Required Work

See the Schedule page and individual weeks for your deadlines.

Written Critiques

Three short (500–1,000 words) printed papers to be handed in on three separate deadlines. The student chooses one example of online journalism. In each critique, the example must be from a different category in a list in your textbook.
NOTE: Graduate students have different critique assignments, due on the same days.
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Design Exercises

Five exercises encourage you to improve your skills with CSS, design and Photoshop.

  1. Web page design
  2. Typography in Photoshop
  3. Text in CSS
  4. Color and link styles in CSS
  5. Layout and positioning in CSS

Flash Exercises

Four exercises build on what you will learn in class and from your textbook.

  1. Symbols and animation
  2. Buttons and Timeline control
  3. News package with animated graphic
  4. Interactive package with embedded BMPs

Flash Slideshow Project

The fifth Flash exercise builds on Lessons 7, 8, 9 and 10 in your textbook. You will create a photo slideshow with audio. This project counts for 15 percent of your grade for the course.
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Online Portfolio

You will design and build a complete portfolio of your work in this course. The portfolio should be good enough to show to your potential employers. It will demonstrate your knowledge of CSS and mastery of principles of good design for the Web. The portfolio counts for 30 percent of your grade for the course.
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Quizzes

Whenever a reading assignment or Web-observing assignment has been made, it is likely that an unannounced quiz will be given. Quizzes cannot be made up or taken early. Quizzes are intended simply to show that you have completed the assigned work. When you are reading or observing, think and make some notes about what you are learning. If you do, the quizzes should not pose any problem for you. Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped.