The schedule is subject to change based on the needs of the class. All changes will be reflected here and a message will be sent out to the entire class through the Announcements on Canvas.
Unit #1 – Web Design Basics
| Week & Dates | Class Prep | In Class | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 – January 9, 11, 13 | DTC 355 Syllabus Watch: How the Internet Works (6:55) HOPs (4:37) Protocols, Ports, & ICANN (4:05) Domain Names (4:32) URLs (4:31) | M – Introductions W – Information & The Internet F – Activity #1 | By the end of class on Friday 1/13 – Activity #1 (Group) – Information & the Internet |
| Week 2 – January 16, 18, 20 | Read: Hello Web Design Pages 1-94 | M – No Class – MLK Jr. Day Celebrated W – Web Design Basics – Part 1 & Introduce Web Site Audit F – Web Design Basics – Part 2 & Activity #3 | Due by the end of class on Friday 1/20 – Activity #3 (Individual) – Web Accessibility Training |
| Week 3 – January 23, 25, 27 | Introduction to Web Accessibility WebAIM Contrast Checker | M – Web Accessibility W – Class Cancelled F – Activity #2 | Due by the end of class on Friday 1/27 – Activity #2 (Individual) – Web Design Basics |
Unit #2 – HTML & CSS
| Week 4 – January 30, February 1, 3 | Watch: Overview of HTML, CSS & Scripting (4:24) HTML Basics (1:45) Common HTML Tags (3:04) HTML Syntax (3:45) | M – HTML Part #1 W – HTML Part #2 F – Work Day | Due by the end of the day on Friday 2/3 – Web Audit Paper |
| Week 5 – February 6, 8, 10 | Complete: CodeAcademy Learn HTML | M – Work Day W – Work Day F – Activity #4 | Due by the end of class on Friday 2/10 – Activity #4 (Individual) – Code Academy HTML Class |
| Week 6 – February 13, 15, 17 | Watch: Web Server Folders & Files (3:15) Reclaim Your Domain: Episode 1 Signing-Up (8:36) Reclaim Your Domain: Episode 2 The Client Area (13:03) Read: Hello Web Design Pages 95-120 | M – Domains & Hosting W – Wireframes F – Activity #5 | Due by the end of class on Friday 2/17 – Activity #5 (Individual) – Set-Up Domain & Hosting |
| Week 7 – February 20, 22, 24 | Watch: CSS Basics (2:27) Absolute and Relative CSS (4:52) Complete: CodeAcademy Learn CSS | M – No Class. President’s Day W – Workday F – Activity #6 | Due by the end of class on Friday 2/24 – Activity #6 (Individual) – Code Academy CSS Class |
| Week 8 – February 27, March 1, 3 | M – Wireframes W – Work Day/Check-Ins F – Work Day/Check-Ins | Due by the end of class on Friday 3/3 – Activity #7 (Individual) – Wireframes |
Unit #3 – WordPress Site & Writing for the Web
| Week 9 – March 6, 8, 10 | M – Trouble Shoot HTML & CSS Web Site Drafts W – Trouble Shoot HTML & CSS Web Site Drafts F – Work Day | Due by the end of the day on Monday 3/6 – HTML & CSS Web Site Check-In Due by the end of the day on Friday 3/10 – HTML & CSS Website Design Draft | |
| Spring Break | March 13 – 17 | No Classes | |
| Week 10 – March 20, 22, 24 | Read: Writing for the Web | M – Class Cancelled W – Writing for the Web Part F – Activity #8 | Due by the end of class on Friday 3/24 – Activity #8 (Individual) – Writing for the Web Part #1 |
| Week 11 – March 27, 29, 31 | Read: Information Architecture Basics How Information Architecture Works Card Sorting Beginner’s Guide: Improving Your Information Architecture Card Sorting: Uncover Users’ Mental Models for Better Information Architecture | M – Introduce WordPress Site Assignment, W – Information Architecture & User Experience F – Activity #9 | Due by the end of class on Friday 3/31 – Activity #9 (Individual) – Writing for the Web Part #2 (Peer Review) |
| Week 12 – April 3, 5, 7 | Watch: Creating and Managing Subdomains Overview of CMSs (10:08) Overview of WordPress (2:53) Adding WordPress Themes (1:25) | M – Sub-Domains W – Work Day F – Activity #10 | Due by the end of class on Friday 4/7 – Activity #10 (Individual) – Sub-Domain Set-up & WordPress Installation |
| Week 13 – April 10, 12, 14 | M – Check-In Time W – Check-In Time F – Check-In Time | Due by the end of class on Friday 4/14- WordPress Site Check-In | |
| Week 14 – April 17, 19, 21 | Watch: WordPress Pages, Posts, Menus, Themes, & Plug-Ins (2:24) Adding Media in WordPress (1:31) Image File Formats, Sizes & Compression (12:14) Inserting Images & Customization (4:38) Inserting Videos & Audio (4:22) Customizing Menus with CSS & Inspector Tool (5:44) Optional: Installing WordPress Plug-Ins Part 1 (49:10) Installing WordPress Plug-Ins Part 2 (37:45) Organizing Pages and Menus with JumpChart (35:18) | M – Discussion of WordPress W – Independent Work Day F – Independent Work Day | Due by the end of the day on Friday 4/21 – HTML & CSS Website Copy & Final Site |
| Week 15 – April 24, 26, 28 | M – Peer Reviews – IN CLASS W – Independent Work Day F – Independent Work Day | Due before class on Monday 4/24 – Drafts of WordPress Sites Due by the end of the day on Monday 4/24 – WordPress Site Peer Reviews | |
| Finals | No Class Meetings During Finals | Due by the end of the day on Thursday 5/4 – Final WordPress Site |