LBSC 690

ACTIVITIES

Week 1 (August 31): Intro to Course and IT Basics

• COURSE OVERVIEW
  
  
• WEB PORTFOLIO GOAL 1: A Digital Library to Support Universal Education
  (Goal 1 is due Oct.12, Class Week 7)
  
  
• TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 1A:
  
  • Getting Started at UMD
    • WAM accounts
    • Publishing Web Pages at UMD
    • F-Secure SSH for Windows
    • Fugu for the Mac
  • A Bit of History
    • Timeline of Computer History
    • History of the Internet (Wikipedia)
  • Storage and Networking
    • How Much Information?
    • Storage and Speed
    • Network Speeds
    • Networking
  • HTML Basics
    • The Bare Bones Guide to HTML
    • HTML Tags
    • HTML Color choices and numbers
    • Webmaster's Color Laboratory
    • Aligning Text
    • Lists
    • Creating HyperLinks
    • Placing Comments in Code

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Week 2 (Sept.7): Labor Day- No Class

• Begin developing Web Portfolio Goal 1 and Read Concept Readings 1
  
  
  

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Week 3 (Sept.14): Images and Sound/ HCI, Users, and Digital Libraries

• TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 1B:
  
  • Text Layout
    • Tables
    • Table Colors and Images
    • Tables without borders
  • Images
    • Inserting Images
    • Images with Text
    • Placing a Link on an Images
    • Image Formats
  • Sound and Video
    • Sounds Basics
    • Music and Sound Effects
    • Video Basics
  
  
• DISCUSS CONCEPT READINGS 1
  
  
• Work on Web Portfolio Goal 1
  
  
  

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Week 4 (Sept.21): Interactivity/ Digital Reference & Info Access

TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 1c:

• JavaScript Basics
  • Intro to Javascript
  • The Classic Image Rollover
  • Tool Tip Rollover
  • JavaScript Kit
  • A Wizard for Popup Windows
  • Opening up New Windows
  • Drop-Down Menus
  • Validate Form Input

• DISCUSS CONCEPT READINGS 2
  

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Week 5 (Sept.28): Yom Kippur- No Class

• Continue working on Web Portfolio Goal 1
  
  
  

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Week 6 (Oct.5): Facilitated In-Class Work

• Ask any final questions and Work on Web Portfolio Goal 1
  
  
  

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Week 7 (Oct.12): Web Portfolio Presentations/ New Goal

• Web Portfolio Goal 1 DUE: Student Presentations
  
  
• WEB PORTFOLIO GOAL 2: A Social Network to End Poverty and Hunger
  (Goal 1 is due Nov.16, Class Week 12)
  
  

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Week 8 (Oct.19): Structured Content/ Social Computing

• TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 2a:
  
  • Structured Docs and Cascading Style Sheets
    • Structured Docs
    • CSS Demo
    • CSS Tutorial
    • CSS FAQ
  • Content Management System
    • CMS Video Demo
    • CMS Example Sites
    • Web Forms

• DISCUSS CONCEPT READINGS 3
  

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Week 9 (Oct.26): Blogging and Wikis /Social Issues of IT

• TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 2b:
  
  • Blogging
    • Blogger
    • thoughts.com
    • TypePad
    • How to get started
    • 12 Ideas to get started...
  • WIKIs
    • Are Wikis the new Blogs?
    • The Wiki Way
    • How to Start a Wiki
    • Wiki Creation
    • Using a Wiki in Education

• DISCUSS CONCEPT READINGS 4
  
  
• Work on Web Portfolio Goal 2
  

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Week 10 (Nov.2): Databases

• TECHNOLOGY PRESENTATION 2c:
  
  • Databases and SQL
    • Database Intro
    • Databases Basics
    • What is a Database?
    • Database Tutorial
    • SQL Intro
    • SQL Tutorial
  • XML
    • The Semantic Web
    • XML in 10 points
    • XML Tutorial
    • XML Examples

• Work on Web Portfolio Goal 2
  

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Week 11 (Nov.9): Facilitated In-Class Work

• Work on Web Portfolio Goal 2
  
  
  

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Week 12 (Nov.16): Web Portfolio Presentations/Starting Final Projects

• Web Portfolio Goal 2 DUE: Student Presentations
  
  
• FINAL PROJECT:
  

  Throughout the semester we have been proposing solutions, new approaches, innovative design directions to problems that have been identified by the United Nation's Millennium Goals. You can choose among the remaining six UN Goals (see) to address. Use all of the technical skills you have learned over the semester to propose a prototype that addresses your chosen goal. This proposed prototype can be in the following technology areas (only 1 need be chosen): moble technologies, digital archives, an online tutorial, ecommerce, or another emerging technology that may have social implications in fighting or supporting these UN-identified challenges.

  (All final projects are due Monday, Dec.14, Week 16 at 11am!)
  

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Week 13 (Nov.23): Final Project Work Session- User Workflow Sketches

The class will use this time to develop user workflow sketches. Throughout the 3 hours questions will be answered, project development will occur, and feedback will be given on in-progress projects.

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Week 14 (Nov.30): Final Project Work Session- First Draft Pages

The class will use this time to discuss and further develop 1st draft pages. Throughout the 3 hours questions will be answered, project development will occur, and feedback will be given on in-progress projects.

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Week 15 (Dec.7): Final Project Work Session- Presentation Prep

The class will use this time to prepare for final presentations. Throughout the 3 hours questions will be answered, project development will occur, and feedback will be given on in-progress projects. There will be no lecture time, only hands-on lab work.

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Week 16 (Dec.14): Final Project Presentations

• ALL FINAL PROJECTS ARE DUE AT 11am.
  
  
• PRESENTATIONS WILL START AT 1pm.

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