There will be eight hands-on assignments during the semester, all of which must be
submitted according to the assignment instructions by the posted due date to receive credit.
Please note that this course has a "no late work" policy, so make sure to submit your assignments on time. All assignments are due by midnight of the posted due date.
Assignment Descriptions
Assignment 1 - About You
Send an e-mail to jlazar@labs.cs.ucf.edu with your website development and IT experience. Please include your goals for this class and what you indend on learning this semester.
Assignment 2 - Basics of XHTML
Send a zip file to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu with the files needed to meet the following requirements:
- A XHTML website with your name
- Your lecture instructors name
- A contact e-mail address as a hyperlink
- Three (3) other websites you do not think a lot of people use as hyperlinks
- Any picture within the Golden Rule requirements.
- Zero use of CSS or any WYSIWYG editors
Assignment 3 - Basics of CSS
Using your Assignment 2 files, send a zip file to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu that meet the following requirements:
- An example of Inline CSS
- An example of Page level CSS
- An example of Site level CSS
- An example of the CSS Box Model, preferably to design the entire web page
- Convert hyperlink styling and text formatting into CSS
Assignment 4 - Personalized E-mail
Send an e-mail to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu that explains how to create your own personalized e-mail address. To make sure you are getting the best deal, compare two different ways to do this within your analysis.
Assignment 5 - Website Storyboard
Send an e-mail to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu with a Storyboard of your Final Website. Please submit a graphic or an Office document to the grader for review.
Assignment 6 - Website Host
Send an e-mail to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu with your choice of a website host for your Final Website. Include documentation of the websites that you reviewed and why you chose your specific host for your website.
Assignment 7 - Website Base
Send a link to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu showing your progress with the Final Website. You should have at least 3 web pages and a CSS navigation system in place by this date.
Assignment 8 - Final Website
Send an e-mail to cgs3175@labs.cs.ucf.edu stating that you Final Website is complete. Your Final Website should have at least 4 different web pages, a site level CSS, a reasonably professional look, a continuously flowing topic, and be coded by XHTML standards (http://validator.w3.org/).