GRC 338: Schedule

Schedule

GRC 338‑04 Wednesday 12:10 pm

Module 1

• Wed 11 Jan

  Course overview

  Initial survey

  Nomenclature activity in lab

  Type hierarchy annotation activity in lab

  Hello world assignment in lab

  Intro to design principles assignment

  Class journals open (due every Thursday night)

• Thu 12 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.

  Design principles assignment open

• Tue 17 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Restaurant menu assignment open

• Wed 18 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 assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Thursday night)

• Thu 19 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

• Tue 24 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Restaurant menu with style assignment open

• Wed 25 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 Thursday night)

• Thu 26 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

• Tue 31 Jan

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  CSS style: Mobile first assignment open

• Wed 01 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: Mobile first assignment (in lab)

  Class journals open (due every Thursday night)

• Thu 02 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

• Sat 04 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

• Tue 07 Feb

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  CSS style: Grid layout assignment open

• Wed 08 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 Thursday night)

• Thu 09 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

• Tue 14 Feb

  Final website: Content hierarchy assignment open

• Wed 15 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 Thursday night)

• Thu 16 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

• Tue 21 Feb

  Due: HTML/CSS quizzes

  Final website: Mobile first assignment open

• Wed 22 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 Thursday night)

• Thu 23 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

• Tue 28 Feb

  Final website: Responsive assignment open

• Wed 01 Mar

  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 Thursday night)

• Thu 02 Mar

  Due: Final website: Responsive assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 9

• Tue 07 Mar

  Final website: Visual language assignment open

• Wed 08 Mar

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

  Class journals open (due every Thursday night)

• Thu 09 Mar

  Due: Final website: Visual language assignment

  Due: Class journals

Module 10

• Sat 11 Mar

  Final website: Review assignment open

• Wed 15 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.