PUCD 2126 - Core Lab Interaction (Syllabus) - Spring 2015

This class has ended. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  Dear Student: In this class you will be responding to weekly challenges by making webpages that explore the concept of interactivity. In addition to sharpening your technical skills, you will learn the fundamentals of designing behavior and increase your awareness of software design by experiencing work of contemporary designers and artists.Jeffrey Scudder scudderj@newshool.edu   Description: This course serves as a complement to Core Studio Interaction. The assignments are build [sic] to work in tandem with the projects students are developing in the studio class. The lab is designed around a series of small workshops that teach beginning and intermediate interaction design through a hands-on engagement with HTML and CSS. Resources & Presentations: Students are required to download and use . Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply skills in HTML a. Standards: W3C, the World Wide Web Consortium: W3C recommendations as standards b. Understand the difference between programming and markup c. Title, Meta (keywords/descriptions); !DOCTYPE and Document Type Definition d. HTML tags and the HTML Element Syntax including opening/closing tags, nested structures. e. HTML Attributes: class, id, style, title f. Headings, Paragraphs and Formatting g. Links, lists, forms and images h. The Box Model i. HTML5 Semantic/Structural elements j. HTML5 Media Elements 2. Apply skills in CSS a. Cascading Style Sheets, their storage in external CSS files and reference in HTML b. Styling backgrounds, text, links, lists and forms c. Styling the Box Model: border, outline, margin, padding d. Working with dimensions, positioning, display, floating and align e. Color systems f. Manipulating images with CSS g. Using Webfonts h. Using CSS to create interactive elements i. Media queries and responsive design 3. Understand the meaning of JavaScript/JQuery a. Basic idea of JavaScript and JQuery 4. Prepare Images for the Web a. Digital Image Formats - what are they for and how are they created professionally: GIF, JPG, PNG b. Working for different resolutions 5. Understand Web Environments a. Getting it online: Purchasing URL/Webspace b. Use FTP to upload files c. Use in-browser tools to troubleshoot and amend HTML/CSS d. Search engine optimization e. The role of content management systems / blog systems Location & Schedule: Our class is located in room 1005, located on 2 West 13th St. and it occurs from 9:00–11:40 on Thursday mornings. Scudder/Lin Schedule – Quick Reference (Scudder): January 29 1: Introduction to class and presentation of websites. Set up student accounts. February 5 2: Review of HTML and CSS. Talk about rollover assignment. February 12 3: Work with logotype/logo rollover ideas. February 19 4: Review final interactive logo. February 26 5: Site navigation/menu introduction and demo. March 5 6: Navigation review and refinement. Demo of new techniques March 12 7: Technical composition and organization of previous assignments. March 19 8: Working session. March 26 Spring Break! April 2 9: Software & Products April 9 10: Working with different screen sizes and formats. April 16 11: Working session. April 23 12: Review of Desktop version. April 30 13: Working session. May 7 14: Working session. May 14 15: Technical review. May 15 16: Final Review in Lin's class.   Evaluation: Your performance will be evaluated based on class involvement, technical progress, and the novelty of your ideas.  A: Exceptional B: Good C: Average D: Below average F: Poor 70% Class assignments 30% Class participation & dialogue   Grade of W: The grade of W may be issued by the Office of the Registrar to a student who officially withdraws from a course within the applicable deadline. There is no academic penalty, but the grade will appear on the student transcript. 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