CS280 A – Fall 2005

Tentative Schedule – Subject to change

Black	Description of that day’s topic or lab
Red	Item(s) that is(are) due this day
Green	Reading assignments – Unless otherwise stated, readings are from the Fluency text – Please read ahead to prepare for that week’s classes.

Week	General Topic	Tuesday-lecture Room 243	Reading	Thursday-lab Room 250
1- Aug 30	Orientation and terminology	Introductions – Terminology	Chap 1, 2	Terminology
2- Sep 6	Networks and the WWW	Networks and the WWW	Chap 3, 4	What is a web page? Intro to HTML – in lab 250
		Quiz 1 due today before class
3- Sep 13	Data Representation	How is data stored on the computer? Binary codes Applications vs data .doc .txt	Chap 8,9	HTML – in lab 250 Assign Project 1
				Quiz 2 due today before class
4- Sep 20	Data Representation	Finish data storage. Timeline of computing milestones Project 1 assigned	Chap 5, 6, 11	More advanced HTML techniques Examples of css (cascading style sheet – more later) css & html
		Quiz 3 due today before class.		HTMLLab due if not completed in class.
5- Sep 27	Databases	Data Storage Continued Unix Cheat sheet HTML Cheat sheet ftp instructions Browsers, crawlers, and query	Chap 6, 13	Database basics – terminology
				HTML 2 lab due (on server)
6- Oct 4	Databases	EXAM1 Coverage through Sept 28 Database on Exam 2	Chap 14, 15	Working with an existing database Movies.xls Movies.mdb Basic reporting
				Project 1 due
7- Oct 11	Databases	Creating a database movies.mdb Database design Cleaning up a database (Normalization process)	Chap 13, 14, 15, cont	Database design Joins and queries Make table, update queries
		Database Lab due		History presentation assigned Project 2 assigned
8- Oct 18	History and Programming	Finish database	Chap 10	What is an algorithm? Designing solutions
		History presentation due Database lab 2 due		Lab 6 due Project 2 part 1
9- Oct 25	History and JavaScript	Algorithms and debugging	Chap 7, 18	TestingAndDebugging BuggyButterfly Butterfly Pictures Tic Tac Toe
				Project 2 due
10- Nov 1	Algorithms and Java Script	Following instructions Introduction to JavaScript		Lab - Intro to JavaScript
11- Nov 8	JavaScript and Programming	Exam 2 Database and JavaScript	Chap 19, 20, 21	JavaScript constructs Project 3 assigned
				Nov 1 lab due
12- Nov 15	JavaScript and Programming	JavaScript constructs Abstraction and Iteration		More Java Script practice Functions, iteration Project 4 assigned
				Lab 8 due
1- Nov 22	Netiquette and using the web	Class cancelled		Thanksgiving – no class
		Project 3 due		No class today
2- Nov 29	Security	Netiquette and security	Chap 12, 17	Finish JavaScript Iteration, begin project 4
3-	Wrap up	Security and E-commerce	Chap 16, 23, 24	Wrap-up Review for exam
				Project 4 due
Dec - 13 Final Exam		Final Exam is given on Tuesday, Dec 13 from 1:30 – 3:30 in the lab