Calendar for ITSC 1413.7200 Page Design I / Summer 2003
- 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 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.
- ECR = Extra Credit
- Admin = administrative items needed to make the class run more smoothly.
- Notes = tips on how to handle particular assignments.
- HOT = textbook, Dreamweaver MX Hands-On Training
= 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 | Activity | Due Date |
| Monday June 2 | ||
| Admin | Syllabus, Lab Policies (Read), Open Lab Informaion (Read) | --- |
| Exercise | Student Profile (Fill out once if taking multiple web design classes.) | |
| Exercise | Scavenger Hunt (Submit as an attachment to instructor) | 6/3 |
| Reading | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 6/3 |
| Quiz | NLC Web Design Copyright Guidelines | 6/3 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 1, Ch. 2 (ungraded) | 6/9 |
| Project | Montessori School | 6/30 |
| Topic | Academic Dishonesty (Submit as attachment to email) | 6/9 |
| Tuesday June 3 | ||
| Activity | Creating Folders | --- |
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX | --- |
| Activity | Quick Note on Working with the HOT Textbook | --- |
| Reference | What Is INDEX.HTM? | --- |
| Admin | Turning In Your Work | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 3, all exercises | 6/9 |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20, pages 633 - 645. You DO NOT
have to get a Tripod account -- use your NLC web space instead! |
6/9 |
| Note | UPLOAD chapters 3 & 20 exercises after reading Ch. 20. | --- |
| Exercise | xHTML Exercise 1 | 6/9 |
| Thursday June 5 | ||
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX -- You will need to do this EVERY class. | --- |
| Lab | Lab Day. You have the entire class session to work on your textbook chapters and project. This session is optional if you have finished all work assigned this week. Students who skip lab will not be permitted to turn in late work. Instructor reserves the right to leave at 10:30 if students are not present. | --- |
| Monday June 9 | ||
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX -- You will need to do this EVERY class. | --- |
| 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. | 6/16 |
| Lecture | Color Theory |
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| Topic | Exploring Color | 6/16 |
| Tuesday June 10 | ||
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX -- You will need to do this EVERY class. | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 5: Linking -- be sure to UPLOAD this chapter when finished. Make links from your home page to each exercise. | 6/16 |
| Tip | How to Save Images from Web Browsers | --- |
| Thursday June 12 | ||
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX -- You will need to do this EVERY class. | --- |
| Lab | Lab Day. You have the entire class session to work on your textbook chapters and project. This session is optional if you have finished all work assigned this week. Students who skip lab will not be permitted to turn in late work. Instructor reserves the right to leave at 10:30 if students are not present. | --- |
| Monday June 16 | ||
| Activity | Defining Your Site in Dreamweaver MX -- You will need to do this EVERY class. | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 6: Typography -- do I have to remind you to upload & make links again? | 6/23 |
| Topic | Web Design DOs and DONTs | 6/23 |
| Tuesday June 17 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 7: Tables |
6/23 |
| Exercise | xHTML 2 | 6/23 |
| Thursday June 19 | ||
| Lab | Lab Day. | |
| Note | Drop Date is Friday June 20. | --- |
| Monday June 23 | ||
| Exercise | Office: Word and Dreamweaver | 6/30 |
| Exercise | Office: PowerPoint and Dreamweaver | 6/30 |
| Exercise | Office: Excel and Dreamweaver | 6/30 |
| Reference | Using Microsoft's Design Gallery Live |
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| Tuesday June 24 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 12: HTML | 6/30 |
| Project | eCommerce | 7/31 |
| Thursday June 26 | ||
| Lab | Lab Day. | --- |
| Monday June 30 | ||
| Note | Project One Due!! | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 10: Rollovers | 7/7 |
| Tuesday July 1 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 8: Layout | 7/7 |
| Exercise | xHTML 4 | 7/7 |
| Thursday July 3 | ||
| Lab Day | ||
| Monday July 7 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 9: Frames (Frames are not required in Tabloid Terror, but you
must complete the chapter exercises)
|
7/14 |
| Reference | Scanning - Bring a photograph to class and scan it. |
ic |
| Activity | Using a Digital Camera | ic |
| 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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| Tuesday July 8 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 11: CSS |
7/14 |
| Exercise | xHTML 5 | 7/14 |
| Topic | Legal Linking | 7/14 |
| Thursday July 10 | ||
| Lab | Lab Day | --- |
| Monday July 14 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 13: Forms |
7/21 |
| Exercise | What Is ASP? | 7/21 |
| Exercise | ASP Calculator | 7/21 |
| Exercise | Using the ASPEmail Component | 7/21 |
| Tuesday July 15 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 14: Behavoirs | 7/21 |
| Exercise | xHTML 6 | 7/21 |
| Thursday July 17 | ||
| Lab Day | --- |
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| Monday July 21 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 17: Templates | 7/28 |
| Exercise | xHTML 7 | 7/28 |
| Tuesday July 22 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 15: Working with Fireworks | 7/28 |
| Thursday July 24 | ||
| Lab | Lab Day. | --- |
| Monday July 28 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 16: Automation | 8/4 |
| Tuesday July 29 | ||
| Bookwork | Ch. 18: Accessibility | 8/4 |
| Thursday July 31 | ||
| Project Due | Ecommerce Project Due | --- |
| Bookwork | Ch. 20: Plug-Ins |
8/4 |
| Monday August 4 | ||
| Exercise | Extensions Exploration -- visit the Dreamweaver Exchange. Download, install, and use five different extensions. (DO NOT use the same extensions as people sitting next to you!!) Compare extensions with your classmates. | ic |
| Tuesday August 5 | ||
| Exercise | Dynamic Data. Define a data source and create a page that displays information from a table in the source. | ic |
| Thursday August 7 | ||
| Review | See the work of your classmates through the semester. This is a MANDATORY CLASS, not a lab day. | ic |
| All work due at the end of class. | --- |
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