Course Overview
Synopsis
Complete Syllabus:
| Class Meetings | Thursdays 8:00am-noon |
|---|---|
| Session | Winter 2013 |
| Instructor | Dawn Pedersen |
| dawn@blulob.com | |
| Phone | 916-320-1371 |
Course Description
This course is an exploration of intermediate Web editing techniques and production strategies for the development of comprehensive Web sites.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:
- Create and modify dynamic web assets.
- Implement local styles within html documents
- Create global Cascading Style Sheets for use throughout a website
- Apply site management strategies
- Effectively manage assets, templates, and libraries in website development.
- Develop proposal and production plan for comprehensive web site.
Process for Evaluation
- Attendance and Participation 10%
- Assignments and Exercises 50%
- Mid-Term Project 15%
- Final Project 25%
Recommended Text
The Web Designers Idea Book: The Ultimate Guide to Themes, Trends, and Styles in Web Design. By Patrick McNeil. Publisher: HOW Books; (2008) ISBN: 1600610641
Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design. By Dan Cederholm & Ethan Marcotte. Publisher: New Riders Press; (2009) ISBN: 978-0321643384
Course Outline & Assignments
IMPORTANT NOTE: Assignments not completed in class will be assigned as homework. This schedule may change based on class experience and instructor’s discretion.
| Week | Class Date | Topic | Assignment Summary | File Name | Points | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01-10-13 | Review: HTML5, CSS3, Design Principles | HTML 5 Site Redesign | redesign.zip | 60 | 01-17-13 midnight |
| 2 | 01-17-13 | Preproduction for a High-Content Site Design | Project Overview | overview.doc | 25 | 01-24-13 midnight |
| Design Brief | brief.doc | 30 | ||||
| Wireframes | wireframes.zip | 55 | ||||
| 3 | 01-24-13 | Content and Navigation Strategies | ||||
| 4 | 01-31-13 | Introduction to WordPress | My First WordPress | wordpress.zip | 55 | 02-07-13 midnight |
| MIDTERM PROJECT | midterm.zip | 150 | ||||
| 5 | 02-07-13 | Working with WordPress Themes | Toying Around | wordpress.zip | 15 | 02-14-13 midnight |
| Inner Pages | inner- pages.zip |
40 | ||||
| 6 | 02-14-13 | Building a WordPress Theme, Part 1 | Single Post Page Template | theme.zip | 110 | 02-21-13 midnight |
| 7 | 02-21-13 | Building a WordPress Theme, Part 2 | ||||
| 8 | 02-28-13 | Adding Functionality with Plugins | Category Listing Page | theme.zip | 50 | 02-28-13 midnight |
| 9 | 03-07-13 | The Home Page | Home Page | theme.zip | 50 | 03-21-13 noon |
| 10 | 03-14-13 | Advanced Topics | ||||
| 11 | 03-21-13 | Final Project Lab | FINAL PROJECT | final.zip | 250 |