WRT 3072: Rhetoric of Web Design

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F 9/2

Introduction to course policies and goals.
Introduction to rhetoric.
Perform baseline skills assessment (PDF).

Discuss HTML basics.
For next time read Robbins chapter 1 and chapter 2.

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M 9/5

Labor day recess—no classes.

W 9/7

Quiz 1.
Discuss files, coding tools, and HTML basics.
Code from today's class (copy and paste it into your own text file).

F 9/9

Discuss linking.
Discuss images.
Introduction to the "up and running" assignment.
For next time read Robbins chapter 4.
Files from today's class (ZIP archive).

2	M 9/12	Introduction to CSS. For next time read Robbins chapter 5 Files from today's class (ZIP archive).
	W 9/15	Quiz 2. Discuss separating presentation from content. Files from today's class (ZIP archive).
	F 9/17	Discuss validation. For next time: read Robbins chapter 6.

3	M 9/19	Discuss project evaluation. Project directory. For next time: read Robbins chapter 7.
	W 9/21	Quiz 3. "Up and running" assignment assignment due by 11:55 p.m. For next time: read Robbins chapter 8.
	F 9/23	Complete Content vs. Style: A Conceptual Introduction.

4	M 9/26	Discuss CSS. Design a style sheet for this document. Files from today's class (ZIP archive). For next time: read Robbins chapter 11.
	W 9/28	Quiz 4 Discuss document hierarchy. Files from today's class (ZIP archive). For next time: read Robbins chapter 12.
	F 9/30	Discuss advanced CSS selectors. For next time: read chapter 13.

5	M 10/3	Quiz 5 Introduction to the CSS layout project (ZIP archive). Example of alternate style sheets (view in Internet Explorer or Firefox).
	W 10/5	Discuss floats. For next time: read chapter 14.
	F 10/7	Floats, continued. Files from today's class (ZIP archive). For next time: read chapter 15.

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M 10/10

Discuss CSS layouts.
Discuss advanced selectors.
Workshop for the CSS layout project.
For next time: read chapter 16.
Files from today's class (ZIP archive).

W 10/12

Quiz 6
Workshop for the CSS layout project.
Discuss CSS visual design.

F 10/14

CSS layout assignment due to Moodle by 11:55 p.m.
CSS boxes online activity.
Attendance otional workshop day.
For next time, read Robbins, chapter 21.
Introduction to the client redesign project.

7	M 10/17	Discuss rhetorical considerations for the client redesign and documentation projects. Develop client interview questions.
	W 10/19	Quiz 7 Working with images. For next time, read Williams "Design Principles," chapters 1–6. Client video interview begins at 11 a.m.
	F 10/21	Final workshop for the CSS layout assignment.

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M 10/24

Discuss visual design.

For next time, read Williams "Design Principles," chapters 7, 9, 10, and 11.

W 10/26

For next time, read The Yahoo! Style Guide, chapters 1, 2, and 3.

F 10/28

Discuss written style.

9	M 10/31
	W 11/2
	F 11/4	Discuss working with images. For next time: Williams, "Designing with Type," chapters 9, 10, 11, 14.

10	M 11/7	Working with images, continued. For next time: Williams, "Designing with Type," chapters 15, 17, 18, and 19.
	W 11/9	Discuss embedded fonts. Discuss type design and readability.
	F 11/11	For next time: read The Yahoo! Style Guide, chapters 1, 2, and 3.

11	M 11/14	Discuss writing for web audiences. The Yahoo! Style Guide, chapters 4, 5, and 6. Introduction to the final project.
	W 11/16	Client followup video interview begins at 11 a.m.
	F 11/18	Discsuss redeisgn strategies. For next time: read The Yahoo! Style Guide, chapters 17 and 18.

12	M 11/21	Discuss SEO. Introduction to the final project.
	W 11/23–Su 11/27	Thanksgiving recess—no classes.

13	M 11/28	Client Site Redesign Project and client documentation due by 11:55 p.m.
	W 11/30	Discuss strategies for developing a web presence. Workshop and review day.
	F 12/2	Discuss dynamic pages and web hosting services. Discuss multimedia. Project workshop.
	Sa 12/3	Final project review drafts due.

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M 12/5

Summing up and final revision workshop.
Potluck.

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F 12/9

Due to Moodle by 11:55 p.m.:

Final project
Client Site Redesign Project Revisions (optional)
Client Documentation Revisions (optional)