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CECS 5420.020/026
Dr. DAlba
Web Authoring

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LTEC 3260.020/026
Dr. DAlba
Web Authoring

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This course is offered by the Department of Learning Technologies in the College of Information at UNT. Undergraduate and Graduate degrees are available. For more information call 1-877-275-7547.

Assignment #2 - Introduction to CSS

Due Date: September 10

Value: 10 points total

Submission:

1. Post to the course forum when your assignment is available for viewing (your name and URL to the assignment).
2. Post to the class forum the written part of the assignment (part 2).

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Part 1 (7 pts)

• For this assignment, you will create your first CSS-based web site.
  1. Using the Case Sunny Acres in Session 3 of the book create the master page and sub-pages for your site.
  2. Data files for the assignment.
     • Download zip file containing Exercise Materials for the CSS Web Page. Tutorial 3. Session 3.
     • Download zip file containing Review Materials for the CSS Web Page. Tutorial 3. Session 3. Page 212.
  3. Follow the book to take the basic HTML and implement an external style sheet and other tweaks.
  4. When you have mastered the basics of CSS, take the basic page layout from the tutorial create your own master page to be used for the assignment.
  5. Alter the CSS, change the graphics, colors, etc, alter the look and feel of the page for your unique content.
  6. Note: The files being used from the publisher do not contain a DocType declaration. You will need to add one. See Specifying a DocType in Anatomy of HTML to get the proper code for an XHTML 1.0 Transitional DocType declaration and add it to the files as required.
  7. Note: The files bring used also end in .htm, so be sure to rename them .html

• Using the master layout you created above (step 5), you will duplicate this page for each content page in this assignment's web pages.

• Using CSS/HTML, create a website (5+ pages) that provides content regarding a hobby or interest. The HTML must contain at least the following items:
  1. An "index.html" page.
  2. A minimum of 5 HTML pages (including the "index.html" page above), but no more than 10 pages total. The web pages need to be interlinked.
  3. All pages must be layed out using CSS as the page format.
  4. The site must use an external style sheet.
  5. Create a background using CSS.
  6. Create an Image Map on the index.html page
  7. User elements from previous assignments as necessary.
  8. Pages must contain a uniform navigation system
  9. It must display acceptably on Firefox and Internet Explorer.
  10. All web pages must contain validated html with no errors.

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Part 2 (3 pts)

• Locate and read, from any professional conference, journal, article, online source, two articles relevant to the course that cover copyright issues on web content and use. Write a two paragraph review for each article. The 1st paragraph should describe the contents of the article. The 2nd paragraph should be your reaction to the article. Do not forget to include the reference cite. Use APA format.

• Reply to at least two postings in a meaningful manner.