Spring 2011
Course Outline

Class Session

Activity Readings Assignments DUE
Week 1 Jan 11 - Class Orientation
– Overview of Web Hosting/Domain Name Acquisition Assignment
– Overview of Portfolio Project
Jan 13 - LECTURE: Domain Names/Web Hosting
Week 2 Jan 18 - 1and1 Control Panel
– Skills Assessment (HTML)
Chapters 1 – 7 - Web Hosting/Domain Name Acquisition Project DUE
Jan. 20 - Skills Assessment (Graphics and Dreamweaver)
Week 3 Jan. 25 - Content Management Systems
– Overview of PHP/MySQL Project
– “PHP/MySQL” Lesson
Jan. 27 - “PHP/MySQL” Lesson
Week 4 Feb. 1 - Overview of Content Management Systems Project
– “PHP/MySQL” Lesson
Feb. 3 - Guest Lecturer: Scott Rogers (WordPress)
Week 5 Feb. 8 - WordPress
Feb. 10 - WordPress
Week 6 Feb. 15 NO CLASS – ASSESSMENT DAY
Feb. 17 - Joomla Chapters 8 – 10 - PHP/MySQL Project DUE
Week 7 Feb. 22 - Joomla
Feb. 24 - Joomla
Week 8 Mar. 1 - Drupal
Mar. 3 - Drupal
Mar. 8 - SPRING BREAK
Mar. 10 - SPRING BREAK
Week 9 Mar. 15 - Drupal
Mar. 17 - Lecture (TBA)
Week 10 Mar. 22 - TEST 1 - TEST 1
Lecture and Readings
(Parts 1 & 2 – Chapters 1 – 10)
Mar. 24 - Lecture (TBA)
Week 11 Mar. 29 - Lecture (TBA) Chapters 11 – 15
Mar. 31 - Lecture (TBA)
Week 12 Apr. 5 - E-Business
Apr. 7 - Guest Lecturer: Brad Frost
(Reminder: SMAD Day – Friday)
- SMAD Day Attendance
Week 13 Apr. 12 - No Class: Professor at Conference
Apr. 14 - Lecture (TBA) Chapters 16 – 20
Week 14 Apr. 19 - Lecture (TBA) - Content Management System Project DUE
(Hand in documentation)
Apr. 21 - CMS Project Presentations - CMS Project Presentations
Week 15 Apr. 26 - CMS Project Presentations - CMS Project Presentations
Apr. 28 - Portfolio Presentations


- Portfolio Project DUE
– Portfolio Presentations

Final Exam:
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
8:00 – 10:00
Lecture and Readings (Parts 3 & 4 – Chapters 11 – 20)