980  Using Microsoft FrontPage   160 classes

Prerequisite(s):  235 Using Microsoft Word, 955 Using the Internet, and 950 Using Microsoft Excel or 960 Using Microsoft Access or the equivalents

Textbooks:  Candy Weaver, et al, Learning Microsoft FrontPage 2000, DDC Publishing, 2000 (or comparable text). 

Course Description:  While developing English language skills, this course introduces students to web page development concepts, features, functions, and applications using FrontPage. 

Objectives:  By the end of the course, students should be able:

Instructional Methods:  Classes include language development and critical thinking sessions followed by hands-on practice and drills.  Students will complete periodic summary exercises that require application of all skills learned to date.  Each student will create a portfolio of finished output.

Grading:  The final grade is based on the following:

Class Participation

25%

Assignments

50%

Exams

25%

Total

100%

The grading scale is:  A=90-100%, B+=85-89%, B=80-84%, C+=75-79%, C=70-74%, D=65-69%, F=60-64%

Course Outline: FP=FrontPage.

Week

Topics

Assignments and Tests

1-2

Mapping the text and course:  introduction to the course and the book, including learning aids. 

Overview:  introduction to FP; the FP screen, menus, toolbars, and commands; using help. 

Read Lesson 1 and explore the FP screen as you follow along.

Lesson 1 Review Exercises. 

 

3-4

Getting started with FP:  HTML primer, tags, and document components; creating a new FP Web. 

Read Lesson 2 and explore the FP activity as you follow along.

Lesson 2 Exercises, including Review.

Write a paragraph further summarizing Lesson 2's Lesson Summary. 

5-6

Elements of Web page creation:  creating a new page, hyperlinks, lines and symbols, banners, etc. 

 

Read Lesson 3 and explore the FP activity as you follow along.

Lesson 3 Exercises, including Review.

In a paragraph or more, describe how and why hyperlinks form the basis of the WWW. 

7-8

Web page images:  inserting inline and background images; modifying image properties, thumbnails and alternative representations. 

Creating and modifying tables: 

Oral practice:  using a table grid as a layout tool.

Review for exam.

Read Lessons 4 and 5 and explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 4 and 5 Exercises. 

Write a paragraph or more explaining how tables can help create complex page layouts. 

Bi-monthly exam, week 8.

9-10

FrontPage themes:  FP Web themes and customizing themes.

Publishing your FP Web:  publishing to a server.

Read Lessons 6 and 7 and explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 6 and 7 Exercises. 

11-12

Review:  applying what you have learned to date.

Oral practice:  what you have learned to date

 Create and publish a web page, following the directions in Lesson 8.

Write a paragraph or more describing your web page and its creation.  

13-14

Site structure and navigation:  navigating a web site, creating a table of contents, creating an image map, etc.

Shared borders and frames.

Oral practice:  describe a linear, a hierarchical, or a combination Web site structure. 

Read Lessons 9 and 10 and explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 9 and 10 Exercises. 

 

15-16

Style sheets:  external and embedded style sheets.

 

 

Review for exam

Read Lesson 11 and explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 11 Exercises, including Lesson Review.

Bi-monthly Exam, week 16.

17-18

Web page interactivity:  collecting user feedback and data, creating a guest book, making your site searchable, etc. 

Oral practice:  explain  how you will use FP in the future. 

Read Lesson 12 and explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 12 Exercises, including Lesson Review.

Write a letter to a friend who does not use FP explaining what you can do in FP and how you will use FP in the future.

19-20

Discussion groups:  creating, modifying, and managing discussion groups.

Special effects:  hit counters, marquees, hover buttons, transitions, and banner ads. 

Read Lessons 13 and 14 explore the FP activities as you follow along.

Lesson 13 and 14 Exercises, including Lesson Review

21-22

Multimedia:  MIME types, adding background audio and/or inline video to your site.

Oral practice:  showing others what you created for exercise 16-1. 

Read Lesson 15 and explore the FP activities as you follow along. Lesson 15 Exercises. 

Apply what you have learned to date, following directions in exercise 16-1. 

23-24

Advanced FP components:  understanding FP components, include page, scheduled picture, and substitution. 

Review for exam.

Read Lesson 17 and explore the FP activities as you follow along. Lesson 17 Exercises.

 

Bi-monthly exam, week 24. 

25-26

Web Databases:  FP databases, creating database connections, database results wizard, etc. 

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Read Lesson 18.  Lesson 18 Exercises.

In a paragraph or more, explain how databases can make your Web site more powerful. 

27-28

Scripting and active content:  scripting basics, client-side scripting.

 

 

Read Lesson 19 and explore the FP activities as you follow along. Lesson 19 Exercises. 

In a paragraph or more, explain how scripts can be used to fulfill a variety of tasks

29-30

Integrating Office 2000:  sharing data among Office 2000 applications, integrating FP and Word, integrating FP and Excel or Access or PowerPoint.

Oral practice:  explain the design for your final project. 

Read Lesson 20 and explore the FP activities as you follow along. Lesson 20 Exercises.  

Plan an FP project, get it approved by your instructor, and begin the project

31-32

Work on final project.

Review for exam.

Complete and submit final project.

Bi-monthly Exam, week 32. 

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