Advanced Web Design Studio

COMS 6998 · Fall 2019

Goals
1. Master front-end and back-end technologies for making interactive websites.
2. Discover specific user needs by developing a low-level, mechanical model of human behavior.
3. Practice iterative design to meet specific user needs.

Instructor

Prof. Lydia Chilton
OH: Wednesday 3-4, CEPSR 612

Please contact staff through Piazza only

TAs

Savvas Petridis
OH: TBA
Robert Soden
OH: TA

Weekly schedule

Lecture
Friday 2:10–4pm in Pupin 307

Teaching method

This is a studio style class in the tradition of art and architecture. Students are expected to already know the fundamental techniques. We will practice these techniques as well as give and recieve critique on a weekly basis. Attendance is mandatory. Any absence, excused or otherwise, must be made up

Prerequisites

All material from COMS 4170 is a mandatory prerequisite for this class including: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScipt, Flask, Ajax, Client/Server architecture, critique, and iterative design. This material will not be covered; this course will exercise and hone the skills learned in that class. Students interesting in learning web programming and design should take COMS 4170.

Grading

In-class participation: 15%

Attendance is mandatory. Any absence, excused or otherwise, must be made up convenience of the staff. It is the students job to coordinate make up sessions within 6 days of the absence. To make up a class, find a staff member at least one other classmate and schedule a time to do a design review of your past week's progress. Give and recieved feedback from your peers.

Weekly Turn-ins: 60%

Every week student will turn in a document that described their progress during the week. There are 13 weeks of class and 12 turn-ins. Each turn-in is worth 5% of your final grade.
That document must contain three things:

Final Project: 25%

Projects must be individual work Due Friday December 13, 2019 at 11:59pm.