Graphic
Design for the Web
13-105 SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR:
E-mail (the
best way to reach me):
Course Website:
blackboard.allegany.edu
Office location:
Please
note: Under extenuating circumstances, the instructor has the right to change
any course provisions or requirements during the semester.
DESCRIPTION:
This course will introduce students to the proper use
of layout strategies, navigation techniques, design elements, and graphic file
formats as it relates to the challenges and unique properties of web design.
Students will learn how to build original graphics and to use appropriate
compression methods for the Web using current industry standard web-graphic
design software. The course will review the interaction of media, page design,
color and images.
PREREQUISITES:
Prerequisite:
Web Page Development 191, concurrent registration or consent of instructor.
OBJECTIVES:
1. Recognize effective and ineffective web sites
through comparative analysis.
2. Recognize and differentiate between GIF,
JPEG, WBMP, and PNG graphic files.
3. Recognize and understand the unique
properties and challenges that exist between web design vs. print
4. Troubleshoot and solve problems that occur in
the development and creation of web graphics including testing within browsers
and software applications
5. Identify the web-safe color cube essential to
the major browsers and use the colors in graphic implementation.
6. Recognize and use effectively the following
design elements: buttons, image maps, rollovers, and navigation bars.
7. Design and create original graphics for the
web.
8.Learn
how to create basic animation
COURSE
POLICIES:
(In
addition to the policies listed below, all policies of the A.C. Student
Handbook regarding academic standards and student conduct apply.)
COURSE
POLICIES:
(In addition to the policies listed below, all
policies of the A.C. Student Handbook regarding academic standards and student
conduct apply.)
ATTENDANCE: Web
Students~ failing complete the first deadline I assign may be dropped from the
course.
LAB
AVAILABILITY: The
Fireworks software is installed at the Cumberland Campus (T-163) and is also
available to be installed at the Somerset Campus (AC 214) and Bedford Campus
(BR19) – please contact me if needing this in PA. If in need of the software for home, please
contact your instructor for the best purchasing options.
TUTORING: Tutoring is available FREE at every campus – please contact the instructor
early in the semester if you are in need of a tutor OR if you are interested in
being a tutor for this course.
ASSIGNMENTS & DEADLINES: All deadlines
are posted at the beginning of the semester on Blackboard under the schedule.
Please make note of these dates! No make-up of exams or in-class assignments
are permitted unless a valid, documented medical or emergency situation
exists.
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All
assignments are to be submitted through the “Assignments” button in Blackboard
and are not accepted after the date due. This will put a “!” in the gradebook notifying me it’s ready to be graded! Do NOT use the digital drop box and DO NOT
e-mail me assignments!
QUIZZES
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Are
administered completely online. There is no need for you to travel to campuses
to take tests.
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Course grading structure: 90-100 =
A 80-
89 = B 70-
79 = C 60-
69 = D <60
= F |
E-MAIL: Please read and follow these rules
otherwise your e-mail may not be read!
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First….please
check Blackboard to see that your correct e-mail was registered otherwise you
will not receive critical e-mails from me!!. You do this by clicking “Tools” and “Personal
Information”. If your email address
changes during the course of the semester, be sure to update your email address
in Blackboard.
SPAM:
We have an automatic SPAM filter at ACM and without following the rules below, your e-mail may very well be flagged at SPAM and be
automatically deleted without me ever knowing it.
·
Hotmail
and Yahoo accounts get marked as SPAM by our firewall – if you e-mail me and
don’t get a response, it’s likely that your e-mail was marked as SPAM by our
system and deleted. Gmail accounts are recommended and will come right through
to me. (www.gmail.com)
·
In
the subject line of ALL email you send me please use the name of your course in
lowercase (ie: 191webpage)
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NEVER
use ALL CAPS exclamation points or other characters in your subject line OR
e-mail message (as this is considered screaming) and also may be flagged as
SPAM by our filter and automatically deleted.
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Always
sign your e-mails – with so many web students, I can’t keep track of all of you
without your full name and course.
Lastly,
irate, disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. This
includes all web correspondence, e-mail, discussion board posts, etc. I expect
the same amount of respect in your message as if you were speaking to me
directly. I will respond to all e-mail messages following the rules above
within 24 hours, excluding weekends. Please review: www.onlinenetiquette.com to learn more
about proper netiquette.
Academic dishonesty:
Refer
to the AC Student Handbook for the definition of academic dishonesty, and know
well the definition of plagiarism. Any
act of academic dishonesty will be dealt with in an appropriate way.
13-105 TENTATIVE COURSE SCHEDULE:
**Please note this is a
tentative schedule of textbook chapter readings – the weekly assignment
due
to me is explained in detail on Blackboard under Assignments button.
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Week: |
Topic/Mandatory
readings: |
Recommended/optional readings: |
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1
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Course
Introduction |
Designing text Chapter 1 Getting
Started |
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2 |
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Designing text Chapters 3 Planning Web
Projects, 4 Establishing Goals and Chapter 27 Usability |
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3 |
Fireworks text –
Lesson 1 Bitmap Editing |
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4 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 2 Vector Tools |
Designing text Chapter 14 HTML Color
tags |
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5 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 3 Layers |
Designing text Chapter 15 Background
tiles |
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6 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 4 Adding Text |
Designing text Chapter 17 Rules &
Bullets, 20 HTML type |
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7 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 5 Advanced Techniques |
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8 |
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9 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 6 Creating Buttons |
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10 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 7 Slices and Hotspots |
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11 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 8 Optimizing and Exporting |
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12 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 9 Gif Animations |
Designing text Chapters 18 Javascript |
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13 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 10 Masking and Pop-up Menus |
Review Designing text Chapter 7
Navigation |
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14 |
Fireworks
text – Lesson 11 Integrating with Dreamweaver 8 |
Designing text Chapters 9 HTML, 23
CSS, Chapters 28 - 30 |
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15 |
Open lab week
for final project planning |
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16 |
Final Project
due |
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