SCILS - Information Design for Web Journalists: Syllabus
Instructor Bio
- Presently:
- Full Time Instructor, SCILS
- Formerly:
- Program and Services Coordinator, INFOLINK
- Librarian, Camden County Library and Burlington County Library
- Freelance Web Designer and Computer Applications Trainer
- Assistant Director for Information Development, CIS, Rutgers U.(932-INFO)
- Co-Projects Coordinator, Rutgers University Web Design Group
- Perpetual Student (11 years and 3 degrees from RU)
- Other:
- I live about 45 minutes away
- I'm very sarcastic
- I drink lots of coffee
Instructor Contact
- Email is best: librarysteve@yahoo.com
- Office Phone: 732.932.7500 x8276
- Office Hours: Tuesday 1:00-5:00pm (I'll usually be around before class too)
Course Description
Web pages as primary sites for distributing news content and to supplement other technologies for news transmission.
From: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/courses/listing.jsp?CID=04%3A567%3A347
Course Objectives
None from Journalism site...I'm using these from the ITI program...
- Describe the varying roles of web pages in organizations
- Identify and apply basic and advanced principles and techniques of web design
- Publish documents on the World Wide Web using HTML, CSS, Javascript, and various styling languages and tools, and with content tailored to a target audience
- Apply principles of web site access and usability
- Explain the implications of web design, usability and information networking for organizational and client needs.
Slightly altered from: http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/courses/listing.jsp?CID=04%3A547%3A320
topBooks/Gear
Books:
- Castro, Elizabeth. HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide. 6th Edition, 2006.
- Meyer, Eric. CSS Pocket Reference. 2nd Edition, 2004
- Williams, Robin & Tollet, John. The Non-Designer's Web Book. 3rd Edition, 2005
Gear:
- Flash Drive
- Cheap Mic
- Headphones
Room/Software
- Come early to get a good seat
- This room uses DreamWeaver/Fireworks, Photoshop, and SSH to transfer files (when they work)...you don't have to use these at home (I don't use them all the time)
Class Methodology
- Think of it this way...12-15 (more or less) topical lessons
- First we'll do Lectures/"Work Throughs" where you'll code something with me, then you'll do a Lab on your own with me here (You are responsible for ALL labs)
Grading
- Note: If I can get into grad school with a 2.8 GPA, it's going to be tough for you to tell me that you have to have an A. If you have a good argument make it, if you don't want to worry about it, hand in your best to start with.
- Grade Points:
- A = 92-100; Outstanding
- B+ = 85-91;
- B = 80-84; Good
- C+ = 75-79;
- C = 70-74; Satisfactory
- D+ = 65-69
- D= 60-64
- F = 59 and below
- Grade Breakdown
- Assignments (70pts)
- Labs (Generally 1per wk)(10pts)
- Attendance/Participation (10pts)
- Homeworks (Generally 1per wk)(10pts)
- Academic Honesty
- Don't cheat, I would enjoy catching you and using you as an example
Ground Rules
- Anything you design MUST work in IE 6.0 and above AND Firefox
- Please talk and ask questions of others in class when working on labs/assignments (but write your own code)
- If I can turn my cell phone off so can you, if you don't the class as a whole will participate in your call :)
- I expect to learn as much as you do
- When in doubt...ASK