Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 - Revealed

Instructor:  Glenn Knapp

Office:  C106

Phone:  (650) 591-0999

E-mail gknapp@ccsf.edu:

Website: Http://fog.ccsf.edu/~gknapp

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 Course Description:

As a student in this course, you will learn the most important topics of Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.  First, you will be presented with an overview of Dreamweaver CS5.  You will then get an introduction to creating web sites and pages and learn about formatting text and using CSS.  The lessons get more and more advanced, covering images, links, navigation bars, and HTML Tables.  Finally, you will learn how use CSS to lay out pages, collect data with HTML forms and publish your site.    

 

Text/Materials:

Text: Sherry Bishop, Adobe® Dreamweaver® CS5 - Revealed Course Technology, 2010. ISBN: 9781111130664

Software: Dreamweaver CS5 and a Flash Drive.

Handouts: Additional handouts may be required. Instructor will provide information on obtaining this material.

 

Teaching Methods:

1.       Lectures: Important material from the text and outside sources will be covered in class. Students should plan to take careful notes as not all material can be found in the texts or readings. Discussion is encouraged as is student-procured outside material relevant to topics being covered.

2.       Assignments: End of chapter activities and online activities will be assigned weekly to reinforce material in the text. These assignments may require the application of various software packages.

3.       Quizzes: Occasional unannounced quizzes will be given to help ensure students stay up with assigned material.

4.       Exams: Four exams will be given. The exams will be closed book/notes and will test assigned readings and material discussed in class. Review sheets will be provided prior to the exam day. The final exam will not be comprehensive in nature. However, the instructor reserves the right to retest on material that was not appropriately comprehended. These items will be noted on exam review sheets.

5.       Participation: Student participation will be graded by the level of class participation and attendance. 

 

Grading:

                               

Total points will be computed as follows. The total points for quizzes, cases, and assignments may vary.

Exam #1: 100

Exam #2: 100

Exam #3: 100

Exam #4: 100

Assignments: 150

Participation: 50

Total: 600 Points

 

Point System: 600 total assigned points

A             >= 500

B             >= 450

C             >= 400

D             >= 350

 

 Course Policies:

Ø   Be respectful of your instructor and fellow classmates at all times.

Ø   As a courtesy, please do not talk, type, or print while the instructor is talking to the class or when a student is asking a question which pertains to the class.

Ø   Refrain from “surfing” the Web during class, unless directed by your instructor.

Ø   Turn off cell phones and pagers.

Ø   Refrain from bringing food and drink into the classroom.

Ø   You are encouraged to work with other students to solve problems. However, you must complete your own work.

Ø   It is the students' responsibility to make any arrangement necessary to obtain a personal tutor. The instructor will not be the student's personal project designer to design and develop the student's personal/business (project). The student is required to learn the course concepts, and then create and develop their own personal/business project. The student must design and develop their projects independently, and use the online course information and the instructor as guidelines. The instructor will not install software on the student's personal computer at the students' home or business. The students are responsible and accountable for their own personal property. No cell phones, recorders, camcorders, or any other electrical device is allowed in the classroom without the permission of the instructor. No food, guests, or children are allowed without the permission of the instructor or the Business Office.

 

Missed Classes: The student is responsible for obtaining material distributed on class days when he/she was absent. This can be done through contacting a classmate who was present or by contacting the instructor during his office hours or other times. Missed or late quizzes can not be made up under any circumstances but with good cause and adequate notice, an early quiz may be given. One quiz (lowest score) will be dropped at the end of the semester.

 

Assignments: All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the date due. Late submission of assignments will be assessed a penalty of 10% per day. No exceptions are made.

 

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, paper or project; failure in course; and or expulsion from the University. For more information refer to the "Academic Dishonesty" policy in the University Undergraduate Catalog.  For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments.

 

Need for Assistance: If you have any condition, such as a physical or learning disability, which will make it difficult for you to carry out the work as I have outlined it, or which will require academic accommodations, please notify me as soon as possible.

 

Internet Support: Check the class Web page for additional information about Office 2003, or to post a question about this course.

 

Posting of Grades: Final grades will not be posted. If you wish to have your final grade sent to you, please bring a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the final exam.

 

Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course.

 

Course Outline

Assignment Descriptions:

·         Concepts Review – Includes screen identification, multiple choice, and matching questions.

 

·         Skills Review – Provides additional hands-on exercises that mirror the progressive style of the lesson material.

 

·         Independent Challenges 1, 2 and 3 – Case projects that require critical thinking and application of the unit skills.  The Independent Challenges increase in difficulty, with the first being the easiest (with the most step-by-step detailed instructions).  Independent Challenges 2 and 3 become increasingly more open-ended

 

·         Real Life Independent Challenge – Using a real world focus to apply the unit skills, students create documents that will benefit their every day lives

 

·         Advanced Challenge Exercises – Optional steps that are set within 2 of the 4 Independent Challenges for each unit.  They are designed to challenge more advanced students.  2 solution files are provided for easy grading.

 

·         Visual Workshop – a practical, self-graded capstone project that requires independent problem solving.

 

Week

Topic

Assignment

1

Introduction to Course

The Striped Umbrella is used for text content.

 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 1: Getting Started with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 (part 1)

Lessons 1,2  Skills Review

2

Dreamweaver CS5Cha 1: Getting Started with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 (part 2)

Lessons 3,4..Project builder 1,2

 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha.2: Creating a Web Page (part 1)

Lessons 1,2..Skill Review

3

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha.2: Creating a Web Page (part 2)

Lessons 3,4,5..Project builder 1,2

 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 3: Working with CCS

Lessons 1,2,3..Skills Review

4

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha.4: Working with images

Lessons 4,5,6..Project Builder 1,2

 

Dreamweaver CS5Cha.5: Working with Links

Lessons 1,2..Skills Review

5

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha.5: Working with Links

Lessons 3,4,5..Project Builder 1,2

 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 6: Using Objects-CSS/Tables (part 1)

Lessons 1,2,3..Skills Review

6

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha.6: Using Objects-CSS/Tables (part 2)

Lessons 4,5,6,7..Project Builder 1,2

 

Exam #1

Project 1--Restaurant, Fashion

7

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 7: Web Server/Files (part 1)

Lessons 1,2,3..Skills Review

 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha7: Web Server/Files (part 2)

Lessons 4,5,6..Project Builder 1,2

8

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 8: Styles/Styles Sheets (part 1)

Lessons 1,2..Skills Review

9

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 8: Styles/Styles Sheet (part 2)

Lessons 3,4,5..Project Builder 1,2

9

Exam #2

Project 2--Travel, Auto, Spry

 10

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 9: Collect Data with Forms (part 1)

Lessons 1,2..Skills Review

11

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 9: Collect Data with Forms (part 2)

Lessons 3.4..Project Builder 1,2

 12

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 10: Position Objects-CSS,AP,Div

Lessons 1,2,3,4..Skills Review..Project Builder 1,2

13

Dreamweaver CS5Cha 11: Media Objects (

Lessons 1,2,3,4..Skills Review..Project Builder 1,2

 

Exam #3

Project 3--Investments, Insurance, Choice site

14

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 12: Templates)

Lessons 1,,2,3,4..Skills Review..Project Builder 1,2

14 

Dreamweaver CS5 Cha 13: Library Items, Snippets

Lessons 1,2,3..Skills Review..Project Builder 1,2

15

Project Review

Assigned Projects for Presentations

 

Final Exam--None

TBA--Presentations