AC11002 Web Authoring Mini Guide
For the full module guide see AC11002 full guide
Organisation
The Module Co-Ordinator for this module is Dr Nick Hine.
If you want to talk about an aspect of the module, or your work on it, please make an appointment to see one of the lecturer(s):
Dr Nick Hine, nhine@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 1.09 QMB
Dr Annalu Waller, awaller@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 2.02 QMB
Mr Chris Martin, cjmartin@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 1.10 QMB
If you use email, please include "AC11002" in the heading.
Module Content and timetable
| Week | Topics Covered |
| One | |
| Two | What is the Web?: Introduction to the history and architecture of the web. |
| Three | What is the Web Used For? The social and commercial impact of the web |
| Four | How to Design Web Pages: Designing for the web |
| Five | How to make Web Pages: HTML. Linking web pages and embedding objects |
| Six | Reading Week |
| Seven | How to Layout Web Pages: Layout within web pages, styles and CSS2 |
| Eight | How To Deploy Web Sites: Web site management |
| Nine | How do they do that? Client-side technologies |
| Ten | How do they do that? Server-side technologies |
| Eleven | How do they do that? Future Web Technologies |
| Twelve | Revision, Class Exam & Demonstration |
Assessment and Course-Work
Coursework counts for 100% of the final module mark.
Assignments
| C/W No. | Title | Format | Handed out | Due Date | When to do | Effort Expected | Return Date | % |
| AC11002.1 | Technology in my life: How I use technology at home and on the web. | Essay to be produced as a word document and then presented online in www.ourdigitalculture.org | Monday 21 September 2009 | Monday 28th September 2009 at 12:00 noon | Week 2 | 10 hrs | Wednesday 7th October | 15% |
| AC11002.2 | Discussion forum contributions | At least 3 significant contributions to an online discussion forum | Monday 28 September 2009 | Friday 4 December 2009 | Week 3 - 12 | 10 hrs | Friday 11 December 2009 | 5% |
| AC11002.3 | Web site presentation | Web site, design justification report, user guide and verbal presentation | Monday 28 September 2009 | Thursday 3rd December 2009 | Week 2-11 | 95 hrs | Friday 11 December 2009 | 60% |
| AC11002.4 | Class examination | Class examination | Monday 21 September 2009 | Thursday 3 December 2009 | Thursday 3 December 2009 | 5 hrs | Friday 11 December 2009 | 20% |
Resource List
Format: Title, Author, Publisher, ISBN.
Essential Titles
- User Centered Web Site Development, McCracken D. D. & Wolfe R. J., Prentice Hall, 0130411612.
- HTML For the World Wide Web: 5th Edition, Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press, 0321130073.
- Cascading Style Sheets 2., Eric A. Meyer, Osborne, 0072131780.
Recommended Titles
- Fast Track Web Programming: Programmer's Guide to Mastering Web Tech, D. Cintron, John Wiley & Son Inc, 0471324264.
- More Eric Meyer on CSS, Meyer E.A., New Riders, 07535714258.
- Practical Web Technologies, Yuen P.K. & Lau V., Addison Wesley, 0201750767.
- Web Theory: An Introduction, Robert Burnett and P. David Marshall, Routledge, 041523834X.
Background Reading
- E-Video: Producing Internet Video as Broadband Technologies Converge, Alesso H.P., Addison Wesley, 0201703149.
- Defensive Design for the Web, Matthew Linderman with Jason Fried, New Riders, 073571410X.
- Designing with Web Standards, Jeffrey Zelderman, New Riders, 0735712018.
- Web Standards Solutions, Dan Cederholm, Friendsofed, 1590593812.
Module Specification
For the formal module specification see AC11002 WWW Authoring 09-10.doc