School of Information Management
ELCM 251 Introduction to Internet Designand DevelopmentTrimester Two 2008COURSE OUTLINENames and Contact DetailsRole Name Room Phone E-mailCourse Coordinator Dr Sebastian Link EA 214 463 6813 Sebastian.Link@vuw.ac.nzSenior Tutor Ms Xiaoyi Guan EA 111 463 6998 Xiaoyi.Guan@vuw.ac.nzQuestions about lecture content or readings should be directed to Sebastian Link. He willalso be happy to answer relevant questions during lectures or afterwards, via e-mail or inface-to-face meetings.Please contact Xiaoyi Guan if you have any enquiries regarding administration of the course.She is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the course, including:• record keeping and administrative queries• assessment queries• workshop attendance, illness, due dates, etc.All queries related to assignment submissions, extensions, assignment/test remarking, andlab and workshop allocations should be directed to Xiaoyi Guan in the first instance.Questions about software applications and the practical techniques of building pages shouldbe directed to the lab instructors/tutors of the course, during the workshop.Trimester DatesThe second trimester of 2008 commences on Monday 7 July, and concludes on Saturday 8November. Notice that this includes the examination period.Class Times and Room Numbers• LECTURES: Tuesdays, 11:00-12:50pm, MCLT102• WORKSHOPS: 2 hours/week, students will sign up for one of:• Mondays, 02:10-04:00pm, Murphy MY201• Thursdays, 11:00-12:50pm, Murphy MY201Sign-up for your workshop slot will be available on https://signups.victoria.ac.nzCourse ContentA tentative schedule of lectures and workshops is illustrated in the following table. Noticethat the course coordinator reserves the right to make changes during the trimester.Week/starts on Topics & Readings Excersises/AssignmentsIntroduction to the Course1 The Internet and World Wide Web No Workshop07 July XHTML BasicsChapters 1 and 22 Configuring Colour & Text with CSS Creating your First Webpage14 July Chapter 33 Visual Elements & Graphics Adding Style to your Webpage21 July Chapter 4 Project: Topic Approval4 Web Design Using Graphics28 July Chapter 55 Test 1, Page Layout with CSS Project: Planning Analysis Sheet04 August Chapter 6Links & Lists Multiple Column Layouts6 Chapter 7 Project: Site Map11 August Assignment 1 due: Friday, 15 August, 5pm2 Weeks of Mid-trimester Break7 Tables Navigation Links01 September Chapter 88 XHTML Forms Project: Update Meeting 108 September Chapter 9Web Site Development Adding Tables9 Dreamweaver Tutorial 115 September Chapter 1010 Web Multimedia & Interactivity Project: Update Meeting 222 September Dreamweaver Tutorial 2Chapter 11Assignment 2 due: Friday, 26 September, 5pm11 Test 2, Web Promotion Sever-Side Processing of Forms29 September Chapter 13Java Script Project: Publish & Discuss12 E-Commerce Overview06 October Chapters 12 and 14Final Web Site Project Due: 10 October, 5pmCourse ObjectivesThis course provides an introduction to the principles, theories, technologies and applica-tions of Web application design and development. The course gives students an initial ex-perience in designing and developing practical end-to-end Web-based information systemsappropriate for supporting modern e-businesses.At the conclusion of this course students will be able to:• Appreciate the opportunities the Internet offers to conduct successful e-business,• Assess the suitability of various design principles for Web applications,• Comprehend the skills necessary for large-scale project development on the Web,• Explore the technologies required to design and develop Web-based information systems,• Develop, test and deploy elementary Web applications,• Understand the basic risks of conducting business on the Internet,• Catch on future trends in modern e-business application development.Students are expected to complete the weekly workshop exercises in order to apply thetheories and concepts taught during lectures. This will help them to advance and completethe website project of their choice. The website project aims at testing the students abilitiesin designing, developing, and publishing a website using recommended design practices. Thetwo class tests (conducted during lectures L5 and L11) evaluate the students’ understandingof the principles, theories and technologies of Web application design and development. Thetwo assignments will help the students to prepare for the tests. There is no final exam forthis paper.Expected WorkloadYou are expected to devote a minimum of 12 hours a week to this course. This is an average,and the workload is likely to vary from week to week during the trimester.As a guide you may choose to spend the following time on the following course components:Lectures 2 hoursWorkshops 2 hoursReading & Understanding Course Notes and Reading Material 4 hoursExcercises, Assignments & Website Project 4 hours12 hoursNotice that students are expected to attend all lectures and workshops. Failure to do sowill, most likely, limit your ability to perform well in the tests, assignments and web siteproject.Group WorkThere is no group work and all assessments are based on individual work. However, studentsare encouraged to form study groups to exchange their understanding of the course contents.ReadingsThe following textbook is mandatory to buy:Terry Felke-Morris (2009). Web Development & Design Foundations with XHTML. Edition4. Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0-321-53019-6. ISBN-10: 0-321-53019-5.The following reference is an indepth-study of Web applications. The book contains materialthat is beyond the scope of this introductory course, but is an excellent source for continuedand deeper studies on this subject:Craig D. Knuckles, David S. Yuen (2004).Web Applications: Concepts & Real World Design.John Wiley. ISBN: 0471204587.For an introduction to Dreamweaver we recommend to buy the following textbook:Julian Rickards (2006). Essentials for Design Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 - Level 1. 2ndEdition. with CD. Prentice Hall. ISBN-13: 9780132385343. ISBN-10:0132385341Materials and Equipment• Lectures:Students are expected to prepare for lectures by reading the relevant book chapters inadvance. The chapters may be reviewed again after the lectures. Each chapter of thetextbook contains review questions, excercises to apply your knowledge, and hands-onexcercises. It is recommended to attempt solutions to all of these. This will result inan excellent preparation for the assignments, tests, lab excercises and web site project.Furthermore, the knowledge can be deepened by answering the questions in the WebResearch and Focus on Web Design questions at the end of each chapter.• Workshops:The workshops are based on a web site case study described in the textbook. Studentsare expected to have read the relevant chapter and the instructions for the web site casestudy prior to the allocated workshop time so that work can start as soon as you arrive.Please double-check that you do have a valid computer account. You are expected tobring a storage device to the workshop in order to save all your work.Assessment RequirementsThe assessment is based on the individual course components:Assessment Components Date (due) Contribution to Final GradeTest 1 Tue, 05 August 20%Assignment 1 Fri, 15 August, 5pm 15%Assignment 2 Fri, 26 September, 5pm 15%Test 2 Tue, 30 September 20%Final Web Site Project Fri, 10 October, 5pm 30%100%There is no final exam.The two assignments are based on review questions and excercises of the textbook. Thedetails of these assignments will be made available shortly after the commencement of thecourse.The two tests will be conducted during the lectures in week 5 and week 11. Unless otherwisestated, all material covered up to the relevant week could be assessed. Details will be advisedcloser to the date.For the web site project students will design, develop, and publish a web site using recom-mended design practices. The topic of the web site will be chosen by the student. During thecourse, there will be six project milestones: i) topic approval by week 3, ii) planning analysissheet by week 5, iii) site map by week 6, iv) a first update meeting by week 8, v) a secondupdate meeting by week 10 and vi) the submission of the final project by week 12. Detailsof the requirements of this project will be made available shortly after the commencementof the course.PenaltiesIn fairness to other students, work submitted after the deadline will incur a 10% penalty(of the marks achieved for the assignment) for each day (within 24 hours) late. In the eventof bereavement or prolonged illness affecting your ability to meet the deadline, discuss yoursituation with the Senior Tutor / Course Coordinator as soon as you are able to. You mustverify your claim, e.g., produce a medical certificate. By doing so, you agree to the SeniorTutor seeking verification of your documentation. Extensions will only be granted underthese conditions.Responsibility for Practicum ArrangementsWorkshop Allocation ProcedureSign-up to your workshop slot will be available on the sign-up system:https://signups.victoria.ac.nzYou must sign up for the workshop sessions yourself in the first week. Please contact XiaoyiGuan if you have not signed up at that time. Detailed instructions for signing up yourworkshop sessions will be announced on Blackboard and discussed at the first lecture. Youmust select a time slot that fits your timetable and enter your name on only one of the listsprovided. Once you have been allocated to a workshop, it is your responsibility to knowwhere and when your workshop is scheduled.Hints• Make sure you bring your personal timetable with you, so that your selected workshoptime does not clash with other classes. It will not be easy to change your selection onceaccepted.• If your name appears on more than one workshop list, the Senior Tutor reserves theright to put you in the workshop of her choice.• Each workshop slot can take up to 50 students. When a list is full, it is removed fromcirculation. As the names are entered on a first-come-first-served basis, it is stronglyrecommended that you attend to this early, otherwise you may be allocated to a lessdesirable time slot.• If you have any serious problems about the allocations, see the Senior Tutor.Lab AccessInformation Systems and Electronic Commerce students have access to a range of computerlab facilities. This means that you can still undertake this course even if you do not have acomputer at home.Like all university students you are able to use any SCS computer lab throughout theUniversity (this includes labs in the Murphy building, the Library and in the Law School)as long as you have a current SCS account. If you don’t have a current SCS account, contacteither of the SCS helpdesk in the library or the Murphy building.In addition, INFO and ELCM students have access to the purpose built school lab MY201.This lab is located on the second floor of the Murphy building. Please note that specialistsoftware found in the SIM labs is not available in all the SCS labs.There are two kinds of lab access provided for this course:a) Scheduled lab sessions: Lab supervisors will be in attendance, and formal instructionthat is a part of the course requirements will be offered during these scheduled sessions.At other times during the scheduled sessions, you will have the opportunity to work in-dependently, and a lab supervisor will be available to assist you and to answer questions.This is your main opportunity to obtain technical help. Your lab supervisors are notobliged to assist you if you have not attended your scheduled sessions. Lab attendanceis not compulsory but will be regularly monitored.b) Ad-hoc access: The lab offers 24-hour access via student ID cards unless booked foranother class. Students should check the booking schedules on the lab doors beforeentering a laboratory to ensure they are not interrupting a class and they can finish theirwork before the next scheduled class. You may be asked to leave by the lab supervisorif the machine you are using is required for a scheduled class.Mandatory Course RequirementsStudents must meet the following requirements in order to pass the course:• be correctly enrolled in the course, and• obtain at least 50 percent of the maximum number of available marks.As pointed out before, your attendance of lectures and workshops is required to performwell in the tests, assignments and web site project.Communication of Additional InformationAll formal notices relating to this course will be posted on the Blackboard systemhttp://blackboard.vuw.ac.nzYou are expected to check for announcements on Blackboard on a regular basis. Pleasecontact the Senior Tutor in order to have a user ID and a password to log in.Faculty of Commerce and Administration OfficesRailway West Wing (RWW) - FCA Student and Academic Services OfficeThe Faculty’s Student and Academic Services Office is located on the ground and first floorsof the Railway West Wing. The ground floor counter is the first point of contact for generalenquiries and FCA forms. Student Administration Advisers are available to discuss coursestatus and give further advice about FCA qualifications. To check for opening hours callthe Student and Academic Services Office on (04) 463 5376.Easterfield (EA) - FCA/Education/Law Kelburn Office The Kelburn Campus Office for theFaculties of Commerce and Administration, Education and Law is situated in the EasterfieldBuilding on the ground floor (EA005). This counter is the first point of contact for:• Duty tutors for student contact and advice.• Information concerning administrative and academic matters.• Forms for FCA Student and Academic Services (e.g. application for academic tran-scripts, requests for degree audit, COP requests).• Examinations-related information during the examination period.To check for opening hours call the Student and Academic Services Office on (04) 463 5376.General University Policies and StatutesStudents should familiarise themselves with the University’s policies and statutes, particu-larly the Assessment Statute, the Personal Courses of Study Statute, the Statute on StudentConduct and any statutes relating to the particular qualifications being studied; see the Vic-toria University Calendar or go towww.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy/students.aspxFor information on the following topics, go to the Faculty’s websitewww.victoria.ac.nz/fcaunder Important Information for Students:• Academic Grievances• Student and Staff Conduct• Meeting the Needs of Students with Impairments• Student SupportAcademic Integrity and PlagiarismAcademic integrity is about honest — put simply it means no cheating. All members of theUniversity community are responsible for upholding academic integrity, which means staffand students are expected to behave honestly, fairly and with respect for others at all times.Plagiarism is a form of cheating which undermines academic integrity. The University definesplagiarism as follows:The presentation of the work of another person or other persons as if it were one’s own,whether intended or not. This includes published or unpublished work, material on the In-ternet and the work of other students or staff.It is still plagiarism even if you re-structure the material or present it in your own style orwords.Note: It is however, perfectly acceptable to include the work of others as long as that isacknowledged by appropriate referencing.Plagiarism is prohibited at Victoria and is not worth the risk. Any enrolled student foundguilty of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary procedures under the Statute on StudentConduct and may be penalised severely. Consequences of being found guilty of plagiarismcan include:• an oral or written warning• cancellation of your mark for an assessment or a fail grade for the course• suspension from the course or the University.Find out more about plagiarism, and how to avoid it, on the University’s website:www.victoria.ac.nz/home/studying/plagiarism.htmlManaaki Pihipihinga ProgrammeManaaki Pihipihinga is an academic mentoring programme for undergraduate Ma¯ori andPacific students in the Faculties of Commerce and Administration, and Humanities andSocial Sciences. Sessions are held at the Kelburn and Pipitea Campuses in the MentoringRooms, 14 Kelburn Parade (back courtyard), Room 109D, and Room 210, Level 2, RailwayWest Wing. There is also a Pacific Support Coordinator who assists Pacific students bylinking them to the services and support they need while studying at Victoria. Anotherfeature of the programme is a support network for Postgraduate students with links toPostgraduate workshops and activities around Campus.For further information, or to register with the programme, emailmanaaki-pihipihinga-programme@vuw.ac.nzor phone (04) 463 6015. To contact the Pacific Support Coordinator, emailpacific-support-coord@vuw.ac.nzor phone (04) 463 5842.