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CIS 201 Cascading Style Sheets /fall 2016
Credits:
3
Course Description:
Students will learn how to format Web pages using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Concepts covered
are the anatomy of a CSS rule, inline, embedded and external style use, contextual selectors, classes, ids, pseudo-classes, font
and text properties, style inheritance, the box model, and basic and advanced page layout.
Prerequisite\CoRequisite Courses:
CIS 180 Creating Web Pages I
Course Objectives:
Utilize proper syntax when writing CSS code
Combine CSS and HTML to control the appearance of webpages
Use present knowledge as well as research to solve problems
Apply concepts learned to independent challenge problems;
Instructor:
Ms. Diane R Keller
Office:
Thatcher 211
Office Hours:
MWF 2:00-3:00, T TH 2:15-3:00
Phone:
701-228-5453
Email:
diane.keller@dakotacollege.eduLecture/Lab Schedule:
MWF 1:00-1:50/ Thatcher Hall 214/IVN
Textbook(s):
Stylin' with CSS: A Designer's Guide, 3/E
Charles Wyke-Smith
ISBN-10: 0321858476 • ISBN-13: 9780321858474
USB flash drive
Course Requirements:
Instructional procedures include lecture, demonstrations, assignments, objective exams, and final
project.
Grading Methods
Daily Work
Objective Exams
Final Project
Grades will be calculated by dividing total points earned by
total points available from assigned work.
Tentative Course Outline:
Introduction --the new world of the Web
Chapter 1 HTML5
Chapter 2 CSS --how it works
Chapter 3 Stylin' -- Fonts and Text
Chapter 4 Positioning Elements
Chapter 5 Page Layout
Chapter 6 UI components
Chapter 7 Enhanced designs with CSS3
Chapter 8 Responsive Design
General Education Goals:
None
Relationship to Campus Theme:
Technology:
The course focuses on knowledge and application of technology
Grading Scale
A = 100%-90%
B = 89.9%-80%
C = 79.9%-70%
D = 69.9%-60%
F = 59.9% and below