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CSC 112 - Learning Objectives


CSC 112-070 Web Site Management
Spring 2002 - Fridays
03/11/02 -05/06/02   1:00 - 2:50 PM

Learning Objectives
  • Lecture 1 (03/15) - Identifying Relationships
    • state the purpose of and role played by: personal computer, web browser, web server, Internet Service Provider
    • define the term web site
    • state the purpose of the index page and related pages
    • state how the anchor tag is used in the index both internally in the same web page and for jumps to external web pages at the same site.
    • state how anchors are used to return to the index.
    • be able to state the difference between a flat design and a hierarchical design and draw an example of each.

  • Spring Vacation (03/22)

  • Lecture 2 (03/29) - Elements of Site Design
    • state the role of purpose in the design: inform, educate, persuade (sell); interaction between content and intention.
    • explain the importance of consistent theme and controls to a web site.
    • Explain use of table of contents and use of index and how each can be improved using hypertext.
    • State when a glossary of technical terms would be appropriate.
    • using case studies, develop solutions based on content and intention, selecting the solutions from a limited range of choices in theme, controls, table of contents, indexing and whether or not a glossary is needed.
    • State advantages and disadvantages of hierarchical design and flat design.
    • State the use of folders for resources and separate users.
    • State the impact folders have on the URL that must be used when contents are referenced.
    • State the process for departments in an organization to modify their part of a web site.

  • Lecture 3 (04/05) - Security and Site Management
    • identify security issues for a web site.
    • Explain the purpose of Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) support.
    • State the difference between https:// and http://.
    • state three common types of web servers that support SSL.
    • State two methods to determine if the web server serving you has SSL installed and enabled.
    • suggest file management solutions to case studies for both a small business web site controlled by one person and a business where multiple users maintain portions of the web site.
    • organize files and folders using Folders View
    • check spelling on all pages.
    • find and replace text on all pages.
    • verify hyperlinks.
    • view and edit the task list.
    • publish a web site to a web server using Dreamweaver.

  • Lecture 4 (04/12) - Management tools for feedback
    • explain how to use mailto hyperlinks to get feedback from users.
    • demonstrate inserting a mailto hyperlink using Dreamweaver.
    • Explain the technicalities of saving the returned responses.
    • Demonstrate saving returned responses into an appropriate folder.
    • Demonstrate how to insert a "server side include" into a web page.

  • Lecture 5 (04/19) - Managing Forms
    • explain the relationship between a form, the web browser and the web server and what is required on the server to extract data from forms for the user.
    • create a form, form fields and form controls using Dreamweaver.
    • insert the form into the web page.
    • Explain the technical uses related to retrieving information from a form.
    • save information retrieved from a form.

  • Lecture 6 (04/26) - Information Management
    • explain the limited audience that will be able to use some browser features and suggest alternatives for the rest of the web audience.
    • Demonstrate and explain behaviors in Dreamweaver.
    • Explain the purpose of the Scheduled Include Page components.
    • Explain the purpose of the Scheduled Include Page components.
    • Explain the purpose of Timestamp.
    • Explain the purpose of and how "global replace" works.
    • Demonstrate the use of the Substitution component (global replace) in a web site.
    • State types of web site activity that might be monitored.
    • State how web site activity could be logged.
    • State types of add-on software tools that can extract logged web site data and provide management graphing of web site activity.
    • download shareware software tools, install on web site and develop a report of web site activity.

  • Lecture 7 (5/3) - Guest Instructor
    • process of developing clients, projects,
    • troubleshooting through bug software, etc.

  • Final Exam (05/10)