Welcome to ETWR 2473

Welcome to ETWR 2473: XHTML and CSS for Information Specialists, a workshop-style course in which students study the concept of hypertext; learn structuring principles and navigation tools common in online information; create web pages using XHTML and CSS; get an introduction to web-page development tools; and overview documentation trends such as structured authoring, single-sourcing, and XML.

You will be using this website in conjunction with the Blackboard site for the class. Please look at the Blackboard site for weekly announcements, discussion groups, and submitting assignments and projects for grading. The complete syllabus for the class is located on the Blackboard site.

Text Book

There is one required text book for the course. See Schedule for week-by-week readings.

Head First HTML and CSS (2nd edition) by Elizabeth Robson and Erik Freeman ( 978-0596159900)

Beyond the text book, you can find the following resources useful when completing the assignments:

HTML reference information: http://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp
CSS reference information: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/default.asp
Markup Validation Service: http://validator.w3.org
Others TBA.

Software

You are not required to buy any specialized software for the class. You will be using a text editor, such as Notepad, to create HTML and CSS files.

You will also be receiving information about a HostGator account to which you will post your HTML files so they are accessible on the internet.

Weekly activities

I suggest that each week you perform the following activities:

Check the Blackboard site for announcements
Refer to the schedule on Blackboard or the website for readings, exercises and projects due that week
Post or reply on the Discussion Board
Attend the Webconnect office hours if you have questions
Check your progress on the current project
Upload any completed assignments and exercises