2017

Author: nikolaswise

README.md

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 # J608 - Web Design & Interactivity
-> 4/24, 5/1, 5/8, 5/22 - 10h00-13h50
+> 4/23, 4/30, 5/7, 6/4 — 10h00-15h00
 
 ```
 Nikolas Wise
-[email protected]
+[email protected]
 503.680.5495
 @nikolaswise
 ```
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 In the course of this workshop, we will be introducing and discussing both the technical structures of web design as well as the independent disciplines within the field. You will be learning the basics of creating web sites, starting from HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Alongside the basics, you will produce a project that combines your journalistic process with one of the disciplines of web design. The final day of class will be a discussion of these projects, demonstrating a firm grasp of how to communicate in a web-driven design discussion.
 
-Graduate students will be expected to engage in a more rigourous final project, and will produce more work in assignments as described in the [schedule](#schedule)
+Graduate students will be expected to engage in a more rigorous final project, and will produce more work in assignments as described in the [schedule](#schedule)
 
 ## Outcomes
 
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 ## Office Hours
 
-Regular office hours are schedules for Tuesdays and Thursday while the workshop in in session. Cafe hours can be scheduled on an individual bases as needed.
-
-```
-Web Design Workshop Office Hours
-Esri Portland R&D Center
-309 SW 6th Ave, 6th Floor
-Tuesday, Thursday in last of week of April, all of May
-12h00 – 15h00
-```
+Office hours can be scheduled on an individual bases as needed.
 
 ## Policies
 
 ### Grading
 
-All projects must be finished during the term. Finally grades will be based on overall participation and engagement with the material. Not finishing any one of the projects will result in an F. An A+ will be contingent on demonstrating exemplary growth in the duration of the course.
+All projects must be finished during the term. Finall grades will be based on overall participation and engagement with the material. Not finishing any one of the projects will result in an F. An A+ will be contingent on demonstrating exemplary growth in the duration of the course.
 
 ### Attendance
 
-You will attend each of the 5 sessions. Exceptions may be made for funerals and / or meteor strikes
+You will attend each of the 4 sessions. Exceptions may be made for funerals and / or meteor strikes
 
 ### Submitting Work
 
-All assignmens will be submitted on [Github](https://github.com)
+All assignment will be submitted on [Github](https://github.com)
 
 ### Missed Work
 
@@ -60,7 +52,7 @@ If I need to cancel a class (chopped off fingers / computer caught on fire) I wi
 
 ### Universality, Inclusion, and Conduct
 
-I am commited to teaching a class where all are welcome and includeed, with Universal design as a baseline. The highest standards of behavior are expected and required. If you have any concerns, needs, or want me to be aware of any particular requirements you may have, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
+I am committed to teaching a class where all are welcome and included, with Universal design as a baseline. The highest standards of behavior are expected and required. If you have any concerns, needs, or want me to be aware of any particular requirements you may have, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
 
 ## Preparation
 
@@ -85,7 +77,7 @@ The below articles from [_A List Apart_](http://alistapart.com/) are a small sam
 - [Fork](https://help.github.com/articles/fork-a-repo/) this [repository](https://github.com/nikolaswise/web-design-workshop).
 - Fixing typos in this syllabus via a [Pull Request](https://help.github.com/articles/using-pull-requests/) will be seen as an excellent start.
 
-### 4/24 - What is Web Design?
+### 4/23 - What is Web Design?
 
 - Introduction of Technical Aspects
 - Disciplines within Web Design
@@ -97,15 +89,21 @@ Read Paul Ford's excellent expose [What is Code?](http://www.bloomberg.com/graph
 
 Create a website using github pages using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This web site needs at least 3 pages. The content should be something that you think is interesting. An explanation of the project will live in the repo's `README.md` file, and be written in Markdown.
 
+##### Resources
+
+- [HTML Element Reference.](http://htmlreference.io/)
+- [CSS Reference.](http://cssreference.io/)
+- [JavaScript Basics](https://github.com/processing/p5.js/wiki/JavaScript-basics)
+
 ##### Grad Students
 
-This website needs to be at least 5 distinct pages, with full navigation from each page to each other page. There must be significant styling using CSS, at least one interactive element using Javscript, and the HTML must be valid HTML 5.
+This website needs to be at least 5 distinct pages, with full navigation from each page to each other page. There must be significant styling using CSS, at least one interactive element using JavaScript.
 
-### 5/1 - How do they do that?
+### 4/30 - How do they do that?
 
 - Show off and briefly discuss student web sites
 - Talk about what was hard, what was easy
-- Explore some professional websites, taking a look unde the hood.
+- Explore some professional websites, taking a look under the hood.
 
 #### For Next Session
 
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 Provide 2 examples of each. Much more depth in analysis and critique is expected.
 
-### 5/8 - Deep Dive into Design
+### 5/7 - Deep Dive into Design
 
 - Discussion of sites located by students
 - Generate ideas for individual projects.
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 Will write ~1k words on how their project relates to the discussions about design critique and sub-disciplines, provided references and examples from the web.
 
-### 5/22 - Project Review
+### 6/04 - Project Review
 
 - Present and Review the Projects
 - Final discussion about the relationship between Journalism and Web Design.
 
 
-