Department of Computer Graphics
Instructor: Jerome Walford
Contact info: jerome_walford@fitnyc.edu
Credits 1.5
Prerequisites: CG111 or department approval
Office Hours: (to be coordinated in advance via email)
Students will be taught how to read, understand, and write HTML code from an artist’s perspective. Students will learn many aspects of constructing and implementing web pages, from content creation through production. Current HTML and web design software, such as Dreamweaver, is used to create deliverable web pages. While it be might challenging at first, hopefully student will learn that programming is an art form as well.
Jerome Walford graduated from Cornell University with honors and a BFA dual concentration in Painting and Printmaking. Jerome then pursued a career in advertising, working with leading ad agencies. He has produced web projects for known brands, such as Nair, Food Network, Dyson, Yahoo, and many others. Jerome currently runs The Blue Griffin, a boutique ad agency focused branding, graphic design, and web development for start-ups and clients in the health care industry. Jerome is also an award-winning graphic novel writer and illustrator.
Required Materials
Appropriate file storage: Thumb drive, external drive, and/or FIT student server
(cloud drives such as Google Drive are not a suitable alternative)
Required Equipment
One lab with internet browsers, current software
Recommended Texts and Websites
w3schools.com
Others to be determined at during course
Safety & Health concerns
No eating or drinking is permitted in computer laboratories. Students with learning, psychological, hearing, visual, physical/mobility, and medical disabilities are invited to meet with the staff of FIT-ABLE, the College’s Office of Disability Services in A570 or call 212.217.4090.
Classroom etiquette-faculty expectations
All cellular phones are to be turned off in classrooms and computer laboratories. Printing is allowed only if requested by the student and granted by the instructor. If a student has a question, the student must raise his or her hand and be recognized by the instructor before speaking.
20% Lab work and exercises, class participation
25% Homework completion on time including projects, assignments
10% Class presentations / Participation
15% Midterm project
30% Final project
In this course students will:
1. Design a website that incorporates HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
2. Learn valuable relationships between media (image, sound, and video). 3. Assemble different media (image, sound, and video) into a cohesive
website.
4. Gain a practical knowledge of common user interface and user
experience paradigms (UI/UX).
Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
1. Use web design software to create a visually compelling web-based project.
2. Understand relationships between media (image, sound, and video).
3. Use and manipulate web programming languages: HTML, Javascript, and CSS.
Graduate Attributes
1. Knowledge of web design and multimedia.
2. Ability to plan and execute a creative project.
3. Setting and achieving goals for creative work.
4. Ability to combine different elements into a cohesive whole.
5. Ability to apply theoretical knowledge to practical applications.
6. Understand basic web markup languages.
Teaching strategies
Lab instruction guides students toward the completion of the two main projects along with exercises and a group activity.
Assessment
Students are assessed through two primary projects and a series of smaller activities throughout the semester.
Attendance
Attendance will be taken at the beginning of each class. Students who come in later than 30 minutes after the class started will be marked absent.
3 unexcused latenesses = one absence
3 unexcused absences = one half grade decrease (e.g. an A becomes an A-)
More than 3 unexcused absences a student will receive a failing grade.
Additional Links
Student Disability Services: https://www.fitnyc.edu/fitable/index.php
Academic Honesty and Integrity Policy: https://www.fitnyc.edu/documents/policies/aa007-academic- honor-code2016.pdf
Food and Drink are not permitted in the Computer Lab.
Attentiveness
Be sure to be very attentive to our lesson materials and don’t hesitate to stop me at any point during my lecture if you have any questions.
Contract between Student and Instructor
After we have gone over the material above, the student must e-mail the instructor at
[ jerome_walford@fitnyc.edu ] and state the following (use “Contract” as the subject):
I, given name then last name, of CG214-section, on this day, date in Mm / dd / yyyy format understand the policies outlined in the Course Syllabus of CG214.