We'll review the course web site, including the syllabus and the course outline. We'll also do introductions, and talk about my expectations of students in this class (including a discussion of prerequisite classes and knowledge).

Then we'll talk about web standards--HTML, XHTML, and CSS. We'll cover the HTML standards development process, existing HTML and XHTML standards, problems with existing standards, and browser support for standards. We'll also discuss the issues surrounding separation of presentation and content, and the importance of CSS in standards-based, flexible, and accessible web development.

Finally, we'll discuss the use of weblogs and other content management systems, both in this class and in web site implementation more broadly.