GRC 338: Schedule

Schedule

GRC 338‑02 Tuesday 12:10 pm

Module 1

• Tue 10 Jan

  Course overview

  Initial survey

  Nomenclature activity in lab

  Type hierarchy annotation activity in lab

  Hello world assignment in lab

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 11 Jan

  Due: Hello world assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 2

• Fri 13 Jan

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  Introduction to HTML; Type hierarchy on HTML; Lists and list items.

• Sat 14 Jan

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Prototyping; Iteration; Hierarchy; Entry point; Form follows function; Chunking.

• Mon 16 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Restaurant menu assignment open

• Tue 17 Jan

  No class. Tuesday follows a Monday schedule.

  Work on the Restaurant menu assignment

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 18 Jan

  Due: Restaurant menu assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 3

• Fri 20 Jan

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  Styling with CSS; Margins and paddings; The class attribute; Span tag, phrase tags, and capitalization.

• Sat 21 Jan

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Consistency; Similarity; Alignment; Proximity.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 23 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Restaurant menu with style assignment open

• Tue 24 Jan

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the Restaurant menu with style assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 25 Jan

  Due: Restaurant menu with style assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 4

• Fri 27 Jan

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  Images in HTML; Semantic elements.

• Sat 28 Jan

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Aesthetic‑usability effect; Highlighting; Color; Legibility.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 30 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  CSS style: Mobile first assignment open

• Tue 31 Jan

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the CSS style: Mobile first assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 01 Feb

  Due: CSS style: Mobile first assignment

  Due: Class journals

Midterm 1

• Fri 03 Feb

  First midterm quiz open (HTML/CSS, modules 2, 3, and 4)

• Mon 06 Feb

  Due: First midterm quiz

Module 5

• Fri 03 Feb

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  The div element and the width property; CSS grid.

• Sat 04 Feb

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Mental model; Von Restorff effect; Expectation effect; Horror vacui.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 06 Feb

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  CSS style: Grid layout assignment open

• Tue 07 Feb

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the CSS style: Grid layout assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 08 Feb

  Due: CSS style: Grid layout assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 6

• Fri 10 Feb

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  Hyperlinks; Menus.

• Sat 11 Feb

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Wayfinding; Progressive disclosure; Visibility; Hick’s law.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 13 Feb

  Final website: Content hierarchy assignment open

• Tue 14 Feb

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the Final website: Content hierarchy assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 15 Feb

  Work on the Final website: Content hierarchy assignment (in lab)

  Due: Class journals

Module 7

• Fri 17 Feb

  HTML/CSS quizzes open:
  Responsive CSS Grid

• Sat 18 Feb

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Accessibility; Fitts’s law; Errors; Forgiveness.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 20 Feb

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Final website: Mobile first assignment open

• Tue 21 Feb

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the Final website: Mobile first assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 22 Feb

  Due: Final website: Mobile first assignment

  Due: Class journals

Midterm 2

• Fri 24 Feb

  First midterm quiz open (HTML/CSS, modules 5, 6, and 7)

• Mon 27 Feb

  Due: Second midterm quiz

Module 8

• Sat 25 Feb

  Design principles quizzes open:
  Picture superiority effect; Recognition over recall; Face-ism ratio; Iconic representation.

  Design principles assignment open

• Mon 27 Feb

  Final website: Responsive assignment open

• Tue 28 Feb

  Due: Design principles examples individual submission

  Design principles discussion (in lab)

  Due: Design principles examples group assignment (in lab)

  Work on the Final website: Responsive assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 01 Mar

  Due: Final website: Responsive assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 9

• Mon 06 Mar

  Final website: Visual language assignment open

• Tue 07 Mar

  Work on the Final website: Visual language assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Wednesday night)

• Wed 08 Mar

  Due: Final website: Visual language assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 10

• Sat 11 Mar

  Final website: Review assignment open

• Tue 14 Mar

  Work on the Final website: Review assignment (in lab)

• Fri 17 Mar

  Due: Final website: Review assignment

Finals

• Mon 20 Mar

  Final exam quiz open on Canvas
  (Design principles)

• Fri 24 Mar

  Due: Final exam quiz

This schedule is subject to change.