Class Schedule

Week 1

10/13

• Introduction.
• Discussion—what is good Web design?
• Web site project assigned.
• Set up your root folder

• Planning
• Client Q & A.
• Create site map.

Krug chapters 1–2

Week 2

10/20

• Discussion—example Web sites
• Discussion—readings
• Site maps due—presentations.
• Interface design

• Create interface mock-up
• Research

Krug chapters 3–5

Week 3

10/27

• Discussion—readings
• Interface mock-ups due—presentations & discussion
• From mock-up to markup
• Graphics & images

• Create graphics (including banners, navigation, etc)

• Acquire images
• Begin building the interface

Krug chapter 6

Week 4

11/3

• Discussion—readings
• Project update.
• Fleshing out the design with CSS

• Add CSS to interface

• Graphics creation continues
• Image aquisition continues

Krug chapter 7

Week 5

11/10

• Discussion—readings

• Flash, javascript and other toys
• Rough home page/interface due—presentations
• Refine page.

• Refine first page.
• Begin to build additional pages.

Friedlein chapters 1–3

Week 6

11/17

• Discussion—readings
• Finished home page/interface due—presentations
• Dreamweaver templates and library items
• Build additional pages.

• Create templates/library items
• Build additional pages.

Friedlein chapters 4–6

Week 7

11/24

• Discussion—readings
• Build additional pages.

• Build additional pages.

Friedlein chapters 7–9

Week 8

12/1

• Discussion—readings
• Finish site.

• Finish site.

• Friedlein chapters 10–11
• AMA White Paper

Week 9

12/8

• Discussion—readings
• Preliminary Presentations & critiques.
• User testing—what is it? Why is it important? How do you do it?

• User testing of sites.

Krug chapters 9-10

Week 10

12/15

• Discussion—readings
• User testing reports.
• Web sites refined

• Sites refined.

Krug chapter 11

Week 11

12/22

• Final presentaions & crtiqiues