Navigating the pages associated with CIS122:

I strongly suggest that you take a little while and navigate my web site so that you familiarize yourself with what is available and where it is located. There are notes, PowerPoint presentations and sample programming examples that will benefit you as you learn the material.

On the home page for the course:

The home page for the course gives you access to all of the site pages that apply to the course that you are taking. The left frame presents access to this information by category.

About This Course

• Read Me First:The page that you are currently reading which describes the web pages for this course.
• Introduction to CIS122:This deals with the methods and expectations for this course. It that should be read by all students because it contains my expectations for this course.
• Syllabus:Finally there is the course syllabus for CIS122

· The second category is called Resources at this Web Site. The student should use the weekly assignment to tell them what to read and study in each of these categories. Use of these resources should be primarily driven by the assignments in the Weekly Schedule.

• Notes and handouts for CIS122 points to the notes that will provide some information about topics. The sample code is actually the main framework of this course.
• XHTML sample code has examples of all of the XHTML that I will be going over in class. It is your primary source for information while we are studying XHTML. HTML5 sample code shows the current method of coding using HTML5. Some examples are still only using XHTML when there has essentially been little change. I strongly recommend that you find a tutorial or buy a book to supplement this information.
• There is also code for standard HTML under HTML sample code. This should also be referenced.
• Cascading Style Sheet sample code has the examples of CSS that I will be going over in class. Again, it is your primary source for information while we are studying CSS. CSS is also included in the XHTML and HTML5 examples. We will also spend time looking at CSS3. Again, I strongly recommend that you find a tutorial or buy a book that includes CSS to supplement this information.
• JavaScript sample code has the examples of JavaScript that I will be going over in class. This is an important source for information while we are studying JavaScript, but it should not be your only source. You definitely need to find a good tutorial or buy a book that covers JavaScript to use as a reference in this course.
• Presentations for CIS122 points to PowerPoint presentations that will provide additional resources to accompany the notes and handouts and the sample code. The presentations tend to be old because I have switched to using Audio lectures and Smartboard captures. Again, the coverage of JavaScript is not complete enough to make it a major source - you need to find a JavaScript site on the Web or a text.
• SmartBoard notes captured during class and audio lectures captured during class are available for most, but not all classes.
• I have left up the HTML notes for you to use to compare to XHTML and HTML5.

· The third category is called Work. In this category you have the Weekly Schedule for CIS122 including assignments. Several times a week, you should check this weekly schedule to determine what you are being asked to do. You should read the notes, look at the presentations and check the sample programs that I suggest under the current week. You should also do the weekly assignment.

· The fourth category Links. In this category, I provide some links to areas on the Web where you can find information for your log book.

· The fifth category Some XHTML and HTML5 tutorials provides you with links to get started studying XHTML and HTML5. By the time you reach CSS and JavaScript you should be very adept at finding your own resources.

The rest of the home page provides links to the notes and presentations. The sample code and weekly assignment schedule are located on separate pages.