| Advanced Web Page Design (Web
Page Design II)
Section: GDS - 214 CC1
Room C 137 Tuesdays: 1PM - 2:50 PM Thursdays: 1PM - 3:45 PM
Fall 2003 8/26/03 -12/19/03
Contact Information:
Instructor: Robert A. Higgins
Email: robhiggins@robhiggins.com or rhiggins@parkland.edu
Office: C 144 A (office hours Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00 Thursday 12:00
- 1:00)
Mail Box: C Department Office
Phone: (217) 337-0965
Course Information:
Advanced real-world visual communication design projects focusing
on the Internet. Learn how to create dynamic “third generation”
websites with animation and sound using various Macintosh applications.
Focus on user interface design and information architecture.
Emphasis on presentation skills and becoming power users of
Dreamweaver and Flash.
Required Text
Creating Killer Web Sites: The Art of Third-Generation
Site Design by David Siegel
Optional (Suggested) Text
The Web Design Wow! Book by Jack Davis; HTML Artistry:
More than Code by Ardith Ibanez; Web Design Essentials
by Maria Giudice
Other Materials
| Zip disk(s) |
Sketch Pad |
| Notebook |
Felt tip pens |
| Pen or Pencil |
Parkland Identification Card |
Prerequisite
GDS 114 or consent of instructor or department chair
Grading Policy
Quizzes 20%
Class Precipitation 10%
Projects 50%
Final 20%
Projects
There will be projects assigned almost every class.
Other Matters
Late work will ONLY be accepted with PRIOR arrangement. You
may however work ahead.
If you are late for class two times it will count as an unexcused
absence. For every two unexcused absences, one letter grade
will be deducted from final grade.
Online Access
The UNIX lab is (theoretically) accessible by telnet 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. See the schedules for other labs at
the college for hours and availability. Make sure to have a
backup of your work somewhere besides the Parkland system. Special
licensing applies to the Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash as
well as Adobe Photoshop and Image Ready used in this class,
which means that this software is available in C 137 and C 138.
If you do not purchase copies of this software, you may need
to use these labs to complete your assignments. If you purchase
software, you may do your assignments anywhere.
Grading Scale
As usual, above 90% one gets an A, above 80% a B, above 70%
a C and above 60% a D. I reserve the right to lower this criterion,
but will never raise them.
Classroom Etiquette
The department as a whole is concerned that numerous students
are surfing the web when they should be paying attention to
lectures. Students have complained that surfers disrupt the
class. I ask that all web surfing done in class be related to
the class. If someone else's surfing bothers you, let me know
privately and I will remedy the situation. Please turn off the
ringers on your cell phones and beepers. All material handed
in with your name on it is to be your work. Cheating includes;
turning in code found on the web as yours, giving your code
to someone else, or turning in code someone else wrote. If you
are deemed to be cheating, will get a zero for that assignment
and your final grade will be lowered by a grade. If you cheat
on more than one assignment you will fail the course and be
faced with disciplinary action.
Academic Honesty
I have failed students for cheating and will not hesitate to
do so again. As a rule of thumb, when you are talking to someone
else, you are not cheating. When you are writing something for
someone else, you are cheating. Example: You give a copy of
your code to someone, that someone turns it in as his or her
assignment. Both of people WILL fail the assignment!
ADA Statement:
If you have trouble hearing over the air conditioning, let me
know. If you have trouble reading a particular color marker,
let me know. If you have trouble reading my writing or understand
my accent, let me know. If you have trouble reading the computer
screen, let me know.
If you feel you have a disability for which you may need an
academic accommodation (including special testing, auxiliary
aids, non traditional instructional formats), please inform
the instructor as soon as possible and/or one of the following
for assistance:
Learning Disabilities - Evelyn Brown
Room X-148, Ext. 2587
Other Disabilities - Norm Lambert
Room A-250, Ext. 260
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