This web site is for the use of Monash students taking the unit CPE9005/FIT9016 Web Development, offered by the Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Australia, Malaysia and South Africa.

While there are no pre-requisite or co-requisite units for this unit, it is expected that students will already have (or can acquire independently) a basic knowledge of using a personal computer, and a familiarity with the basic use of Windows and the Internet.

This unit is offered in semesters 1 and 2 2007 in Walkabout u-Learning flexible mode. Students can take the unit completely from this web site. Alternatively, students wish to have face to face teaching contact can attend a weekly one hour lecture at the Caulfield campus(Lecture theatre H 2.37, at 9.00am Tuesdays). Students also have access to on-campus drop in help sessions and on-line audio/video help sessions each week. These sessions are for students who may want help and guidance with the materials at any stage in the unit.

During Semester 1, 2007 teaching weeks, the on-campus help sessions for the Melbourne metropolitan campuses are:

• Caulfiled: Tuesdays 10.00am in lab B3.43
• Caulfield: Wednesdays 2.00 pm in lab B3.48
• Clayton: Tuesdays 2.00 pm in lab 26.142

These sessions are optional and students can go to as many or as few sessions on either campus as and when they wish. Simply turn up at the start of the session to get help. Students studying from other campuses are welcome to attend any of these sessions, also, of course. Help will be available in each session for as long as students require it. The staff member will end the session when there are no more questions to answer.

Students can also get help on-line through the video/audio/text help sessions, (Using Marratech software) held each Tuesday evening, 7.00 to 7.30pm (Australian time) . See Walkabout learning-->On-line help on the menu at left for details. Note that these help sessions can continue past 7.30pm if there are students with questions still waiting to be answered.

Additionally, the right hand panel at the top of on this web page shows staff or students who are currently online. Students can get help from staff or other students at any time that they are online.

To begin this unit, please go to the Administration section of the site (see menu at left of screen), and select Register details. Once registered, you will have access to the whole site. Note that you must be enrolled in the unit (in the normal Monash way) before you can register your details.

To learn about how to use this site please select Walkabout learning on the menu, and then select Using Walkabout. Please see the Administration --> Calendar for details of on-campus and on-line help sessions. It is highly recommended that students attend the first on-campus help session, where the details of how to learn in this unit will be explained.

FIT1011 Web systems 1 has two companion units: FIT2028 Web systems 2 and FIT3043 Web systems 3.

Walkabout u-Learning. This web site for this unit also displays on mobile devices running Windows Mobile or Windows CE, as well as on desktop/laptop or tablet PCs. Consequently, students who own such devices can use them to access the unit's learning materials. From the mobile device, simply browse to http://walkabout.infotech.monash.edu.au