Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 24 January, 2010.
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.
| Week 1: January 12 and 14 | |
|---|---|
| Reading | Online syllabus; Campbell handout |
| Tuesday | Buy the books; complete the assignments listed on the home page |
| Thursday | Discussion: Campbell; Manovich introduction |
| Week 2: January 19 and 21 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (27-48); study guide |
| Tuesday | Quiz 0: the syllabus and the readings; Workshop: Numerical Representation |
| Thursday | Modularity 1: Photoshop layers |
| Week 3: January 26 and 28 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (27-48); Dreamweaver Introduction |
| Tuesday | Modularity 2: HTML |
| Thursday | Quiz 1; In-class discussion: Automation, Variability and Transcoding |
| Week 4: February 2 and 4 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 2, "Cultural Interfaces" (63-93) |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | Cinema and HCI |
| Week 5: February 9 and 11 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 2, "The Screen and the User" (94-115) |
| Tuesday | Quiz 3; In-class discussion: classical and dynamic screens |
| Thursday | Discussion: real-time and interactive screens, VR and AR |
| Week 6: February 16 and 18 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 3, "Selection" (116-35) |
| Tuesday | Discussion: Selection within computers |
| Thursday | Selection & the broader culture: postmodernism and the DJ |
| Week 7: February 23 and 25 | |
| Reading | "The Four C's"(study guide); WSG: "Editorial Style" (entire section), "Organizing your Information" (single page), and "Katharine Green on Type" (Curtis 152-57) |
| Tuesday | The four C's: writing in the academy, business and journalism |
| Thursday | Writing workshop |
| Week 8: March 2 and 4 | |
| Reading | Manovich chapter 3, "Compositing" (136-60); |
| Tuesday | In-class discussion: Film and Video compositing |
| Thursday | Quiz; Discussion and workshop: Digital compositing |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: March 9 and 11 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Tuesday | Spring Break |
| Thursday | Spring Break |
| Week 10: March 16 and 18 | |
| Reading | Curtis 1-93 |
| Tuesday | No Class; Writing assessments topic posted |
| Thursday | No Class; Due: Writing assessments |
| Week 11: March 23 and 25 | |
| Reading | Curtis 95-135 |
| Tuesday | CSS and variable devices |
| Thursday | CSS positioning workshop;DW quiz: grads.jpg |
| Week 12: March 30 and April 1 | |
| Reading | "Leatrice Eiseman on Color" (Curtis 147-51); Web Style Guide: Graphics; |
| Tuesday | Quiz and Discussion |
| Thursday | DW quiz: grads2.jpg |
| Download | Project 2 is due next month, so this Friday is a good time to download the 30-day free trial of Dreamweaver to your laptop. |
| Week 13: April 6 and 8 | |
| Reading | Web Style Guide's (WSG) Site Structure |
| Tuesday | |
| Thursday | |
| Week 14: April 13 and 15 | |
| Reading | N/A: Revise Project 2 |
| Tuesday | Project 2 Workshop; DW quiz: grads3.jpg |
| Thursday | Project 2 Workshop |
| Week 15: April 20 and 22 | |
| Reading | tba |
| Tuesday | Project 2 Workshop |
| Thursday | |
| Week 16: April 27 and 29 | |
| Reading | n/a |
| Tuesday | Project 2 Workshop |
| Thursday | Project 2 at beginning of class; review for final exam |
| Final Exams: Tuesday, May 4 | |
| 3:35 class | Section 3710-1 final exam: Tuesday, May 4, 5-7 p.m. |
| 6:30 class | Section 3710-2 final exam: Tuesday, May 4, 7:15-9:15 p.m. |
