John Keston Classes

Week 8

Session 1: No class today (Monday, September 1, 2008) due to holiday.

Session 2: Today I’ll be demonstrating how to enable a Javascript framework within an HTML document. We will also start looking at how to apply functionality that exists in the framework to our web applications, including content animation behaviors.

Final Project Requirements:
The final project we are producing for this class involves creating a web application with a minimum of six content areas. The site content must be formatted using XHTML and CSS. It is also required that the site use behaviors included in the JQuery Javascript framework.

Final Web Application Content:
1. Portfolio sites are not acceptable
2. Create something that might be suited for your portfolio
3. Sites for organizations or businesses work well
4. Informational sites are also acceptable (FAQ, etc.)

Final Web Application Requirements:
1. You must include a minimum of 6 content areas
2. All content must be formatted with XHTML and CSS
3. It is required that the JQuery Javascript framework is used for animations, etc.
4. Use JQuery to animate hidden content into view
5. Apply one or more tutorials from http://docs.jquery.com/Tutorials under one of the following headings:
    a) General Tutorials
    b) Manipulation, Attributes, and CSS
    c) Traversing and Selectors
    d) Using jQuery with…
6. You may use Flash if necessary, however, all Flash sites are unacceptable for this project

Final Web Application Evaluation:
1. All requirements must be met to achieve a passing grade on the final
2. The SCANMIC criteria will be used to evaluate the design and functionality