Syllabus | Fall 2014 | Beau Young Tuesday & Thursday 5:30pm­8:15pm Class website http://beauyoung.com/ UNLV GRC 465x : Advanced Interface Design Learning objectives for the course Throughout the duration of this course student will be able to: ● Modify existing HTML & CSS ● Understand the theories behind Responsive Design ● Build a site with HTML5 & CSS3 elements ● Learning Mobile First Website Design ● Understand how to use Dreamweaver, and write in HTML and CSS Learning outcomes for the course Upon completion of this course student will be able to: ● Develop the process of thinking mobile first design ● Understand the process of building with responsive design ● Work independently to plan and design an interface. ● Design a mobile app and implement in HTML5 ● Evaluate class work and the final project Course Books and Materials No specific textbook will be required for the course. There will be a recommended reading list that will be beneficial for the class. Additional reading materials for the course will be provided either in the form of handouts by the instructor and or links on the Internet it is highly recommended that students read the links on the Internet thoroughly. A USB flash drive for data storage of class materials and class projects is required for this course. Students are more than welcome to use online storage options data stored sources such as Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox or other source to store data they may but as long as the students themselves are responsible for: • Compliance to legal, UNLV and the specific data storage company policies. • Backup of data stored on a USB flash drive in the event of no internet connection on the workstation. Students will have access to an ftp account so they can build a portfolio of projects and maintain them on the internet. In this class we will be building a website in HTML and CSS so in order to test the sites we be hosting your projects on an outside server. Library and information resources UNLV Libraries are located across campus with multiple computers with internet access for students to use. More information on the UNLV Library resources may be gathered at http://www.library.unlv.edu/. UNLV Lied Library also has a Media Lab with computers that have software programs that can be used in this course, such as Adobe Creative Suite. http://www.library.unlv.edu/computing/medialab UNLV WebCampus GRC 465x Advanced Interface design is officially an “in person” or “face to face” course. UNLV has provided the use of UNLV WebCampus tools for GRC 465x. GRC 465x students who have access to UNLV WebCampus will have access to course related materials. GRC 465x students who do not have access to UNLV WebCampus will be required to notify the instructor immediately, make the effort to gain access to WebCampus and if needed contact the UNLV OIT help desk with help to logging in. A support page for students logging in is located on the UNLV website:http://webcampus.unlv.edu/students­get­started UNLV OIT help desk information is located on this page: http://oit.unlv.edu/help Attendance Attendance for the class is 25% of your overall grade. Attendance will be taken in class. Each class will count for 1/30th of the overall attendance portion of the grade. Students are allowed 1 unexcused absence without it affecting their grade. The teacher will need to be made aware of any other absences prior to the start of class. Assignments All classwork and projects will be graded as either completed or will have a letter grade assigned to it. Reading assignments, completion of class assignments, and additional weekly assignments may be required throughout the course. Course Work Week 1 ­ Aug 26 & 28 ­ Intro & Jumpstart Lecture ­ Syllabus, Modifying Code, Platforms Classwork ­ Modify existing site Week 2 ­ Sept 2 & 4 ­ Responsive Design Lecture ­ Trends, Grids, Layouts, Classwork ­ Grids, Resizing Wireframes Week 3 ­ Sept 9 & 11 ­ Designing for Responsive Lecture ­ Designing for all sizes *Classwork ­ Design web page Week 4 ­ Sept 16 & 18 ­ Responsive Elements Lecture ­ Dealing with resizing images, navigation, buttons & more Classwork ­ Exercises with responsive elements Week 5 ­ Sept 23 & 25 ­ HTML5/CSS3 Lecture ­ Floats, Positioning, HTML5 Classwork ­ Exercises with floats & positioning Week 6 ­ Sept 30 & Oct 2 ­ HTML5/ CSS3 Continued Lecture ­ More HTML5/CSS3, Webkit Classwork ­ Exercises in HTML5/CSS3 Week 7 ­ Oct 7 & 9 ­ Design & Build Site Lecture ­ Designing Mobile First Site *Classwork ­ Design and build a page using responsive design Week 8 ­ Oct 14 & 16 ­ Design Site Continued Lecture ­ Browser testing *Classwork ­ Building & testing page at all sizes Week 9 ­ Oct 21 & 23 ­ App Design Lecture ­ Designing app for mobile devices *Classwork ­ Designing app for mobile devices Week 10 ­ Oct 28 & 30 ­ App Design Lecture ­ Designing app for mobile devices *Classwork ­ Designing app for mobile devices Week 11 ­ Nov 4 & 6 ­ Responsive Email Design Lecture ­ Design Email Blast & Landing Page *Classwork ­ Design & code email blast with landing page & form Week 12 ­ Nov 11 & 13 ­ PHP Forms Lecture ­ MySQL, PHP Classwork ­ Required fields, connecting form to DB Week 13 ­ Nov 18 & 20 ­ Final Project Design Lecture ­ Design Mobile First site *Classwork ­ Design & Development of website Week 14 ­ Nov 25 & 27 ­ Debugging Lecture ­ Debugging Classwork ­ Debugging Code Week 15 ­ Dec 2 & 4 ­ Prepare for Final Presentation Lecture ­ Associate all lessons to date in preparation for final. Classwork ­ Concentrating on final project preparations. Final Project definition Culmination of design and HTML5/CSS3 taught throughout the semester resulting in a finished and functioning website Final Examination date Thursday December 11th at 6:00pm ­ 8:00pm Grading Relative weight of assignments / calculating semester grade UNLV Grading System: http://catalog.unlv.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=116#Grading_System The following symbols are used in reporting and recording student grades: A Superior B Above Average C Average D Below Average F Failing AD Audit I Incomplete S Satisfactory X Hold Grade GRC 365 Grading components: Grading Scoring A 90­100 B 80­89 C 70­79 D 60­69 F 0­59 Grading Percentages 25% Class Attendance 50% Class Assignments 25% Final Exam Policies Academic Misconduct Academic Misconduct – Academic integrity is a legitimate concern for every member of the campus community; all share in upholding the fundamental values of honesty, trust, respect, fairness, responsibility and professionalism. 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