SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 18

Students added style data to their timetables.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Timetable change

The ITM1 timetable has changed. This means that the date of the in-class exam has also changed.

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 18 & 19

Students worked on coding various check sum claculations

SOFT6008 Class 17

We looked at some more check sum calculations and discussed strategies for coding them.

We briefly discussed the upcoming exam.

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 15 & 16

Students worked on coding the credit card validator. However many struggled so we went through it on the board and developed some (not-JavaScript) code.

SOFT6008 COM2B Class 14

Students started writing the credit card code

Friday 25 October is a holiday

Friday 25 October is a holiday. There will be no classes on that day.

Monday 28 October is also a holiday.

SOFT6008 Assessment 1

Assessment 1 will be a written in-class exam in Week 05/06. The exam will take 60-70 minutes.

Students will be permitted to bring with them a single A4 sheet of notes. (not 2 single sheets stuck together)

COM2-B will have the exam at 1100 on Friday 18 October in C134
COM2-A will have the exam at 1000 on Monday 21 October in C128
DWEB2 will have the exam at 0930 on Wednesday 23 October in IT2.1

If you know you will be missing on the day of your exam please advise Colin in advance.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 16

Students added styles to the timetables.

SOFT6007 Assessment 1

Assessment 1 will be a written in-class exam in Week 06.

Students will be permitted to bring with them a single A4 sheet of notes. (not 2 single sheets stuck together)

DWEB1 will have the exam at 1400 on Tuesday 22 October in IT1.2
ITM1 will have the exam at 1600 on Tuesday 22 October in IT1.3

If you know you will be missing on the day of your exam please advise Colin in advance.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 14 & 15

In the first hour students coded their college timetables in HTML.

In the second part of the lab I explained how CSS works and I styled a table.

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 16

Students worked on the credit card code.

I got students to share a dropbox with me.

SOFT6008 Dropbox

SOFT6008 students (of Colin) should make a dropbox folder with a name in the following format SOFT6008-DanMurphy and invite me to share the folder at colin.manning@cit.ie

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 15 & 16

Students worked on the credit card code. That needs to be completed this week.

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 15 & 16

For the first hour students coded their class timetables in HTML.

In the second hour we looked at CSS and I styled a table. I asked student to style their tables.

SOFT6007 DWEB1/ITM1 Class 13 Lecture

We had a very quick look at the RGB system. We will return to this again and consider it at a more leisurely pace.

We looked at how to code a table in HTML and considered collapsing cell walls using colspan and rowspan. I asked students to code their timetables in HTML.

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 14

I asked students to start coding the credit card check sum algorithm. This exercise required student to pay particular attention to types so that 1 + 1 is never 11.

SOFT6007 Preview

This week we will look at coding tables in HTML

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 14 Lab

Students continued to work on the image map exercises. Students who didn't complete those today should finish them in their own time. In the next lab we will look at tables.

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 13 & 14

I asked students to start coding the credit card check sum algorithm

SOFT6008 Class 13

We discussed coding strategies for credit card and EAN check sums. We looked at check sums for ISBN, and Euro banknotes. I asked students to check some cash they had on them.

SOFT6007 Image Maps

I expect all students to be finished with both Image Map exercises by Monday evening. So you may need to work on those between now and then.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 12

Students continued working on the image map exercises. Students should work on those over the weekend to finish both.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 10 & 11

Students worked on the Iberia and USA image map exercises

SOFT6008 COM2A Class 12

Students continued extending the slot machine example.

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Class 11 & 12

Students worked on extending the slot machine example.

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 11 & 12

Students worked on the two image map exercises

SOFT6008 COM2-B Class 10

Students worked on extending the slot machine example

SOFT6007 DWEB/ITM Class 09

I spoke a bit about Erasmus and the Free Choice module.

We looked at coding Image Maps in HTML.

I gave students print outs and they made a start on the first of two image map exercises.

SOFT6008 DWEB1 Class 10

I asked students to extend the slot machine example I gave them.

When that's done students can start working on coding the credit card code.

Dropbox cloud storage

If you work from home also then Dropbox is a great way to move your work around. It's also useful for sharing file if you are working on projects with other students.

Click here to sign-up. Better still ask a friend who has already signed up to invite you. They will get a bonus for signing you up.

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 09

A few students were still not done with the nested list exercise.

I asked the other students to watch the Image Map lesson online.

SOFT6008 COM1-A Class 10 & 11

Some students had some catching up to do. Students should prioritize the rollover exercise. Getting to grips with the DOM is very important.

I asked students to start coding the Luhn credit card check digit algorithm.

SOFT6008 Class 09

We began our look a user input validation and check digits

Here's an online less covering some of the same material

SOFT6008 COM2-B Class 07 & 08

I asked students to code the change maker exercise and to get a rollover working.

SOFT6007 DNET1/COM1c Change of Lecturer

From Week 03 SOFT6007 for DNET1/COM1c will be taught by Dr. Micheala Heyer. So I won't be darkening your door again for some time.

It's been a pleasure doing business with you. Good Luck

SOFT6007 DNET Class 08

I checked that students had the nested list done correctly. I let students leave early once it was done.

SOFT6008 DWEB2/COM2 Class 08

We looked at the DOM and how getElementById can be used to reference elements in a page.

We revisited the rollover example using getElementById, and looks at tossing two coins, and extended that to a slot machine.

I asked students to think about coding a slot machine in the lab classes next week.

[I was very tired today. Not a great class.]

SOFT6007 Preview

Next week we will look at how to code Image Maps in HTML

Students keen to get coding can use these images:

Download usacities.jpg and iberia.jpg

SOFT6007 COM1 Classes 07 & 08

Students continued working on the nested list exercise. A number of students were behind schedule because they missed classes earlier in the week.

I asked students who were finished to take a look at the preview of next week's work, when we will look at Image maps.

But it wasn't as exciting as the cool fire safety demonstration outside the window.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 08

I knew I was going to to be late so I e-mailed students asking them to take a look at this online class if they were finished the nested list exercise (most were). We will look at Image Maps next week.

SOFT6007 ITM1 Class 06 & 07

I asked students to code the nested list we saw in class. Some students found that tricky enough, but it's a very useful exercise. HTML is all about the structure.

SOFT6007 COM1 Class 06

I asked students to code the nested list we looked at in class. That might take more than one hour. So we will continue with that the next class.

SOFT6008 DWEB2 Classes 06 & 07

I asked students to work on the change maker exercise and to code a rollover. It was slow going. JavaScript is not very forgiving.

SOFT6007 DNET Class 06 & 07

Students coded the nested list exercise we did in class. Many students found this tough going. While lists are not very important, this exercise illustrates the structure of HTML.

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 06 & 07

Students coded the nested list exercise we did in class. Many students found this tough going. While lists are not very important, this exercise illustrates the structure of HTML.

SOFT6007 DWEB/ITM Class 05

We looked at HTML entities and lists. I gave a nested list exercise at the end of class. Students should complete that in advance of this week lab classes so they can code it.

SOFT6007 DWEB1 Class 06 Lab

We looked at how to include images in HTML files. I explained the importance of the alt attribute and the perils of resizing images in the browser.

SOFT6007 DNET1/COM1 Class 05

We looked at HTML entities and lists. I gave a nested list exercise at the end of class. Students should complete that in advance of this week lab classes so they can code it.

SOFT6008 COM2 Class 06 & 07 Lab

I asked student to code the coin change exercise.

I asked student to code a rollover.

Students should complete both of these tasks by the start of next week.