CSC261SylS2026 < CenterForComputing

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---++ Details
   * Professor: Rachel Gramann
   * Class Time: 2:00-2:50 M **PLEASE NOTE: Weekly on campus attendance is REQUIRED for all students**
   * Class Location: S 025
   * Textbook: Student membership in ACM. Resources from ACM Learning Center that will be used include:

---++ Course Content
---+++ Policies
   * [[OnLineHelp][Use of Internet Resources]]
   * [[AcceptableWork][Integrity]]
   * <span>[[LatePolicy ]]</span>
   * <span>[[SoftwareStandards ]]</span>
   * <span>[[SoftwareDevelopmentReport ]]</span>: A sample software development report: [[%PUBURL%/CenterForComputing/WebHome/SDRSample.pdf][A sample Software Development Report]]

---+++ Assignments
---+++ Grades

Your grades are made up of:

   * Grade scale
      * 93% &lt;= average &lt;= 100% -&gt; A
      * 90% &lt;= average &lt; 93% -&gt; A-
      * 87% &lt;= average &lt; 90% -&gt; B+
      * 83% &lt;= average &lt; 87% -&gt; B
      * 80% &lt;= average &lt; 83% -&gt; B-
      * 77% &lt;= average &lt; 80% -&gt; C+
      * 73% &lt;= average &lt; 77% -&gt; C
      * 70% &lt;= average &lt; 73% -&gt; C-
      * 67% &lt;= average &lt; 70% -&gt; D+
      * 63% &lt;= average &lt; 67% -&gt; D
      * 60% &lt;= average &lt; 63% -&gt; D-
      * 0% &lt;= average &lt; 60% -&gt; F

---+++ Tentative Schedule

<table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="table1" rules="all"> <tbody> <tr><th bgcolor="#687684" valign="top">Language</th><th bgcolor="#687684" valign="top">Tutorial</th><th bgcolor="#687684" valign="top">Exercises</th><th bgcolor="#687684" valign="top">Monday<br />(Q&A<br />with Rachel)</th><th bgcolor="#687684" valign="top">Quiz</th></tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#687684" rowspan="4" valign="top">HTML and CSS</th> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/about/about_copyright.asp][ToS]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/about/about_privacy.asp][Privacy Policy]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/][HOME]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML_Tables.asp][Tables]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_attributes1][Attributes]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_tables6][Tables]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Jan 12</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" rowspan="4" valign="top"> [[http://w3schools.com/quiztest/quiztest.asp?qtest=HTML][40 Questions]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML_Lists.asp][Lists]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML_Charset.asp][Charset]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_lists1][Lists]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_computercode_elements3][&lt;code&gt;]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Jan 19</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML_URLEncode.asp][URLs]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML5_Audio.asp][Audio]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/HTML/HTML_Accessibility.asp][Accessibility]] <p> </p>
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   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_forms1][Forms]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/html/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_html_form_attributes4][Input Attributes]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Jan 26</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2" valign="middle">

 <b><font color="#4571d0">HTML & CSS Project Week</font></b></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Feb 2</td> </tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#687684" rowspan="6" valign="top">JavaScript</th> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/][HOME]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Functions.asp][Functions]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_variables1][Variables]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_datatypes1][Data Types]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Feb 9</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" rowspan="6" valign="top"> [[http://w3schools.com/quiztest/quiztest.asp?qtest=JS][25 Questions]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Objects.asp][Objects]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Date_Methods_Set.asp][Date Set Methods]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Math.asp][Math]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Scope.asp][Scope]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_functions1][Functions]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_dates4][Dates]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_math1][Math]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_loop_while2][While Loops]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Feb 16</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Hoisting.asp][Hoisting]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Reserved.asp][Reserved Words]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Versions.asp][Versions]] (Skipping the 2009–2017 specific pages)
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_JSON.asp][JSON]]
   * 
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Validation.asp][Forms]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Validation_API.asp][Forms API]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Cookies.asp][Cookies]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * Loop Break [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_break1][1]]
   * Loop Break [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_break2][2]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Feb 23</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2" valign="middle">

 <font color="#4571d0">Spring Break!</font></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Mar 2 (No meeting)</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * DOM (parts covered by Exercises):<br />
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_HTMLDOM.asp][Intro]]
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_HTMLDOM_CSS.asp][CSS]]
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_HTMLDOM_Events.asp][Events]]
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_HTMLDOM_EventListener.asp][Event Listener]]
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_HTMLDOM_Collections.asp][Collections]]
   * BOM:<br />
      * In Quiz: [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Window.asp][Window]], [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Navigator.asp][Navigator]]
      * [[http://w3schools.com/JS/JS_Cookies.asp][Cookies]] covered last week
      * Other parts optional <p> </p>
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   * DOM [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_dom_html1][1]] – [[http://w3schools.com/JS/exercise_js.asp?filename=exercise_js_dom_html9][9]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Mar 9</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2" valign="middle">Javascript Project Week

 </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Mar 16</td> </tr> <tr><th bgcolor="#687684" rowspan="5" valign="top">PHP</th> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/][HOME]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_DataTypes.asp][Data Types]] <p> </p>
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   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_syntax1][Syntax]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_variables2][Variables]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Mar 23</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" rowspan="5" valign="top"><br /> [[http://w3schools.com/quiztest/quiztest.asp?qtest=PHP][25 Questions]]</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Functions.asp][Functions]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Form_URL_Email.asp][Form URL/E-mail]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_String.asp][Strings]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Looping.asp][Loops]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_functions1][Functions]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_forms2][Forms]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_strings1][Strings]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_loops4][Loops]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Apr 6<br /><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Form_Complete.asp][Form Complete]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Cookies.asp][Cookies]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_ref_mail.asp][mail()]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_dates1][Dates]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_advanced4][Advanced 4 ("Create a cookie…")]] <p> </p>
</td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" valign="top">Apr 13</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">

   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Sessions.asp][Sessions]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/PHP_Exceptions.asp][Exceptions]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/func_misc_die.asp][die() &rArr; exit()]]
   * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP#Early_history" title="wikipedia:PHP">What languages have similar syntax?</a> <p> </p> <p> </p>
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   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_advanced5][Advanced 5 ("Create a session variable…")]]
   * [[http://w3schools.com/PHP/exercise.asp?filename=exercise_advanced5][Advanced 6 ("Output…the session variable…")]]
</td> <td bgcolor="#edf4f9" valign="top">Apr 20</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="3" valign="top">PHP Project Week<br /><br /><br /></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> ADA Statement for Syllabi: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a law which provides civil rights protection for people with disabilities. Bethel University, in compliance with equal access laws, requests that students with disabilities seeking to acquire accommodations make an appointment with the Center for Academic Success—Disability Services. It is located in the Miller-Moore Academic Center, 033. You may also phone 574-807-7460 or email [[mailto:rachel.kennedy@betheluniversityadmin.edu][rachel.kennedy@betheluniversityadmin.edu]] for an appointment.

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