- Learn how to write for the Web. Writing in this context includes all aspects of information organization
and presentation.
- Apply these techniques to other parts of your life.
Carey, Patrick
Creating Web Pages with HTML (Comprehensive Edition)
(my comments).
Krug, Steve,
Don't Make Me Think
(my comments)
Lynch and Horton,
Web Style Guide
On-line and reserve readings assigned per class schedule.
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1:45-3:00: |
Composition (how to develop material for the web) |
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3:00-3:15: |
Tea |
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3:15-4:20: |
HTML (how to build your pages) |
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Midterm: |
3/12 |
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Project presentations: |
5/14 |
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Project documentation: |
5/17 |
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Final exam: |
5/21 at 9:00 |
The world judges you by what you write.
This includes emails. Everything you submit for this course should be grammatically
correct, with no spelling errors. I will ask for resubmissions as needed.
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Class: |
20% |
Weekly assignments and class participation. You may miss one class.
I will deduct 1% for each other class missed. |
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Personal page: |
10% |
How effectively your page reflects what you have learned in this course. This
includes your project documentation. |
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Midterm exam: |
20% |
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Final exam: |
20% |
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Project: |
30% |
Your final site and a presentation during the last class.
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Your major work is to construct a complete site. You must be interested
in the area and it must be substantial enough to require more than one page
(
guidelines).
This will evolve during the semester
(
guidelines).