Calendar for ITSC 1413.7003 Page Design I / Spring 2003
Terms, Abbreviations & Icons
- ic = in class. Activity, lesson, or other calendar item completed in class.
- Readings = articles or chapters that should be completed BEFORE the class session
- Topics = short graded papers or projects
- Quizzes = short multiple-choice quiz on designated material
- Activities = ungraded assignments done in class that prepare you for additional classwork or which expand on material on the textbook or from lecture.
- Exercises = graded practices covering specific objectives. Exercises generally will be completed in one class session.
- Projects = graded assignments. Projects take from two class sessions to an entire semester.
- References = documents provided for additional information. You will never be tested on a reference document. If you're falling behind in class, the reference documents should be ignored.
- Bookwork = Work from the textbook chapter.
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
- HOT = textbook, Dreamweaver Hands-On Training
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This Color Class Dates This Color Homework Alert -- all homework due next class session unless noted. Gray Old material -- Typically we'll gray out each class session after the session ends. 
= Content posted after we've covered associated material
in class.
= Gallery of web sites serving as examples of techniques or
concepts discussed in class
= Viewlet (short movie) demonstrating a software technique. Hoover
over the icon to see the show's title. Please remember that a Viewlet's
content does notreflect all the material in a chapter.
= Link to a web site used in lecture. Hoover over the icon to see
the site's name or URL.
= Supplemental readingThis calendar could be changed during the semester. Please visit this site regularly in order to get the latest. You will find the update sign in front of the each class session if any changes have been made.
| Tuesday January 14 | Due Dates | |
| Admin | Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Informaion | ic |
| Exercise 1 | Scavenger Hunt | ic |
| Reading | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/21 |
| Quiz | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/21 |
| Project 1 | Montessori School | 2/11 |
| Thursday January 16 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 1, Ch. 2 (ungraded) | 1/21 |
| Topic 1 | Academic Dishonesty | 1/21 |
| Tuesday January 21 | ||
| Activity | Creating Folders | ---- |
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX | ic |
| Activity | Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook | ---- |
| Reference | What Is INDEX.HTM? | --- |
| Admin | Turning In Your Work, Quiz 1 and Topic 1 are Due Today | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 3, all exercises. | 1/28 |
| Thursday January 23 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 20, pages 633 - 645. You DO NOT have to get a Tripod account -- use your NLC web space
instead! |
1/28 |
| Note | UPLOAD chapters 3 & 20 exercises after reading Ch. 20. | --- |
| Exercise 2 | xHTML Exercise 1 | 1/28 |
| Tuesday January 28 | ||
| Note: Start each class session by defining your site!! See instructions from 1/22. | --- | |
| Reference | Greeking Text - Use Greeking Text in Project One. | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 4: Basics -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 2/4 |
| Lecture | Color Theory |
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| Topic 2 | Exploring Color | 2/11 |
| Thursday January 30 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 5: Linking -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 2/4 |
| Tip | How to Save Images from Web Browsers | --- |
| Tuesday February 4 | ||
| Note: Start each class session by defining your site!! See instructions from 1/22. | --- | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 6: Typography -- do I have to remind you to upload & make links again? | 2/11 |
| Thursday February 6 | ||
| Note: Start each class session by defining your site!! See instructions from 1/22. | ||
| Exercise 3 | xHTML 2 | 2/11 |
| Project 1, Topic 2, and Exercise 3 are due Tuesday February 11 | ||
| Tuesday February 11 | ||
| Lab Day | ||
| Topic 3 | Web Design DOs and DONTs | 2/18 |
| Project 1, Topic 2, and Exercise 3 are Due Today | ||
| Thursday February 13 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 12: HTML | 2/18 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 10: Rollovers | 2/18 |
| Project 2 | eZines | 3/25 |
| Tuesday February 18 | ||
| Topic 3 is due Today | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 7: Tables |
2/25 |
| Exercise 4 | xHTML 3 | 2/25 |
| Thursday February 20 | ||
| Student Holiday: District Conference Day | 2/25 | |
| Tuesday February 25 | ||
| North Lake College is closed Tuesday, February 25 due to inclement weather. |
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| Thursday February 27 | ||
| North Lake College will open Thursday, February 27 at 12:00 noon. | ||
| Tuesday March 4 | ||
| Activity | Scanning - Bring a photograph to class and scan it. |
ic |
| Activity | Using a Digital Camera | ic |
| Exercise 5 | Simple Graphics in Fireworks - Please make two identical buttons before
class ends, each saved as a seperate file. |
ic |
| Reference | Cropping and Re-sizing in Fireworks |
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| Bookwork | Ch. 8: Layout | 3/25 |
| Topic 4 | Layout and the Grid System | 3/25 |
| Thursday March 6 | ||
| Lab Day | ||
| Attention | The due day for project 2 has moved to March 25th. | |
| Tuesday March 11 - Thursday March 13 | ||
| Spring Break Holiday | --- | |
| Tuesday March 18 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 9: Frames (Frames are not required in Tabloid Terror, but you
must complete the chapter exercises) |
3/25 |
| Exercise 6 | xHTML 4 | 3/25 |
| Thursday March 20 | ||
| Use the class time to finish project 2 since it is due on March 25th | ||
| Topic 5 | Internet Search Engines | 4/1 |
| Tuesday March 25 | ||
| Project 2 is due today at the begining of the class | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 17: Templates | 3/27 |
| Thursday March 27 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 11: CSS |
4/1 |
| Exercise 7 | xHTML 5 (Please be reminded these are your responsibility..... and make sure that you uoload all the exercises to the server) | 4/1 |
| Tuesday April 1 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 13: Forms |
4/8 |
| Project 3 | Free Choice (Due May 8th) | |
| Topic 6 | Legal Linking | 4/8 |
| Thursday April 3 | ||
| Please read the objectives for the e-commerce project if you decide to work on that. | ||
| Exercise 8 | What Is ASP? | |
| Exercise 9 | ASP Calculator | 4/8 |
| Exercise 10 | Using the ASPEmail Component | 4/8 |
| Tuesday April 8 | ||
| DROP DATE is Thursday April 10th | --- | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 14: Behavoirs | 4/15 |
| Thursday April 10 | ||
| Exercise 11 | xHTML 6 | 4/15 |
| Tuesday April 15 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 16: Automation | 4/22 |
| Exercise 11 is due today | ||
| Lab Day | 4/22 | |
| Thursday April 17 | ||
| Exercise 12 | Office: Word and Dreamweaver | 4/22 |
| Reference | Using Microsoft's Design Gallery Live |
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| Tuesday April 22 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch 14: Working with Fireworks | 4/29 |
| Exercise 13 | xHTML 7 | 4/29 |
| Thursday April 24 | ||
| Exercise 14 | Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | 4/29 |
| Lab day | ||
| Tuesday April 29 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 18: Accessibility | 5/8 |
| Exercise 15 | Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | 5/8 |
| Topic 7 | eCommerce and Consumer Privacy | 5/8 |
| Thursday May 1 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 20: Plug-Ins |
5/8 |
| Tuesday May 6 | ||
| Lab Day | ---- | |
| Thursday May 8 | ||
| ALL WORK due by start of class May 8. | ---- | |