Thursday, September 19, 2013

SOFT6007 DNET1 Class 04




We looked at how to add images to web pages.

Comments, subscript, superscript, mailto

SOFT6008 DWEB2/COM2 Class 04 Lec

We looked at loops in JavaScript.

I asked students to work in groups to figure out a solution to the Coin Change exercise. Students will be expected to have that organized before the next lab class.





SOFT6007 COM1 Class 04 Lab



We looked at comments, subscript, superscript, and mailto

We looked at how to included images in web pages and I stressed the importance of the alt tag and highlighted the perils if resizing using width & height

I asked students to add images to their web pages

SOFT6007 COM1 Class 03 Lab



We looked at adding links to web pages. We saw the difference between absolute & relative paths.

I asked students to add to their first page a link to the CIT website, and a link to the second page. The second page should have a link back to the first. 

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 04 Lab

We had a late start because I had a technical issue with the projector.

I showed students how to include an image in a web page. I explained the importance of the alt, width, and height attributes.

I asked students to add images to their webpages

[no recording because of the projector issue]

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

SOFT6007 ITM Class 03 Lab



We looked at links between pages. I asked student to add to their first page a link to the CIT home page and a link to the second page. The second page should have a link to the first.

We looked at the differences between absolute and relative paths

SOFT6007 ITM Class 02 Lab



We looked at some basic HTML tags.

I asked student to make a HTML page. I then asked them to make a second one.

SOFT6007 COM1 Class 02 Lab



We looked at some basic HTML tags.

I asked student to make a HTML page. I then asked them to make a second one.

In the next class we will look at links between pages.

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 02 Lab



We looked at the module descriptor and at some sample JavaScript programs. Most students had seen these in SOFT6007 so we went quite quickly.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

SOFT6007 DNET Class 03 Lab



We looked at how anchor tags are used for links. We saw the difference between absolute and relative addressing.

I asked students add a link to the CIT home page to their first page, and a link to the second page. And asked them on the second page to put a link back to the first page.

SOFT6007 DNET Class 02 Lab



We looked at HTML.

The important point was that all tags that are opened must be closed.

I asked students to make two web pages.

SOFT6007 DWEB Class 04 Lab



We looked at how anchor tags are used for links. We saw the difference between absolute and relative addressing.

I asked students add a link to the CIT home page to their first page, and a link to the second page. And asked them on the second page to put a link back to the first page.

SOFT6007 DWEB Class 03 Lab



We looked at HTML.

The important point was that all tags that are opened must be closed.

I asked students to make two web pages.

SOFT6007 DWEB/ITM Class 01 Lecture



We looked at the module descriptor for SOFT6007 and discussed the structure of the module. It's 100% continuous assessment.

We had a brief history of the Internet and learned the the web and the Internet are not the same thing. I talked about what happened when a link is clicked on and explained what is a web server.

We will look at HTML in the next class.

Monday, September 16, 2013

SOFT6007 DWEB Class 02

I introduced myself and gave some free advice in my capacity as DWEB1/ITM1 course co-ordinator.

1. Go to class
2. Ask for help

SOFT6007 DNET/COM Class 01



I dispensed some free advice before we looked at a potted history of the internet. We looked at the steps required to display a web page.

SOFT6008 Class 02 & 03 COM2



I talked students through the module descriptor and we looked at some JavaScript code.


SOFT6008 Class 01

We had no lecture this morning because there was no room scheduled for it.

Thursday, September 5, 2013

PPSN System Extended

Students who found that the PPSN check letter calculation assignments I set in JavaScript weren't challenging enough will be delighted to learn that the system is being extended. The number of people have have ever lived in Ireland would soon be greater than the 10 million possible under the current number scheme. So the letter after the check letter is going to be used from 2013. This will increase the maximum number 26 times. That should be plenty for the foreseeable future.

It does make the check letter calculation a bit more complicated than it was before. Interestingly ye old sexist W for Wife numbers will actually work fine alongside new W born after 2012 numbers, because by a huge coincidence W is the 23rd letter of the alphabet and so was taking up the zero slot anyway.

http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Extension-of-the-Personal-Public-Service-Number-Range.aspx

So I must update my notes

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Very busy correcting

I am very busy correcting. I think the deadlines the institute set this year for correcting and entering results were a bit unrealistic. I didn't even have lunch today.

I am surprised at just how much I am getting done though. It just goes to show that if I have targets and a plan for meeting them, I am much more productive.

I set my e-mail client to check for e-mails only when I tell it too. It's the single most useful thing any person could do.