DTC|English 477
The schedule is subject to change so make sure to check frequently.
Week 1 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
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1.10 (Mon) |
Introductions |
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1.12 (Wed) |
Read: Page 240 of Web Style Guide Read: Science of Signs |
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1.14 (Fri) |
Read: Brands and Identity Read: CRAP Review |
Look ahead to web hosting |
Week 2 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
1.19 (Wed) |
Read: Rhetorical Devices Read: Castro Intro & chpt. 1 |
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1.21 (Fri) |
Read: What is the web? Read: InterwebInfrastructure |
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Week 3 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
1.24 (Mon) |
Read: Imagery Read: Graphic Definitions Photoshop for Web |
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1.26 (Wed) |
Read: Castro chpt. 2, 3, & 4 |
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1.28 (Fri) |
Read: Castro chpt. 6, 7, & 8 Read: Layout to page 25 (BeerCamp) |
Purchase web hosting service by classtime |
Week 4 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
1.31 (Mon) |
Read: Castro chpt. 9, 10, & 11 Read: The rest of Layout |
Your first web page (20 points) |
2.2 (Wed) |
Read: Castro chpt. 12, 13, & 14 |
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2.4 (Fri) |
Read: Castro chpt. 15, 16, & 17 |
1. Te(a)chnoPresentation #1--Watson and Nelson CSS Homework (20 points) |
Week 5 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
2.7 (Mon) |
1. Assignment #1 Mock-up (20 points) |
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2.9 (Wed) |
Read: Castro chpt. 19 & 20 Work Day! |
List Homework due (10 points) |
2.11 (Fri) |
Read: Lynch & Horton chpt.1 Witness: Assignment #5 Clients |
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Week 6 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 2.14 (Mon) | Peer Review and Debugging |
1. Assignment #1 Draft (20 points off final grade if not completed) |
| 2.16 (Wed) | Work Day |
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| 2.18 (Fri) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt. 2 & 3 |
1. Te(a)chnoPresentation #3--Bradshaw and Whiting |
Week 7 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 2.23 (Wed) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt. 3 & 4 |
1. Assignment #1 Due |
| 2.25 (Fri) | Read: Picture This 1 (6-17) Picture This 2 |
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Week 8 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 2.28 (Mon) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt.4 (finish Wayfinding) Read: Picture This 1 (6-17) Picture This 2 |
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| 3.2 (Wed) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt. 5 & 6 |
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| 3.4 (Fri) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt. 7 Read: Logo Design |
1. Te(a)chnoPresentation #4--Rust and Kester |
Week 9 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 3.7 (Mon) | Read: Arnheim |
1. 1st meeting with clients |
| 3.9 (Wed) | Read: Lynch & Horton 8 |
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| 3.11 (Fri) | Read: Lynch & Horton chpt. 9 |
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| 3.14-3.18 | Spring Break! |
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Week 10 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 3.21 (Mon) | Read: Texture |
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| 3.23 (Wed) | Read: Lynch & Horton Chpt. 12 Flash |
1. Assignment #2 Due by 10:00 pm. |
| 3.25 (Fri) | Read: Flash Websites (check them out and list your top 3) Flash |
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Week 11 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 3.28 (Mon) | Read: TRACE Flash |
Flash HW #1 |
| 3.30 (Wed) | Watch: Bitmap to Vector Part I & Part 2 Flash |
1. Assignment #4 Mockups |
| 4.1 (Fri) | Work Day! I won't be in class. Flash |
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Week 12 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 4.4 (Mon) | Banner Ads Flash |
1. Flash HW #2 1. 2nd meeting with clients |
| 4.6 (Wed) | Flash and Accessibility (Page 1 and Page 2) |
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| 4.8 (Fri) | Pause and Play Buttons Flash |
1. Te(a)chnoPresentation #6--Eshleman and Moore |
Week 13 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 4.11 (Mon) | Read: Lynch & Horton Chpt. 10 Form Activity |
Flash HW #3 |
| 4.13 (Wed) | Work Day |
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| 4.15 (Fri) | Work Day | 1. Te(a)chnoPresentation #7--Glidewell |
Week 14 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 4.18 (Mon) | Discuss manual, presentation, and work day. |
1. Assignment #3 Due |
| 4.20 (Wed) | Work Day |
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| 4.22 (Fri) | Peer Review |
1. Assignment #4 Beta Version Due at start of class! |
Week 15 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 4.25 (Mon) | Work day |
1. 3rd meeting with clients |
| 4.27 (Wed) | Presentations |
1. Moore and Nelson (Campbell) 2. Glidewell and Bradshaw (Tragessar) |
| 4.29 (Fri) | Presentations and Breakfast Day! Final Day of required class |
1. Whiting and Rust (Davis) 2. Kester and Eshleman (Posey) |
Week 16 |
Readings/Activity | Homework Due or Quiz |
| 5.6 (Fri) | Assignment #4-ProWebsite- Due by 11:59 pm. Slide CD under my office door. |
