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Labor Day
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Introduction
Handout: Linux
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Lab 1: Set up Web server
Tutorial: HTML Basic (through Images)
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HTML and the Web
Handouts: HTML, Ref page
Tutorial: HTML Basic (remainder)
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HTML
Tutorial: HTML Advanced (through entities)
Lab 1 due
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Lab 2: Create a website
Tutorial: HTML vs. XHTML
Homework 1
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Meeting with your Client
Encodings, Links, URLs
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CSS
Handout: CSS Declarations
CSS Quick Reference
CSS Tutorial, Basic
Lab 2 due
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Quiz 1
Lab 3: Styling with CSS
CSS Tutorial, Styling
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CSS
Handout: CSS Selectors
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CSS positioning
Handout: CSS Positioning
Homework 2
CSS Advanced (Display through Navigation Bar)
Lab 3 due
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Lab 4: Dreamweaver
Homework 3

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HTTP
Handout: HTTP
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Forms processing
Homework 4
Lab 4 due
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Quiz 2
Lab 5: Forms processing
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CMS and Drupal
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Drupal Intro.
Lab 5 due
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Lab 6: Install Drupal
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JavaScript
Checkpt 1: Specs
Handout: jQuery
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JavaScript
Lab 6 due
JS tutorial [look over]
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Quiz 3
Lab 7: Drupal Jumpstart
Homework 5
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JavaScript
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Advising Recess
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Lab 8: Roles & Blogs
Homework 6
Lab 7 due

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PHP
Checkpt 2: Initial site
Handout: PHP
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CCK & Views
Lab 8 due
Homework 7
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Quiz 4
Lab 9: Job site
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PHP
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Lab 10: Event management
Lab 9 due
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Usability
Homework 8
Handout: Usability
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Lab 11: Photo Gallery
Lab 10 due
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Customizing your Theme
Checkpt 3: Add features
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Lab 12: Customizing your theme
Lab 11 due
Homework 9
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Deployment.
Performance
Handout: Performance
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Lab 13: Revision control, deployment
Lab 12 due
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Thanksgiving

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How Drupal works
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Search engine optimization
Lab 13 due
Checkpt 4: Custom theme
Handout: SEO
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Quiz 5
Lab 14: Make your own module
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Ethical and legal issues.
Handout: Ethics
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Conclusion. Review
Lab 14 due
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Final project
presentations

Final example: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 9am

Note: assignments and readings are shown on due date