1

SEPT 3

Complete by SEPT 10

  1. Course introduction/Syllabus
  2. Benefits of CSS & Basic HTML/CSS syntax
  3. Ways to apply CSS to html
  4. Inheritance, specificity, cascade
  5. Assign Project 1 & CSS Zen Garden
  6. Complete Exercise 1 (FTP exercise)
  7. Complete webCT Discussion: Introductions
  8. Complete Brief, Inspiration, Rough Drafts, & Sitemap Post your Process Book progress to webCT for Project 1 Discussions.
  9. Read Chapters 1 & 2: CSS Mastery

2

SEPT 10

Complete by SEPT 17

  1. Units/measurements, Type
  2. The Box Model
  3. Floating
  4. Common pitfalls
  5. Using CSS in DW
  6. CSS Layout techniques
  7. Complete Exercise 2 (Page Layout with CSS)
  8. webCT assessment: Chapter 2 CSS Mastery
  9. Complete Project 1 Design Concepts

 

3

SEPT 17

Complete by SEPT 24

  1. Project 1 Design Critique
  2. Continue Project 1 Development
  3. webCT discussion: What's your favorite Zen Garden site? What are three ideas for your "zen"?

4

SEPT 24

NO CLASS

Complete by OCT 1

  1. webCT assessment: Ch 7/8 CSS Mastery
  2. Continue Project 1
  3. Start on CSS Zen Garden Concepts

5

OCT 1

Complete by OCT 8

  1. Read Ch. 4, 5, 6 CSS Mastery
  2. Complete Project 1

6

OCT 8

Complete by OCT 15

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Project 1 Critque (Project 1 & Process Book DUE!)
  3. Assign Project 2
  4. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  5. Complete Brief, Inspiration, Rough Drafts, & Sitemap Post your Process Book progress to webCT for Project 2 Discussions.
  6. webCT assessment: Ch 4, 5, 6 CSS Mastery
  7. Complete CSS Zen Garden Design Concepts

7

OCT 15

Complete by OCT 22

  1. IN CLASS
  2. CSS Zen Garden Design Critique (CSS Zen Garden Concepts DUE!)
  3. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  4. Continue Project 2 Concepts

8

OCT 22

Complete by OCT 29

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Project 2 Design Critique (Project 2 Concepts DUE!)
  3. Exercise 3 (Ch 3, 4, 5 CSS Mastery - image techniques, links, lists, navigation)
  4. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  5. Continue Project 2

9

OCT 29

NO CLASS

Complete by NOV 5

  1. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  2. Continue Zen Garden Site
  3. Continue Project 2

10

NOV 5

Complete by NOV 12

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Exercise 4 (Shorthand + Ch 6, 8 CSS Mastery)
  3. webCT assessment: (Ch 6, 8 CSS Mastery + shorthand)
  4. Assign Project 3
  5. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  6. Complete Brief, Inspiration, Rough Drafts, & Sitemap Post your Process Book progress to webCT for Project 3 Discussions.
  7. Start Project 3
  8. Complete Project 2

11

NOV 12

Complete by NOV 19

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Project 2 Critque (Project 2 & Process Book DUE!)
  3. Forms
  4. Exercise 5: Forms
  5. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  6. Continue CSS Zen Garden

12

NOV 19

Complete by NOV 26

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Project 3 Design Critique (Project 3 Concepts DUE!)
  3. Media Types
  4. Mobile Web Design
  5. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  6. Continue CSS Zen Garden

13

NOV 26

NO CLASS

Complete by DEC 3

  1. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  2. Continue Project 3
  3. Continue CSS Zen Garden

14

DEC 3

NO CLASS

Complete by DEC 10

  1. WORK ON DURING THE WEEK
  2. Continue Project 3
  3. Complete CSS Zen Garden

15

DEC 10

Complete by DEC 17

  1. IN CLASS
  2. CSS Zen Garden Critique (Zen Garden Site DUE!)





16

DEC 17

  1. IN CLASS
  2. Project 3 Final Critique (Project 3 & Process Book DUE!)
  3. PROJECT 3 DUE. FAILURE TO TURN IN WILL RESULT IN AN FAILING GRADE IN THIS COURSE.