MEDP 331 - COURSE OUTLINE (SESSIONS)
Week 01 - Tuesday, September 1, 2009:
• Introduction to the Learning Environment
• Class Project Guidelines, Planning and Organization
• Overview of Web Media and Media Tools
• Designing for the Web – Overview of Genres
Assignment 1:
Part 1: HTML Review (Tutorials):
http://www.w3schools.com/web/default.aspPart 2: Web 2.0 - 29 Things:
http://ususchoollibrary.blogspot.com/Setup a Blog to report on activity and provide link to the Instructor.
Due Week 7.
Part 3: By next class, each student will have course books, an email account to use for this class and will have subscribed to the Hunter F/M ListServ. To complete this portion of the assignment, student must send an email to the Instructor confirming the above. The email indicated will be the one used by the Instructor to contact the student during the semester.
Reading (for Week 02):
“The Best Web Development Tool Ever” -
http://evolt.org/The_best_web_development_tool_everVan Duyne, Design of Sites, Foundations of Web Site Design: pp. 3-115.
Week 02 - Tuesday, September 8, 2009:
• User-centered Design for the Web - Overview
• Web Patterns and Genres - Introduction
• Web Genres – Survey (Samples)
Assignment 2:
Website review. Select six website genres and follow the Patterns Quiz format to review one example of each. Apply principles outlined in Van Duyne (Ch. 3 & 4).
Begin Project 1.
Genre: Grassroots Information Site. Due date: Week 05
Reading (for Week 03):
Van Duyne, Design of Sites, Patterns: Site Genres pp. 117-213.
“PatternQuiz I” (PDF handout); “SAMPLE_PATTERN” (PDF handout)
Week 03 - Tuesday, September 15, 2009:
• Users defined
• Creating and testing user scenarios
• Task Analysis issues
Assignment 3:
Develop a user scenario for selected Grassroots Information site.
Project 1: project outline and site map due.
Reading (for Week 04):
“TaskAnalysis_Notes” (handout)
“GrassrootsInfo_PATTERN” (PDF handout)
Week 04 - Tuesday, September 22, 2009:
• Involving users in the website
• Developing user-centered website
Assignment 4:
Project 1: site schematics.
Reading (for Week 05):
Design of Sites, Ch. 4-5.
Week 05 - Tuesday, October 06, 2009:
• Web Rich Media – Survey
• Programming interactivity in Flash - Review
• Basic Navigational ActionScript – Review
• Using key interface components
• Using Flash Objects: Graphic, Button, MovieClip Symbols
Assignment 5:
Project 1 Due.
Genre: Grassroots Information Site
Begin Project 2.
Genre: Arts & Entertainment Site
Due date: Week 08
Reading (for Week 06):
(Optional) Ypenburg. ActionScript 3.0: Visual QuickStart Guide. Ch. 20. Working with Video
Week 06 - Tuesday, October 13 2009:
• Digital Video on the Web – Flash vs. Non-Flash Video
• Flash Video Encoding and Delivery
Assignment 6:
Project 2: project outline and site map due.
Develop a user scenario for selected Arts/Entertainment site.
Create Flash video delivery interface and player components.
Reading (for Week 07):
(Optional) Ypenburg. ActionScript 3.0: Visual QuickStart Guide. Ch. 20. Working with Sound
Week 07 - Tuesday, October 20, 2009:
• Digital Audio on the Web – Flash vs. Non-Flash Audio
• Flash Audio Encoding and Delivery
Assignment 7:
Project 2: schematics due.
Create Flash audio delivery interface and player components.
29 Things Completed
Reading (for Week 08):
TBD
Week 08 - Tuesday, October 27, 2009:
Basic E-Commerce Survey
E-Commerce Patterns
Assignment 08:
Project 2 Due. Genre: Arts & Entertainment Site
Begin Project 3.
Genre: E-Commerce Site
Due date: Week 11
Reading (for Week 09):
Van Duyne, Design of Sites, pp. 120-127; 431-490; 491-543; 545-629.
Week 09 - Tuesday, November 03, 2009:
Basic E-Commerce Survey - cont
E-Commerce Patterns - cont.
Assignment 09:
Project 3: project outline and site map due
Develop a user scenario for selected E-Commerce site.
Reading (for Week 10):
"Basic ecommerce web site design and development":
http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles/ecommerce-site-s1p1.htmWeek 10 - Tuesday, November 10, 2009:
Basic E-Commerce Survey - cont
E-Commerce Patterns - cont.
Assignment 10:
Project 3: schematics due
Reading (for Week 11):
“SEO – Decision Tunnel”:
http://searchenginewatch.com/3633127Week 11 - Tuesday, November 17, 2009:
Basic E-Commerce Survey - cont
E-Commerce Patterns - cont.
Assignment 11:
Project 3 Due. Genre: E-Commerce Site
Reminder: Final Project Proposal & Site map due Week 12.
Final Project due Week 15.
Reading (for Week 12):
“Landing Pages and the Decision-Making Process”:
http://searchenginewatch.com/3631328Week 12 - Tuesday, November 24, 2009:
• Web Project Development Issues
Assignment 12:
Final Project Proposal due.
Deliverables: Design Brief, User Research, Schedule, Sitemap and Schematics
Reading (for Week 13):
TBD
Week 13 - Tuesday, December 1, 2009:
• View and troubleshoot Final Project “works-in-progress”
Assignment 13:
Final Project Deliverables due.
Deliverables: Comps
Reading (for Week 14):
TBD
Week 14 - Tuesday, December 8, 2009:
• View and troubleshoot Final Project “works-in-progress”
Assignment 14:
Final Project Deliverables due.
Deliverables: Website prototype assembly
Week 15 - Tuesday, December 15, 2009:
• Final Project Due
• Final Projects: Presentation and Discussion