LIS-5364 Web Development and Administration

LIS-5364 -Web Development and Administration
Mode of Instruction: Synchronous Online (via Collaborate)

Instructor: John R. Marks, IV
Email: jmarks@fsu.edu
Office: William Johnston Building (WJB 2027)

Course website(s):
Information and materials for this course is always available at http://jrm4.com/FSU_Courses/LIS5364.html

COURSE PREREQUISITES

None, though it is slightly preferable to have taken LIS5362. And to take LIS5367 after this.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides an intermediate introduction to Web administration and development. Students will learn web administration, including but not limited to Linux and cloud server skills as well as introductory server side and client side programming, including but not limited to PHP, MySQL, and Javascript.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the course, students will be able to

COURSE MATERIALS

COURSE POLICIES

First Day Attendance Policy: Official university policy is that any student not attending the first class meeting will be automatically dropped from the class. For distance students, this policy is interpreted as showing up to class or otherwise informing the Professor. Regular participation via the Canvas course interface is required. Official coursenannouncements, review materials, assignments, and help archives will all be on-line at this site.


COURSE ASSIGNMENTS


There are there major types of assignments: "Exercises," "Quizzes" and "The Final Project"

Exercises will be "hands-on" practice assignments designed to give you experience in adminstration; these will usually consist of a series of practice questions for you to answer, possibly with screenshots or other materials to turn in as proof.

Quizzes will be multiple choice "take home" assignments. There will be no proctoring.

Your final project will be an exercise of your choosing (with Professor approval) that utilizes some set of skills developed during the course.


GRADE CALCULATION
Exercises: 4 x 10% = 40%
Quizzes 2 x 15% = 30%
Final Project 1 x 40 = 40%

TOPICS

Like all items in the syllabus, this is subject to change:

UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE POLICY:
Excused absences include documented illness, deaths in the family and other documented crises, call to active military duty or jury duty, religious holy days, and official University activities. These absenceswill be accommodated in a way that does not arbitrarily penalize students who have a valid excuse.Consideration will also be given to students whose dependent children experience serious illness.Corroborating documentation for all excuses must be submitted in writing, must be signed bythe excusing authority, and must include complete contact information for the authority, including telephone numbers and address.It is the student's responsibility to verify course drops and check that fees are adjusted.In addition, the course requires that attendance in distance and in-class classes shall mean regularaccess to the course web site via campus.fsu.edu, regular participation in class discussion forums, aswell as proper submission of assignments and timely review of grades. Here, "regular" shall mean asubstantial amount of time on a weekly basis.

ACADEMIC HONOR POLICY:
The Florida State University Academic Honor Policy outlines the University’s expectations for theintegrity of students’ academic work, the procedures for resolving alleged violations of thoseexpectations, and the rights and responsibilities of students and faculty members throughout theprocess. Students are responsible for reading the Academic Honor Policy and for living up to theirpledge to “. . . be honest and truthful and . . . [to] strive for personal and institutional integrity atFlorida State University.” (Florida State University Academic Honor Policy, found at http://fda.fsu.edu/Academics/Academic-Honor-Policy.)

ADA STATEMENT:
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodation should:
(1) register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center; and
(2) bring a letter to the instructor indicating the need for accommodation and what type. This should be done during the first week of class.
This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.
For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the:
Student Disability Resource Center
874 Traditions Way
108 Student Services Building
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4167
(850) 644-9566 (voice)
(850) 644-8504 (TDD)
sdrc@admin.fsu.edu
http://www.disabilitycenter.fsu.edu/

SYLLABUS CHANGE POLICY:
"Except for changes that substantially affect implementation of the evaluation (grading) statement, this syllabus is a guide for the course and is subject to change with advance notice.”

COPYRIGHT STATEMENT:Some of the materials in this course are possibly copyrighted. They are intended for use only bystudents registered and enrolled in this course and only for instructional activities associated with, andfor the duration of, the course. They may not be retained in another medium or disseminated further.They are provided in compliance with the provisions of the Technology, Education, And Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act (refer to the 3/7/2001 TEACH Act atwww.copyright.gov/legislation/archive/ )
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SEXUAL HARRASSMENT POLICY:
It is the policy of the University that its employees and students neither commit nor condone sexual harassment in any form. http://registrar.fsu.edu/bulletin/grad/info/university_notices.htm

iSchool HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
A list of all hardware and software requirements for students participating in the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS) courses can be found at the following location:
http://slis.fsu.edu/academics/online/requirements/

STUDENT ELIGIBILITY FOR AN INCOMPLETE GRADE:
Incomplete (“I”) grades will not be assigned, except in the case of exceptional unforeseen circumstances that occur within the last three weeks of the semester and your work has otherwise been satisfactory (C average).



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