Rich Media Web App Dev

Instructor Information

Prof. Tony Jefferson

Teaching Assistant: Bobby Pruden

Overview

Hopefully you are excited about the material in this class, I am! Read below for details about this course.

Course Description (from course catalog)

This course provides students the opportunity to explore the design and development of Media Rich Internet Applications (MRIAs). This course moves beyond client and server side web development, and explores issues of presentation, interactivity, persistence, and extensibility common among such applications. Specifically, items explored include framework characteristics, data management, persistence, data binding, information manipulation, as well as data presentation.

Individual and group programming projects will be required. 3 Credits

Class Textbook

Computer Accounts

You should be able to login to the lab computers with your existing IGM computer account.

Software

Your text editor of choice to author CSS/HTML/JavaScript documents

Your FTP client of choice to transfer files to gibson.

Your image editor of choice to create and optimize digital images.

Course Goals and Outcomes

See course topics and outcomes page.

Attendance

Attendance is mandatory and you are expected to be on time. Lectures will start promptly at the beginning of class, and will be followed by an in-class assignment or exercise that you are expected to work on until the end of the meeting (i.e. no leaving early).

Classroom Behavior

You should not be talking to another student while the instructor is speaking. Doing so means that:

• you cannot hear what the instructor is saying ...
• neither can the person you are speaking to ...
• nor can nearby students.

These are all bad things - so please respect this rule, and raise your hand if you have a question.

Keep your voice at a reasonable level:

Typically after the lecture you will be given time to work on an assignment. Quiet discussion and conversation is allowed and the volume needs to be kept at a low level so as to not disturb your classmates. If you are easily distracted by background noise, you may wish to bring headphones to class and wear them while working on assignments.

Excessively checking your email, playing games, surfing the web, or working on assignments during lectures can have negative impacts:

• Performing more than one task at the same time is difficult. While you are paying attention to the computer, you are likely missing out on the content of the lecture.
• You are also distracting neighboring students..
• If your computer screen is visible to the hallway, your behavior is broadcast to a broader audience (students, faculty, administrators, visiting parents, ...) and reflects poorly, especially on you.

Violations of these classroom behavior policies will be dealt with through deductions in your attendance grade.

How to succeed in this class

• Get to class everyday, on time, and be ready to work. Lectures will start promptly at the beginning of class.
• Buy the textbook (Not Applicable, this semester), read it, and complete any Study Guides. Be sure to save the Study Guides after you get them back - future test questions will be pulled from them and the in-class assignments.
• Take notes - either handwritten or electronically (Word Doc or Google Doc). It will help you to pay attention and remember the material.
• Start assignments early! Don't wait until the night before.
• On the projects, do excellent work that you would be willing to show a potential employer - check out what the IGM Commencement Delegates had to say.
• Ask questions in class or by email for clarification.
• In collaborative activities or assignments, be a valued member of your group.
• See me outside of class if you are having trouble.

Grading

• Projects: 60%
• Quizzes/Exams: 25%
• HW: 10%
• Attendance: 5%

Note: Grade A = superior work, not just satisfactory.
90+=A, 80+=B, 70+=C, 65+=D, 64.999-=F

Note: (In college, poor class attendance correlates highly with F grades.) 1 absence 4/5 points, 2 absences 3/5 points, 3 absences 1.5/5 points, 4 absences 0 points. Each additional absence is 2.5% off of final average. Late is 1/2 absence. Facebooking or similar off-task activity during lectures or demos will count as a absence for the day.

Note: There are no make-ups and no extra credit.

Note: Late homework or in-class exercises are NEVER accepted late without a valid excuse.

Note: Late projects are sometimes accepted.

Note: The MAXIMUM grade awarded on any late project is an 85%

Academic Honesty

ANY instance of academic dishonesty (cheating, collusion, or duplicate submission) will result in a failing grade in the course and will be reported to the chair of the student's home department. This policy includes all assignments, including seemingly trivial ones like homework. There will be no second chances given.

IGM Academic Integrity Policy (pdf)
RIT Academic Honesty Policy

Notices of Accommodation

If you have a "Notice of Accommodation", I should have received a copy electronically. Please discuss this with me after class or during office hours, so that I can make sure all of your accommodations are met.

Important RIT Deadlines

• Last day of add/drop is the beginning of week 2.
• Last day to withdraw with a grade of W is the end of week 12.
• You have one semester to challenge your grade. After that, grades cannot be challenged (IGM department policy).