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Students,   The school has given us an opening to have a final exam at 8:30-10:30pm on Wednesday Dec. 19. at room 232NE (Ingersoll extension). While I originally intended to assign a final project Due Dec. 21 (next Friday) I am willing to give a 20 question short answer final exam if you find that option easier/preferable. I will give you students a choice between the 2 options. The final exam will involve analyzing the inner workings of a web page that integrates multiple concepts encountered in the course material. Please send all responses to  silversurferonline @ gmail .com with CISC1597 in the subject line. I will inform you of what the majority of your classmates have decided on based on the more convenient option given the rest of your final exams. Please read the  blog  for an update by tonight. You may send questions to the  googlegroup  if needed...

On the Dropbox, you will find "assignment 2 - mvc", a docx file. Please return the completed assignment by Dec. 4 - NO LATE SUBMISSIONS! If you have questions or need help - ask ! Note: Instructions must be followed completely. Failure to do so will result in forfeiting the assignment. Ask for help if necessary, but follow instructions at all costs! Thanks and all the best! P.S. - You'd do best to complete at least 10 questions a day.

Picking up where we left off, one of the more common questions asked during project 1 was "can I use CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) in my project?" While there was no penalty for using it at your discretion (let me say a quick "thank you" to the people who cared enough to go that far), it was neither necessary nor expected since some students had never built a web page before. CSS uses a key-value (or, in particular "property"-value pair) for listing attributes and their associated specifications as defined by the user. For an overview of the evolution of CSS (originally created at Opera software) this hub of articles is quite informative . For particular hand-holding references, one way to get started is by means of this page here  or this interactive tutorial . Even seasoned pros may find that they have much to gain from reviewing this website  (highly recommended for those of you who think you've already mastered the subject. I personally gained a w...

  I want to talk about MVC (Model View Controller) with readers. MVC is not necessarily a technology, but a methodology - or a way of doing things. It involves a separation of concerns when creating a combined body of work. When it comes to standardized technologies vs informal methodologies , you're bound to come across various cases of the latter ( methodologies ) that sound like cases of the former ( technologies ).   For instance, we've discussed html(5) which happens to be a technology - a literal distinct tool, i.e., you can write things in html. However, dhtml (d for dynamic) is an informal methodology for combining different internet tools for creating an overall effect that updates the behavior of a webpage from the client-side (within the browser) after the page has been loaded. DHTML is a methodology. We can say the same thing about AJAX - a synchronous J avaScript a nd X ML - where JS and XML are the technologies involved but AJAX is a methodology on how to us...

Students,   Believe it or not, by now you know enough about html5 to create your first webpage. For your first project, I want you to create your first webpage using html5 remember that if you wish to comment your html code, you must use the comment notation in your code. It consists of an open angle bracket followed by an exclamation point and two dashes (or minus signs). To close the comment you'll need 2 dashes and the opposite angle bracket. An example would look like the following: <!-- a comment that does not interfere with my code. --> You can create comments any where in your page. They serve as reminders to you or your coworkers what goals you are trying to accomplish, what your code means and other important details you wish to package with your site without altering your site's layout or behavior. For your first project, create a website (a front page minimum) using html5 - no WYSIWYG tools or shortcuts. Every 5-10 lines should have a comment explaining...

Assignment 2 has been posted to the Dropbox. In addition, there is a new Google group for our class: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/biznewmedia2018 .  You can sign up to the group and participate in online discussions. It's as easy as emailing the forum. The email address is:      biznewmedia2018@googlegroups.com Please send all assignment questions there so other may read it (and the associated answer).