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CSC 121 WEB SITE DESIGN
Calendar (Fall 2005)
 Instructor: Paul Young

 

 

This calendar overview is a dynamic page that will change as the semester progresses. Expect constant updates and adjustments as we move through the course material.
 

Tentative Schedule

 

  

 

Tues

Thur

Fri

Aug
23–26

Welcome to
CSC 121

Welcome to
CSC 187

 

L1: Analysing web sites

Lecture: History of the Internet

Aug 30–
Sept 2

 

L2: reverse engineering

L3: Dreamweaver & HTML

Lecture: Creating thumbnail sketches

GUEST SPEAKER: Martin Mintz of Amdocs speaking on project management

 

Sept
6–9

Lecture: Color Principles

L4: publishing to the server

L5: Photoshop

P1: concepts critique

Lecture: Design Principles

Homework: read Web Typography

Sept
13–16

 

 

GUEST SPEAKER: Regional Planning Commission speaking about the visioning project

Sept
20–23

P1: mock-up critique

L6: layers & CSS

 

L7: Javascript rollovers

 

 

Sept
27–30

L8: Introduction to Flash

P2: inspiration research critique

GUEST SPEAKER: Cody Solokowski of One Main Development speaking on business etiquette

Oct
4–7

P1: final critique

 

 

 

P2: marketing research critique

L9: Tiles in Photoshop

Oct
11–14

QUIZ #1

P2: brief due

P2: site map & text only site due

GUEST SPEAKER: Martin Mintz of Amdocs speaking on resolutions to technical issues

Oct
18–21

MIDTERM REVIEW

GUEST SPEAKER: Al Fleener and Chad McKenzie of Surface 51 speaking on design and technology

P2: concepts critique

 

Oct
25–28

 

 

P2: mock-up critique

L10: Client Web Site

GUEST SPEAKER: Katrina Olsen of Olsen Marketing speaking on marketing concepts

Nov
1–4

 

P3/4: inspiration research critique

 

 

Nov
8–11

 

 

GUEST SPEAKER: Volition employee speaking on 3D animation

Nov
15–18

P2: final critique

 

 

 

 

Nov
22–25

 

THANKSGIVING

THANKSGIVING

Nov 29–
Dec 2

 

L11: Animated GIFs

tour IT @ Parkland

Dec
6–9

P3/4: final critique

QUIZ #2

 

Dec
13–16

FINAL REVIEW

 

 

 
     
  • Oct 11, Dec 8 and 13 are reserved for individual reviews. Each student will sign up for 10 or 15 minute sessions. You must bring ALL the work you have done up to that point for your review. Do NOT throw away any material from this class. Your grade will depend on it. Your midterm and final grades will be given to you at this session.
  • Monday Sept 5 is Labor Day (college closed)
  • Nov 24–27 is Thanksgiving break (college closed)
  • There is no final exam for this class, but two quizzes have been scheduled for Oct 13 and Nov 29
  • For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar

 

 

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