About the Schedule
Each class period will be filled with a variety of activities ranging from large class discussion to individuals working on their own web sites. Readings are to be completed by classtime on the day they are listed below. For example, Goto & Colter, Intro, Ch 1 and Ch 2 should be read by Monday, Sept 15. Due dates are subject to change.
September
Week 1: 9/8
Introductions, Syllabus, servers and HDrive, HTML and sample home page
assignment for 9/15
Week 2:9/15
Goto & Colter, Introduction, chapters 1 and 2
Discuss Learning Record Online, Register for LRO
Work on home pages
5 Questions about LRO due
assignment for 9/22
Week 3: 9/22
Goto & Colter, Introduction, chapters 1 and 2; Neilson & Loranger, Preface, Ch 1
Project 1 Overview Handed out, Project 1: Site Inventory handed out; Flow charts using Gliffy and/or Best4C
LRO Part A and 2 Observations Due
Personal Home Pages due
assignment for 9/29
Week 4: 9/29
Goto & Colter, Chs 3 & 4; Neilson & Loranger, Chs 3 and 6
Work on Project 1,
October
Week 5: 10/6
Work on Photoshop in class (bring Photoshop book)
Project 1: Site Prototype handed out
Project 1: Site Inventory due at start of class
Week 6: 10/13
Work on Photoshop (chapters 4 – 6) or Project 1: Prototype in class
assignment for 10/20
Week 7: 10/20
Griffiths TBD; Clark and Slatin on Accessibility
Building a basic CSS site
CSS Design Project handed out
Midterm Learning Record handed out
Project 1: Site Prototype due start of class
assignment for 10/27
Week 8: 10/27
Griffiths Chapters 1 – 3
Clark and Slatin on Accessibility, keyboard shortcuts (.pdf)
Building a basic CSS site, part 2
Photoshop Chapters 1 – 6 must be completed
Midterm Learning Record due at start of class Friday, Oct 31, 11:00pm
assignment for 11/3
November
Week 9: 11/3
Moderations, Griffith chapters 4 – 6
Zen Garden Assignment handed out
CSS Home Page draft due
Week 10: 11/10
Work on various projects
Week 11: 11/17
Work on various projects
Final Professional Site and Portfolio handed out
Zen Garden rough draft due by middle of class
Week 12: 11/24
Work on various projects
Project 1: Final Re-Design handed out
Zen Garden final draft due by middle of class
Week 13: 12/1
Work on various projects, course evaluations
Final CSS Home Page due at start of class
December
Week 14: 12/8
Last day of class
Project 1: Final Redesign due by middle of class, present to class
Zen Garden Rough Draft due (for those completing the project)
Week 15: Finals Week
M, 12/15: Final CSS Home Page due by 11:00pm
W, 12/17: Final Portfolio Due by 11:00pm (Zen Garden due for Chack)
F, 12/19: Final Learning Record Online due 11:00pm (Zen Garden also due for Jen F.)