After successful completion of this course, you will be able to create a Web page using HTML, control the format of the page, and add graphics to the page. Additional topics covered are ordered and unordered lists, forms, and tables.

Registered Students | Overall Course Objectives | Major Course Topics | Course Format |Orientation | Course Requirements | Materials | Exams

Registered Students

Immediately after enrolling, send Cathy Sutton an e-mail at csutton@howardcc.edu; include your name, the semester, the course and section. You will receive specific course instructions the week classes start.

Overall Course Objectives

Once you have completed this course you will be able to:

• Create an HTML document.
• Format text with HTML.
• Add graphics to a Web page.
• Create and use forms.
• Create and modify tables.

Major Course Topics

• Creating an HTML document
• • Planning and writing an HTML document
  • Previewing and editing a Web page
  • Creating links to other Web pages
  • Printing an HTML document
• Formatting text with HTML
• • Create ordered and unordered lists
  • Formatting characters; controlling and customizing fonts
  • Aligning text
• Adding graphics
• • Planning, inserting, and linking graphics
  • Inserting an image map
  • Adding a background image
• Using forms to control input
• • Creating a text entry field
  • Adding radio buttons, checkboxes, and push buttons
  • Creating a pull-down menu
  • Connecting a form’s back end
• Working with tables
• • Creating a simple table
  • Spanning rows
  • Formatting borders
  • Modifying table backgrounds and changing table dimensions
  • Aligning table contents
  • Positioning page elements

Course Format

This course:

• Is not self-paced. However, you may accelerate your pace so that you may finish the course in fewer than 14 weeks.
• Does not require on-campus meetings. However, this course does require on-campus attendance for tests. Tests may be taken during any open hours in the Office Technology classroom. Please note, however, that all CMSY-128 online students are welcome to come to the Office Technology classroom to do classwork and/or to get personal help from an instructor.
• Does not require real-time chats.
• Uses email for communication.

Orientation

This course does not have a face-to-face orientation. You will receive detailed course information the week classes start.

Course Requirements

• Review the Checklist for Registered Online Students section of the Distance Learning Homepage.
• Although there are no prerequisites for the course, you may have difficulty with the course if you are not familiar with the basics of using the Internet and Windows.  If you have never used the Internet or are new to computers in general, you should consider taking CMSY126 Introduction to the Internet before taking this course.
• Come to the college periodically to take both written and computer tests, which have deadlines for completion.
• Complete two homework assignments.

Materials

Required:

• Reding, Elizabeth and Vodnik, Sasha. HTML – Third Edition – Illustrated Series, Introductory. Course Technology.
• Buy your textbooks from our online Bookstore, or visit our Bookstore.
   

Technical Requirements for Online Courses:

Review the Technical Requirements link above. The course requires

• Internet Explorer

Exams

For purposes of verification and assessing learning outcomes, this course has four exams, which have deadlines for completion. The exams must be taken at the college during any open hours in the Office Technology classroom. There are two theory exams (written) and two production exams (taken on the computer).

If you have any questions or comments about this course, please send a message to
Cathy Sutton, csutton@howardcc.edu.

Last updated on 17-Feb-09