Instructor Information
| Name | : | Terry Sergeant | Office Hours | ||
| : | tsergeant@hsutx.edu | MW | 8:30–9:00; 11:00–11:30; 1:30-3:30 | ||
| Office | : | JB 322 | Tue | 8:30–9:30; 10:30–11:30 | |
| Phone | : | 325-670-1292 | Thu | 9:30–10:30; 3:00-4:00 | |
| Web Site | : | https://josephus.hsutx.edu | |||
Summary
| Description | : | Students will become proficient in creating content for the web using a variety of client-side technologies including HTML5, CSS, and Javascript. Emphasis is placed on achieving dynamic behavior using widely adopted languages and standards. |
| Textbook | : | Textbook is not required. In the past I have used Sebesta, Programming the World Wide Web, Addison-Wesley. |
Course Objectives
Students who satisfactorily complete this course will (hopefully) be able to:- name and categorize many web programming technologies
- use HTML5 and CSS to manage the content and form of a web site
- utilize Javascript to generate dynamic content and to react to user actions
- apply established design techniques to build a multi-page web site
- manage files in a personal web space
Grading
Your grade in the course will be earned / calculated as follows:| lab days | 10% | |
| homework assignments | 30% | |
| midterm exam | 30% | |
| final exam | 30% |
| A |  |
90 | – | 100 |
| B | |
80 | – | 89 |
| C | |
70 | – | 79 |
| D | |
60 | – | 69 |
| F | |
0 | – | 59 |
Lab Days
Some Thursday's will be designated as a “lab day” in which we will spend some time working on exercises or homework during the class period. You will need to bring a laptop to class that has been configured according to course requirements. Attendance is mandatory and you will receive a grade of 10 possible points for each lab day evaluated as follows:
| 3 points | preparation | did you prepare for the lab day in advance? |
| 2 points | attendance | did you show up on time and stay for the entire lab session? |
| 5 points | participation | were you actively engaged in the session without distraction? |
If you know in advance you will have to be absent on a lab day you can receive credit by doing the following:
- Prior to the start of class on Thursday do the prelab assignment and post your work in your online repository. Also, leave a comment in the lab day assignment in Canvas letting the instructor know you will be absent. This will earn you up to 3 points.
- Prior to Friday at midnight leave a second comment in the lab day assignment in Canvas explaining your progress since the first comment. Once again, your progress on the lab day exercise needs to be pushed to your repository.
Homework Assignments
Homework in this course serves as the primary conduit for helping students become proficient web practitioners. The homework assignments combined with the lab days will serve as anchors for our typical week:Typically, on Tuesday homework is due and we introduce the lab day instructions and homework assignment for the week along with lecture topics to support them. Thursday is lab day. This schedule will be modified as needed through the semester.
A homework assignment is considered late if it is not submitted at or before the beginning of the class period on the day it is due. Late homework assignments will receive a 20% point penalty and must be completed within a week or the original due date. Assignments that miss the one week deadline will receive a grade of 0 (unless there are extenuating circumstances).
A primary goal of this course is for each student to become an independent problem-solver. Achieving this goal requires that each student practice solving problems independently. The ideal, therefore, is that each student should make a habit of completing every homework assignment without assistance. There are times, however, when you may become stuck and require assistance. In each assignment I provide a description of resources that are allowed. It is the job of the student to read and comply with those guidelines.
Typical penalties for not following specified guidelines is a zero on the assignment for a first offense, and an F in the course for the second offense.
Exams
There are two exams in the course. The final exam is comprehensive. Exams are to be done without help from others and using only study aids that are expressly allowed by the instructor for that particular exam. Receiving improper help is a violation of the academic integrity policy.
Students with Disabilities
An individual with a disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a “person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.” Any student with a documented disability may choose to seek accommodations. Eligible students seeking accommodation should contact the Director of Undergraduate Advising and Disabilities as soon as possible in the academic term (preferably during the first two weeks of a long semester) for which they are seeking accommodations. The director will prepare letters to appropriate faculty members concerning specific, reasonable academic adjustments for the student. The student is responsible for delivering accommodation letters and conferring with faculty members. Please refer to the most recent version of the Undergraduate Catalog for the complete policy. (Carol Krueger, Director of Undergraduate Advising and Disabilities, Office: Sandefer Memorial, 1st floor Academic Advising Center, Phone: 670-5867, Email: disabilityservices@hsutx.edu)
Student Support
Peer-to-peer academic support (tutoring) is available for all undergraduate HSU students. The Academic Center for Enrichment (ACE) is open for virtual tutoring sessions via Zoom. To access instructions or make an appointment, open the ACE course on your Canvas dashboard. For additional information regarding academic support, contact the Advising Center at 325-670-1480 or tutoring@hsutx.edu.In addition, all full or part-time students are eligible to receive free, confidential, and voluntary counseling services at HSU. Services include consultation, evaluation, counseling, and crisis support services for students facing issues impacting their overall well-being. To obtain any of these services, students may call The Office of Counseling Services at (325) 671-2272, email counseling@hsutx.edu, or begin the intake process by completing our online forms at:https://www.hsutx.edu/intake.
Academic Integrity
Violations of academic integrity have been described to some degree in other sections of this syllabus.Cases of suspected academic dishonesty will be handled in accordance with university policies outlined in Undergraduate Catalog and in the Student Handbook. The current catalog prescribes that “no student who has violated the Academic Integrity Policy will be allowed to graduate from Hardin-Simmons University with honors.” Penalties will be assigned at the discretion of the instructor and typically range from failure on the assignment to failure of the course. A general rule-of-thumb is that a first offense (if not too major) will result in a zero on the assignment and a second offense will result in an F for the course. The current catalog states that an F earned in this way cannot be replaced by retaking the course.
Computer Account Use
The instructor may occasionally use email to communicate with the class as a whole or with individuals. When contacting you for this course the instructor will use your HSU email account. You are expected to check your HSU email account at least once per day and you will be held responsible for any content distributed in this way.
Attendance
Regarding class attendance, the Undergraduate Catalog states:Accordingly, absence from more than 25 percent of class meetings and/or laboratory sessions scheduled for a course (including absences because of athletic participation) is regarded as excessive, and a grade of F may be assigned as deemed appropriate by the professor.
Notable Dates
| Date | Event |
| Tue 24 Oct | Midterm Exam |
| Thu 23 Nov | No class: Thanksgiving Holiday! |
| Tue 12 Dec | Final Exam at 1:00pm |