Online class section Information

Introduction

This class covers the various HTML tags, and methods of programming web pages. You should be familiar with the resources of the Internet. This course is not a graphic design course, but is intended for the person who will do the coding for web sites. It is aimed at the student who is self motivated, who needs a flexible schedule and who works well independently. I believe you will find your exploration of HTML and web pages an exciting and worthwhile adventure. I am looking forward to having you in class and communicating with you through the use of technology.

Information for the class will be found on the college site at http://www.cerritos.edu/hohly and on the class WebCT web site. I expect you to reference these sites on a regular basis. Changes to schedule, announcements, date for exams are posted there and the responsibility of the student to access. Make special note of the exam and due date. If there are problems you MUST contact me before the date and work out needed arrangements.

Access your instructor:

Note the email addresses to use for instructor (add them to your address book).
Make sure that you ISP (Internet Service Provider) email does not block these address
Addresses:
- m.hohly@verizon.net
- res02i0t@gte.net
- hohly@cerritos.edu (This email address is often full, so use it as your last choice)
When sending a message to me ALWAYS put course number and your Name in the Subject line
If your email address does not include your name it is IMPORTANT that your name appear either in the subject line and/or in the email message.

Provide the following information to your instructor within the first week of the class:

Send an email to your instructor.
Include the following information:
- Your name
- Student number
- Telephone Number
- Email address
- Name of class you are enrolled in, including the ticket number
- A 4 digit number that will be used to identify in this class. (We no longer post grades by student number, so in order for me to post your grade progress I will use this 4 digit number.)

Update your MyCerritos information:

It is very important that your information in MyCerritos is current and accurate.
Log into MyCerritos
On the right side you will see a link for your Profile.
Go into your profile. Update your phone number listed there. Make sure it has an area code as well as the number you can be reached at.
Update your email address to the address you want me to contact you at for this course. Please make sure it is entered correctly.

Email Address

I must have your email address!!!
If you did not specify an email address when you registered, you need to go back and do this using MyCerritos student portal. If you want to use a different email address than what you supplied when you registered, us the MyCerritos portal to update your email address. See the next section.

Class websites:

Cerritos College Class website contains the following:
- Syllabus
- Lab assignments
- Class presentations
- Link to TalonNet
- Online course information and other support information
- Link to download site. (This is the link where you will get the data files needed for the lab assignments.)
TalonNet class site contains the following:
- Location where you will upload your lab assignment files
- Communications links (bulletin board and chat)
- Locations for taking required quizzes and exams:
  - Required quizzes and exams (These count towards your grade in this class)

Lab Assignment Information:

Organizing materials for class on your computer and/or storage media:
- Create a folder for this class on your USB drive
- Under the class folder create 2 other folders:
  - Data Files (this is where you will store the data files you download from the data file link on the class Cerritos class website.)
  - Lab folder (create a folder for each lab)
    - Create a folder for each lab
    - Copy the data files required for this assignment from the data file lab into the lab folder
    - Perform the lab operations on these files in the lab folder
    - These completed lab files in your lab folder are what will be uploaded into TalonNet for your assignment.
- Creating lab work for submission - ONLINE STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS
  - You will find tutorials in your textbook. As you read the chapters you should do the tutorials with in the chapters. These tutorials cover the HTML topics needed for the assignments at the end of the chapter. The tutorials will generally not be submitted for credit unless assigned by the instructor. The tutorial code can be cut and pasted into your required assignments. You will find doing the tutorials helpful, but they are optional. I STRONGLY recommend doing the tutorials.
  - You should use the NOTEPAD or a ASCII text editor to enter your HTML code. Do not use products like WORD, FrontPage, or other HTML editors when preparing your assignments.
  - Refer to the class website site for how to obtain/download the data files for your student disks. There are several compressed files which expand to into a series of subfolders in the datafile folder on your USB drive . There are separate links from the class web page which provide the procedures for preparing and obtaining these files.
  - Each chapter has its own folder.
  - All files created to fulfill the assignment will be submitted TalonNet and should be scanned for viruses prior to sending/submitting.
- Link to TalonNet: http://talonnet.cerritos.edu/xsl-portal Your user id is your student number and password is your date of birth.
- Online course information and other support information will be provided at the orientation.
- Link to download site. (This is the link where you will get the data files needed for the lab assignments.) A link will be provided on the course website to these files when needed by the class.
All assignments must be submitted on time by using the required online course management system TalonNet.
Always make sure that you have put all of everything required for an assignment before submitting it into TalonNet. Once the materials are ready you will upload all of them into the appropriate link on TalonNet.
Once an assignment has been submitted you may NOT go back and attempt to attach anything more. If you determine that despite your best efforts you forgot to submit something, use the following procedure depending on the online course management system.
- Email your instructor and request that the lab link be reset. Once the link is reset you may now upload the correct files.
- You instructor may direct you to use the Drop Box to provide the missing files.
Make sure that you save the files you are submitting for labs on either you computer or USB drive until the course is over.
Please follow the instructions carefully for your assignments. Make sure you read the instructions for each assignment completely before starting to work on the assignment.
Your grade on an assignment will be based on: proper completion of the assigned problem. For most of the assignments there will be a picture in the book of what the web pages should look like if you have followed the instructions correctly.

Online and Traditional classes:

Traditional classes, meet on campus at scheduled times in scheduled classrooms and the class is lead by the instructor.
Cerritos College offers both Online and Hybrid classes. There is an important difference between an Online class and a Hybrid class.
Hybrid classes require a minimum of 50% of the time for a class be held on-campus. It is completely up to the discretion of the instructor how much of the class is done on-line and how much is done on-campus in the classroom. It does not mean that the class will be entirely on-line! Some instructors do teach Online classes entirely on-line. Other instructors require some time be spent in the classroom on-campus.
The definitions and requirement for Online and Hybrid classes were not created by Cerritos College. They are established by the Chancellor of the System Office.
What can make things difficult for Online classes is that the class time is not locked in for exclusive use as it is in a traditional lecture or hybrid section. When you sign up for a traditional section or a hybrid section the class time is locked in exclusively for that class. You may not take another class that would conflict with the time. This not done with Online classes. Instructors who want to do some of the course work on campus have to be very accommodating since there is no scheduled time for the class!
Some of my classes are combined classes, which means that there is a traditional section and an online section for the same class. In this case online students are invited to attend traditional sections of the class if they need more help or if they find it helpful to attend a traditional session. The online student is always welcome in the traditional section.

Web Site/ / TalonNet

The information for this course is currently available on my website primarily. Most sections will use a 2nd website set up on TalonNet (the Course Management System.)

You will need to be familiar with using a web browse (all web based materials are targeted for Internet Explorer 6 or later).
You will need to become familiar with TalonNet. There is a separate link on my course website with information on TalonNet.
Here are the links to the various sites:
- My website: http://www.cerritos.edu/hohly
- TalonNet:

Exams and quizzes:

TalonNet usage: The exams and/or quizzes are timed and are open book. Please note the last time for submission of an exam or quiz and make sure that you start the exam in time to complete the exam by the ending time. Once you submit the exam/quiz you will not be able to go back and review the answers. Please review your answers before pressing the Finish button to submit the exam/quiz. The results of the exam/quiz will not be available to you until after the exam is closed and not longer can be taken. TalonNet will let you know how much time you have left as you are taking the exam. Remember you should be familiar with the material prior to taking the exam/quiz as you will not have time to read the material and complete the exam/quiz in the time provided, so only use it if you are not sure of an answer. Don't rely on the book for all questions as time will not be adequate.

Remember the times given in TalonNet are Eastern Standard time. You should subtract 3 hours from the times given in TalonNet to get the time the exam is due.

Presentations and Other Materials;

The presentations for the text book will be provided to support the course. To access the presentations from off campus, you will need either Microsoft Office PowerPoint or a PowerPoint viewer plug-in for your browser. Here is a link to a PowerPoint 2007 viewer. PowerPoint 2007 Viewer It is a good idea to go through the presentations as part of your preparation for exams.

You may also need Adobe Acrobat Reader as sometimes I post things as PDF documents. Here is a link to download Acrobat Reader: Acrobat Reader 8

Syllabus

Please be aware that the syllabus posted to the web is TENTATIVE. It is subject to change. As the course progresses, it may become necessary to make some changes to sequence, content and/or dates.

Any changes to the syllabus will be announced through email or the discussion/bulletin link in TalonNet and the syllabus posted to the web will be updated for the students. Generally, if I make substantive changes to the syllabus I will also send out an email message using the distribution list to the OL students or use TalonNet discussion to post an announcement.

The syllabus shows what topics are being covered each week as well as what assignment will be due and if there will be a test that week.

The syllabus is accessible from my web site.

Teaching Schedule & Office Hours

On my web site start page www.cerritos.edu/hohly is a link for my teaching schedule and office hours.

You may always visit me during an office hour. I welcome the opportunity to help you. If there are personal problems or challenges that are hindering your progress please come by and let me see if I can help you in some way.

Academic Honesty

You are required to do your own work for this class.

All of the following activities are considered cheating:

submitting work done by another student
giving another student a copy of your work
using or copying assignments which may have been left on a computer
helping another student during an exam

Cheating may result in 0 points for an assignment or exam. You may also be dropped from the class. If you are given a zero for cheating on an assignment or exam there will be no makeup. You cheat, you lose.

Working collaboratively to understand the requirements of an assignment or how to use the software ( Windows, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access ) with another student is OK. However… every student is expected to do the assignments individually.

Collaboration does not mean one student sits at the computer and one or more other students watch and make suggestions! I will not accept an assignment submitted by two or more students for which I find the content to be identical. This includes spouses, siblings, parents/children, coworkers, lovers, etc.. You may not turn in work that has been performed by somebody else! No exceptions!!!

Extra Credit

It is not my philosophy to offer extra credit!

Please read the material in your books and any handouts I may provide you. Follow all instructions and do a thorough job on your assignments, and finally make sure you adequately prepare for exams.

Do not ask for an opportunity to do extra credit to make up for points lost on assignments or exams.

Attendance (in the schedule of classes)

To meet attendance requirements, I need to hear from you at least once a week.

Submitting an assignment and/or taking an exam, even sending an email message telling me you are still in the class and working on, for example lab 3 (especially if you don’t turn in an assignment on time ) are all acceptable ways of meeting "attendance" requirements.

Please read the section "Attendance and Grading" in the Schedule on page 22. It explains the requirements for attendance, authorized and excused absences, and grounds for dismissal from a course.

Withdrawals ( in the Schedule of classes)

It is YOUR responsibility to drop this course if it becomes necessary. Withdrawals must be completed by the required withdrawal deadlines. These are listed at the bottom of the Syllabus. As the policy states, "Failure to officially withdraw from class(es) may result in an "F" grade for each class."

Please keep in mind that the college has an excessive withdrawal/failure policy. It you take a class and withdraw from it or fail it twice, you will not be permitted to sign up for the class again without permission from the Counseling Department. Permission is not automatically granted!

Student Computer Account

To login in to a computer account on campus, use your student number as your username. This should be a 7 digit number. If your student number has fewer than 7 digits, precede it with a 0. The first time you log in you will use your 6 digit date of birth as your password. You will be prompted to change your password. Once you change your password, use the new password from then on in any of the computer labs on campus.

Computer Labs

You can work on campus in the CIS labs in LA 3, 4, 5 or 6. LA 3 is generally the "open lab" but at times a different room may be made available as open lab. The days/hours the labs are open will be posted outside of the rooms. If you intend to work in the CIS labs, make sure you know what days/hours the labs are available.

You may also work in one of the big LRC computer labs.

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It is important for you to keep on schedule with the reading, submission of assignments, and exams. Most of the time when a student does not successfully complete a class it is because he/she got behind and couldn't catch up. Please don't let this happen to you.

Remember if you are a OL section student: You are also always welcome ( if your schedule does not conflict ) to sit in and listen to the lecture with a traditional class.

Good luck in class. I hope you will find this an enjoyable learning experience.

Marge Hohly

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Last updated: 01/15/2010