Note: Class meets Mondays in Ellington Plant Sciences Bldg. 101 and Fridays in Perkins 208 (asterisk).
Schedule is somewhat flexible and will get filled in as we proceed through the semester.
Black text indicates subject for that day's class. Red text refers to hand-in assignments, green text to reading assignments
| August 24* |
First class. Syllabus, expectations, goals, grading, assignments, readings, main semester project.
Activate your student web account.
Introduction to html code. Role of index.html file; create a simple one in class in Wordpad.
Introduction to SSH file transfer software. To Filezilla
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop. Begin
Layers assignment in class. |
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| August 27 |
Web site design, components. Logos, "banners". l b c
Review assignments for the semester: main project requirements.
Optional: To set up a personal web site: please follow these instructions. Problems, call Help Desk at 4-9900.
Modify your index.html file and upload it to your server.
Email Augé your working web address, showing your modified index.html file live on the WWW. |
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| August 31* |
Introduction to Dreamweaver. Code & Design Views, Properties Window, Toolbars. Images.
Submit Adobe Photoshop Layers and Adobe Photoshop Odds & Ends assignments to those
Assignment Manager folders.
Reading assignment: Handout, Writing to Learn |
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| September 3 |
No class (Labor Day). |
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| September 7* |
Creating Tables in Dreamweaver. Exercise: re-create a web site cover page in Dreamweaver. Introduction to common html tags. Exercise: re-create a web page using tags.
Submit main project project proposal to that Blackboard Assignment Manager folder
Reading assignment: pages 24-31 in On Writing Well
Reading assignment: Handout, Approaching a Writing Project |
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| September 10 |
On Writing Well: simplicity, clutter, style. Chunking, e.g. College loans scandal Water management of turfgrasses. Discuss banner assignment.
Editing exercise 1: logical flow and phrasing of your project proposal.
Submit writing style assignment to instructor mailbox (PSB 252).
Reading assignment: pages 3-23 in On Writing Well (William Zinsser, 30th anniversary ed. 2006) |
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| September 14* |
Banner exercise: create two or three sample banners for your site.
Common html tags and exercise. Hotlinks.
Submit your banner/header assignment to that Assignment Manager folder and place on your remote site, with link from your index.html file.
Reading assignment: Browse W3Schools CSS Tutorial a b c d |
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| September 17 |
Reader tendecies and expectations.
Editing exercise 2: economy of wording. Exercise.
First progress report due.
Reading assignment: pp. 15-24, The Elements of Style |
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| September 21* |
Image maps. Web fonts. Your site design.
Reading assignment: pages 32-36 in On Writing Well |
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| September 24 |
Fair use. Copyright. Plagiarism. (guest speaker, Jerry Riehl from the ITC)
Reading assignment: Handouts, Avoiding Jargon, Use & Misuse of English Language |
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| September 28* |
WORK on your own in Perkins 208.
Reading assignment: pp. 25-33, The Elements of Style |
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| October 1 |
Introduction to style sheets.
Second progress report due
Reading assignment: Handout, Style Sheets
Reading assignment: pp. 66-85, The Elements of Style
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| October 5* |
Style sheet exercise. Optimizing photos for the web.
Reading assignment: |
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| October 8 |
Introduction to Camtasia, explanation of grad student Camtasia assignment.
Editing exercise 2 (continued): economy of wording. Exercise; suggested rewrites. Also see Blackboard site
for exercise and suggested solutions.
Submit Style Sheet assignment to that Assignment Manager folder
Reading assignment: The Science of Scientific Writing |
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| October 12* |
Fall break. No class.
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| October 15 |
Search-and-replace, anchor tag exercises.
Editing exercise 3: locating action in verbs. Exercise; suggested rewrites. Also see Blackboard site
for exercise and suggested solutions.
Exercise based on principles in The Science of Scientific Writing.
Submit main project paper to that Assignment Manager folder
Reading assignment: The Science of Scientific Writing |
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| October 19* |
Optimizing images exercise. Global earch and replace exercise. Anchor tags exercise. General web questions. Work on your web site.
Third progress report due.
Reading assignment: Handout, pp 142-144 in Dreamweaver 8: The Missing Manual.
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| October 22 |
Discuss storyboard assignment.
Editing exercise 4: subject verb placement. Exercise; suggested rewrites. Also see Blackboard site
for exercise and suggested solutions. Exercise based on principles in The Science of Scientific Writing.
Reading assignment: The Science of Scientific Writing
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| October 26* |
Project check, your web site: "final" banner (with map); coverpage and 2ndary page design, style sheet, links/nav aids. Text tranafer from your paper: subheads and chunking. Insert optimized images. citations.htm; glossary.htm; site_index.htm. Prepare to storyboard your site orally on Oct 29 or Nov 2. |
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| October 29 |
Make It Purple style sheet exercise. Group learning of anchor tags. Editing exercise.
Reading assignment: The Science of Scientific Writing
Fourth progress report due |
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| November 2* |
Verbally storyboard your site for the class; establish and accomplish your objectives for the day. |
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| November 5 |
Finish subject/verb placement exercise.
Reading assignment: Handouts, How To Write a Review paper, How To Write For the Public. |
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| November 9* |
Using tables for accomplish formatting: bordered notice boxes, informational tables (text or data)
Submit Cover Page assignment to that Assignment Manager folder
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| November 12 |
Page layout (Beth).
Fifth progress report due, as pdf in that Assignment Manager folder. |
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| November 16* |
Coding rotating images; installing UT's Ultraseek search tool; installing a counter; drop-down menus.
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| November 19 |
Science of Scientific Writing principles (powerpoint exercise). |
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| November 23 |
Thanksgiving break. No class. |
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| November 26 |
Pop-up windows.
Post a pdf file on your website, also submit in Blackboard Assignment Manager folder. |
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| November 30* |
Installing a counter; drop-down menus (continued). Web site tune-ups.
Sixth progress report due
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| December 3 |
Camtasia videos presented in class (grad students only - optional extra credit for undergrads)
Begin website peer evaluations on DECEMBER 5. |
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| December 13 |
In-class student presentations introducing your web sites. 10:15-12:15 (Thursday)
Submit website peer evaluations by this date. |
