Sample Syllabus for Fall 2025

CNIT 132 Intermediate HTML and CSS

This class is entirely online. There are no face-to-face meetings.

Course Dates: Sept. 2 - Dec. 19, 2025

Fall 2025 Instructional Calendar

Professor: Maura Devlin-Clancy  

Course Description

There are no face-to-face meetings for this class.

Use of intermediate level HTML5 tools to publish information on the World Wide Web, including the use of color, images, multimedia, tables, and forms. Cascading Style Sheets are used to standardize the appearance of information within a page and across pages on a site. 

 

Prerequisites - corequisites - advisories

CNIT 131 or CNIT 131H are advisory to CNIT 132. This advisory can be waived if you have already created a small Web Site and have a good grasp of basic HTML. In addition, you will need the following:

• the ability to use a computer for browsing the web, use email, upload files to a web server, and be able to create web pages using a word-processor or HTML editor
• the determination and persistence to complete the work on a timely basis

 

Student Learning Outcomes

Professor Contact

Maura Devlin-Clancy

Email:  mclancy@ccsf.edu

Office Hours: Online by appointment

I will respond to all course emails usually within 48 hours Monday-Friday, excluding school holidays. For faster response, use the Canvas Inbox.

 

General Questions

The Discussion Forum will be the preferred communication method. Students can usually help each other faster and better.

 

Communication with  the Professor

The preferred and more efficient method is to use the Canvas internal email in this course (Inbox icon on the left side - gray area). It gives me all the information I need about you, such as which section and class you belong to.

If you are having need t use the external email you should write CNIT-132 in the subject line. I also receive a large number of emails. Your email is important to me. I want to make sure I do not miss it.

You have an e-mail account issued by City College that ends in @mail.ccsf.edu. This is where all the important information from the school goes. You will find more information about the CCSF email account in your Web4 account.

I respond to emails and discussions forums within 24-48 hours EXCEPT for Friday late afternoon until early morning Monday - I generally do not open my computer during that time!

 

Course Management System - CMS

Students will use the Canvas Learning Management system for assignment instructions, submitting assignments, viewing classmates' work, sharing resources, communicating with the instructor, and viewing grades.

 

Textbook

No textbook is required. All materials are provided online. 

 

Required Software

You will need the following software for this course.

• FTP Software - free download
• Text editor - free download
• Browser - free download

 

Required Materials

• Computer with an Internet connection
  
  

Additional Resource

Hills Server

You will use your Hills Server username to upload the webpages you will create in this class. You already have access to Hills if you have taken CNIT 131 or CNIT 131H courses.

Hills is a CCSF server made available for students to upload their work.

If you do not have access to the Getting Started module, you will find instructions to help you set up your account in Hills.

 

Meetup Report 

We will discuss the Meetups a bit later in the semester.

Join a MeetUp group as you will have one  Meetup report that is due at the end of the semester - https://www.meetup.com (Links to an external site.) 

 

Instructor Announcements and Q&A Discussion Forum 

The professor will post announcements on the "Announcements" page on the Canvas homepage for the course throughout the semester.  A "Discussion Forum" is also available on Canvas to ask for assistance from your classmates.

Canvas notifies students according to their Notification Preferences (Links to an external site.). 

 

Notification Preferences

Canvas includes a set of default notification preferences you can receive for courses in which you have enrolled. Notifications are sent to Canvas contact methods, as specified in your account. However, you can change the default settings by setting your own notification preferences. Please take a few minutes to set it up how you would like to see the new class information. You can try different methods and decide which one fits better fits your schedule. You can change these settings at any time.

 

Attendance and Dropping

Attendance in this online class is required, and it means:

• Logging in regularly every week
• Actively participating in the discussions
• Turning in homework assignments on time
• Taking quizzes and exams, if available

You need to make sure that you participate every week by reading the material, submitting assignments, and participating in the discussion forums.

Students who do not log in to the class for 2 weeks might be dropped.

It is strongly advised that if you need to miss more than one class or assignment deadline in a row you contact me to avoid being dropped from the class.

Please, contact the instructor for any help you may need!

 

Dropping the Class

It is the student's responsibility to drop or withdraw from the class. Make sure to pay attention to the college deadlines regarding drops.

If you decide to discontinue this course, it is your responsibility to officially drop it to avoid getting no refund (after 10% of the course length), a W symbol (after 20%), or a grade (after 60%). Also, for several consecutive, unexplained absences, the instructor may drop a student.

I reserve the right to drop any student who has not participated in the course for two or more consecutive weeks.

 

Pass‐NoPass (P/NP)

You may take this class P/NP. You must decide before the deadline and add the option online with Web4 (Links to an external site.) or file the P/NP form with Admissions and Records. With a grade of C or better, you will get a P.

You must file for the P/NP option by the deadline. Once you decide to go for P/NP, you cannot change back to a letter grade.

Some certificates do not accept a P/NP option. You will need to do some research here and decide if this option matches your educational goals. Check with your counselor if you have questions about this.

 

Late Policy - No late assignments accepted unless justified - You will need to tell me if you will be late.

Deadlines are important in any work or life situation, and it is the same with this class. Late submission will not be accepted unless there is a very strong reason for the late submission, but you will need to let me know beforehand. 

 

Methods of Evaluation

Grading

Homework Assignments: 70%
Final Project: 20%
Participation in the Discussion Forums: 10%

Homework

There will be weekly assignments, mini-projects, and a Meetup report. Some assignments are more complex than others; in that case, you will have additional time.

Remember to join a MeetUp group as you will have a MeetUp report that is due at the end of the semester - https://www.meetup.com (Links to an external site.)

Final Exam

The Final Exam is a Final Project given to you a few weeks before the last day of class. 

 

Grading Policy

Visit the “Grades” in Canvas to keep track of your grades. I grade once a week and post grades and comments on the online Canvas grade book.

Grades will be assigned as follows:

A - 90%

B - 80%

C - 70%

D - 60%

F - <60%

If taking Pass/No Pass, you need at least 70% of the total class points and complete the final project to pass the class.

An “F” grade indicates that a student attended, participated, and completed the course but failed to master the course curriculum.

An “FW” grade indicates the student stopped attending a course after the “last day to withdraw” deadline and subsequently did not submit any work or participate in any exams. Please check with your counselor and financial aid advisor for possible implications of the FW grade on residency and financial aid status.

 

Standards of Conduct

Students who register in CCSF classes are required to abide by the CCSF Student Code of Conduct (Links to an external site.). Violation of the code is the basis for referral to the Student Conduct Coordinator or dismissal from class or from the College. See the Office of Student Affairs and Wellness for more information (Links to an external site.)

Collaborating on or copying tests or homework in whole or in part will be considered an act of academic dishonesty and result in a grade of 0 for that test or assignment. I encourage students to share information and ideas but not their work. See these links on Plagiarism:

Encourage Academic Integrity and Prevent Plagiarism (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

Citing Information Sources

 

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Accommodations

If you need classroom or testing accommodations because of a disability, or have emergency medical information to share with me, or need special arrangements in case the building needs to be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible. My office hours are online. Students seeking disability-related accommodations are encouraged to also register with Disabled Students Programs and Services located in Room 323 of the Rosenberg Library (415) 452-5481. Please see the DSPS website (Links to an external site.) for more information and alternate locations.

 

Expected Behavior

Each student should help in providing an environment that helps everybody to learn.

Always address any questions in the Discussion Forums. Avoid writing personal messages to me as your question might be somebody else's question.

Try answering other students' questions without being afraid of committing mistakes - nobody will lose points for that and, at the end of the course. Remember that this participation represents 10% of your grade.

 

DSPS

Students will be required to create web pages with images, different layouts, sounds, and animations. If you have a visual or hearing impairment or any other disability that requires special accommodations, please don’t hesitate to discuss the issue with the instructor via email.

DSPS (Disabled Students Program and Services) is available in City College - take a look at the Services for Students in the Getting Started module.
 

Changes to the Schedule/Syllabus

I reserve the right to change any of the policies or schedules established here during the semester. I will let you know about the changes in my weekly announcements.

 

Important Note

Plagiarism and cheating are considered serious offenses and may be punished by failure on a project, assignment, or exam. Please, review the Student Conduct rules on the following web page: http://www.ccsf.edu/Offices/Student_Advocacy_Rights_and_Responsiblities/rules.htm (Links to an external site.)

 

Student Services

Disabled Students Programs and Services (DSPS)
Student Services for Online Students

Library and Learning Services

Student Health Services

CCSF Ocean Campus Bookstore

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