INP 295: Schedule (Winter 2008)

Catherine Hayes :: Instructional Site // WINTER 2008

INP 295: Schedule

DUE DATES

1/31

Resume, 1st draft

2/7

Resume, 2nd draft

2/14

Resume, final draft

Cover Letter, 1st draft

Area of interest

2/21

Cover Letter, final draft

3/13

Portfolio wireframes

3/20

Portfolio design v1

3/27

Portfolio design v2

4/3

Portfolio design final

4/17

Portfolio coded templates

4/24

Portfolio beta

5/1

Portfolio exhibition

This schedule may be updated or changed at any time. The instructor will alert you to any changes and you are responsible for the updated content.

Week 1 (1/17)

Class Agenda:

Course introduction
Lecture: Working in the web industry

Due ASAP: Email contact info to instructor
Due Before Week: Send me your current resume (via email)

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Week 2 (1/24)

Class Agenda:

Lecture: Resumes

Due Next Week: Resume 1st draft, sample job posting

Readings for Next Week:

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Week 3 (1/31)

Due at start of class: Resume 1st draft, sample job posting

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (resume)
Lecture: Cover letters

Due Next Week: Resume 2nd draft

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Week 4 (2/7)

Due at start of class: Resume 2nd draft

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (resume)
Lecture: Cover letters
Homework: Area of interest statement

Due Next Week: Cover letter 1st draft, resume final draft, area of interest statement

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Week 5 (2/14)

Due at start of class: Cover letter 1st draft, resume final draft, area of interest statement

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (cover letter)
Lecture: Portfolio websites

Due Next Week: Cover letter final draft

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Week 6 (2/21)

Due at start of class: Cover letter final draft

Class Agenda:

Guest Speaker: Ross Johnson, Ingenex Digital Marketing
Lecture: Portfolio websites

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Week 7 (2/28)

Spring Break: NO CLASS

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Week 8 (3/6)

Class Agenda:

Lecture: Interviewing
Homework: Strengths & weaknesses statement

Due Next Week: Portfolio wireframes (all pages), strengths & weaknesses statement

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Week 9 (3/13)

Due at start of class: Portfolio wireframes (all pages), strengths & weaknesses statement

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (portfolio wireframes)
Activity: Mock interviews

Due Next Week: Portfolio design v1 (2 homepage designs)

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Week 10 (3/20)

Sub: Kelley Gottschang
Due at start of class: Portfolio design v1 (2 homepage designs)

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (portfolio design v1)
Homework: Interview questions

Due Next Week: Portfolio design v2 (1 refined homepage design), interview questions

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Week 11 (3/27)

Due at start of class: Portfolio design v2 (1 refined homepage design), interview questions

Class Agenda:

Activity: Instructor/Peer review (portfolio design v2)
Class evaluation

Due Next Week: Portfolio design final

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Week 12 (4/3)

Due at start of class: Portfolio design final

Class Agenda:

Lecture: Blogs, CMSs, Shopping Carts, Javascript libraries, etc. - overviews and hands-on examples

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Week 13 (4/10)

Class Agenda:

Guest Speaker: Carrie Hensel, Inner Circle Media

Due Next Week: Portfolio coded templates

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Week 14 (4/17)

Due at start of class: Portfolio coded templates

Class Agenda:

Guest Speaker: John Paul Narowski, MetaSpring
Activity: Instructor/Peer review (portfolio templates)

Due Next Week: Portfolio beta

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Week 15 (4/24)

Due at start of class: Portfolio beta

Class Agenda:

Lecture: Freelance work and proposals
Lecture: Blogs, CMSs, Shopping Carts, Javascript libraries, etc. - overviews and hands-on examples
Activity: Instructor/Peer review (portfolio beta)

Due Next Week: Portfolio final

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Week 16 (5/1)

Due at start of class: Portfolio final

Class Agenda:

Portfolio Exhibition

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