Week 1

Course introduction.

The syllabus (handed out in class). Rubrics, bureaucracy and assessment.

A "home page" for the class (http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/cs130/index.htm).

See various references under class resources.

Required format of class-related e-mail. Your e-mail to me should contain, in the SUBJECT LINE the course number: "130" followed by your last name and the assignment number. . If your assignment does not follow this format exactly (using your last name instead of "fishborne" -- Note: your e-mail software, if properly configured, will fill in your name for you, so do not try to convince anyone that you are, in fact, named "jambalaya fishborne"), your grade on that assignment may be zero.

Proper format of subject-line for class-related e-mail

!! On all assignments !! (excluding Assignment #1),

• You must put your work on the class server (see notes below)
• You must send e-mail to the instructor, using the required format (above) announcing when each assignment is submitted.
• You must include, in your email, the proper URL of each assignment as it appears in your class web space.
• Do not send e-mail attachments to the professor.
• Also do not remove any assignments from your directory -- the University may require inspection of your work for purposes of program evaluation.
• Work submitted late (see notes in the syllabus) must contain the word LATE in the subject line in addition to the required format.

Failure to follow these instructions may result in a grade of zero for affected assignments. It is your responsibility to understand and follow these instructions. 

"Operating systems", "Applications", "Documents", "Content" -- learn the difference.

Overview of types of software.

Introduction to web-authoring. See References for learning HTML (particularly Some Notes on HTML) under class resources.

Finding your class web folder on the class web server.

The URL will look like

http://webclass.sru.edu/CPSC130-01/yourname/yourfile.htm

or

http://webclass.sru.edu/CPSC130-02/yourname/yourfile.htm

or

http://webclass.sru.edu/CPSC130-03/yourname/yourfile.htm

A glimpse of JavaScript

The random reading of random text: Quasi-Emma.

Tiling with knots

Various interesting web pages

Throughout the semester you will be responsible for keeping up with the reading assignments on the class web site. You may be asked about it either orally or on exams.

Assignment 1:  Due Friday Sept. 4th. Log into your windows account. Use a web-browser to find the class home page. Check to see if your class folder is available on the class web site. Send e-mail detailing progress on each of these items to the instructor. Special note: if your class folder is not available, please make sure that your message states that. By the end of this week, we hope for everyone's folder to exist.

Reading: Material on class web-site. You are responsible for all information contained in all direct links made from these class pages (those which begin "http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/cs130/) to any URL that begins "http://srufaculty.sru.edu/david.dailey/".