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Syllabus
Keynote: http://cl.ly/1f320p3L1L3S
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 build 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: Websites 101 |
| 2 | Aug. 31 | Lecture: User-centered design, who we build for and why. |
| 2 | Sept. 2 | Lecture: UCD Part 2 |
| 3 | Sept. 7 | No class. (Labor Day Holiday) Enjoy it! 🍂 |
| 3 | Sept. 9 | Lab: Usability assignment |
| 4 | Sept. 14 | Introduce semester project options + grading rubric. |
| 4 | Sept. 16 | Lecture: Accessibility (Teams Assigned) |
| 5 | Sept. 21 | TBD |
| 5 | Sept. 23 | Lab: Work on creative brief |
| 6 | Sept. 28 | Lecture: Intro to Prototyping |
| 6 | Sept. 30 | Lecture: Mobile design best practices |
| 7 | Oct. 5 | Lab: Prototyping work day |
| 7 | Oct. 7 | Lab: Prototyping critiques |
| 8 | Oct. 12 | Lecture: Storyboards |
| 8 | Oct. 14 | Lab: Storyboards work day |
| 9 | Oct. 19 | Lecture: Web Standards |
| 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! |
| --Date-- | Assignment Due by 11:59 p.m. (Central) | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 26 | Slack and Github | 20 |
| Sept. 9 | User testing | 40 |
| Sept. 21 | Met with group and created #Group-Channel | 20 |
| Sept. 30 | Creative brief | 100 |
| Oct. 7 | Sketches (roughs) | 20 |
| Oct. 12 | Sketches (finals) | 40 |
| Oct. 19 | Storyboards (roughs) | 20 |
| Oct. 21 | Storyboards (finals) | 100 |
| Oct. 26 | index.html with body copy | 40 |
| Nov. 2 | Second page | 100 |
| Nov. 9 | Basic styling (grid, typography) | 40 |
| Nov. 16 | Basic styling (colors, links) | 40 |
| Nov. 29 | Basic styling (theme) | 40 |
| Nov. 30 | Critiques (first class) | 40 |
| Dec. 2 | Critiques (second class) | n/a |
| Task | Points | % of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 660 | 44% |
| Feedback check-in | 60 | 0.4% |
| Group evaluations | 80 | 0.5% |
| Class participation and attendance | 200 | 13% |
| Final project | 500 | 33% |
| Total points available | 1,500 | 100% |
Attendance is required. You are allowed to miss 2 class periods before it starts affecting your grade. But be warned, I will not take time to re-explain course material outside of class (legitimate excuses aside).
Note: the final is a huge part of your grade. If you do well on the assignments leading up to it, you will most likely do well in this course.
This course will have two, small extra credit assignments. I'm still determining what that will be. I'll keep you posted and will notify the entire class when it's decided.