Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 3 November, 2008.
All dates, times, and assignments are subject to change. Please check this page regularly to make sure that you have the most current information. Reading assignments should be completed and projects must be submitted at the beginning of class on the days indicated. You should bring your flash drive with you to class every day unless otherwise instructed. Unless otherwise instructed, computers should be shut down at the end of each class.
| Week 1: August 18 | |
|---|---|
| Reading | Online syllabus; Campbell handout |
| Monday | Buy the books; complete the assignments listed on the home page |
| Wednesday | Quiz 0: the syllabus and the readings |
| Friday | Manovich introduction |
| Week 2: August 25 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (27-48; web) |
| Monday | Workshop: Numerical Representation |
| Wednesday | Quiz 1; Workshop: Modularity and Automation |
| Friday | No class |
| Week 3: September 1 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (27-48; web) |
| Monday | No class - Labor Day |
| Wednesday | In-class discussion: Variability |
| Friday | Quiz 2; In-class discussion: Transcoding |
| Week 4: September 8 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "What New Media is Not " (49-61; web); "Intro. to Dreamweaver" study guide |
| Monday | Quiz 3; In-class discussion |
| Wednesday | In-class workshop: Dreamweaver 101 |
| Friday | In-class workshop: Dreamweaver 101 |
| Week 5: September 15 | |
| Reading | Curtis 1-93; Web Style Guide's (WSG) Site Design Themes section and pages linked from Themes page. Curtis grids, web design; Dreamweaver and CSS |
| Monday | Quiz 4; CSS positioning workshop |
| Wednesday | CSS positioning workshop |
| Friday | In-class workshop: Project 1A due |
| Week 6: September 22 | |
| Reading | Web Style Guide: Editorial Style section, "Chunking" page; "Katharine Green on Type" (Curtis 152-57); |
| Monday | Quiz 5; In-class discussion |
| Wednesday | In-class workshop: CSS and variable devices |
| Friday | In-class workshop |
| Week 7: September 29 | |
| Reading | "Leatrice Eiseman on Color" (Curtis 147-51); Web Style Guide: Graphics |
| Monday | Quiz 6; In-class discussion |
| Wednesday | In-class workshop |
| Friday | In-class workshop: Project 1B due |
| Week 8: October 6 | |
| Reading | Curtis 95-135; Choose and analyze Project 2 web site |
| Monday | Midterm grades posted |
| Wednesday | Project 1C print and online versions due |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade; In-class workshop: CSS positioning |
| Week 9: October 13 | |
| Reading | Tableless Layouts in Dreamweaver 8 |
| Monday | Quiz 4; CSS positioning workshop |
| Wednesday | CSS positioning workshop |
| Friday | |
| Week 10: October 20 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 2, "Cultural Interfaces" (63-93) |
| Monday | Manovich discussion; |
| Wednesday | Quiz; |
| Friday | Manovich discussion; |
| Week 11: October 27 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 2, "The Screen and the User" (94-115) |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Quiz: Manovich |
| Friday | |
| Week 12: November 3 | |
| Reading | N/A: Revise Project 2 |
| Download | Project 3 is due next month, so this Friday is a good time to download the 30-day free trial of Dreamweaver to your laptop. |
| Monday | Project 2 Workshop |
| Wednesday | Project 2 Workshop |
| Friday | No Class - conference |
| Week 13: November 10 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 3, "Selection" (116-35; web) |
| Monday | Discussion: Selection within computers |
| Wednesday | Project 2 due; Selection & the broader culture: postmodernism grads2.jpg |
| Friday | Selection & the broader culture: The DJ |
| Week 14: November 17 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 3, "Compositing" (136-60); Manovich chapter 3, "Teleaction" (161-75) |
| Monday | Quiz 14; In-class discussion: Film compositing; Quiz 16; In-class discussion Workshop, Project 3 grads.jpg |
| Wednesday | In-class discussion: Video compositing |
| Friday | In-class discussion: Digital compositing |
| Week 15: November 24 | |
| Reading | TBA |
| Monday | |
| Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Friday | Thanksgiving Break |
| Week 16: December 1 | |
| Reading | TBA |
| Monday | Workshop, Project 3 |
| Wednesday | Project 3 due |
| Friday | |
| Final Exam: December 8 | |
| Monday | 12:30-2:30 p.m. |
