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IMC Lab Schedule
You can work in either the IMC or Lab A when there are no classes. One of the benefits of web stuff is it's platform independent, so you can switch back and forth.

 

Tentative Schedule

Dates      Class/Lab    Readings & what's due
May 9, 10   Introductions. Elements of Web Design.
Lab: hands-on critiques  
   Think, chap. 1-4
IA, chap. 3
May 16, 17   Usability
Lab: bad sites, file structure, HTML
  Think, chap. 5
IA., chap. 5*
May 23, 24   Writing for the web
Lab: Dreamweaver overview
Exercise 1: rewrite
  Think, chap. 6
IA, chap. 7-8
May 30, 31   Navigation Systems
Lab: Site management, css, images
Exercise 2:  CSS 1
  IA., chap. 10, 11
Assignment 1
Jun. 6, 7   Research & Communications
Lab: CSS positioning
Exercise 3: CSS 2
  IA, chap. 12
Jun. 13, 14   Conceptual Design
Lab: More CSS tricks
Exercise 4: CSS 3
  Think, chap 7,* chap. 8*
Jun. 20, 21 Color, graphics, design
Lab: Photoshop tutorial
  -none-
Jun. 27, 28   Note: meet me straight in the lab today
Lab: Multiple linking styles
Lab: Templates
Exercise 5 & 6: Templates
  Assignment 2
July 4, 5   Reading Week   -none-
Jul. 11, 12   Search Engines & Social Media
Lab: Optimizing images
Lab: FTP "Dry Run
Exercise 7: Optimizing
  IA, chap. 15-17
Jul. 18, 19   Home Page & Project Management

 

  Web reading: a history of accessibility
FTP Test
Exercises Due
Jul. 25, 26   Accessibility & Standards
Work Period
   
Aug. 1, 2   Work period    
Aug. 8, 9   Work period   Assignment 3

* = to get ahead on the reading

 

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