The official web page for this course is http://www.austincc.edu/baldwin/Spring08/Itse1356WebPage/ITSE1356.htm.
Overview
To successfully complete this course, you must meet the following requirements:
Exams
The textbook is divided into Tutorials instead of chapters. For this course, you will be responsible for the material in Tutorials 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. You will not be responsible for the material in Tutorial 2 or Tutorial 9.
(Note: The reason that I am not making you responsible for Tutorial 2 is because the material in that tutorial is very specific to Microsoft's Internet Explorer product. One of the objectives of XML is to eliminate dependence on products from specific vendors and the material in Tutorial 2 goes contrary to that objective. Be aware, however, that you may be called upon to use some material from Tutorial 2 in the work that you will be doing in later tutorials. You need to be prepared for that if the situation arises.)
Online study guides are available to help you to prepare for the exams. Study guides for the required tutorials can be accessed by clicking on the following links:
Although you won't be responsible for Tutorial 2 and Tutorial 9, I have prepared study guides for those tutorials also just in case you are interested in working through them:
Each exam will consist of 25 written questions very similar to the questions in the study guides that cover the tutorials for that exam.
The first exam will cover Tutorials 1, 3, and 4.
The second exam will cover Tutorials 5 and 6.
The third exam will cover Tutorials 7 and 8.
Detailed instructions for completing the exams are provided in a companion document on this web site entitled Instructions for Submitting Exams.
Data files
In order to complete the assignments, you must start with the data files that you can download here. The files are contained in a zip file named DataFilesForStudents.zip. You will need a password to extract the data files from the zip file. Your instructor will provide the password after you have completed the online orientation. (If you have completed orientation and have not received the password, please notify your instructor.)
A note regarding XMLSpy
See the companion document entitled About XMLSPY.
Assignments
Detailed instructions regarding the mechanics of submitting the assignments are provided in a companion document entitled Instructions for Submitting Assignments.
Each assignment must be submitted by 7:59 a.m. on the date identified in the following table.
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Asg Number |
Assignment |
| 1 | Tutorial 1, Case 1, Jackson
Electronics - Due 03/31/08. The reason for the late due date for
this and the following assignments is to make certain that every student
has an opportunity to find and purchase a copy of the correct textbook.
You are encouraged to complete and submit your assignments as soon as
you are capable of doing so. The textbook does not provide a picture of the required output for this assignment. Click here to see what this assignment must produce when viewed in IE 6. For this assignment, you must submit the following files: FAQ.css |
| 2 | Tutorial 3, Case 1,
Professional Basketball Association - Due 04/07/08.
The textbook does not provide a picture of the required output for this assignment. Click here to see what this assignment must produce when viewed in IE 6. For this assignment, you must submit the following files: DL.dtd |
| Tutorial 4, Because all of the cases at the end of Tutorial 4 require the use of the XMLSpy software for schema validation, and because I am unable to provide an alternative software package, there will be no assignments from Tutorial 4. However, you are encouraged to work through some of the cases up to the point where the use of XMLSpy is required. If you have access to XMLSpy, you are encouraged to use it to validate your files. | |
| 3 | Tutorial 5, Case 1, Hardin
Financial - Due 04/14/08.
A picture of the required output for this assignment is shown in Figure 5-56 in the textbook. Make certain that your output matches the picture in the textbook when viewed using IE6. For this assignment, you must submit the following files: down.gif |
| 4 | Tutorial 6, Case 1, SkyWeb
Astronomy - Due 04/21/08. Note: Item 13 on page 6.65 says that you should use XMLSpy to create a file named messier.htm. This will not be necessary. If you submit the correct set of files, simply loading the file named messier.xml into Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.2 will cause the transformation to take place "on the fly" producing the output shown in Figure 6-42. An actual html file is not required. Therefore, you will not need access to XMLSpy. Make certain that your submittal includes the following files: m01.jpg |
| 5 | Tutorial 7, Case 1, Channel 18
Election Report - Due: 04/28/08. Note: Item 12 on page 7.70 says that you should use XMLSpy to create a file named polls.htm. This will not be necessary. If you submit the correct set of files, simply loading the file named polls.xml into Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.2 will cause the transformation to take place "on the fly" producing the output shown in Figure 7-46. An actual html file is not required. Therefore, you will not need access to XMLSpy. Make certain that your submittal includes the following files: polls.css |
| 6 | Tutorial 8, Case 1, North
American Film Academy - Due: 05/05/08. Note: Item 10 on page 8.43 says that you should use XMLSpy to create a file named comedy.htm. This will not be necessary. If you submit the correct set of files, simply loading the file named comedy.xml into Internet Explorer 6.0 or Netscape 7.2 will cause the transformation to take place "on the fly" producing the output shown in Figure 8-32. An actual html file is not required. Therefore, you will not need access to XMLSpy. Make certain that your submittal includes the following files: comedy.css |
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There is no assignment due the last week of class. |
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File: ITSE1356Requirements.htm
