INTERNET/WEB DESIGN SYLLABUS

Star Valley High School

Instructor E-mail
Brandy Taylor Address btaylor@lcsd2.org
Phone Planning
Number (307) 885-7847 Time Gold One

Course Description
This course introduces the fundamentals of the Internet and web page design to students.
Students will learn the history and development of the Internet along with proper
procedures for research. Students will then learn the basics of designing a web page
using Macromedia Dreamweaver software which is part of the Studio MX package. This
course is based on the premise that design is best learned through application. Every
project will focus on applying the creative process to practical problems in preparing a
personal web page.

Note: *This course is available for two college credits for juniors and seniors with a
cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better through Western Wyoming Community College.
If you are taking this course for college credit, be sure to keep this syllabus for
transfer credit, proof of material covered, etc.

Standards
1. RESOURCES – effective students know how to allocate time, money, materials, work
space, and human resources in both personal and workplace settings.

2. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS – effective students can work on teams, teach others,

communicate, lead and work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds

3. INFORMATION – effective students are expected to identify, assimilate, and integrate

information from diverse sources and can convey information orally and in writing.

4. SYSTEMS – effective students understand social, organizational, and technological systems.

They understand how parts of systems are connected, anticipate consequences, and monitor
and correct performance.

5. TECHNOLOGY – effective students select equipment and tools, apply technology to

specific tasks, and maintain and trouble shoot workplace technologies

6. CAREERS - students develop through a continuum of career awareness, career exploration,

and work exposure and activities that help them discern their own career path.
 Performance Standards
Students at the proficient performance level prepare and analyze, with minimal guidance,
personal financial information, effectively manage workplace resources, and effectively
demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills as needed to be
successful in the workplace. Students can also effectively acquire and use the skills listed
in the benchmarks, evaluate/analyze how social, organizational and technological
systems function in the workplace, and modify existing systems to improve performance.
Students can consistently, with limited assistance, demonstrate the safe and ethical use, as
well as routine maintenance, of appropriate workplace technology along with skills in
career planning and workplace readiness.

Text: Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Comprehensive Concepts & Techniques.

Practical Internet, Parsons & Oja
Grading:
Your grade will be based on the following:
 Daily Work/Assignments = 60%
 Common Assessments (4 Major Exams) = 30%
 Semester Final (Comprehensive) = 10%
The final grade will be determined on the following scale:
100 – 95% = A 76 – 73% = C
94 – 90% = A- 72 – 70% = C-
89 – 87% = B+ 69 – 67% = D+
86 – 83% = B 66 – 63% = D
82 – 80% = B- 62 – 60% = D-
79 – 77% = C+ less than 60% = F

Make Up Work:
If you are absent for any reason, it is your responsibility to find out what work has been
missed. You have (1) one week to make up missing assignments and tests, and you may
utilize extra lab hours to make up this work. Assignments and tests not made up within
the specified one-week period will be accepted for half credit.

Course Materials and Resources

-Materials Needed: Pen/Pencil every day!
*Each student will have a folder in the classroom to keep these materials and other
paperwork in throughout the semester.

-Printer paper and textbooks/handouts will be supplied.

*Students will be responsible for their assigned textbook.
 Units of Study
Unit Standards Benchmarks Assessments

Internet #1 1:3 Unit Quiz

Basics #3 3:3, 3:4
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
#1 1:3 Unit Quiz
Browser #2 2:2
Basics #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:3
#4 4:1
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
#1 1:2, 1:3
Exploring the #2 2:1, 2:2, 2:4 Common
Web #3 3:4 Assessment
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
Searching for #1 1:3
Information #3 3:4 Unit Quiz
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:4
E-mail Basics, #1 1:3 Common
Tips & Tricks #2 2:1 Assessment
#3 3:2, 3:4 (INTERNET
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4 FINAL)
Introduction #1 1:3 Unit Quiz
to Web #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:3, 3:4
Design #5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
#1 1:2, 1:3 Unit Quiz
Creating a #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4
Web Site #4 4:1
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
Developing a #1 1:1, 1:2, 1:3 Unit Quiz
Web Page #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4

Formatting #1 1:3 Unit Quiz

Text #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
 #1 1:3 Common
Graphics #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4 Assessment
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
Links and #1 1:3 Unit Quiz
Navigation #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
#1 1:3 Unit Quiz
Tables #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4
#1 1:3 Common
Frames #3 3:1, 3:2, 3:4 Assessment
#5 5:1, 5:2, 5:3, 5:4 (Web Site
Final)
Comprehensive Semester Final = Internet & Web Design
 Participation Policy
Students should be in class every day. One of the most significant factors affecting
school success is regular attendance. Doing make-up work, getting notes from a friend,
or reading from a book can never compensate for the class experience where the teacher
explains the material and the class has the opportunity for guided interaction with the
concept being studied.
Absenteeism also places an additional burden on teachers and other students. This
involves re-teaching, preparing make-up materials, and being available for make-up work
and tests—all of which subtract from the teacher-s time to develop other lesson materials
or to deal with normal class preparation. In effect, absenteeism negatively affects all
students, not just those truant.

Class Participation Includes:

 Being to class on time.
 Daily attendance.
 Involvement in discussion and group work.
 Being on task with the assigned work and completing assignments on time.
 Listening.
 Exhibiting good class behaviors.
 Internet, e-mail, and games only when approved by your teacher.

Participation Point Guidelines:

Participation will be as follows:
 Students will be in class on time and follow the above seven items. If a student is
behaving inappropriately or is not on task, discipline measures will be taken.
 School-excused absences: the student is responsible to get the assigned work before
they leave. The class work missed due to these absences will have to be made up by
the student within five days.
 Excused absences: the teacher will allow the student to make-up the work missed
within the five-day period.
 Unexcused absences: the student will not be allowed to make up the work missed.
 A student is tardy if he/she is not in the room when the bell rings. The student will
automatically serve detention on the third tardy and every one thereafter.
 Excessive tardiness or absenteeism will result in a referral to the administration.
 Classroom Rules

 No cell phones! Turn them off or don’t bring them at all. If it is seen in class, I
will take it and you can pick it up at the office at the end of the day!

 Dress code will be enforced daily. You will be asked to change and your parents
will be contacted! Check your planner for the rules and regulations on student
dress.

 Lab hours are at 8:00 each morning, during homeroom and/or by special
arrangement with me. My lab is not available during lunch or after school!

 Music/headphones will be allowed in class during individual work time. If I can

hear it, it is too loud! It must be completely removed while I am talking. Failure to
comply will result in my confiscation of the equipment and you don’t get it back
until the end of class! Will not be allowed during tests.

 No food or drink is allowed in the classroom. Detention will be assigned if this

becomes a habit or evidence is found at your station after class.

 Any equipment broken/damaged within the classroom will be the student’s

responsibility to replace/pay for.

 If you are absent, check your folder the day you get back for an “Absent Paper”
which explains what you missed and need to make up.

 Hall Pass is the volleyball on the back shelf. You must take it with you if I excuse
you from class for something. You will not be allowed to leave class every day
and you will not be excused with your cell phone.

 Students will receive an F grade for the course if the following occurs:
o deliberately alter files in the network or program software
o illegally copy software or another student’s work
 INTERNET/WEB DESIGN
Student and Parent Signature Sheet
I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of me as a student
in this class.

Student Printed Name ________________________________

Student Signature ___________________________________

I have read all of the above material and understand what is expected of my child as a
student in this class.

Parent(s)/Guardian Printed Name(s) _______________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature ______________________________________

Parent/Guardian Email _________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Phone Number(s) ________________________________

Notice of Nondiscrimination:

School district number Two agrees to ensure equitable access and equitable
participation in all District courses/classes. All district schools will effectively
manage and creatively utilize resources necessary to support student learning. The
District’s Board of Trustees is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in
relation to race, gender, age, national origin, color or disability in admission to, or
access to, or treatment in its educational programs or activities.