Schedule
The schedule was last updated on 17 August, 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: August 16 | |
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| Reading | Online syllabus; Campbell handout; "The Machine is Us/ing Us" [YouTube] |
| Monday | Buy the books; complete the assignments listed on the home page |
| Wednesday | Discussion: Campbell |
| Friday | Manovich introduction |
| Week 2: August 23 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (GA View); study guide; Mac Tour |
| Monday | Quiz 0: the syllabus and the readings; Workshop: Numerical Representation |
| Wednesday | Discussion: Numerical Representation and Modularity |
| Friday | Workshop: Modularity (ex. Lego David) |
| Week 3: August 30 | |
| Reading | Manovich, "Principles of New Media" (27-48) |
| Monday | Quiz 1; In-class discussion: Automation |
| Wednesday | In-class discussion: Variability |
| Friday | Quiz 2; In-class discussion: Transcoding |
| Week 4: Sept. 6 | |
| Reading | Curtis 1-93 |
| Monday | No class - Labor Day |
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| Week 5: Sept. 13 | |
| Reading | Curtis 95-135 |
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| Week 6: Sept. 20 | |
| Reading | "The Four C's"(study guide); WSG: "Editorial Style" (entire section) and "Organizing your Information" (single page) |
| Monday | The four C's: writing in the academy, business and journalism |
| Wednesday | Writing workshop; Writing assessments topic posted |
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| Week 7: Sept. 27 | |
| Reading | "Intro. to Dreamweaver" study guide |
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| Wednesday | |
| Friday | no class; Project 1 due |
| Week 8: October 4 | |
| Reading | WSG: "Typography" (entire section); "Katharine Green on Type" (Curtis 152-57) |
| Screening | Helvetica (IMDB): in-class screening |
| Monday | Due: Writing assessments; |
| Wednesday | Quiz 6; In-class discussion |
| Friday | Last day to withdraw and receive a W grade |
| Week 9: October 11 | |
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| Week 10: October 18 | |
| Reading | |
| Monday | Quiz; In-class discussion |
| Wednesday | In-class workshop: CSS and variable devices |
| Friday | In-class workshop |
| Week 11: October 25 | |
| Reading | |
| Monday | CSS positioning workshop |
| Wednesday | CSS positioning workshop; |
| Friday | DW quiz: grads.jpg |
| Week 12: November 1 | |
| Reading | "Leatrice Eiseman on Color" (Curtis 147-51); Web Style Guide: Graphics; |
| Monday | Quiz and Discussion |
| Wednesday | DW quiz: grads2.jpg |
| Friday | |
| 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: November 8 | |
| Reading | Web Style Guide's (WSG) Site Structure |
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| Week 14: November 15 | |
| Reading | N/A: Revise Project 2 |
| Monday | Project 2 Workshop; DW quiz: grads3.jpg |
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| Week 15: November 22 | |
| Reading | |
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| Wednesday | Thanksgiving break - no class |
| Friday | Thanksgiving break - no class |
| Week 16: November 29 | |
| Reading | |
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| Final Exam: December 6 | |
| Monday | 2:45 - 4:45 p.m. |
