Hci201 Course Syllabus
Course Description
Students will learn how to create user-centered documents for the world wide web using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. User-centered design principles and techniques will be covered, as will the technology associated with creating and maintaining web pages. The basics of multimedia file size and format, and the basics of user testing to improve site usability, will also be taught.
Prerequisite
None
TextBook
None Required
Highly recomended
Learning Web Design
A Beginner's Guide to (X)HTML, Style Sheets, and Web Graphics
by Jennifer Niederst Robbins, 3rd edition.
Grading:
| Homework Assignments: | 20% |
| Lab Work: | 40% |
| Midterm Project: | 20% |
| Final Exam: | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
Class Sessions
This class has been designed to be a hands on class. All of the class meetings will be held in the lab. Most of the sessions will involve working on lab exercises with short lectures mixed in. Be prepared to work when attending class. You will be required to turn in all of these lab exercises.
Lab Work
You will be required to hand in all of the labs. You can get as much help from me or your classmates on the labs. There will be plenty of time to work on the labs. Failure to attend class or labs does not exempt you from turning in labs. If you miss a class or lab, it is your responsibility to make up the work. The labs are an important part of the course. There will be 4 lab checks throughout the quarter. I will announce which labs I am checking and the date and time those labs are due. I will not accept any late labs. The first lab check will be around the 3rd or 4th week.
HomeWork
There will be 3 homework assignments. Homework will be assigned after class and available at the course homepage. The due date for each assignment will appear at the top of the assignment. You must do your own homework. Homework is NOT a group effort. Please see plagiarism section below.
I will accept late assignments with penalty up to and including 5 days from the due date(weekends included). A 5% penalty per day will be applied. I will not accept assignments more than 5 days late.
Midterm Project
The midterm project will involve designing a 5 - 7 page website centered around you, a hobby or an activity you are involved with. Details later. The midterm project will be due around the 6th or 7th week. You must do your own project. The midterm project is NOT a group effort
I will accept late projects with penalty up to and including 5 days from the due date(weekends included). A 5% penalty per day will be applied. I will not accept projects more than 5 days late.
Final Exam
- Details Later
Submitting Work
All course work (labs, homeworks and projects) must be submitted to a webserver and the link to your work submitted through the COL system. If you do not upload your work to a web server and submit to me the link to your files you will not receive any credit.
Grading Scale
| Points | Grade | Points | Grade |
| 90 or above | A | 50 - 59 | C- |
| 85 - 89 | A- | 45 - 49 | D+ |
| 80 - 84 | B+ | 40 - 44 | D- |
| 70 - 79 | B- | less than 40 | F |
| 65 - 69 | C++ | ||
| 60 - 64 | C |
University policies:
Plagiarism:
It is the policy of DePaul not to tolerate either
cheating or plagiarism. Please consult the
Bulletin or Student
Handbook if you are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism. Be
aware that one
form of plagiarism committed by students
(sometimes unintentionally) is to quote or paraphrase secondary material (such as textbooks, etc.) without citing the source.
Incomplete:
An incomplete grade is given only for an exceptional reason such as a death in the family, a serious illness, etc. Any such reason must be documented. Any incomplete request must be made at least two weeks before the final, and approved by the Dean of the School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems. Any consequences resulting from a poor grade for the course will not be considered as valid reasons for such a request.