Syllabus

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Prof Joline Blais
248 Boardman
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M/W 2-3:15 pm
Room 337 Ferland
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Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and NMD 104
Recommended: NMD 100 or 200 (for WordPress.com portfolio), 106 and 345
Credits: 3

Overview

In this class you will review basic graphic design, HTML, CSS, simple PHP and web architecture tools like WordPress in order to develop a professional web portfolio. You will work in pairs and in teams to help each other as you build and customize your website. You will apply the skills of designing, coding and networking to produce a professional portfolio showcasing your own course work and personal creative work, preparing you for future internships and jobs. While no coding experience is needed to create your final website, we will review code basics so that you understand the basic structure of how a web page works.

Materials

Website: http://umainenewmedia.net/nmd340/

Tools:

–Your own WordPress.com (from NMD 100 or 200) AND a new WordPress.org account Why WordPress?

–NMD Portfolio for drafting, revising and publishing your work.

–Web Hosting, domain name, desk or laptop computer for class work

–Codepen free online HTML editor

Learning Outcomes

You will review basic HTML, CSS, and PHP so you understand how web pages work

You will be confident using WordPress, Plugins and Page Builders

You will master design and structure for a personal web-based portfolio

You will develop peer feedback and team work skills

You will learn how to manage your time to develop a long term media project from start to finish

Expectations

Commit to class attendance, your own learning, and supporting your peers.

Attendance grading includes participation and presence. Phone use, disrupting class, and/or frequently leaving class can result in loss of attendance credit for that day.

Develop team and collaborative skills: Share. Ask for help. Give help. You get extra credit for BOTH of these.

Keep up, or contact me asap to request a “break” if you need one.

Respect everyone: professor, visitors, classmates, yourself. Practice claiming your truths in ways that are constructive and supportive.

Protect everyone’s health and privileges with good hygiene. This means getting enough sleep, food and exercise to stay healthy. Do not come to class if you are sick, or mask up if you have any symptoms.

Classwork & Attendance

This is a studio workshop class where most of your work is done in class. Attendance is required to follow along at the rapid class pace and should result in no missed work. Missed work of any kind counts as a 0 grade, and so lowers your grade substantially. Final projects will be due at the beginning of exam week. There will be no final exam.

30% Project 1 Portfolio
30% Project 2 Portfolio
15% Tasks
15 % Quizzes
10% Attendance & Participation
(You start out with 100; after 2 absences of any kind, each absence drops your score by 5 points. so 5 missed classes = 85, 9 missed classes = failing)

Grading

A Outstanding work, generous contribution to improvement of your own and other student work, robust contribution to class and peers

B Very good work, clear contribution to improvement of your own and other student work, robust contribution to class and peers

C Good work without much improvement from initial class assignments, minimal contribution to class or peers

D Just getting most the work done, but without much learning, contribution or improvement. Missing assignments.

F Missing 40%of the work or more, with low grades on the rest and poor attendance.

Disclaimer

In order to best accommodate student projects and course goals, the format, schedule or content for this course may be modified. In addition, student input may alter the content and direction of our work. In such case, changes will be made directly to this online syllabus, with in-class announcements.

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