Spring 2007 Schedule of Readings and Assignments:
| date | topics | readings and assignments |
|---|---|---|
| 1/29 | Class Goals and Expectations and Discussion
Strategic Decision Making Review of Assignments, Blog Usage |
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| 2/5 | Quiz 1: People and Protocols
How the Web Works - Basics Languages and Acronyms Units of Measure Reading Review |
Zeldman: Intro through Chapter 3
Krug: Intro through Chapter 2 |
| 2/12 | DOCTYPE
What is a structured document? Proper XHTML markup syntax XHTML Tag Introduction |
Zeldman: Chapters 4 through 7
Krug: Chapters 3 through 5 |
| 2/19 | Quiz 2: Standards and Languages
XHTML (Lab)
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Zeldman: Chapters 8 and 11 Cederholm: Chapters 1 through 4 |
| 2/26 | XHTML (Lab)
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Cederholm: Chapters 6 through 9
Assignment 1 |
| 3/5 | XHTML and XHTML Review (Lab) | Krug: Chapters 6 and 7
Assignment 2 |
| 3/12 | Quiz 3: XHTML
Introduction to CSS CSS Basic Syntax | Cederholm: Chapter 10 |
| 3/19 | No class, Spring Break | Don't worry; be happy. |
| 3/26 | CSS Techniques (Appearance)
Meet in BC 015 (not AC 219)
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Zeldman: Chapters 9 and 10
Cederholm: Chapter 13 |
| 4/2 | Instead of class, we will hear a presentation from Dan Brown, author of Communicating Design. | Zeldman: Chapters 12 and 13
Cederholm: Chapters 11 and 12 Assignment 3 |
| 4/9 | The Box Model (Lab)
CSS Techniques (Layout)
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Cederholm: Chapters 14 and 15 Assignment 4 |
| 4/16 | CSS Review (Lab)
Advanced CSS Techniques
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Zeldman: Chapters 12 and 14
Krug: Chapters 8 through 11 |
| 4/23 | Quiz 4: CSS Browser testing techniques
Introduction to Usability Testing Accessibility Issues |
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| 4/30 | Review for Final Project | Project Work |
| 5/7 | Final Project Presentations
Course Review and Discussion |
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| 5/14 | Final Exam |