CS/MART 145 Syllabus

 Web Design

Canonical (Undated) 

Week

Day

Web Topic

Assignment

1

 

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Course Introduction (DD, BF),
Intro to HTML (DD)

Read w3schools.com HTML Tutorial: Intro - Paragraphs (not graded)
2

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HTML I (DD)

 

Intro to Design (BF)

 

Lab 1 (DD)

3

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W

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Color Theory (BF)

 

Intro to CSS (DD)

 

Lab 2 (BF)

4

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W

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CSS I (DD)

 

Typography (BF)

 

Lab 3 (DD)

5

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W

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Typography for Web (BF)

 

CSS II (DD)

 

Lab 4 (BF)

6

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W

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CSS + HTML (DD)

 

Web Standards, Concepts (BF)

 

Lab 5 (DD)

7

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Good UI (BF)

 

Box Model I (DD)

 

Lab 6 (BF)

8

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Box Model II (DD)

 

Navigation (BF)

 

Lab 7 (DD)

9

M - F

SEMESTER BREAK -  no classes 

 no lab

 

10

T

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Working with Clients (BF)

 

Relative and Absolute Positioning (DD)

 

Lab 8 (BF)

11

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Links and Paths (DD)

 

Advanced CSS Positioning, Sexy CSS,  (BF)

 

Lab 9 (DD)

12

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Wireframes (BF)

 

Flexbox, Grid Display (DD)

 

Lab 10 (BF)

13

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Image formats (DD)

 

 

Work on rough drafts 

 

 

14

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Full Website Layout System (BF)

 

Rough Draft Deadline;  

Javascript (BF)

Work on projects

 

Drafts due Friday

15

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Final Projects Accepted; Project Help (DD, BF)

  

Project Help (DD, BF)

Work on projects

Work on projects

Work on projects

16

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Project Help (DD, BF)

  

Final Project Deadline

 Work on projects

Final Project Due Wednesday

17

Finals week

 

 

No Final Exam

  

 

Meeting Times

  • Spring Semester Lectures meet Tuesday and Thursday from 9:25 am - 10:15 am in Barnard Hall Room 103
  • Fall Semester Lectures meet Tuesday and Thursday from 1:40 pm - 2:30 pm in Barnard Hall Room 103
  • Labs Meet Wednesdays all day in Roberts Hall Room 111 in two hour time slots depending on section number (Section 2 meets 8-10 am; Section 3 meets 10-12 noon; Section 4 meets noon to 2 pm; Section 5 meets 2 - 4 pm; Section 6 meets 4 - 6 pm; Section 7 meets 6 to 8 pm)

Instructors

  • Mr. Daniel DeFrance
    • Office hours schedule
    • Office: Barnard Hall 358
    • Email: daniel.defrance@montana.edu
  • Mr. Ben Fjare
    • Office Hours: by appointment
    • Email: 

      benjamin.fjare@montana.edu

Course Assistants

Technical TAs:

Section   TA From  To    Day   Email
2   First Last 8:00 AM 9:50 AM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu
3   First Last 10:00 AM 11:50 AM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu
4   First Last 12:00 PM 2:00 PM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu
5   First Last 2:10 PM 4:00 PM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu
6   First Last 4:10 PM 6:00 PM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu
7   First Last 6:10 PM 8:00 PM   Wednesday   name@montana.edu

 

To see your technical TA's office hours, check the Student Success Center schedule.

Design TAs:

  • Debbie Vetter => debbies_design@yahoo.com

Other Help

  • Computer Science Success Center
  • Smarty Cats Tutoring

 

Copyright Notice

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