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Graphic Design/ Web Design

GRDSN 126: Web Production
Course Syllabus

Instructor Information:

Name: Doug Crabtree
E-mail: dougc@spokanefalls.edu
Phone: (509) 533-3717
Office: Applied Visual Arts- Bldg. 19, Rm. 223
Office Hours: Check faculty web page
Mailing Address: MS 3190
3410 W Fort George Wright Dr
Spokane, WA 99224-5288

Prerequisites: GRDSN 158: Photoshop 1
Concurrent Enrollment: None

Course Description: This course is designed to explore the visual aspects of designing and implementing documents for the World Wide Web. It focuses on evaluating aesthetics and readability of existing Web pages in order to formulate effective and appropriate approaches to web design. Students produce, create, scan, manipulate and upload various file formats to a web server. Students learn to create a website from start to finish.

Activities include but are not limited to:

• lectures, exercises, research, written papers, and exams.

Web Project 1

Required Textbooks:
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Dreamweaver CS3 Visual Quickstart Guide

At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Produce a designated list of completed competencies that are included with each project .

Grading / Attendance Policy: If you have completed the criteria and competency listing on any given project you will receive a 3.0. If you do not meet these industry standards you will receive an "I" for incomplete.

Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final project is due.

To obtain a 4.0 you must exceed expectations in either work ethic, artistic ability, production skills, writing skills, computer skills, people skills or idea development.

Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows: More than 4 absences = 0.0 grade point.

If you are absent you must make up the work by: a) collecting the class notes, b) doing any missed work and c) coordinating with your instructor. Any work you do not make up due to your absence will lower your grade one full grade (Ex: 3.0 turns into a 2.0). Two late attendances equal one absence. Leaving early or working on projects for another class during class time will result in absence.

Be prepared: Bring your disks, sketches, ideas, pictures to scan, research, and textbooks to class. You need to create a binder that contains your class handouts, competency listings and sign off sheets. This should be with you at all times. It is recommended that you make multiple backups of your work.

Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account
at home, you can sign up for free email at:

http://mail.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com

You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for
"chat" or general web surfing.

I check email Monday thru Friday. Please allow 24 hours for your instructor to reply to your email.

Note: All courses are in sequence. If you receive a failing grade in any course, you may have to come back the following year to complete the SFCC Graphic Design or Web Degree.

 

Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account at home, you can sign up for free email at:

http://mail.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com

You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for "chat" or general web surfing.


Note:
This information is tentative and may be changed as the course proceeds.This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and appropriate changes may be made by the faculty. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.