Syllabus: MM 440 Multimedia Design
for the Web
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Intermediate web page authoring and site design. Students compile
graphics, animation, and text to produce sites that demonstrate
e-business, entertainment, and distance education uses of the Internet.
Students apply aesthetic and usability criteria to web sites developed
according to industry practice. Software instruction is in Macromedia
Dreamweaver.
COURSE GOALS:
Students will learn the fundamental components of webpage construction,
focusing on the visual aspects of the web. The student will become
aware of various styles current in webpage design and construction;
learn to compare and contrast webpage styles on formal aesthetic
criteria; learn the architectural limits imposed by internet technological
restrictions. Students will gain introductory exposure to the concept
of "Experience" and its relevance to the design of interactive
information technologies.
STUDENT OUTCOMES:
1. Demonstrate proficiency in HTML and basic DHTML and Javascript.
2. Design a website, using storyboards and flowcharts of navigation.
3. Identify major components of website development life cycle and
manage the project to its successful launch.
4. Conduct usability testing of websites.
5. Identify technological constraints on website design.
6. In Macromedia Dreamweaver, demonstrate proficiency in embedding
objects, applying behaviors, and constructing frames, layers, and
nested tables.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Daily homework assignments are essential. These assignments depend
on use of software and hardware available in the university new
media arts laboratory if the does not possess them. Midterm and
final examinations on theory and skills.
FINAL PROJECT:
Complex, hyperlinked web site illustrating the basic components
of webpage authoring.
GRADING:
Grades are based on a percentage scale. The grade breakdown is
as follows:
A 95 -100 C 74 - 76
A- 90 - 94 C- 70 - 73
B+ 87 - 89 D+ 67 - 69
B 84 - 86 D 64 - 66
B- 80 - 83 D- 60 - 63
C+ 77 - 79 F Below 60
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A =95 -100 |
C =74 - 76 |
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A- =90 - 94 |
C- =70 - 73 |
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B+ =87 - 89 |
D+ =67 - 69 |
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B =84 - 86 |
D =64 - 66 |
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B- =80 - 83 |
D- =60 - 63 |
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C+ =77 - 79 |
F =Below 60 |
Late assignments will be marked down 5% for every day they are
late.
Definition of Grades:
A =Outstanding Achievement that significantly exceeds standards
B =Commendable Achievement that exceeds standards
C =Acceptable Achievement that meets standards
D =Marginal Achievement that is below standards
F =Failing
REQUIRED TEXT:
Design Methodology & Technology: Academic Student Guide.
Prosoft
ISBN#: 1-59302-005-8
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Cohen, Sandee. Fireworks 4 for Windows and Macintosh Visual
Quickstart Guide. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 2001. ISBN: 0201731339
Fuller, Robert & Ulrich, Laurie Ann.INew York: McGraw-Hill
Professional Publishing, 2001. ISBN: 007213108X
Green, Garo & Lynda Weinman Dreamweaver 4 Hands-On Training.
Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 2001. ISBN: 0201741334
Hackos, Joann T. & Redish, Janice C., User and Task Analysis
for Interface Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
ISBN: 0471178314
Holmes, Merlyn; Web Usability and Navigation: A Beginner's
Guide. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2002
ISBN: 0072192615
Towers, J. Tarin, Dreamweaver 4 for Windows and Macintosh:
Visual QuickStart Guide. Berkeley: Peachpit Press, 2001. ISBN:
0201734303
Williams, Robin. The Non-Designer's Web Book. Berkeley:
Peachpit Press, 2000. ISBN: 0201710382
WEBLIOGRAPHY
World Wide Web Consortium. http://www.w3.org/
Accessible
Web Page Design. http://www.makoa.org/web-design.htm
Computer Arts Web Studio. http://www.computerarts.co.uk/web/
Designing a more Usable World for All. http://trace.wisc.edu/world/
Differences Between Print Design and Web Design. http://www.useit.com/alertbox/990124.html
A list apart. http://www.alistapart.com/index.html
linkdup.com. http://www.linkdup.com/
Lynda.com. http://www.lynda.com/
Macromedia.com. http://www.macromedia.com/
Microsoft.com. http://www.microsoft.com/
Netscape Browser Central.
http://browsers.netscape.com/browsers/main.tmpl
RNIB, Making Internet shopping accessible.
http://www.rnib.org.uk/digital/webshop.htm
Vincent Flanders' Web Pages that Suck. http://www.webpagesthatsuck.com/home.html
Web Style Guide. http://www.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
Webmonkey, Web Developer's Resource. http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/index.html
Web Developer's Vritual Library: Web Site Design. http://wdvl.com/Authoring/Design/
Web Developer's Journal Creating Killer Web Sites. http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/books/killer.html
Wow Web Designs. http://www.wowwebdesigns.com/
Zeldman.com zine. http://www.zeldman.com/
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
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access to scholarly books, journals, ebooks, and databases of full
text articles from scholarly journals. Library books and journal
articles can be shipped to online students. Librarians are available
to assist students at the Spectrum Library in San Diego, at the
regional Library Information Centers (LIC), and online (www.nu.edu/library/index.html).
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