Web Design: Syllabus

Course Description and Requirements  

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Course Description:

Course Details:

ART 164-68395, ONLINE!

Course Site: 

This course can be accessed at http://rsccd.instructure.com You may access our course site from home, the library or the student labs at SAC. When you are officially enrolled in the class and the class has been made available to students, you will have access to this class on our college Canvas site. Students are expected to monitor the Canvas site and complete all assignments in a timely manner. Students are expected to login at least every two days.

Course Description: 

Web Design is a foundations course providing students with experience in digital multimedia exploration.

Introduction to web design using digital media tools; graphics, illustrations, text, sound, motion, using software programs for the web. Students research how software programs are used in business presentations, advertising, entertainment, and self-promotion. Overview of elements and principles of design and motion.

Meet Your Instructor: 

Associate Professor Stephanie Clark

Program Head of Digital Media Arts & Graphic Design at Santa Ana College

MFA Imaging Arts from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY

BA Visual Arts from Rice University, Houston, TX

 LinkedIn 

clark_stephanie@sac.edu

Office Hours: M/T/W/Th 12:30-1:30, by appointment

Required Materials:

Register at CodeHS

• I'm excited to announce that we'll be learning how to program using CodeHS. I've provided a link below to help you get started, hopefully you are as excited as I am to begin. CodeHS is FREE, we will mostly be using it when we get to the coding part of the course (2nd module) as it will allow you to submit and practice code without a third-party software.

  Sign up using the following link: https://codehs.com/go/9D0EA

• Registration through CodeHS (free, see link above, this site will offer lessons and videos)
• Dreamweaver (an html developer tool via Adobe CC, you want this tool, it will allow you to submit, develop and preview html files, and submit your entire site database at the end of the course)
• An account via Wix, Weebly and Wordpress (these sites are free, and you can delete your accounts after the course ends, these sites will be addressed to offer you glimpses into other Content Management Systems that you might be exposed to as a designer)

Regular internet access.

• This is absolutely necessary to receive announcements, emails, and complete graded activities via Canvas. Much correspondence will be done digitally. Please verify your email address is accurate via WebAdvisor as you cannot change your email address in Canvas.

• If you do not have reliable internet access at home, an alternative would be to schedule hours here on campus to work in the Academic Computing Center. 

Additional Course Information:

This course is part of a certificate program into Web Design.  

Course Learning Objectives:

1. Introduce students to industry-standard design software and tools.
2. Explore design methods for design of montages, vectors, web pages and page layouts.

Student Learning Outcomes: 

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Design web pages using tools and strategies, such as site maps, to develop content, information structuring, and navigation.
2. Build web pages that utilize basic skills in organization, design and construction.
3. Solve creative web problems focused on developing easily navigable heirarchy.
4. Maximize visual impact and effective communication within relatively restrictive web formats.
5. Use basic HTML authoring and digital kinetics to solve web design problems; solutions will utilize visual design principles and digital artwork creation/organization.  
6. Identify proper web developer software to achieve optimal outcomes and controls necessary in addressing client-based web design problems.
7. Create a diverse portfolio of web solutions to a variety of client-based design problems.

Attendance

TO BE CONSIDERED PRESENT: STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE ATTENDANCE TASKS AVAILABLE DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASS. THESE TASKS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Roll Call - Week 1
2. Mindset Survey (Attendance Task)
3. Knowledge & Skills: Web Design (Attendance Task)

If you do not complete these tasks by the first Friday of the first week of class at 11:59p, you will be dropped from the course. You cannot move on to the academic modules until these tasks are complete.

Students are expected to attend all sessions of the classes in which they are  enrolled. Students should report absences due to illness to the instructor immediately upon returning to class.

Grades:

Grading Policy: Grades for each assignment will be based on how well the work meets the assignment objectives as discussed in the assignment description and grading rubric. Evaluation will include the demonstration of skills as demonstrated through course resources, craftsmanship, following directions, and conceptual vision. For full credit, work must be turned in on time. If you are unavailable on an assignment due date, it is your responsibility to deliver your work to me prior to the due date, otherwise it will be counted as a LATE assignment. Rubrics will be made available for every assignment that requires one. Some assignments are completion based, it this is the case, the rubric has points associated with the number of tasks or questions asked of the student and therefore will not require a rubric.

All assignments will become unavailable one week after the scheduled due date, and will not be reopened.

Assignment Submissions: Assignments will only be accepted via Canvas submission. Absolutely no assignments may be submitted via email. No exceptions to this will be made. If an assignment is not submitted to Canvas by the closing of the course, the assignment will not be graded and will receive a '0'.

Grades will be based on a percentage of points earned over the semester:

A = 90-100% Excellent

B = 80-89% Good

C = 70-79% Average

D = 60-69% Below Average

F = 0-59% Failed 

 

Program Information: FOLLOW THE LINKS BELOW! Find out more about Graphic Design & Digital Media Arts Certificates & Degree offerings at SAC. Digital Media Arts Website: https://sacdigitalmediaarts.wordpress.com Certificates & Degrees: View our various pathways and how to achieve completion! (2 YEAR PLANS) SLO course links/summaries: CLICK HERE to find out what skills you'll learn in each of our courses! This page features descriptions of the technical and conceptual skills developed throughout your program progress.   Find us on Instagram! We regularly showcase excellent student work from this course! Interested in Internships? Earn college credit and work experience at the same time! Contact Theresa Hagelbarger at internships@sac.edu

**Syllabus Addendum: Additional Course and Institutional Policies can be found HERE!**

The Syllabus Addendum Includes ADA Accommodations, Attendance Policy, FERPA, Academic Dishonesty, Repeat & BOG Waivers, Grade Grievance Policy.