Calendar for ITSC 1413.7260 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 reading
| type | assignment | due date |
| Saturday January 18 | ||
| Admin | Syllabus, Lab Policies, Open Lab Informaion | ic |
| Exercise | Scavenger Hunt | ic |
| Reading | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/25 |
| Quiz | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 1/25 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 1, Ch. 2 (ungraded) | 1/25 |
| Project | Montessori School | 2/22 |
| Topic | Academic Dishonesty Example Paper | 1/25 |
| Saturday January 25 | ||
| 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 | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 3, all exercises. | 2/1 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20, pages 633 - 645. You DO NOT have to get a Tripod account -- use your
NLC web space instead! |
2/1 |
| Note | UPLOAD chapters 3 & 20 exercises after reading Ch. 20. | --- |
| Exercise | xHTML Exercise 1 | 2/1 |
| Saturday February 1 | ||
| Note: Start each class session by defining your site!! See instructions from 1/25. | --- | |
| 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. | 2/8 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 5: Linking -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 2/8 |
| Tip | How to Save Images from Web Browsers | --- |
| Lecture | Color Theory |
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| Topic | Exploring Color | 2/15 |
| Saturday February 8 | ||
| Note: Start each class session by defining your site!! See instructions from 1/25. | --- | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 6: Typography -- do I have to remind you to upload & make links again? | 2/15 |
| Exercise | xHTML 2 | 2/15 |
| Saturday February 15 | ||
| NOTICE |
Montessori school project due on FEBRUARY 22 | 2/22 |
| NOTICE | TURN IN ALL PAST DUE ASSIGNMENTS | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 7: Tables |
3/1 |
| Saturday February 22 | ||
| Project | eZines | 3/29 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 12: HTML | 2/22 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 10: Rollovers | 2/22 |
| Topic | Web Design DOs and DONTs | 2/22 |
| Exercise | xHTML 3 | 3/1 |
| Saturday March 1 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 8: Layout | 3/8 |
| Topic | Layout and the Grid System | 3/8 |
| Exercise | 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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| Saturday March 15 | ||
| Spring Break Holiday | ||
| Saturday March 22 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 9: Frames (Frames are not required in Tabloid Terror, but you
must complete the chapter exercises) |
3/22 |
| Activity | Scanning - Bring a photograph to class and scan it. |
ic |
| Activity | Using a Digital Camera | ic |
| Exercise | xHTML 4 | 3/22 |
| Saturday March 29 | ||
| EZINE PROJECT DO TODAY!! | 3/29 | |
| Bookwork | Ch. 17: Templates | 3/29 |
| Topic | Internet Search Engines | 3/29 |
| Exercise | Office: Word and Dreamweaver | 3/29 |
| Saturday April 5 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 11: CSS |
4/5 |
| Exercise | xHTML 5 | 4/5 |
| Saturday April 12 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 13: Forms |
4/12 |
| Exercise | What Is ASP? | |
| Exercise | ASP Calculator | 4/12 |
| Exercise | Using the ASPEmail Component | 4/12 |
| Topic | Legal Linking | 4/12 |
| Drop Date Thursday April 10th | ||
| Saturday April 19 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 14: Behavoirs | 4/19 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 16: Automation | 4/19 |
| Reference | Using Microsoft's Design Gallery Live |
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| Project | Ecommerce Site | 5/3 |
| Exercise | xHTML 6 | 4/19 |
| Saturday April 26 | ||
| Exercise | Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | 4/26 |
| Topic | Ergonomics | 4/26 |
| Exercise | Creating an Acrobat .PDF file | 4/26 |
| Bookwork | Ch 15: Working with Fireworks | 4/26 |
| Exercise | xHTML 7 | 4/26 |
| Saturday May 3 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 18: Accessibility | 5/3 |
| Exercise | Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | 5/3 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20: Plug-Ins |
5/3 |
| Topic | eCommerce and Consumer Privacy | 5/3 |
| Final Class Session: All work due at beginning of class | ||