Class 1 - Thursday, Aug. 31
Course overview; brief introductions
Class 2 - Tuesday, Sept. 5
Introduction to HTML
Readings: Getting Started with HTML and More Advanced Features
Deliverables: account and profile on course site
Class 3 - Thursday, Sept. 7
Overview of Redesign Project
Readings: Goto and Colter, Intro, ch. 1 and 2
Deliverables: completed personal page
Class 4 - Tuesday, Sept. 12
Visit with the clients
Readings: read through the site you've chosen to redesign
Deliverables: think of questions to ask your clients
Class 5 - Thursday, Sept. 14
Intro to Web Usability: page and site design
Readings: Nielsen ch. 2 and 4
Deliverables: page and site usability forum
Class 6 - Tuesday, Sept. 19
Web usability: content design
Readings: Nielsen ch. 3
Deliverables: content usability forum
Class 7 - Thursday, Sept. 21
Web usability: Simplicity in design
Readings: Nielsen ch. 9
Deliverables: simplicity and usability forum
Class 8 - Tuesday, Sept. 26
Designing for specific audiences
Readings: Gogo and Colter ch. 3
Deliverables: communication brief for group project
Class 9 - Thursday, Sept. 28
Introduction to Accessibility
Readings: Clark ch. 1, 2, 3, 4
Deliverables: my mouse-less experience forum
Class 10 - Tuesday, Oct. 3
Site structure
Readings: Goto and Colter ch. 4
Deliverables: audit methodology for group project
Class 11 - Thursday, Oct. 5
Accessibility: page structure and images
Readings: Clark ch. 5, 6
Deliverables: images and ALT text assignment
Class 12 - Tuesday, Oct. 10
Accessibility: presentation of text
Readings: Clark ch. 7, 9
Deliverables: site map and content delivery plan
Class 13 - Thursday, Oct. 12
Accessibility: navigation elements
Readings: Clark ch. 8
Deliverables: personal page accessibility update
Class 14 - Tuesday, Oct. 17
User interface and Intro to Photoshop
Readings: Goto and Colter ch. 5
Deliverables: page sketches for group project
Class 15 - Thursday, Oct. 19
Photoshop: The workspace
Readings: Photoshop ch. 1
Deliverables: completed lesson by the end of class
Class 16 - Tuesday, Oct. 24
Photoshop continued
Readings: Photoshop ch. 2, 3
Deliverables: completed lessons by the end of class
Class 17 - Thursday, Oct. 26
Photoshop continued
Readings: Photoshop ch. 4, 5
Deliverables: completed lessons by the end of class
Class 18 - Tuesday, Oct. 31
Photoshop continued
Readings: Photoshop ch. 6, 7
Deliverables: completed lessons by the end of class
Class 19 - Thursday, Nov. 2
Photoshop continued
Readings: Photoshop ch. 8, 9
Deliverables: completed lessons by the end of class
Class 20 - Tuesday, Nov. 7
Photoshop continued
Readings: Photoshop ch. 10, 11
Deliverables: completed lessons by the end of class
Class 21 - Thursday, Nov. 9
Prototype presentations and intro to CSS
Readings: Meyer Preface, ch. 1 and 2
Deliverables: site prototype for group project
Class 22 - Tuesday, Nov. 14
CSS continued
Readings: Meyer ch. 3, 4, 5, 6
Deliverables: none; please work on group project
Class 23 - Thursday, Nov. 16
CSS continued
Readings: Meyer ch. 7, 8, 9
Deliverables: none; please work on group project
Class 24 - Tuesday, Nov. 21
CSS continued
Readings: Meyer ch. 10, 11, 12
Deliverables: personal page CSS update
Thursday, Nov. 23
NO CLASS - Thanksgiving break
Class 25 - Tuesday, Nov. 28
Group work on final redesign
Deliverables: rough CSS design
Class 26 - Thursday, Nov. 30
Group work on final redesign
Class 27 - Tuesday, Dec. 5
Project Presentations
Class 28 - Thursday, Dec. 7
Professional site and portfolio presentations
Final CSS Design presentations