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Class Schedule, Spring 2012

Note: The semester calendar always is subject to change. Sometimes we move faster or slower than I anticipate, so check back frequently, and don't rely on a copy that you print the first week of the semester. Also see the course e-Learning site to see if there are ongoing class discussions, lab notes, etc. There may be assignments specific to grad students or undergrads there so be sure to check on a regular basis!

Last updated: March 15, 2012

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No.		 WEEK
BEGINS MONDAY		 LECTURE (Tuesday & Thursday)
Room FLG 245 		ASSIGNMENTS: Your "to-do list" for the current week
1 1.9

What to expect in this class

Introduction to online journalism

-Review course website and e-Learning site
-Download "Journalism 2.0: How to Survive and Thrive" and read Chapter 1
Lab: Orientation
2 1.16

Basic XHTML and CSS

Monday lab will not meet, MLK Day)
3 1.23

Basic XHTML and CSS


  • -Castro, Ch. 1, 2 & 3
  • -Briggs, Foreword, Introduction and Ch. 1
  • -Set up your Plaza ftp space;
4 1.30

Basic CSS continued

Exam 1: Thursday
  • -Castro, Ch. 4, 5 & 6
  • -Briggs, Ch. 2 and 4
  • -Start tweeting
5 2.6

Website design process
  • First pages due in lab.
    -Briggs, Ch. 6
  • -Castro, Ch. 7 & 8
  • -"Taking the Guesswork Out of Design," by Daniel Ritzenthaler, A List Apart
  • Lab: Basic Photoshop
6 2.13

Website design process, cont.

Web design dos and don'ts
(Hint: Don't miss these lectures. They will help a great deal with your sites.)
7 2.20 Web design dos and don'ts (cont)

How to get an A on your site
  • -Briggs, Ch.3
    -Castro, Ch. 11 & 12
    -Read "Understanding Web Design," by Jeffrey Zeldman, A List Apart-
8 2.27

Special guests from Washington Post Labs

Exam 2: Thursday
  • HOMEPAGE PROJECT due Tuesday in lecture.
    -Briggs    , Ch. 9
  • -Castro, Ch. 13
  • -Read "Contrast is King," by Leslie Jensen-Inman, A List Apart
9 3.5

SPRING BREAK

 
  • -Briggs, Ch. 7
  • -Castro, Ch. 14
10 3.12

Project discussion; site-mapping and wireframing

Writing for the Web

  • - Briggs, Ch. 8
    -Read "CSS Floats 101," by Noah Stokes, A List Apart
11 3.19

Intro to multimedia: Audio and video for the Web

 
  • FINAL PROJECT : project proposal due Tuesday in lecture. Must be typewritten and double spaced.
    Lab: Audacity and Soundslides
  • Complete this Soundslides tutorial
    -Castro, Ch. 17
  • -Briggs, Ch. 11
12 3.26 Audio and video for the Web (cont.)

 FINAL PROJECT : content outline due in lab
Lab: Simple video editing
-Castro, Ch. 20
13 4.2 Audio and video for the Web (cont.)

FINAL PROJECT: site map and wireframes due in lab
-Spend an "Evening with Ceefax" at Teletext Then and Now on mb21.co.uk
"Web Site Usability Checklist"
(How does your web site do on this checklist?)
-Briggs, Ch. 10
14 4.9 Of hits, clicks and page views: Web advertising
History and development of online services

FINAL PROJECT : Templates due in lab

Lab: Project work
-Castro, Ch 21
15 4.16 The future of online journalism (and other things).

Lab: Project work

Project due Thursday, April 19, in lecture
16 4.23 Exam 3 Tuesday, April 24 Please fill out the course evaluation, one for lecture and one for lab, https://evaluations.ufl.edu.