Posted by cassia on 12/07/06 04:01

JJ wrote:
> have you asked the teacher what books you need? does she just says you
> dont need any.. or i dont have time to teach using an actual
> curriculum based technique. Cuz I cant imagine that.. UNLESS the class
> isnt a credit based class.. that sounds ok for a non-credit class.
>
> also if you want to learn then take the advice of the people who
> posted here and learn the right way..

Yes, and I am greatful!!

if your goal is to pass the
> class then cheat because it doesnt seem worth learning what she is
> teaching. I still think you should ask for a refund.. and you'll
> probably get one too if you arent the only student who complains.
>
> Good luck with your project, i hope the cost of class wasnt expensive


It's the cost of getting a degree...it's all expensive, but in the end
you can say you have one (even if you have to take some bad classes
along the way) :)


>
> On 6 Dec 2006 16:20:56 -0800, "cassia" <cassiadenton@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >JJ wrote:
> >> the one post made by 'leo' was a good tip.. that W3.org website has
> >> lots of good info on it if you look hard enough.. and you could get
> >> together with some other students i would think.. also every college
> >> (especially universities) will have a free tutor program. Or you could
> >> just cheat by using a wysiwyg editor and claiming the code as your
> >> own. I like WYSIWYG4 www.wysiwygwebbuilder.com and pagebreeze
> >> www.pagebreeze.com just delete the auto signature... Happy cheating or
> >> whatever you decide to do.. Oh you could also download an a book..
> >> lots are free.. and you have time to do that.. Next wednesday? thats
> >> plenty of time to go buy a book.. stop making excuses and put your
> >> nose to the grindstone. and try the www.w3.org website, its a good
> >> reference.
> >>
> >> It sounds ridiculous that you werent assigned books to go with the
> >> class.. that sounds crazy.. you know she doesnt have to 'supply' the
> >> books right?
> >
> >Of course she doesn't need to literally "supply" the books, but for a
> >newbie, I would expect a list of books to reference...believe me, I
> >KNOW they don't supply the books, I wouldn't be paying $500 per
> >semester if they did
> >
> >
> >the books you need are listed in the course description
> >> and you are supposed to buy them prior to class..
> >
> >
> >
> >None listed...that's where my biggest frusteration lies.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >i hope youre being
> >> honset about this.. it sounds fishy... BUT whatever, i dont care, if
> >> the class really is as bad as you say then i would suspect you arent
> >> the only dissatisfied student.
> >
> >
> >I'm definitely not the only dissatisfied student, which explains why
> >none of them can help me either. If I wanted to truly cheat, I'd just
> >copy the source code of another website, I actually would like to learn
> >how to do this sort of stuff. (not necessarily as a carreer though
> >:-)
> >
> >
> >I would get them to sign a statement or
> >> petition and demand you all get a refund! after all you paid for this!
> >> On 6 Dec 2006 14:40:42 -0800, "cassia" <cassiadenton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >JJ wrote:
> >> >> dont you have a book that your supposed to use with the class? isnt
> >> >> that any help? what kind of school is this? and is this a college
> >> >> 'credit' course or just one of those vocational training courses?
> >> >
> >> >Sadly, no. This is the worst class I've ever taken here at Utah State
> >> >university. The professor is a 25 year old gal who works for a company
> >> >called Digital Slant and really doesn't put in the time to teach the
> >> >course effectively. She teaches way to fast (shows up 10 min late
> >> >everyday!) and didn't include any supplimental info for the class.
> >> >
> >> >I am a senior, so this isn't exactly my major, I just took the class
> >> >because I thought it looked interesting, I am regretting that decision
> >> >now. I'm completely lost (as if that wasn't made incredibly evident
> >> >already.)
> >> >
> >> >The assignment was to find a client (my mother) and design a web page
> >> >for them from straight HTML raw code. I don't exactly have time to
> >> >order any books at this point (as the site is due next wednesday) so if
> >> >you know anything, or any great websites where I can get some help, I
> >> >would truly appreciate it!!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> On 6 Dec 2006 14:00:33 -0800, "cassia" <cassiadenton@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> >JJ wrote:
> >> >> >> isnt this supposed to be 'your' homework? did you write that code you
> >> >> >> posted or did someone else..
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I wrote it myself (remember, I have no clue what I'm doing yet!!)....I
> >> >> >got the java script for roll overs from a friend in the class, but then
> >> >> >they didn't exactly explain how to use it.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >I've sent emails to my teacher, but she hasn't responded... :(
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> On 6 Dec 2006 13:04:04 -0800, cassiadenton@gmail.com wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >by the way, I understand that I shouldn't design my page in photoshop,
> >> >> >> >but it seemed to work well enough for my first webpage
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >http://cc.usu.edu/~cassia/indexpage.html
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >I just used image maps

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