Module 1 - Web Technologies (INF 201)

Module runs for 2 weeks (Monday - Sunday)

Module at a glance

What's Due When

Module Overview:

• What is the web?
• What makes a good webpage?
• First webpage
• Text formatting
• Networking essentials

Module Learning Objectives:

Fully understand all software necessary to produce a webpage and upload it to the World Wide Web (WWW). Create a basic webpage that organizes text in different ways and upload it to the WWW. Have a basic understanding of the WWW's history.

Readings:

The World Wide Web:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkd3VyQMBK0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL8a5XpDbyM

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C):

• http://webdesign.about.com/od/w3c/a/what_is_w3c.htm
• http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/W3C.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wide_Web_Consortium
• http://validator.w3.org/about.html

(X)HTML:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4oN4DuR7YU (this is dry, but good)
• http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_intro.asp
• http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_xhtml.asp (do not concern yourself with XML)
• http://reference.sitepoint.com/html/page-structure
• http://reference.sitepoint.com/html/html-vs-xhtml
• http://www.webstandards.org/learn/articles/askw3c/oct2003/
• http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_attributes.asp
• http://www.w3schools.com/tags/tag_comment.asp

Web design:

• http://webdesignledger.com/tips/the-principle-of-contrast-in-web-design
• http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/webcrit.html
• http://www.lib.umd.edu/ues/guides/evaluating-web#design

Quiz:

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Due Date: First Thurs., by 11:59pm

Discussions:

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End Dates: Original post: First Sun., 11:59pm, response post: Last Sun., by 11:59pm

Assignment:

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Due Date: Second Thurs., by 11:59pm

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