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School Policies

Valencia I.D. Cards are required in order to use the LRC, Testing Center, and IMC. Cards are free and can be obtained in the Student Development Office in 5-212.

The student will learn to construct web pages containing animated graphics, forms, frames, style sheets, XML, and Dynamic HTML. The course will also cover the software tools available to create web pages, as well as the hardware and software requirements for setting up a web site.

• Reading skills
  (literal comprehension, critical comprehension)
• Essay skills
• English language skills
  (word choice, sentence structure, grammar, spelling, capitalization, punctuation)
• Mathematics skills
  (arithmetic, geometry, measurement)
• Algebra skills
• Statistics skills
  (probability)
• Logical reasoning skills

There are no college-required prerequisites for this course. However, I STRONGLY urge you to take this self assessment before registering for ANY online course. (Be honest with yourself!)

Tutors are available in the Business Computer Lab (room 2-304) for those students who feel they lack basic computer skills.

Students with disabilities who qualify for academic accommodations must provide a notification from the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and discuss specific needs with the instructor, preferably during the first two weeks of class. The Office for Students with Disabilities determines accommodations based on appropriate documentation of disabilities. The East Campus Office is located in Building 5, Room 216.

Valencia College is dedicated not only to the advancement of knowledge and learning but is concerned with the development of responsible personal and social conduct. By enrolling at Valencia College, a student assumes the responsibility for becoming familiar with and abiding by the general rules of conduct. The primary responsibility for managing the classroom environment rests with the faculty. Students who engage in any prohibited or unlawful acts that result in disruption of a class may be directed by the faculty member to leave the class. Violation of any classroom or Valencia's rules may lead to disciplinary action up to and including expulsion from Valencia. Disciplinary action could include being withdrawn from class, disciplinary warning, probation, suspension, expulsion, or other appropriate and authorized actions. You will find the Student Code of Conduct in the current Valencia Student Handbook.

Use of computers in the Information Technology classrooms at Valencia is restricted to those activities designated by the instructor to enhance the class material. Any other use is strictly forbidden. Inappropriate use includes (but is not limited to):

• Use of the computer to send email or to access Internet sites not specifically assigned in that class
• Use of the computer for job, internship, homework or other activities not assigned in that class
• Modifying any hardware or software system configuration or setting
• Activities not in accordance with the Valencia student code of conduct

Use of computers in the Business Students open lab (Bldg 2, Room 304) is limited to those activities involved with preparing homework or coursework in the IT or Business departments and is subject to the same restrictions as listed above.

Computer use is remotely monitored; any student using computers inappropriately may be subject to dismissal from class or banishment from the lab. Subsequent offenses may be sent to the campus administration for further disciplinary action.

Also:
No unlicensed software is to be stored on the cop2822 computer. Valencia is very serious about copyright infringement, and we will all have to be very careful not to break or bend any copyright laws. This admonition extends to the use of "found" graphics and other components.

Objectionable or illegal material is not allowed. If you entertain any question at all about a component, don't use it here.

Please remember at all times that you are representing the school.

My Policies

• Audience and Purpose
• Visual Media & First Impressions
• Page Layout
• Web Design (vs. Page Design)
• Graphics and Multimedia
• Forms, Tables
• Scripting
• Dynamic HTML
• XML

1. Assignments tend to be due on Monday mornings at 12:01 (one minute after midnight).
2. Assignments that are not submitted by that time will lose 4 points. (-4)
3. On the WebCT Message board, we will discuss assignments that have been turned in. Among other things, we will discuss deficiencies in the assignments—reasons why I will probably take off points.
4. Students will have one week to correct or improve their assignments. You can raise your grade during this time.
5. One week after the due date, I will review your assignment for changes/improvements. If you have not turned in an assignment by one week after the due date, you will receive a zero for that assignment.

If you foresee trouble with a particular due date, and you alert me well in advance, we can try to make alternate arrangements. (Often, "alternate arrangements" will mean an alternate assignment.)

If you experience difficulty uploading an assignment, email me. If I can confirm problems with Valencia's network, I'll let the due date slide a bit for the people who sent the email.

Don't stop trying to upload, however. Many network problems are repaired after 30 minutes or so.

In addition to other remedies, I reserve the right to remove from the class any student who does not communicate with the class.

Most weeks during the semester, I will pose a question on the message board under the topic, "This Week's Discussion." Think of this question as "roll call." If I do not receive a reply from you within one week, I will send you a notice of excessive absences.

If another week goes by without an explicit answer to my question, or if you fail to reply in time to a second roll call, I may remove you from the class without further notice.

• you must perform all your own work, and
• you will remain responsible for any repercussions of your work.

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