MON: H O L I D A Y

WED: Introductions

FRI: Designing Interactive Websites, Ch 2-3 of Design book

Starting a website, User-centered Design, Activity-centered design; Interaction Design Basics;

Start reading e-books & be prepared to use concets in class discussions.

Designing for Interaction: by Dan Saffer. Peachpit/ New Riders, 2007

Stylin' with CSS, by Charles Whyke-Smith, New Riders, 2005

MON: Craft of Interaction Design

WED: Web Accessibility Issues

FRI: Interface Design Basics, Layout, Color, Navigation, GAS analysis for Website planning

DUE Monday before class:
Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch 1-3 of Design text
Ch 4-5 of Design text

In-class: Start group Project 1

MON: Designing Websites with CSS

WED: Dreamweaver website management; Intro to Photoshop

FRI: Flash Introduction

DUE Monday before class:
Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch 6 of Design text
Accessibility
Ch 1-2 of Stylin' text

Start Ex 2: preparation of individual project 2 plan, DUE Monday, Week 5

MON: More Website Design with CSS
Project 1 due; Start Project 2

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday before class:
Project 1 due posted on group website, with grading sheets posted to Blackboard assignment for each student.

Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch 3 of Stylin' on text (fonts & text
Ch 4, 5 of Stylin' on positioning elements with CSS

MON: Photoshop hands-on

WED: Groups demonstrate accessiblity testing of partner group's project 1

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday befofe class:
Group Exercise 1 posted on Blackboard
Individual Exercise 2 due posted on Blackboard & website

Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch 6 of Stylin' Color, layout, interface design basics

MON: Fundamentals of Web Usability

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday befofe class:

Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch of Stylin' + Acccessible Tables
Ch of Stylin' + Accessible Forms

MON: Project 2 due; start final project
CSS

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday befofe class:
upload Project 2 to individual website
grading rubric uploaded to Blackboard assignment

No quiz

MON: CSS

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday befofe class:
Video Storyboard uploaded to individual website
Grading rubric uploaded to Blackboard assignment

Blackboard Quizzes due:
Ch 6 of Stylin' + CSS-based menus

MON: H O L I D A Y

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Flash, Video hands-on

DUE Monday befofe class: NOT A THING!

MON: Flash, Video hands-on

WED: Photoshop hands-on

FRI: Discussion of copyright & intellectual property

DUE Monday before class: NOT A THING!