SEMESTER: Spring 2010
CREDIT: 3 credit hours
PLACE: Udvar Hazy Building 120
TIME: Section 01 T/TH 9:00-10:15 a.m.
INSTRUCTOR: Eric Pedersen
OFFICE: UHB 328
OFFICE HOURS: T/TH 1:00-2:30p.m. and Wednesday 3:00-5:00p.m.
PHONE: 652-7977
E-MAIL: pedersen@dixie.edu
Presentation Schedule
Presentation Sample
SCHOOL YEAR: 2009-2010
MATERIALS REQUIRED:
A USB Drive OR other storage media is required.
SUGGESTED TEXT: "The Elements of User Experience" by Jesse James Garrett. Published by New Riders: ISBN#0-7357-1202-6. The cost of the text is approximately $29.99. There are many other online texts/readings for CSS and other topics of the course.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Upper level curriculum for students pursuing a degree in Computer and Information Technology (CIT) or advanced skills in visual technologies or web development. Teaches Internet publishing and design principles and concepts. Topics include interface design, PHP scripting, intermediate and advanced HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) techniques, Cascading Style Sheets, XML (Extensible Markup Language), JavaScript, Quicktime Virtual Reality (QTVR), and other advanced web publishing tools. Emphasis is on interface design and appropriate use of technologies in Internet development. Pre-requisites: VT 1300, VT 1400, VT 2500, and VT 2600.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of VT 3000 the student will be able to understand, create, and/or explain the following:
Artistic Interface Design Elements
- Interface Design and Development - (1) strategy, (2) scope, (3) structure, (4) skeleton, and (5) surface (as per elements of the user experience).
- The Preferred User Experience -- Principles of Usability
- Interface Comps -- Conceptual approaches to interactive web design
- Color, Logos, and Typography. Mixing color, type and illustrations/logos and photographic elements artistically for interactive design
- Color - including color schemes, bit depth, monitor settings, dithering, color lookup tables, intermediate optimization issues, hue, saturation, etc., rgb, hexadecimal values, converting to hex, and safe and non-browser safe colors.
Technical Elements -- Focus will be on CSS and JQueryUI as part of the Preferred User Experience
- CSS -- Cascading Style Sheets. Implementing conceptual designs
- JavaScript -- JQueryUI -- Implementing interactive user interface with the jqueryui framework.
- PHP -- Implementing server side scripting with PHP.
- Open Source Panos - CSS/JavaScript panorama development and digital imaging (digital cameras, digital video cameras (used for content creation and management). Pano stitching, development, and navigation.
- PDF (portable document format) web pages - creation, multi-page, and software used.
- HTML, XHTML, XML, and XSL standards.
- Cross platform issues, fonts, colors, and web typography, browsers, compatibility, cross-platform fixes, resolution, bit depth, and monitor size.
- Commercial web development process.
- Careers in Internet development. Skills needed in the marketplace and jobs in Web design.
INSTRUCTOR NOTES:
Success in this course is more likely to be achieved if you do the following:
- Attend Class. Much of the material in this course is presented in class. Make you best effort to attend and be prepared so you get the most out of the presentations and discussions.
- Establish a Good Working Relationship With Your Client Early in the Semester. For some, establishing a client relationship is a challenge. For others this is pretty straight forward. If you are struggling with this, please visit with the instructor.
- Work at Content Generation and Collection Early in the Semester. Content generation and collection (meaning getting or creating all the photos, logos, copy, colors, graphics, etc.) takes time, so start early and be diligent about creating and getting what is needed early in the semester.
- Work at the User Experience and Interface Designs. A clear focus of this course is creating the preferred user experience. Work at this. Also, work at the creative process involved in crafting interface designs (functionality, features, navigation, photographic elements, copy, logo, colors, etc) that would qualify as a "preferred user experience".
- Apply the Technical Aspects of CSS Learn CSS well. This means you must spend time each week on assignments and practicing what is presented in class.
- Apply the Technical Aspects of JQueryUI. Learn JQueryUI well. This means you must spend time each week on different aspects of the assignments and practicing what is presented in class.
- Do the Assignments (and turn them in on time). Doing is a big part of learning. The assignments will allow you to experience and do, at least in part, what is being taught in the course. Use creativity when doing your assignments and really do the best you can with each CSS project. These assignments have been specifically designed with your learning and interest at heart. They are not simply busy work and the instructor is appreciative of creativity, hard work, well crafted designs, artistic elements, well thought through interfaces that provide excellent user experiences, and good technical implementation.
- Prepare Well for the Exams. The exams require conceptual understanding as well as the ability to do what has been taught in the class. Prepare well for the exams by doing all the assignments, attending class, participating, and asking questions (especially when something isn't clicking with you).
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING:
Your grade will be based on the percent of the total points which you have earned. Your grade will be composed of the following elements.
| Assignments 1-4 | 40 points |
| Assignment 5 | 80 points |
| Assignment 6-10 | 50 points |
| Exam 1 | 75 points |
| Exam 2 | 50 points |
| Total | 295 points |
Grades will be issued on a percentage of total points possible as follows:
94-100% = A
90-93% = A-
87-89% = B+
84-86% = B
80-83% = B-
77-79% = C+
74-76% = C
70-73% = C-
67-69% = D+
64-66% = D
60-63% = D-
Below 59% = F
All assignments, quizzes, and tests are due on the date designated by the instructor.
Special Needs
If you are a student with a medical, psychological or a learning difference and requesting reasonable academic accommodations due to this disability, you must provide an official request of accommodation to your Professor(s) from the Disability Resource Center within the first two weeks of the beginning of classes. Students are to contact the Center on the main campus to follow through with, and receive assistance in the documentation process to determine the appropriate accommodations related to their disability. You may call (435) 652-7516 for an appointment and further information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 per Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
ASSIGNMENTS AND SCHEDULE:
Here are the Assignments for VT 3000 - Internet Publishing and Design
Send questions and comments to
pedersen@dixie.edu
