ST-CS19995: Introduction to Web Interface Design

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ST-CS19995Introduction to Web Interface Design

• Prof. Angela Guercio
• Spring 2008

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The Syllabus

• The class web page
• http//www.personal.kent.edu/
• aguercio/Spring08/CS19995Sp08.html
• Check it regularly!
• Assignments, Deadlines, Communications
• about the class
• are there!

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Instructor

• Angela Guercio
• Office 424, Main Hall
• Phone [phone]
• (KSU ext 53424)
• Best way to contact me aguercio_at_kent.edu
• Office Hours
• TR 1000am - 1050am  325pm - 515pm  700pm -
  730pm other times are available by appointment

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The Syllabus The Textbook

• Daniel D. McCracken, Rosalie J. Wolfe
  User-Centered Website Development. A Human
  Computer Interaction Approach Pearson Prentice
  Hall, 2004
• Other reading material will be given or suggested
  in class

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The Syllabus Requirements

• Class attendance is required.
• If you miss a class, let me know ahead of time
• you must provide the documented reason.
• You are responsible for bringing yourself
  up-to-date on class material and assignments
• Reading material before class is required

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The Syllabus Assignments

• Weekly Homework/Tutorial
• 1 large project
• HW/Tutorial and project must be returned by the
  deadline
• Late penalty 5 points per day

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The Syllabus Exams

• 2 Exams
• 100 points each
• 1 Final Exam
• Comprehensive
• 100 points
• No Make-up exams
• Except in extreme case and only if I have been
  notified prior the exam has been issued

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The Syllabus Grade

• HW and Projects 40
• Exams (2) 30
• Final Exam 20
• Participation 10
• Unless otherwise specified,
• 90-100 is an A
• 80-89 is a B
• 70-79 is a C
• 60-69 is a D
• lt60 is an F.
• No and unless you request it.

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The Syllabus Important Dates

• Last day to withdraw before grade W is assigned
  Jan 27
• Last day to drop the class March 30
• Exam 1 is Tuesday, February 12
• Exam 2 is Thursday, March 27
• Final Exam is Thursday, May 10
• Spring Recess March 17 March 23
• Classes End May 4, 2008

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Overview of the course

• E-mail  
• The Internet and the Web
• Safety and security online spam, viruses,
  phishing, information theft, etc.
• HTML
• Software used
• Frontpage
• Photoshop/Image Ready
• Dreamweaver
• Avid Free DV
• Audacity
• Web Page Construction

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Overview of the course

• Introduction to HCI
• Human Perception
• Collecting the Specifications
• Web page Design
• Organizing the Content
• Visual Aspects
• Navigation
• Prototyping
• Evaluation
• Colors and Typography
• Global Accessibility

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Lets start! ----- E-mail

• Short for electronic-mail
• Sends electronic information from one computer to
  another
• SMTP (Simple Mail transfer Protocol) - the set of
  rules that a computer need to use to be able to
  exchange electronic data over the Internet
• E-mail is often used to deliver bulk unsolicited
  messages, or "spam"
• Filters can be used to delete unwanted e-mail
• Lets use e-mail.

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E-mail In class Assignment 1

• In class Assignment 1
• Open an e-mail program. You can use Flashline if
  you never used e-mail before.
• Create a message and send it to
  aguercio_at_kent.edu.
• In the Subject write be CS19995
• In the body of the message answer the following
  questions. If you do not the answer, just say I
  do not know.
• What is your name and your class (freshman,
  sophomore, ect..)?
• Briefly introduce yourself by telling me about
  yourself, your hobbies and anything you would
  like me to know about you.
• What is your major?
• Why did you choose this class?
• Do you want a and in the final grade?
• What is your experience with computers?
• What would you expect to learn from this course?
• What is your e-mail address?
• What is your teachers e-mail address?
• What is a URL?
• What is the Web?
• What is an Interface?
• What does Web Interface Design mean?