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Syllabus
I'm glad to have each of you in the class. This course will be very fast-paced and lectures will build on the previous ones. Because of this, it's crucial you ask for help if you get confused.
My primary goal is to expose you to industry-standard expectations and give you a foundational design process to iterate upon. While this course does have technical instruction, you will not be expected to master web design in one semester. Instead, you will be expected to answer:
- why you're building something
- what problems it solves
- how to craft an effective solution
Class participation is required in this course. You are expected to give constructive design feedback to your peers.
| Week | Date | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug. 24 | Lecture: Intro to course, review syllabus and go over course expectations. |
| 1 | Aug. 26 | Lecture: Web standards |
| 2 | Aug. 31 | Lecture: Web standards |
| 2 | Sept. 2 | Lecture: Web standards |
| 3 | Sept. 7 | No class. (Labor Day Holiday) Enjoy it! 🍂 |
| 3 | Sept. 9 | Lecture: Introduce project options + grading rubric. |
| 4 | Sept. 14 | Lecture: User-centered design, who we build for and why. (Teams assigned) |
| 4 | Sept. 16 | Lecture: UCD Part 2 |
| 5 | Sept. 21 | TBD |
| 5 | Sept. 23 | Lecture: Accessibility |
| 6 | Sept. 28 | Lab: Work on creative brief |
| 6 | Sept. 30 | Lecture: Intro to Prototyping |
| 7 | Oct. 5 | Lecture: Mobile design best practices |
| 7 | Oct. 7 | Lab: Prototyping work day |
| 8 | Oct. 12 | Lecture: Storyboards |
| 8 | Oct. 14 | Lab: Storyboards work day |
| 9 | Oct. 19 | Lecture: Website Basics: Structure |
| 9 | Oct. 21 | Lecture: Website Basics: Structure |
| 10 | Oct. 26 | Lecture: Website Basics: Navigation |
| 10 | Oct. 28 | Lecture: Intro to CSS |
| 11 | Nov. 2 | Lecture: CSS continued |
| 11 | Nov. 4 | Lecture: Debugging in the inspector |
| 12 | Nov. 9 | Lab: Styling |
| 12 | Nov. 11 | Lab: Styling |
| 13 | Nov. 16 | Lecture: TBD |
| 13 | Nov. 18 | Lecture: TBD |
| 14 | Nov. 23 | No class for Thanksgiving Break. Enjoy it! 🍗 |
| 14 | Nov. 25 | No class for Thanksgiving Break. Enjoy it! 🍗 |
| 15 | Nov. 30 | Presentations (1st Draft) |
| 15 | Dec. 2 | Presentations (1st Draft) |
| 16 | Dec. 7 | Lab: One-on-one feedback |
| 16 | Dec. 9 | Lab: work day |
| Finals | Dec. 14 | Final presentations! |
September 23
Assignment due: User testing favorite website
September 30
Assignment due: Creative brief
October 12
Assignment: Sketches due EOD
October 26
Assignment: index.html due