!on!the!activity,!an!"F"!in!the!course,!and!will!be!reported!to!the!GWC!Master!Cheating!file.!!CODE!OF!CONDUCT!!Golden!West!College!policy!states!that!electronic!communications!conducted!in!the!course!web!site!are!"public"!communications!in!the!same!way!that!classroom!exchanges!are!public.!Your!instructors!and!other!students!are!bound!by!the!same!principles!of!respect,!professionalism,!and!concern,!in!College!classrooms,!offices,!and!the!course!website.!If!you!feel!that!these!principles!have!been!compromised!in!some!way,!please!discuss!this!directly!with!your!instructors.!!ELECTRONIC!DEVICES!IN!CLASS!POLICY!!Cell!phones,!MP3/4!players,!iPods,!and!similar!devices!are!prohibited!in!the!classroom!and!laboratory!facilities.!Reasonable!laptopMsize!computers!may!be!used!in!lecture!for!the!purpose!of!taking!notes.!!In"Case"You"Are"Late"or"Absent:!It!is!your!responsibility!to!get!the!course!notes,!handouts,!and!assignments!should!you!miss!class!or!be!late.!!If!you!know!you!will!be!absent!from!class,!you!will!want!to!email!your!instructor!in!the!Blackboard!Email!program!of!your!absence.!!

Students!with!disabilities!who!believe!they!may!need!accommodations!should!contact!the!Accessibility!Center!for!Education!(ACE)!as!soon!as!possible!in!order!to!ensure!that,!if!ACE!finds!them!qualified,!such!accommodations!will!be!made!in!a!confidential!and!timely!fashion.!

Contact!ACE!in!Forum!I,!Room!105;!phone!(714)!895D8721!or!TDD!(714)!895D8350.!

!The!instructor!reserves!the!right!to!change/modify!this!syllabus!at!any!time!during!the!semester.!

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CBA G183 Course Syllabus Spring 2012 Page 1 of 1

SYLLABUS CBA G183 MS OFFICE, Intermediate

Spring 2012 Instructor: Professor Barbara Jones Office Hours: Humanities 202/203; Mondays 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.; Tuesdays 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Phone: 714.892.7711 X51017 E-mail: Use Blackboard Learn Email for all questions regarding this course Website: www.onlinegwc.org Course Description: This course covers computer business applications used in today’s businesses using intermediate to advanced features and functionality of MS Office to create, edit, and format various business documents, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations. Students will learn how to use styles, lists, charts, web pages, advanced proofing options, and markup tools using WORD; use advanced functions, sorting, and filtering options, and create charts, diagrams, and templates using EXCEL; enhance tables, queries, forms and reports using ACCESS; and apply advanced graphic, audio, and video techniques using POWERPOINT. This course, together with CBA G181, reviews the skills needed to prepare for the Core Microsoft Office Specialist Exams (MOS) for Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint. Student Learning Outcomes for CBA G183:

1. Upon successfully completion of this 16-week course, students will be able to: 2. Apply intermediate-level word processing skills to create, edit and apply styles in a WORD document; and

insert, format, and enter data into a chart. 3. Use WORD to create web pages using advanced proofing options and create a Blog Post. 4. Insert and use financial and lookup functions, define names, and validate data in EXCEL. 5. Use aggregate functions in an ACCESS query. 6. Create a custom template by modifying slide masters in POWERPOINT.

Text/Materials:

1. Text: Shaffer/Carey/Finnegan/Adamski/Ageloff/Zimmerman/Zimmerman, New Perspectives on Microsoft Office 2010, Second Course, (9780538743099) Course Technology, 2011.

2. Software: Microsoft Windows 7; Microsoft Office 2010; Internet Explorer 8. 3. Handouts: All “handouts” and course material are online and contained in the BlackBoard Course

Management System. As a student, you will want to log on daily for any updates your instructor may post. 4. This class requires you to have Office 2010 installed on your computer in order to complete the required

projects. If you do not have MS Office 2010 installed, you can download a free 60-day trial version from Microsoft.com. Go to: www.microsoft.com. Follow the prompts to download the software.

5. As a registered student of Golden West College, you have the option to order software at significantly lower prices than what you would normally pay at retail stores. Go to: www.journeyed.com/select. You will be prompted step-by-step if you choose to purchase software at this site.

6. Storage device for saving files (any of the following: multiple diskettes, CD-RW, flash drive, etc.). Learning Methods:

1. This course requires you to read and complete each of the textbook tutorial exercises so that you learn and understand the concepts and principles of using each of the computer business applications. Completing the hands-on exercises throughout the tutorials is essential to learning the specific features and functions that you will be applying in the Case Problem exercises that are required for this course.

2. Weekly Assignment will consist of end-of-chapter Case Problems to reinforce material in the text. These assignments may require the application of various software packages. Click the Assignments link to access the required course assignments.


3. Chapter PowerPoint presentations for each textbook tutorial are available to enhance your learning of the MS Office applications you are using.

4. Lecture notes made easy. Tips and Tricks are provided for each textbook tutorial. Check them out! 5. Two exams will be given: midterm and final exam. The midterm exam will be open book/notes and will

test assigned readings and material covered in the textbook tutorials for MS WORD and MS EXCEL and is scheduled for FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2012. The final exam, also open book/notes, will be comprehensive covering material from all applications, MS WORD, MS EXCEL, MS ACCESS, and MS POWERPOINT and is scheduled for MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012. A practice final prior to the final exam will be assigned so that you can successfully prepare for the final exam.

Course Policies: You are responsible for navigating through and reading all course material posted on the course web site. Missed or late exams cannot be made up under any circumstances. Attendance:

1. Daily online attendance will maximize your computer skills for your personal and professional future. You will be required to email the instructor on a weekly basis as a form of “checking in” for attendance purposes. Submitting your homework assignments on time will also qualify for checking for attendance purposes.

2. 6.75 hours per week is required to complete the homework assignments for this course.

Disability Accommodations: Students with disabilities who believe they may need accommodations should contact the Accessibility Center for Education (ACE) as soon as possible in order to ensure that, if ACE finds them qualified, such accommodations will be made in a confidential and timely fashion. Contact ACE in Forum I, Room 105; phone (714) 895-8721 or TDD (714) 895-8350. Online Classroom Rules of Conduct:

1. Be respectful of your instructor and fellow classmates at all times. 2. You are encouraged to work with other students to solve problems. However, you must complete your own

work.


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 College. For more information refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in the Golden West College Schedule and/or catalog. For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques; general advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. It is expected that students will conduct themselves with integrity. If you cheat or assist others in cheating, you violate a trust. Cheating includes but is not limited to the following:

1. Copy files or lend your storage device to another student. 2. Copy answers on exams or glance at nearby exams. 3. Print and/or submit work for someone else. 4. Turn in assignments that have been used in other classes. 5. Purchase or sell assignments or exam materials. 6. If you cheat, some or all of the following actions will be taken:

1. You will receive a lower point score up to and including a zero for that particular assignment or exam.

2. A report of the incident may be forwarded to the Vice President of Student Services. The Vice President may file the report in your permanent record and/or take further disciplinary action.

Assignment Descriptions:

1. Your assignments will consist of Case Problems, which will provide further hands-on assessment of the skills and topics presented in the tutorial, but with new case scenarios. The two types of Case Problems that you will complete consist of:

• Apply. In this type of Case Problem, you will apply the skills you have learned in the tutorial to solve a problem.

• Challenge. A Challenge Case Problem involves three or more Explore steps. These steps will challenge you by having you go beyond what was covered in the tutorial, either with guidance in the step or by using online Help as directed.

2. One Review Assignment is assigned in the PowerPoint application section. This type of assignment will provide you with additional practice of the skills you learned in the tutorial using the same tutorial case, with which you are already familiar.

3. All assignments are due by end day on the date due. Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made. Due dates are posted below under Weekly Schedule and posted for each assignment in the Assignments folder.


Weekly Schedule—Print this schedule so that you are aware of all due dates for assignments and exams.

Week Topic Assignment Due Date

1 Introduction to Course

Navigate through and read all the course information and requirements; email instructor on or before due that that you have read and understand all course requirements.

2-2-12

2 Word Tutorial 5: Working with Templates, Themes, and Styles

Review and complete assignments, pages WD 217 through WD 262. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 3, pages WD 264 through WD 267.

2-9-12

3 Word Tutorial 6: Using Mail Merge

Review and complete assignments, pages WD 269 through WD 315. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 2, pages WD 318 and WD 319.

2—16-12

4 Word Tutorial 7: Collaborating with Others and Creating Web Pages

Review and complete assignments, pages WD 323 through WD 375. Complete and submit Case Problems 2 & 3, pages WD 378 and WD 379.

2-23-12

5 Excel Tutorial 5: Working with Excel Tables, PivotTables, and PivotCharts

Review and complete assignments, pages EX 233 through EX 293. Complete and submit Case Problems 2 & 3, pages EX 296 through EX 298.

3-1-12

6 Excel Tutorial 6: Managing Multiple Worksheets and Workbooks


3-8-12

7 Excel Tutorial 7: Using Advanced Functions and Conditional Formatting


3-15-12

8 Excel Tutorial 8: Developing an Excel Application Review and complete assignments, pages EX 419 through EX 474. Complete and submit Case Problems 2 & 3, pages EX 478 through EX 482.

3-22-12

8 Midterm Exam Covering Word and Excel. A practice midterm will be available on 3-22-12 to help you prepare for the midterm exam.

CBA G183 Midterm Exam. 3-23-12

9 Access Tutorial 5: Creating Advanced Queries and Enhancing Table Design

Review and complete assignments, pages AC 217 through AC 273. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 3, pages AC 275 through AC 277 and AC 279 through AC 280.

4-5-12

10 Access Tutorial 6: Using Form Tools and Creating Custom Forms

Review and complete assignments, pages AC 285 through AC 349. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 3, pages AC 351 through AC 353 and AC 354 through AC 356.

4-12-12

11 Access Tutorial 7: Creating Custom Reports

Review and complete assignments, pages AC 359 through AC 407. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 3, pages AC 409 and AC 410 and AC 312 and AC 413.

4-19-12

12 Access Tutorial 8: Sharing, Integrating, and Analyzing Data Access Appendix A: Relational Databases and Database Design

Review and complete assignments, pages AC 417 through AC 463. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 3, pages AC 465 and AC 466 and AC 467.

4-26-12

13 PowerPoint Tutorial 3: Adding and Customizing Media and Charts

Review and complete assignments, pages PPT 121 through PPT 180. Complete and submit Review Assignment, pages PPT 181 through PPT 183 and Case Problem 4, pages PPT 189 and PPT 190.

5-3-12


Each Case Program and the Review Assignment is worth 10 points for a total of 260 points. The midterm exam is worth 50 points, and the final exam is worth 100 points. A total of 410 points can be earned in this course.

Points Earned Grade Earned 369 to 410 A 328 to 368 B 287 to 327 C 246 to 286 D 245 and below F

The instructor reserves the right to update/revise this syllabus at any time during the semester. Students are expected to log on daily to make sure they check any and all updates to this course.

14 PowerPoint Tutorial 4: Integrating PowerPoint and Collaborating with Others

Review and complete assignments, pages PPT 191 through PPT 253. Complete and submit Case Problems 1 & 2, pages PPT 256 through PPT 258.

5-10-12

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Practice Final Exam. This practice exam is required in order to take the Final Exam. However, the score does not count toward your course grade. The practice final exam is available from May 14 through 17, 2012.

CBA G183 Practice Final Exam 5-14 -17-12

16 Comprehensive Final Exam CBA G183 Final Exam 5-21-12

SP12

GWC - Syllabus - DART-174

INTRO TO PAGE LAYOUTDIGITAL DESIGNand Instructor: Ed Hansbury

Email: [email protected]

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This intermediate course covers the process of publication design and digital prepress technology. The design component will emphasize the principles and elements of publication design including the use of color, typography, and page layout. Digital prepress topics such as color modes & management, file output preparation, and proofing will be explored.

This is an advanced level course. You should have some experience with Illustrator and Photoshop in order to help you achieve your project goals, but this is not a requirement.

During this class you will learn basic to advanced techniques with InDe-sign, the main multi-page design software.

You will master these skills by completing class exercises and creative assignments. This course may be taken 4 times.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the language of publication design including the elements and principles of design.

2. Demonstrate a technical proficiency of industry-standard graphic design software applications.

3. Demonstrate a proficiency in the digital prepress workflow including color mode selection, project output management, and proofing.

4. Produce a professional publication design portfolio.

Student Learning Outcome (SLOs):

The Student Learning Outcome (SLOs) listed are for program, course and instructional improvement only. Data and evidence gathered will remain anonymous and will not be connected in any way to individual students, instructors or sections. Information ascertained through assessment of SLOs shall not be used in any college or district wide personnel evalua-tion process.

Required Course Activites (kinds and frequency)

, Adobe Development Team, Adobe Press, 1999.

, Peach Pit Press.

Students will read and complete projects weekly.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstra-tion and/or proficiency

Students will complete hands on projects from chapters in the re-quired text and the step by step demonstrations and examples dem-

onstrated in class.

Demonstration of critical thinking/problem solving:

Students will use Adobe InDesign to produce professional looking publi-cations. The software will be used to assemble text and graphics to ef-fectively communicate products and services to business and consumers.

The students will demonstrate the ability to create pages using the basic principles of page composition and design. The final result of the process will deliver a document that is ready for printing in either low or high capac-

ity output.

LENGTH OF COURSE: : 01/30/12 — 05/27/12

: March 26, 2012 — April 1, 2012 (No Class)

: February 20, 2012 (No Class)

REQUIRED ITEMS:

A USB flash drive OR an external hard drive (USB) for backing up your work

You are responsible for backing up your work. No deadline can be missed due to loss of data.

Sketchbook, pencils and pens. All assignment must be sketched out and thumb-nailed before you start working with the computer.

RECOMMENDED READING:

The GWC Bookstore serves the campus community by supplying textbooks (re-quired and optional new and used), general trade and reference books, school and office supplies, gifts, clothing, greeting cards and computer software at edu-cational pricing.

Students should plan to spend approximately $800 per semester on textbooks and supplies. The Bookstore has liberal refund/exchange and buyback policies and offers online shopping with delivery or in-store pick-up options. Visit www.gwcstore.com.

by Adobe Team (2010)ISBN-13: 978-0-32170179-4 , ISBN-10: 0-321-70179-8

by Frank RomanoISBN-13: 978-0977271610 ISBN-10: 0977271617

by Jim KrauseISBN-10: 1581801467, ISBN-13: 978-1581801460

by Ellen LuptonISBN 978-1-61689-022-3

by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer PhillipsISBN 978-1-61689-702-6

by Kimberly Elam

ISBN -13 978-1-56898-687-6

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EVALUATION AND GRADES:

Evaluation of the student will be based upon the following items:

1. Studio Projects (completion, creative effort)

2. Participation (classroom discussions, critiques)

GradesThere will be a variety of exercises and projects. Be prepared to work on projects outside of class. You will have time during class for hands-on work but usually that will not be enough. Computer labs can be used outside of class hours. It is your responsibility to organize your time in order to meet the deadlines. Make sure that the computer lab you are using has Adobe CS5 installed. Also, remember, work saved on the desktop is only avail-able on that specific computer, not the network. Therefore, make sure you save all your work to the server or an external drive.

Consider your production speed and make plans accordingly. Always work in advance. And remember that I am always available to help you.

There are several general expectations that you need to meet in order to get a high grade. These are the basis for the grading criteria we will be using for every project:

1. Completed on time and at a professional level.

2. Application and understanding of software techniques and skills.

3. Spatial organization, structure of the elements in accordance with the rules of good design.

4. Informative and deliberate use of color.

5. Thoughtful, inventive and planned choice and setting of type.

6. Clear expression of problem solving and designing for an audience.

7. Creativity, inventiveness and ingenuity.

You will receive more specific guidelines and criteria with each individual assignments design brief.

(Including Final Portfolio/Project) = 60% (Participation/Studio Time) = 40%

Excellent

Good

Satisfactory

Passing, less than satisfactory

F Failing

Pass (equivalent to units are earned but are not counted in GPA)

No Pass (equivalent to no units are earned, and not counted in GPA)

CLASSROOM POLICIES:

Attendance | Participation:Attendance and participation are mandatory. Design can not be done in a vacu-um. Part of being a good designer is getting feedback and input from fellow de-signers. You can’t expand and grow as a designer without feedback, comments and suggestions for improvement.

A lot of material is covered in class each week. During our one-to-one meetings, questions and issues come up that pertain to the entire class; therefore, to get the most if you need to attend regularly and for the full class time.

It is very important that students attend the first class meeting of every class in which they are registered, since a full period of instruction will begin the first day of the semester. Instructors may drop students who miss the first class meeting to make room for students who wish to enroll.

Regular and prompt attendance in class and laboratory sessions is expected of every student. Instructors may drop a student from a course, or lower a stu-dent’s grade when the student incurs excessive unexcused absences, unless there are verified extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student (i.e. accident, illness, death in immediate family, etc.). A student who has been absent because of extenuating circumstance should report to the instructor on the day of his/her return.

No absence excuses a student from making up the work missed. Students should realize that absences may adversely affect their grades.

It is the student’s responsibility to drop classes they are no longer attending. Please see College withdrawal policy in the college catalog.

Conduct: Disrespect of others and of computer equipment will not be tolerated.

Studio Time: You might not be able to finish all of the work in class. This means you that you may need to schedule some time in the Computer Labs if you don’t have a com-puter and the programs at home.

Computer Lab + Policies:

Please use your class time for class-related work only. Do not install any ap-plications on the computers without the instructor ºs permission. No eating or drinking around the computers. Please turn your cell phones off in class. Printing is limited to the laser printer unless you have the instructor’s permission to print on the inkjet printers. Backing up your work is your responsibility.

Late Work: Late work will not be accepted.

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Academic Honesty Policy

Golden West College has the responsibility to ensure that grades as-signed are indicative of the knowledge and skill level of each student. Acts of academic dishonesty make it impossible to fulfill this responsibil-ity, and they weaken our society. Faculty, students, administrators, and classified staff share responsibility for ensuring academic honesty in our college community and will make a concerted effort to fulfill the following responsibilities.

Faculty ResponsibilitiesFaculty have a responsibility to ensure that academic honesty is main-tained in their classroom. In the absence of academic honesty it is im-possible to assign accurate grades and to ensure that honest students are not at a competitive disadvantage. Faculty members are expected to:

Explain the meaning of academic honesty to their students.

Conduct their classes in a way that makes cheating, plagiarism and other dishonest conduct nearly impossible.

Confront students suspected of academic dishonesty and take appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner (see “Procedures for Dealing with Academic Dishonesty” which

follow).

Student ResponsibilitiesStudents share the responsibility for maintaining academic honesty. Stu-dents are expected to:

Refrain from acts of academic dishonesty.

Refuse to aid or abet any form of academic dishonesty.

Notify instructors and/or appropriate administrators about ob-

served incidents of academic dishonesty.

Examples Of Violations Of Academic Honesty Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Cheating

Obtaining information from another student during an examina-tion.

Communicating information to another student during an exami-nation.

Knowingly allowing another student to copy one’s work.

Offering another person’s work as one’s own.

Taking an examination for another student or having someone take an examination for oneself.

Sharing answers for a take-home examination unless specifically authorized by the instructor.

Using unauthorized material during an examination.

Altering a graded examination or assignment and returning it for additional credit.

Having another person or a company do the research and/or writ-ing of an assigned paper or report.

PlagiarismPlagiarism is to present as one’s own the ideas, words, or creative product of another. Credit must be given to the source for direct quotations, paraphrases, ideas, and facts which are not common knowledge.

Other Dishonest ConductStealing or attempting to steal an examination or answer key.

Stealing or attempting to change official academic records.

Forging or altering grade change cards.

Submitting all or part of the same work for credit in more than one course without consulting all instructors involved.

Intentionally impairing the performance of other students and or a faculty member, for example, by adulterating laboratory samples or reagents, by altering musical or athletic equipment, or by creating a distraction meant to impair performance.

Forging or altering attendance records. Collusion Collusion occurs when any student knowingly or intentionally helps another student perform an act of academic dishonesty.

Procedures For Dealing With Violations Of Aca-demic Honesty

Action by the Instructor

1. An instructor who has evidence that an act of academic dishonesty has occurred shall, after speaking with the student, take one or more of the following disciplinary actions:

a. Issue an oral reprimand (for example, in cases where there is reason-able doubt that the student knew that the action violated the standards of academic honesty).

b. Give the student an “F” grade, zero points, or a reduced number of points on all or part of a particular paper, project, or examination (for ex-ample, for a first time occurrence of a relatively minor nature).

c. Assign an “F” for the course (for example, in cases where the dishon-esty is more serious, premeditated, or a repeat offense).

2. For any incident of academic dishonesty which is sufficiently serious for the instructor to take disciplinary action which can lower the student’s grade (for ex-ample, an “F” given for all or part of an assignment), the instructor shall report the incident to the Vice President of Student Services on an “Academic Dishonesty Report” form.

: A grade of “F” assigned to a student for academic dishonesty is final and shall be placed on the transcript. If the student withdraws from the course, a “W” will not replace an “F” assigned for academic dishonesty. Academic disciplinary actions taken by the instructor based on alleged cheating may be appealed as specified in the College’s Instructional

Grievance Policy.Action by the AdministrationUpon receipt of the first “Academic Dishonesty Report” form concerning a stu-dent, the Vice President of Student Services shall send a letter of reprimand to the student which will inform the student that:

He/she will be on academic disciplinary probation for the remainder of his/her career at Golden West College.

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ACCESSIBILITY CENTER FOR EDUCATION(Formerly - Disabled Student Services)

Golden West College offers students with disabilities a variety of support ser-vices to ensure equal access to instruction. If students have a verified disability, they are encouraged to request assistance from the Accessibility Center for Education (ACE). Available services include but are not limited to:

For additional information regarding eligibility for any of the above services, please call (714) 895-8721 (Voice), (714) 895-8350 (TDD).

The ACE Office is located in the KOCE Building

COLLEGE EMERGENCY HOTLINE

A person may call the College Emergency Hotline (714) 895-8170 for informa-tion regarding emergency campus closures or when the State issues a poten-

tial stage three alert for power outages

PUBLIC SAFETY

Golden West College maintains a Public Safety Department with personnel available 24 hours a day. Anyone may report any criminal or non-criminal activ-ity, or emergency, by calling (714) 895-8924 or (714) 895-8999 for emergencies (or by dialing 911). The Public Safety Department is located behind the LRC Building and South of the Math Science Building, and is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Additional information regarding the Golden West College Public Safety De-partment and their services can be obtained by visiting:

http://goldenwestcollege.edu/publicsafety/

Another incident of academic dishonesty reported by any in-

structor shall result in a one year suspension from the College.

Upon receipt of a second reported incident of cheating by the student, the Vice President of Student Services shall suspend the student for one calendar year (two full semesters and one summer session).

For more serious incidents of academic dishonesty the student shall be suspended from the College on the first offense for one calendar year. Offenses warranting suspension on the first offense include, but are not limited to, the following:




Stealing or attempting to steal an examination or answer key.


Forging or altering grades.

If, after a student returns from a suspension for Academic Dishonesty, the Vice President of Student Services receives yet another “Academic Dishonesty Report” form, he/she shall recommend to the Coast Com-munity College District Board of Trustees that the student be expelled from the District.

: Disciplinary actions taken by the Vice President of Student Ser-vices based on alleged cheating may be appealed as specified in the Col-lege’s Disciplinary Grievance Policy.

Portions adapted from the academic honesty policies of University of Cali-fornia Irvine, Cypress College, and California State University Long Beach as published in their catalogs.

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Intro’sExpectations | RequirementsMAC OverviewDesign Process | Design Thinking |Mind-mapping)Examples of good | bad magazine designInDesign Basics

: Design Thinking: Elements of Design

: Mind-Mapping: File Setup

Review of Examples of Magazine DesignType + Typesetting

Type Basics, Combining Type: Alignment

: Set a Page of Type (OpEd Piece): Typecast: Anatomy of Type

: Final Due Review | Crit and Feedback

Presentation of Initial Final Project IdeasGrid Systems Breaking the GridInspirations for Final Project

: Traditional Grid Systems: Non-Traditional Grids

: Grids: 2 Page Spread with Pictures

: Final Due Review | Crit and Feedback

Thumbnails for Logo for Final Project dueFlowing TextParagraph Styles

What is it?How to do it?

Over-riding Master Pages

: Final Due: Review | Crit and Feedback

Review of Revisions for Masthead (Final 3)CoversLOGO’sPagination

: Pagination Initial Thumbs Cover Designs (Final Project)

: Final DueColor + Color TheoryMagazine Design BasicsBook Design Basics

Magazine elements: Magazine Advertisement

Color Theory

Final Due: Review | Crit and Feedback

Setting Up SpreadsMastheadsMagazine Design Basics

Color Theory Color Theory: Review | Crit and Feedback: Cover Design

MID-TERM POINT

: Masthead

Final Due: Review | Crit and Feedback

Advanced work with GridsGREP

4 Page Spread with PicturesWorkshop1:1 Reviews

: Second Revisions Due: Review | Crit and Feedback

Advanced Work with Type

Week 01

Week 02

Week 03

Week 04

Week 05

Week 06

Week 07

Week 08

Week 09

Week 10

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Final Designs Due: Second Revisions Due

Presentation of work to date

6 Page Spread with Pictures

Final Designs Due: Review | Crit and Feedback

Putting it All Together

Second Revisions DuePresentation of work to date

Final Designs DueReview of Work to Date for Final ProjectCritique | Feedback | Suggestions

FINAL DUE

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

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SYLLABUS

Instructor: Ed HansburyEmail: [email protected]

GWC -DIGITAL ARTS- DART-179

PREPRESS

COURSE DESCRIPTION:Preparing documents for output for both commercial printing and online distribution presents its own set challenges. This advanced Publishing & Prepress course is designed to use today’s software such as QuarkX-press, or Adobe InDesign to prepare not only a commercially acceptable portfolio, but to prepare the student to output professional quality docu-ments for use in both print media and electronic media, using software with built-in support for both HTML and PDF files.

This course may be taken 4 times.

Schedule Description: This advanced publishing/prepress course is designed to use today’s soft-ware to prepare not only a commercially acceptable portfolio, but to pre-pare the student to output professional quality documents for use in both print media and electronic media, using software with built-in support for both HTML and PDF files. This course may be taken 4 times.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the language of publication design including the elements and principles of design.

2. Demonstrate a technical proficiency of industry-standard graphic design software applications.

3. Demonstrate a proficiency in the digital prepress workflow including color mode selection, project output management, and proofing.

4. Produce a professional publication design portfolio.

Student Learning Outcome (SLOs): The Student Learning Outcome (SLOs) listed are for program, course and instructional improvement only. Data and evidence gathered will remain anonymous and will not be connected in any way to individual students, instructors or sections. Information ascertained through assessment of SLOs shall not be used in any college or district wide personnel evaluation process.

Required Writing, Problem Solving, Skills Demonstra-tion and/or proficiency

Students will complete hands on projects from chapters in the re-quired text and the step by step demonstrations and examples dem-

onstrated in class.

Demonstration of critical thinking/problem solving:

Students will use Adobe InDesign to produce professional looking publications. The software will be used to assemble text and graph-ics to effectively communicate products and services to business and consumers.

The students will demonstrate the ability to create pages using the basic principles of page composition and design. The final result of the process will deliver a document that is ready for printing in either low or high capac-

ity output.

LENGTH OF COURSE: 16 weeks: 02/02/12 — 05/31/12

Spring Break: March 26, 2012 — April 1, 2012 (No Class)

REQUIRED ITEMS:

A USB flash drive OR an external hard drive (USB) for backing up your work

You are responsible for backing up your work. No deadline can be missed due to loss of data.

Sketchbook, pencils and pens. All assignment must be sketched out and thumb-nailed before you start working with the computer.

RECOMMENDED READING: The GWC Bookstore serves the campus community by supplying textbooks (re-quired and optional new and used), general trade and reference books, school and office supplies, gifts, clothing, greeting cards and computer software at edu-cational pricing.

Students should plan to spend approximately $800 per semester on textbooks and supplies. The Bookstore has liberal refund/exchange and buyback policies and offers online shopping with delivery or in-store pick-up options.

Visit www.gwcstore.com.

Looking Good In Print by Roger C. Parker, Ventana PressDesktop Prepress by Tim Meehan, MIS Press

Adobe InDesign CS5: Classroom in a Book by Adobe Team (2010)ISBN-13: 978-0-32170179-4 , ISBN-10: 0-321-70179-8

Pocket Pal by Frank RomanoISBN-13: 978-0977271610 ISBN-10: 0977271617

Layout Basics Index by Jim KrauseISBN-10: 1581801467, ISBN-13: 978-1581801460

Thinking With Type by Ellen LuptonISBN 978-1-61689-022-3

Graphic Design The New Basics by Ellen Lupton and Jennifer PhillipsISBN 978-1-61689-702-6

Typographic Systems by Kimberly Elam

ISBN -13 978-1-56898-687-6

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SYLLABUS



PREPRESS

EVALUATION AND GRADES:

Evaluation of the student will be based upon the following items:

1. Studio Projects (completion, creative effort)

2. Participation (classroom discussions, critiques)

GradesThere will be a variety of exercises and projects. Be prepared to work on projects outside of class. You will have time during class for hands-on work but usually that will not be enough. Computer labs can be used outside of class hours. It is your responsibility to organize your time in order to meet the deadlines. Make sure that the computer lab you are using has Adobe CS5 installed. Also, remember, work saved on the desktop is only avail-able on that specific computer, not the network. Therefore, make sure you save all your work to the server or an external drive.

Consider your production speed and make plans accordingly. Always work in advance. And remember that I am always available to help you.

There are several general expectations that you need to meet in order to get a high grade. These are the basis for the grading criteria we will be using for every project:

1. Completed on time and at a professional level.

2. Application and understanding of software techniques and skills.

3. Spatial organization, structure of the elements in accordance with the rules of good design.

4. Informative and deliberate use of color.

5. Thoughtful, inventive and planned choice and setting of type.

6. Clear expression of problem solving and designing for an audience.

7. Creativity, inventiveness and ingenuity.

You will receive more specific guidelines and criteria with each individual assignments design brief.

Projects (Including Final Portfolio/Project) = 60% Attendance (Participation/Studio Time) = 40%

A Excellent

B Good

C Satisfactory

D Passing, less than satisfactory

F Failing

P Pass (equivalent to units are earned but are not counted in GPA)

NP No Pass (equivalent to no units are earned, and not counted in GPA)

CLASSROOM POLICIES:

Attendance | Participation:Attendance and participation are mandatory. Design can not be done in a vacu-um. Part of being a good designer is getting feedback and input from fellow de-signers. You can’t expand and grow as a designer without feedback, comments and suggestions for improvement.

A lot of material is covered in class each week. During our one-to-one meetings, questions and issues come up that pertain to the entire class; therefore, to get the most if you need to attend regularly and for the full class time.

It is very important that students attend the first class meeting of every class in which they are registered, since a full period of instruction will begin the first day of the semester. Instructors may drop students who miss the first class meeting to make room for students who wish to enroll.

Regular and prompt attendance in class and laboratory sessions is expected of every student. Instructors may drop a student from a course, or lower a stu-dent’s grade when the student incurs excessive unexcused absences, unless there are verified extenuating circumstances beyond the control of the student (i.e. accident, illness, death in immediate family, etc.). A student who has been absent because of extenuating circumstance should report to the instructor on the day of his/her return.

No absence excuses a student from making up the work missed. Students should realize that absences may adversely affect their grades.

It is the student’s responsibility to drop classes they are no longer attending. Please see College withdrawal policy in the college catalog.

Conduct: Disrespect of others and of computer equipment will not be tolerated.

Studio Time: You might not be able to finish all of the work in class. This means you that you may need to schedule some time in the Computer Labs if you don’t have a com-puter and the programs at home.

Computer Lab + Policies: Please make sure that any lab you use has Adobe CS5 installed.

Please use your class time for class-related work only. Do not install any ap-plications on the computers without the instructor ºs permission. No eating or drinking around the computers. Please turn your cell phones off in class. Printing is limited to the laser printer unless you have the instructor’s permission to print on the inkjet printers. Backing up your work is your responsibility.

Late Work: Late work will not be accepted.

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PREPRESS

Academic Honesty Policy

Golden West College has the responsibility to ensure that grades as-signed are indicative of the knowledge and skill level of each student. Acts of academic dishonesty make it impossible to fulfill this responsibil-ity, and they weaken our society. Faculty, students, administrators, and classified staff share responsibility for ensuring academic honesty in our college community and will make a concerted effort to fulfill the following responsibilities.

Faculty ResponsibilitiesFaculty have a responsibility to ensure that academic honesty is main-tained in their classroom. In the absence of academic honesty it is im-possible to assign accurate grades and to ensure that honest students are not at a competitive disadvantage. Faculty members are expected to:

Explain the meaning of academic honesty to their students.

Conduct their classes in a way that makes cheating, plagiarism and other dishonest conduct nearly impossible.

Confront students suspected of academic dishonesty and take appropriate disciplinary action in a timely manner (see “Procedures for Dealing with Academic Dishonesty” which

follow).

Student ResponsibilitiesStudents share the responsibility for maintaining academic honesty. Stu-dents are expected to:

Refrain from acts of academic dishonesty.

Refuse to aid or abet any form of academic dishonesty.

Notify instructors and/or appropriate administrators about ob-

served incidents of academic dishonesty.

Examples Of Violations Of Academic Honesty Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Cheating

Obtaining information from another student during an examina-tion.

Communicating information to another student during an exami-nation.

Knowingly allowing another student to copy one’s work.

Offering another person’s work as one’s own.


Sharing answers for a take-home examination unless specifically authorized by the instructor.

Using unauthorized material during an examination.



PlagiarismPlagiarism is to present as one’s own the ideas, words, or creative product of another. Credit must be given to the source for direct quotations, paraphrases, ideas, and facts which are not common knowledge.

Other Dishonest ConductStealing or attempting to steal an examination or answer key.


Forging or altering grade change cards.

Submitting all or part of the same work for credit in more than one course without consulting all instructors involved.

Intentionally impairing the performance of other students and or a faculty member, for example, by adulterating laboratory samples or reagents, by altering musical or athletic equipment, or by creating a distraction meant to impair performance.

Forging or altering attendance records. Collusion Collusion occurs when any student knowingly or intentionally helps another student perform an act of academic dishonesty.

Procedures For Dealing With Violations Of Aca-demic Honesty

Action by the Instructor

1. An instructor who has evidence that an act of academic dishonesty has occurred shall, after speaking with the student, take one or more of the following disciplinary actions:

a. Issue an oral reprimand (for example, in cases where there is reason-able doubt that the student knew that the action violated the standards of academic honesty).

b. Give the student an “F” grade, zero points, or a reduced number of points on all or part of a particular paper, project, or examination (for ex-ample, for a first time occurrence of a relatively minor nature).

c. Assign an “F” for the course (for example, in cases where the dishon-esty is more serious, premeditated, or a repeat offense).

2. For any incident of academic dishonesty which is sufficiently serious for the instructor to take disciplinary action which can lower the student’s grade (for ex-ample, an “F” given for all or part of an assignment), the instructor shall report the incident to the Vice President of Student Services on an “Academic Dishonesty Report” form.

NOTE: A grade of “F” assigned to a student for academic dishonesty is final and shall be placed on the transcript. If the student withdraws from the course, a “W” will not replace an “F” assigned for academic dishonesty. Academic disciplinary actions taken by the instructor based on alleged cheating may be appealed as specified in the College’s Instructional

Grievance Policy.Action by the AdministrationUpon receipt of the first “Academic Dishonesty Report” form concerning a stu-dent, the Vice President of Student Services shall send a letter of reprimand to the student which will inform the student that:

He/she will be on academic disciplinary probation for the remainder of his/her career at Golden West College.

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PREPRESS

ACCESSIBILITY CENTER FOR EDUCATION(Formerly - Disabled Student Services)

Golden West College offers students with disabilities a variety of support ser-vices to ensure equal access to instruction. If students have a verified disability, they are encouraged to request assistance from the Accessibility Center for Education (ACE). Available services include but are not limited to:

For additional information regarding eligibility for any of the above services, please call (714) 895-8721 (Voice), (714) 895-8350 (TDD).

The ACE Office is located in the KOCE Building

COLLEGE EMERGENCY HOTLINE

A person may call the College Emergency Hotline (714) 895-8170 for informa-tion regarding emergency campus closures or when the State issues a poten-

tial stage three alert for power outages

PUBLIC SAFETY

Golden West College maintains a Public Safety Department with personnel available 24 hours a day. Anyone may report any criminal or non-criminal activ-ity, or emergency, by calling (714) 895-8924 or (714) 895-8999 for emergencies (or by dialing 911). The Public Safety Department is located behind the LRC Building and South of the Math Science Building, and is open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday.

Additional information regarding the Golden West College Public Safety De-partment and their services can be obtained by visiting:

http://goldenwestcollege.edu/publicsafety/

Another incident of academic dishonesty reported by any in-

structor shall result in a one year suspension from the College.

Upon receipt of a second reported incident of cheating by the student, the Vice President of Student Services shall suspend the student for one calendar year (two full semesters and one summer session).

For more serious incidents of academic dishonesty the student shall be suspended from the College on the first offense for one calendar year. Offenses warranting suspension on the first offense include, but are not limited to, the following:




Stealing or attempting to steal an examination or answer key.


Forging or altering grades.

If, after a student returns from a suspension for Academic Dishonesty, the Vice President of Student Services receives yet another “Academic Dishonesty Report” form, he/she shall recommend to the Coast Com-munity College District Board of Trustees that the student be expelled from the District.

NOTE: Disciplinary actions taken by the Vice President of Student Ser-vices based on alleged cheating may be appealed as specified in the Col-lege’s Disciplinary Grievance Policy.

Portions adapted from the academic honesty policies of University of Cali-fornia Irvine, Cypress College, and California State University Long Beach as published in their catalogs.

Golden West College - DARTG178 Intro to Web Page Design

Welcome to DartG 178 Intro to Web Page Design

1 For more class information go to www.gwcdigitalarts.com!

DARTG178 A-B/ARTG178 A-B Introduction to Web Page Design 3.0 units 6:00 - 10:15 pm Monday, Fn Art 207

Instructor: Sean GlumaceEmail: [email protected]: www.glumace.comPhone: (714) 892-7711 x 51101Office: Forum 1 Room 112A, M-F 9-5

A basic introduction into what graphic design-ers need to know about designing and prepar-ing images and media for the Web. Learn how to make interesting and dynamic looking Web sites for any company or client. The basic appli-cation used in this class is Adobe Dreamweav-er. A working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop are highly recommended. This class fulfills hours for graphic arts certificate. Graded or credit option. Transfer Credit: CSU.

TextbookAdobe Dreamweaver CS5: The Professional

Portfolio (Spiral-bound)by Against The Clock Inc. (Author)List Price: $49.99Publisher: Against The Clock Inc. (2010)ISBN: 978-1936201068

Against The Clock publishes the Portfolio Series titles for Full Upgrades only.If you are using one of the CS5 titles, and have upgraded your software to CS5.5, please take a look at the notes online that might be associated with your book(s). While we have not upgraded our books for 5.5, we have reviewed them and have noted any exercises that might work dif-ferently with this new .5 release. Go to:http://againsttheclock.com/content/down-

loads-errata

Class InformationClass meetings: OnlineTotal Homework Hours: 5-10 per weekThis is a graded course: A-F, C or better to pass. Credit/No Credit available, please email me during the first class. Grade is based on at-tendance, completion of assigned lessons and classroom participation. See grading policy for more details.

Online Portion of Class Info

To login go to:

http://www.onlinegwc.org

Please log in using the same username and password you use for MyGWC.com Make sure you login right away, projects have deadlines. You will also find my video downloads there as well and other useful information.

Homework, Assignments and ProjectsOver the next 16 weeks you will be completing projects from the book, watching weekly lec-tures, a midterm and final project. Managing your time and delivering projects on schedule is an important part of being a designer. All projects have a deadline in this class and must be delivered on time or will be considered late.

Grading PolicyYou grade is based on class participation and completion of assigned projects. You will receive a checklist of items that are needed in the final project and how many points each are worth.


Welcome to DartG 178 Intro to Web Page Design


Things You Need For This ClassListed in the online system are details on each

thing you will need purchase for this class.

Some you may already have, which is great!

If you have any questions about these please

feel free to email me at anytime.

A quick list of things you will need are...

1. Textbook

2. Web Hosting

3. Adobe CS 5.5 Software

4. Adobe Muse Software

We will cover all these items in detail during the first class lecture.

Student Learning Outcomes1. Build a simple web page using classic

design knowledge and understand how the

knowledge applies to the Web.

2. Construct a complex web page from the

scratch, considering the web page presenta-

tion problems, and creating a balanced solu-

tion utilizing pure information visual design

and balance form and function.

3. Explain how the balance between form and

function applies to a web page.

4. Learn how internet technology has a signifi-

cant role in web design and give an example

where it is present.

5. Understand how to simplify content to es-

sentials and give an example of the technique.



Final Project WebsiteFor your final project you will be building a site of your choice. This could be a website for yourself, a company, or a made up site. Listed below are the minimum requirements for the final website and a checklist of the items I will be grading on.

Always check the index in the text book if you need help or in the Dreamweaver help.

GradingEach requirement will have a point total next to it as a group.

Correct usage and completion of each requir-ment is needed to get the full points.

Site Design (200 pts, 100pts for work-ing design and 100 for quality)Make sure your sites design is strong, using good color combinations and graphics.

Catagories (50 pts)The site needs a minimum of five (5) catago-ries (buttons/ links/pages). The following two are required, the others are up to you. Home - index.html, Contact Us/contact.html

Headers (50 pts)Each page needs to have a graphic header/or text header created in Photoshop and/or Dreamweaver.

Alt Tags (100 pts)All images and links need to have Alt Tags.

Links (50 pts)All buttons and links should be linked correctly and in working order.

CSS Setup (50 pts)A basic CSS style sheet is needed to control the formatting of the site.

Dreamweaver Site Organization (50 pts)All sites need to be created in Dreamweaver and be organized so I can view them easily.

META Tags (50 pts) You will need the following META tags:Keywords Description

Thumbnails and Popup Window - Gal-leries (100 pts) The site needs to have a minimum of 3 thumb-nails that link to a larger image. . (Please note: we will be covering this towards the end of the semester in class.)

Forms (50 pts)The contact us page needs to have an interac-tive form page. Each form needs a minimum of 6 fields and those field needs to be verified using Form Verification Actions. (Please note: we will be covering this towards the end of the semester in class.)

Total of 800 points

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Step 1: Research Audience, format, budget, time, goal are ex-amined. Make sure you know your audience! Talk with your client and find out what they want, define the visual problem and develop a game plan to attack it. REMEMBER one very important point - the design will be the means by which the client’s message is com-municated. Solid research reduces design time and serves to focus on the essence of a visual problem. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!!

Step 2: ThumbnailsIdea sketches, brainstorming, doodles. Thumb-nails are small in size but are proportional to the final project. If the final piece is 8.5” x 11”, a good thumbnail size is 1.5” x 2”. This is where the thinking, experimentation, growth, every idea you can think of, one or two ideas you like, every variation you can think of hap-pens. This stage is critical in all design and illus-tration work. Take your time and express your ideas at this stage. A quality thumbnail should take only a few minutes to do.

Computers make the process easier, but do not cut out the thumbnail stage.

Step 3: RoughsThese are “refined thumbnails,” larger and have more detail. Roughs are used to examine promising thumbnails by testing them out. Refinements may send you back to thumbnails again. With the computer and desktop publish-ing programs roughs can and sometimes are the final comps.

Step 4: Comps or ComprehensiveThis is the presentation piece to the client. Make sure that this is very carefully done with all the pieces in place. These look just like the finished product to a point. They may still have rough artwork or illustrations, but the client needs to feel that this is near the final prod-uct. The client makes a “yes” or “no” decision based on these comps.

Types of comps for different projects:

Television and Film - Storyboards Package Designs - Folded to 3-dimensional Printed Pieces - Folded or presented to final form Catalogs, Magazines etc. - Cover plus key pages

Presentation - Be enthusiastic, sell your idea. Be ready to listen and prepare to compromise, note requests carefully and go back over them with the client. Always be ready to defend your work, don’t answer every question with “I don’t know” or “I don’t now why I did that.” Be smart if there is a question asked that you can’t answer, tell your client you will find the answer for them. Be honest with your client, they will appreciate it.

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Step 5: Artwork & Paste UpCamera Ready Art is what goes to the printer. All pieces are converted to black and white, headline and text set and pasted precisely into position and illustrations and photos precisely pasted or indicated with reseizing shown where necessary mechanical colors require black and white “boards” or film for each color to be used. 4-Color process requires film sepa-rations into CMYK colors.

Now with computers we no longer need to “paste up” onto boards. The concept is the same but the screen is our board and we are able to produce film from disc and even print directly from the disc.

Step 6: Printed PiecesThese are the final goal of the entire process. This is what the client will use to persuade and sell. You should collect samples for your portfolio.

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Building a web site is more than just putting all the elements together in Dreamweaver. Web-sites take careful planning and precise execu-tion as well as a lot of patients. Outlined below are some of the critical steps that you should go through and that you should be thinking about before building your site.

Please note that these are just some of the steps, and depending on what type of site you are building there may be additional steps for databases, interactive menus, flash files, etc.

Step One: What type of site?The most obvious question you need to ask yourself, but sometimes overlooked, is what is the site going to be about? Is it going to be a self promotion portfolio site? A large-scale ecommerce site? This need to be thought through and answered carefully.

Step Two: Content!So now you know what type of site you are building, so what is going to be in it? At this stage you need to collect images, text and any other content that will go within in the site. Try to collect high resolution (300dpi, EPS files, Quark Documents) of the content. This will make your life much easier when you start con-verting this content for the web. As for conver-sion here are a few guidelines to follow:

Images: Either in .jpg or .gif format at 72dpi. Images and photos should be saved as .jpegís logos and flat color images should be saved as .gif. This is just a suggestion though, each image is different and may work either way. JPEGís should be saved in the 35-45 quality range, gifís you will need to work with the color pallet.

Text: Keep it as short and to the point as pos-sible. Make sure it is descriptive and matches the content on the page. Remember, this is the web not a novel!

Step Three: ThumbnailAt this point you will need to start working on the design and look of the site. I strongly suggest working your ideas out on paper for the site with thumbnails. This is more of a brainstorming session where you get all the different ideas running around in your head down on paper. I cannot stress the importance of thumbnails, either by hand or on the com-puter! You also need to decide if you will be using frames with your site. If you are using frames on the site it will change the way your thumbnails as well as your site map will look.

Step Four: Site MapAt this point you know what content you will be placing on the site as well as the text and other fun stuff. Building a site map is one of the most important steps in the site building process. This will become your road map for everything else that you do from this point on. You will also figure out what categories you will use for the site as well. If we were creating a portfolio site these might include:

Home, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Resume, Contact

This is just a sampling, and your site may differ for yours.

Using these examples create a site map tree and name each document that will be needed. Remember, keep the file names short and descriptive that way if you need to revisit the

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site 2 years from now you can figure out what is going on.

Example:Home - index.htmlPhotoshop - photoshop.htmlIllustrator - illustrator.htmlQuark - quark.htmlResume -resume.htmlContact - contact.html

Step Five: Site Mockup and StructureAfter creating your thumbnails, it’s time to create a full mockup of the site in ImageReady. This is where you will create rollovers, naviga-tion and the other images you will need for the structure. By using the thumbnails that you created earlier you now have somewhere to start from.

Remember, you will need to use that site map as well for your categories and buttons when building this mockup! After you are finished you will export this from ImageReady as an HTML file that you will open in GoLive. We will go over this in class together.

Step Six: Putting it all togetherNow that you have your images and structures you will build a template that will be used throughout the site and set up the site folder and site file in GoLive. Be very careful when creating this site folder; make sure you save ev-erything into the correct folders! This will vary depending on how you decide to build the site, but remember, always stay organized!

Step Seven: Beta TestingAnother very, very, very important step is to test the site and all the links in a browser and on a server! The worst thing you can ever do is not to test the site, let it go up, and users click on dead links, missing images and more. Users will leave and never come back! So make sure everything works. I also suggest having other designers as well as non-designers test the site and give feedback! Be open to sugges-tions; remember these are the people who are going to be looking at it on the web once itís launched!

Step Eight: Uploading and launching So youíve built the site, tested it and it’s perfect. So how do you get it up on the web? First thing you need to do is purchase hosting space on a server. This can be done from a number of ISP (Internet Service Providers) or from hosting companies. When you purchase the space you will also need to register your URL (www.yourname.com). This can be done through your ISP as well. After everything is set up, you will need a FTP (File Transfer Protocol) program to get the files from your machine to the server. GoLive has a built in FTP program which is part of the site window. We will go over how to set this up in cla

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ASP - An Active Server Page (ASP) is an HTML page that includes one or more scripts (small embedded programs) that are processed on a Microsoft Web server before the page is sent to the user. An ASP is somewhat similar to a server-side include or a common gateway inter-face (CGI) application in that all involve pro-grams that run on the server, usually tailoring a page for the user. Typically, the script in the Web page at the server uses input received as the result of the user’s request for the page to access data from a database and then builds or customizes the page on the fly before sending it to the requestor.

CGI - The common gateway interface (CGI) is a standard way for a Web server to pass a Web user’s request to an application program and to receive data back to forward to the user. When the user requests a Web page (for example, by clicking on a highlighted word or entering a Web site address), the server sends back the requested page. However, when a user fills out a form on a Web page and sends it in, it usually needs to be processed by an application program. The Web server typically passes the form information to a small appli-cation program that processes the data and may send back a confirmation message. This method or convention for passing data back and forth between the server and the applica-tion is called the common gateway interface (CGI). It is part of the Web’s Hypertext Trans-fer Protocol (HTTP).

CSS - A cascading style sheet (CSS) is a Web page derived from multiple sources with a defined order of precedence where the defini-tions of any style element conflict. The Cascad-ing Style Sheet, level 1 (CSS1) recommendation from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C),

which is implemented in the latest versions of the Netscape and Microsoft Web browsers, specifies the possible style sheets or statements that may determine how a given element is presented in a Web page. CSS gives more control over the appearance of a Web page to the page creator than to the browser designer or the viewer.

GIF - The GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) is one of the two most common file formats for graphic images on the World Wide Web. The other is the JPEG.

JPEG - JPEG (usually pronounced JAY-pehg) is also a term for any graphic image file pro-duced by using a JPEG standard. A JPEG file is created by choosing from a range of compres-sion qualities (actually, from one of a suite of compression algorithms). When you create a JPEG or convert an image from another format to a JPEG, you are asked to specify the quality of image you want. Since the highest quality results in the largest file, you can make a trade-off between image quality and file size.

HTTP - The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the set of rules for exchanging files (text, graphic images, sound, video, and other multi-media files) on the World Wide Web. Relative to the TCP/IP suite of protocols (which are the basis for information exchange on the Inter-net), HTTP is an application protocol.

HTML - HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the set of markup symbols or codes inserted in a file intended for display on a World Wide Web browser page. The markup tells the Web browser how to display a Web page’s words and images for the user. Each individual markup code is referred to as an element (but

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many people also refer to it as a tag). Some elements come in pairs that indicate when some display effect is to begin and when it is to end. HTML is a formal Recommendation by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and is generally adhered to by the major browsers, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Netscape’s Navigator, which also provide some additional non-standard codes. The current version of HTML is HTML 4.0.

Javascript - JavaScript is an interpreted pro-gramming or script language from Netscape. In general, script languages are easier and faster to code in than the more structured and compiled languages such as C and C++. Script languages generally take longer to process than compiled languages, but are very useful for shorter programs. JavaScript is used in Web site development to do such things as: Automatically change a formatted date on a Web page Cause a linked-to page to appear in a popup window Cause text or a graphic image to change dur-ing a mouse rollover

XHTML - As the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) describes it, XHTML (Extensible Hyper-text Markup Language) is “a reformulation of HTML 4.0 as an application of the Extensible Markup Language (XML).” For readers unac-quainted with either term, HTML is the set of codes (that’s the “markup language”) that a writer puts into a document to make it display-able on the World Wide Web. HTML 4 is the current version of it. XML is a structured set of rules for how one might define any kind of data to be shared on the Web. It’s called an “extensible” markup language because anyone can invent a particular set of markup for a par-

ticular purpose and as long as everyone uses it (the writer and an application program at the receiver’s end), it can be adapted and used for many purposes - including, as it happens, de-scribing the appearance of a Web page. That being the case, it seemed desirable to reframe HTML in terms of XML. The result is XHTML, a particular application of XML for “expressing” Web pages.

XML - XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a flexible way to create common information formats and share both the format and the data on the World Wide Web, intranets, and elsewhere. For example, computer makers might agree on a standard or common way to describe the information about a computer product (processor speed, memory size, and so forth) and then describe the product informa-tion format with XML. Such a standard way of describing data would enable a user to send an intelligent agent (a program) to each computer maker’s Web site, gather data, and then make a valid comparison. XML can be used by any individual or group of individuals or companies that wants to share information in a consistent way.

Flash - Flash (SWF), a popular authoring soft-ware developed by Macromedia, is used to create vector graphics-based animation pro-grams with full-screen navigation interfaces, graphic illustrations, and simple interactivity in an antialiased, resizable file format that is small enough to stream across a normal modem connection. The software is ubiquitous on the Web, both because of its speed (vector-based animations, which can adapt to differ-ent display sizes and resolutions, play as they download) and for the smooth way it renders graphics. Flash files, unlike animated but raster-

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ized GIF and JPEG, are compact, efficient, and designed for optimized delivery.

JSP - Java Server Page (JSP) is a technology for controlling the content or appearance of Web pages through the use of servlets, small programs that are specified in the Web page and run on the Web server to modify the Web page before it is sent to the user who request-ed it. Sun Microsystems, the developer of Java, also refers to the JSP technology as the Servlet application program interface (API). JSP is com-parable to Microsoft’s Active Server Page (ASP) technology. Whereas a Java Server Page calls a Java program that is executed by the Web server, an Active Server Page contains a script that is interpreted by a script interpreter (such as VBScript or JScript) before the page is sent to the user.

TCP/IP - TCP/IP (Transmission Control Proto-col/Internet Protocol) is the basic communica-tion language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol in a private network (either an intranet or an extranet). When you are set up with direct ac-cess to the Internet, your computer is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as every other computer that you may send mes-sages to or get information from also has a copy of TCP/IP .

IP ADDRESS - In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP) today, an IP ad-dress is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet. When you request an HTML page or send e-mail, the Internet Protocol part of TCP/IP includes your IP address in the message (actually, in each of the pack-ets if more than one is required) and sends it

to the IP address that is obtained by looking up the domain name in the Uniform Resource Locator you requested or in the e-mail address you’re sending a note to. At the other end, the recipient can see the IP address of the Web page requestor or the e-mail sender and can respond by sending another message using the IP address it received.

Domain Name - On the Internet, a domain consists of a set of network addresses. This do-main is organized in levels. The top level identi-fies geographic or purpose commonality (for example, the nation that the domain covers or a category such as “commercial”). The second level identifies a unique place within the top level domain and is, in fact, equivalent to a unique address on the Internet (an IP address). Lower levels of domain may also be used.

URL - A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) (pro-nounced YU-AHR-EHL or, in some quarters, UHRL) is the address of a file (resource) ac-cessible on the Internet. The type of resource depends on the Internet application protocol. Using the World Wide Web’s protocol, the Hy-pertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) , the resource can be an HTML page (like the one you’re reading), an image file, a program such as a common gateway interface application or Java applet, or any other file supported by HTTP. The URL contains the name of the protocol required to access the resource, a domain name that identifies a specific computer on the Internet, and a hierarchical description of a file location on the computer. On the Web (which uses the Hypertext Transfer Protocol), an example of a URL is:

http://www.mhrcc.org/kingston

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which describes a Web page to be accessed with an HTTP (Web browser) application that is located on a computer named www.mhrcc.org. The specific file is in the directory named /kingston and is the default page in that direc-tory (which, on this computer, happens to be named index.html). An HTTP URL can be for any Web page, not just a home page, or any individual file.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a standard Internet protocol, is the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet. Like the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), which transfers displayable Web pages and related files, and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), which transfers e-mail, FTP is an application protocol that uses the Internet’s TCP/IP protocols. FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page files from their creator to the computer that acts as their server for everyone on the Internet. It’s also commonly used to download programs and other files to your computer from other servers.

SSI - A server-side include is a variable value (for example, a file “Last modified” date) that a server can include in an HTML file before it sends it to the requestor. If you’re creating a Web page, you can insert an include statement in the HTML file that looks like this: 

and the server will obtain the last-modified date for the file and insert it before the HTML file is sent to requestors.

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