C.S. 1308 Lecture Overview
(for Dr. Sawey's Sections)

Dates for Corresponding Week Numbers
Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5
Week 6 | Week7 | Week8 | Week 9 | Week 10
Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15

Week #
Lecture Topics
Assignment Topics
Week 1 

1-1: Preliminaries

  • Course Preliminaries, including demo of C.S. 1308 Information Form.

1-2: Windows and Web Basics

  • Infrastructure -- Windows XP, Disk Drives (including mapped drives), Folders
  • Web page formats (tables, frames, forms) and searching for information.

Assignment 1: Complete C.S. 1308 Information Form

 

2-1: Newsgroups and Initial Web Page Construction (Dreamweaver MX)

  • A few items related to Web browsing
  • Newsgroups, and other protocols Internet protocols (e.g. http, ftp, mailto, news).
  • Web Page Construction -- Part I: 
    Creating one HTML files with a web page generator and placing it on the Web Server. Topics include text formatting, lists and horizontal rulers.

2-2: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part II:
        Links, graphics files, and tables.

 Assignment 2: Newsgroups & First Web Page Construction Exercise

3-1: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part III:
       Site Definition, Frames, & Forms.

3-2: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part IV:

  • Server-Side Applications -- Simple Example: A Web Page Visit Counter
  • Flash Buttons and Text
 Assignment 3: Second Web Page Construction Exercise

4-1: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part V:
      Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) & Image Maps

4-2: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part VI:

  • Rollovers & Navigation Bars
  • Behaviors
    • Pop-Up Messages
    • Pop-Up Menus, Browser Windows, ...
 Assignment 4: Third Web Page Construction Exercise

5-1: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part VII:
     Layers and Positioning.

5-2: Dreamweaver MX
Web Page Construction -- Part VIII:
     Timelines & Animation

 Assignment 5: Fourth Web Page Construction Exercise

6-1:
Recap/Review and/or Introductory MS-Word

6-2:
Exam I

 Assignment 6: Fifth Web Page Construction Exercise

7-1: MS-Word (Word Processing)

  • Creating and Formatting Tables
  • Inserting and Formatting Graphics

7-2: MS-Word (Word Processing)

  • Inserting Document References (Cross-Reference)
  • Creating Supplemental Document Components (Tables of Contents)
 Assignment 7: Sixth Web Page Construction & Word Exercise

8-1: MS-Excel (Spreadsheets)

  • Getting Started with Excel
  • Modifying a Worksheet

8-2: MS-Excel (Spreadsheets)

  • Improving the Appearance of a Worksheet
  • Entering Formulas in We--Designed Worksheets
 Assignment 8: MS-Word Assignment with Web Component.

9-1: MS-Excel (Spreadsheets)
     Working with Functions

9-2: MS-Excel (Spreadsheets)
     Working with Charts (Part I)

 Assignment 9: MS-Excel Assignment with Web Component

10-1: MS-Excel (Spreadsheets)
      Working with Charts (Part II)

10-2: MS-Excel (Databases Part I)
      Sorting, Filtering, and Editing Lists

Assignment 10: MS-Excel Assignment with Web Component

11-1: MS-Excel (Databases Part II)
      Using Database Functions and Advanced Filtering

11-2:
Exam II

 Assignment 11: MS-Excel Assignment with Web Component

12-1: MS-Word & Excel (Applications Integration Part I)
      Spreadsheet generated charts in word processing documents,
      word processing tables shared in spreadsheets, etc.

12-2: MS-Word & Excel (Applications Integration Part II)
     Databases and Mail Merges

 Assignment 12: MS-Excel Assignment with Web Component

13-1: MS-PowerPoint (Presentation Software)

  • Getting Started with PowerPoint
  • Creating and Modifying Presentations

13-2: MS-PowerPoint (Presentation Software)

  • Viewing and Restructuring Presentations
  • Changing a Presentation's Look
  

14-1: MS-PowerPoint (Presentation Software)

  • Working with Charts
  • Working with Electronic Slide Shows

14-2: MS-PowerPoint (Presentation Software)
      Producing Output

  
Week 15
Final Exam Review if there is a first class of the week remaining.