Spring 2010
Section #74484
Mondays from 8:00 to 10:25 AM – 216
Mentry Hall
Wednesdays from 8:00 to 10:25 AM – 218
Mentry Hall
Instructor: Mark Daybell
Email: professordaybell@gmail.com
Web: www.daybell.com
Phone: 661-362-3066
Office: 208 Mentry Hall
Office Hours: Tuesdays 2:00 – 4:00 PM 208 Mentry Hall
Wednesdays 3:30 – 6:00
PM 208 Mentry Hall
Other
times available upon request
Fundamental concepts, terminology, techniques and
applications of Web page design using industry standard software such as Adobe
Photoshop. Note: In order to access the multimedia computer lab outside of
class time, students must register for GMD 097L.
State purpose of web
page design
Evaluate web pages
according to design principles
Distinguish and
define web page design and related Internet terminology
Compare and contrast
raster-based web page design to vector-based web page design
Compare and contrast
various web page design and graphics software for appropriate use
Compare and contrast
all web-based file formats
Create and
incorporate small multimedia files, such as animations into web site
Incorporate color
theory and other aesthetic concepts into web page design
Differentiate and
utilize appropriate acquisition hardware, such as scanners and digital still
cameras used in the production of web sites
Integrate into HTML
with ÒWYSIWYGÓ based web graphics
Completion of all assignments,
exercises and exams
Class Participation
(contributing to classroom discussions and/or in-class projects)
Attendance to all lectures and
labs
If you miss a lecture, it is
your responsibility not mine, to find out what you missed
In the event of an absence, please refer to your syllabus
All student work is to be collected by the end
of the course. Unless otherwise arranged with the instructor, projects that are
not collected by the end of the course will be destroyed.
Text, Materials & Supplies
Elaine Weinmann and Peter
Lourekas, Photoshop CS4 for Windows & Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide;
Peachpit Press
Tom Negrino and Dori Smith, Dreamweaver
CS4 for Windows & Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide; Peachpit Press
Removable memory, such as a
Flash Drive, CD-R or personnel external Hard Drive
Scantron form #882-E
Other expenses may vary from
student to student
Each student is allowed 3
absences per semester
Each absence
beyond the 3 allotted will lower your attendance score by 25 points or 2.5%
Each tardy is equal to 1/3 of an
absence
Grading Policies
30% of your grade is determined by:
á
Website Analysis Paper, 100 points or
10%
á
Exams, 100 points or 10%
á
Attendance, 100 points or 10%
Late work (work that is turned
in after the assigned due date) will not be accepted without documented
extenuating circumstances
Quizzes and exams cannot be
taken late without documented extenuating circumstances
Grade challenges are strongly encouraged to be
petitioned within six months of the end of the course
All materials for grade challenge are the
studentÕs responsibility to collect and store
Academic Dishonesty: All instructors reserve
the right to dismiss any student who has plagiarized or in anyway turned in work
that is not their own. If a student is having difficulties with deadlines or
workload, please make an appointment to discuss the situation and any
alternative solutions.
No sleeping, closed eyes or
dozing off, please do what it takes to be alert for all lectures
No use of cell phones,
including text messaging even during lab or a break
No food I can smell
No inappropriate language
No inappropriate use of
facilities especially the Internet
Students, faculty and staff
have the right to a campus that is free of harassment. But as an institution
with higher ideals, we expect more. We want a campus where people treat each
other with respect, both physically and verbally. Let's be clear: any abusive
or offensive behavior on campus is inappropriate, even if it's not bad enough
to be "illegal" harassment. We prohibit on our campus all types of
mistreatment and misconduct based on someone's race, color, sex, age, religion,
disability, sexual orientation and so on. For example, students, faculty or staff
may be disciplined or fired for inappropriate behavior, even if what they do
doesn't violate the law. We have a higher standard. Let us all behave accordingly.
Throughout this course students will be exposed artwork from diverse points of view. Although questionably offensive artwork is always placed in an appropriate historical and artistic context, the right of individual students who choose not to be exposed to said work is recognized. If any student feels he/she would rather opt out of any or all of the slide and/or video lectures, please bring those concerns to the instructorÕs attention before scheduled lectures. If students decide to opt out of any lectures, however, he/she will still responsible for completing the regularly assigned projects and/or exercises.
Dates to Remember:
Refund February
19th
Add February
19th
Drop without a ÒWÓ March
5th
Pass/No Pass March
5th
Withdrawal April
2nd
Instructors reserve the right to make alterations and/or addendums
to syllabus, such as: extra credit, calendar changes, course changes, due date
changes and project revisions. If and when changes occur, appropriate and
timely notice will always be given.
Always remember to Back-up all
work onto another disk. ÒI didn't have more than one copy and my computer
deleted it," is not an extenuating circumstance.
February
08 Introductions – Email Check - Syllabus - Expected Supply
List – daybell.com – Mac Lab Overview
10 Introduction to Web Page Design
– Introduction to Site Planning - Assignment #1: Silver Lake
Wine Wireframe
15 Holiday
17 Photoshop: Preferences, File Management, Shape Tools, Layers, Layer Styles, Color,
Alignment, Type and Groups
22 Working on Assignment #1
24 Usability & Information Architecture - Website
Analysis Paper
01 Working
on Assignment #1
03 Assignment
#1: Silver Lake Wine Wireframe Due (100
points) – Assignment #2: Silver Lake Wine Visual Design - Logo Design
– Photoshop: Pen Tool
08 Working on
Assignment #2 - Website
Analysis Paper (100 points) Due
15 Working on Assignment #2
17 Raster Graphics vs. Vector
Graphics – Raster Type vs. Vector Type - Typography for the Web
22 Working on Assignment #2
24 Assignment #2: Silver Lake Wine Visual Design Due (200 points) –
Review - Assignment #3: Silver Lake Wine Web Ready
31 Optimization –Photoshop: Save for the Web and Devices
12 Working on Assignment #3
14 Photoshop: Slices
19 Working on Assignment #3
21 Assignment #3: Silver Lake Wine Web Ready Due (200 points) –
Assignment #4: Silver Lake Wine Interactive Web Page - Introduction to the
World Wide Web - Introduction to HTML – Introduction to Dreamweaver
26 Working on
Assignment #4
28 VQS 2: Starting Your First Site – VQS 3: Building Your
First Page
03 Working on Assignment #4
05 VQS 4: Adding Text To Your Pages - VQS 8: Positioning Page Content
10 Working on Assignment #4
12 VQS 7: Styling Page Content - VQS 9:
Managing Styles – Page Properties
17 Working on Assignment #4
19 VQS 6: Working With Links - Domain
Names - Domain Registration – Finding a Host - Uploading to
a Remote Server
24 Working on
Assignment #4
31 Holiday
02 Final Exam (100
points)