Course+Schedule

=Course Schedule=

|| ** Homework **  ||
 * ** Week # ** || ** Objective **
 * 1 || Tuesday, October 4, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Review Syllabus, Historical origins and the developments in the field of interactive media design. Introduction to Web Design.


 * In Class: ** Create the sitemap for final site. || * Read chapters 2, 5 & 13 ||
 * ^  || Thursday, October 7, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Review Web Design. Introduction to Web Promotion. Introduction to XHTML and HTML5 elements. Introduction to Notepad and Setting up a Directory.


 * In Class: ** Create team deliverables schedule. || * Read chapter 3 ||
 * 2 || Tuesday, October 11, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Types and purposes of web sites, Layout Fixed vs. Liquid, Interface design heuristics for a web page, Critique a web site in terms of user experience and goals of the site, Usability Group Exercise. Introduction to CSS. Using CSS to configure color and text.

** Lecture: ** Introduction to visual elements and graphics.
 * In Class: ** Create final project deliverables schedule**.** || * Jump Page
 * Read Chapter 4 & 6 ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, October 13, 2011:


 * Jump Page Due ** || * Read Chapter 7 ||
 * 3 || Tuesday, October 18, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** || * Read Chapter 8 ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, October 20, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Introduction to tables.


 * Redesigned Jump Page Due **
 * Team Project Plan Due ** || * Read Chapter 9 ||
 * 4 || Tuesday, October 25, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Introduction to forms. || * Read Chapter 10 ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, October 27, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Stages of development of a web site, Requirements analysis, site map, content description, navigation prototype, wireframes, design concept note, comps, production plan, quality assurance || * Review for Midterm
 * Read Chapter 11 ||


 * 5 || Tuesday, November 1, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Midterm Exam, In Class Work. || * Read Chapter 12
 * Midterm Site ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, November 3, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** In Class Work
 * Midterm site Due ** || * Read Chapter 14 ||
 * 6 || Tuesday, November 8, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Discuss use of JavaScript.


 * Team Project Due ** || * TBA ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, November 10, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Web Fonts. In-depth look at Internet and World Wide Web. IN Class Work || * TBA ||
 * 7 || Tuesday, November 15, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Client-Side and Server-Sider Form Processing. || * TBA ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, November 17, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** Test and debug your web site for cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility, Accessibility. IN Class Work || * TBA ||
 * 8 || Tuesday, November 22, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** IN Class Work || * TBA ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, November 24, 2011:
 * THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY – NO SCHOOL ** || * TBA ||
 * 9 || Tuesday, November 29, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** IN Class Work || * TBA ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, December 1, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** IN Class Work ||  ||
 * 10 || Tuesday, December 6, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** IN Class Work || Final Exam Review ||
 * ^  ||  Thursday, December 8, 2011:
 * Lecture: ** IN Class Work ||  ||
 * 11 || Tuesday, December 13, 2011  || ** Final Exam ** ||
 * |||| ** If you have ZERO (0) absences in the quarter and a grade of B+ or higher, (this includes tardiness adding up to a missed class) **


 * you can EXEMPT the final. ** ||