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- The Portfolio assignment is up-to-date for 2009.
- The Critique assignments have been updated for 2009.
- Everything else here has been updated for 2009 -- with the EXCEPTION of the Flash Project assignment and Week 13 and Week 15, both of which are lacking only the quiz notes. You may complete the Flash Project as described on the current assignment page, but there will also be other options that will appeal to the more advanced students.
You can download a four-page print version (PDF document; 105 KB); this is fully updated for spring 2009 but is a very abbreviated version of this online syllabus.
This course is taught at the University of Florida in the College of Journalism and Communications. It is open to any UF student who has completed MMC 3260 with a grade of C or better. You will find it listed under Journalism with the course number MMC 4341L.
Note that this is a design and production course, NOT a writing course. Originality and an interest in visual communication are required. If you have completed the prerequisite, you are well prepared for this course.
Students in this class are expected to be careful and conscientious in writing CSS "by hand." If you want to do all your work in a WYSIWYG interface, then do not take this course. Some advanced CSS techniques will be taught, but you must be familiar with (NOT expert in) using CSS before the first day of class.
Students in this class complete several exercises and projects in Flash CS3. No previous Flash experience is necessary. A significant time investment will be necessary to complete the required work.
If you have not completed the prerequisite course, MMC 3260, with a grade of C or better, you are NOT PERMITTED to enroll in this course.
However, if you have brilliant hand-coding skills from some other experience, please e-mail me with your URLs to request special permission to enroll without the prerequisite.
The Syllabus Links provide more details about this course.