Tentative Schedule

Week Eight
Homework
+ Finalize sketches for class review

Week Nine (October 28–November 1)
In Class
Monday
+ Class review of sketches
+ Breakout Sessions :: Begin developing digital designs

Wednesday
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 1 :: HTML
+ Assignment :: Exercise 1
+ Working Day :: Breakout sessions
+ Small group WIP critiques 

Homework
+ Continue work on mobile application designs.
+ Complete Exercise 1

Week Ten (November 4–8)
Items Due (Monday, November 4)
+ Exercise 1

In Class
Monday
+ Class Discussion ::  Exercise 1 issues and questions
+ Small group WIP critiques 
+ Breakout Sessions :: Finalize designs for mobile application.

Wednesday
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 2 :: HTML/CSS
+ Assignment :: Exercise 2
+ Finalize designs for mobile application.
+ Small group WIP critiques 

Homework
+ Complete Exercise 2

Week Eleven (November 11–15)
Items Due (Monday, November 11)
+ Exercise 2

In Class
Monday
+ Class Review/Critique :: Smartphone/Mobile Applications
+ Class Discussion ::  Exercise 2 issues and questions

Wednesday
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 3 :: HTML/CSS
+ Assignment :: Exercise 3

Homework


+ Finish design of Mobile Application
+ Complete Exercise 3

Week Twelve (November 18–22)
Items Due (Monday, November 18)
+ Exercise 3


+ Smartphone/Mobile Application 

In Class
Monday
+ Class Discussion ::  Exercise 3 issues and questions
+ Class Review and Discussion :: Sketches 
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 4 :: HTML/CSS

Wednesday
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 5 :: HTML/CSS
+ Assignment :: Exercise 4


+ Assignment :: Character Page 

Homework
+ Complete Exercise 4


+ Begin working on Character page concepts and sketches 

Week Thirteen (November 25–29)
Items Due (Monday, November 25)
+ Exercise 4


+ Sketches/Ideas for character page 

In Class
Monday
+ Class Discussion ::  Exercise 4 issues and questions
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 6 :: HTML/CSS
+ Breakout Sessions :: Work on coding character page

Wednesday
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 7 :: HTML/CSS
+ Assignment :: Exercise 5
+ Breakout Sessions :: Work on coding character page

Homework
+ Complete Exercise 5

Week Fourteen (December 2–6)
Items Due (Monday, December 2)
+ Exercise 5

In Class
Monday
+ Class Discussion ::  Exercise 5 issues and questions
+ Class Discussion/Lesson 8 :: HTML/CSS

Wednesday
+ Breakout Sessions :: Work on coding character page

Homework
+ Finalize character page

Week Fifteen (December 9–13)
Items Due (Monday, December 9) 
+ Character Page Due

In Class
+ Class Critique 

Finals (TBA)

TBA

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Week One
In Class
+ Introduction, Syllabus, Course Overview. 
+ Discussion :: What is interactive Design?

Homework (due Monday)
+ Purchase books
+ Begin reading Design for Emotion for Class Discussion on book Wednesday Week 5 

Week Two
In Class
Monday
+ Assignment & Examples :: Redesign an Existing Website 
+ Lecture :: Introduction to Web Design, History, Challenges
+ Class Discussion :: What makes a good website?
+ Working Day :: Split into groups to brainstorm, delegate tasks, and work on presentation elements for Monday.
+ Pick three websites you like, be prepared to discuss


Wednesday
+ Class Discussion :: Three sites
+ Lecture :: Designing for the Web, Site Planning, Writing a creative proposals, Identifying audience and writing a user persona
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Homework
+ Analyze existing web site design
+ Pick a name for your team, write a proposal, make a presentation
+ Reading Assignment: Chapter 6 Site Planning, pages 150–171 AND Chapter 7 Elements of Usability, pages 172–197, study for quiz (Wednesday)

Week Three
Items Due (Monday)
+ Group Proposals and Presentations due

In Class
Monday
+ Group Presentations
+ Review & Discuss student examples of good websites
+ Discussion :: What makes a good website? 
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Wednesday
+ Quiz
+ Class Discussion :: User Experience Design, User Interface Design
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Homework
+ Work on two conceptual designs of site redesign
+ Reading Assignment: Chapter 2 Anatomy of a Web Page, pages 26–57 AND Chapter 3 Web Design Unity, pages 58–87, study for quiz (Wednesday)

Week Four
Items Due (Monday)
+ Two conceptual designs 

In Class
Monday
+ Class Review/Discussion :: Two concepts from each group
+ Lecture :: Organization :: page 157, Above the Fold
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Wednesday
+ Quiz
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Homework
+ Continue Work on Project 1
+ Reading Assignment: Chapter 4 The Elements of Web Design, pages 88–117 AND Chapter 5 Web Typography, pages 118–147 study for quiz (Wednesday)

Week Five
Items Due (Monday)
+ Class Discussion :: Designing for Emotion

In Class
Monday
+ Class Discussion :: Designing for Emotion

Wednesday
+ Working Week :: Small group breakout sessions
+ Small group critiques with Professor
+ Quiz

Homework
Complete final redesign of website and compile group and individual files for critique


Week Six (October 7–11)
In Class
+ Working Week :: Small group breakout sessions
+ Small group critiques with Professor

Homework
+ Complete final redesign of website and compile group and individual files for critique

Week Seven (October 14–18)
In Class
Monday
+ Working Day :: Small group breakout sessions

Wednesday
+ Working Day
+ Final critiques with Professor
+ Assignment & Examples :: Smartphone App

Homework
+ Brainstorm on ideas for new smartphone application, write creative proposal (due Wednesday)

Week Eight (October 21–25)
Items Due (Monday, October 21)
+ Final presentations for site redesign

Items Due (Wednesday, October 23)

+ Creative Proposals Due

In Class
Monday
+ Final presentations for site redesign
+ Class Critique :: Site designs
+ Class Discussion ::  Designing for mobile devices
+ Class Discussion :: Mobile App ideas

Wednesday
+ Creative Proposals Due
+ Breakout Sessions :: Work on sketches of user interface of newly conceptualized mobile application.

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