SYLLABUS

Catalog Description

Course Number: VCD 46053 and CS 4/57107

Prerequisite: Web Design and Programming-I (CS 4/57106 and VCD 46003), or permission form the instuctor, 6K level CS credit is possible through individual studies offered by the CS instructor (Wang)

Course Description

A joint Computer Science (CS) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) project course exploring advanced aspects of web design and programming. Student may pursue individually defined projects or team projects for real clients. Creative combination and integration of art and programming are emphasized through lectures and labs. Limited enrollment (12 max).

Contents:

COMPUTER SCIENCE:

E-commerce, shopoping carts, stores
Shipping, payment processing, PayPal
Object-oriented Javascript, Actionscript for Flash CS3
XML for the Web, XSL, XSLT, XLink, XPath
CSS for XML
JavaScript and DOM for XML
Defining XML markup: DTD, Schema
Web services, SOAP/REST, WSDL, RSS, PHP support for writing Web service servers and clients
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), overview and examples
Scallable Vector Graphics, basics, priciples, specification and usage
SVG animation, tools, applications, and advanced features
MathML: Mathematical Markup Language
Web security
Symmetric and public-key encryption, RSA and ECC
Digital signature and message digests
Digital certificates and Certificate Authorities
Secure Socket Layer, OpenSSL, server and client certificates
Apache and OpenSSL support for SSL
Firewalls

VISUAL COMMUNICATION DESIGN:

Separating Content And Style
Design for Usability
Dreamweaver CS3
Working with video in i-Movie
Pod Casting
Designing Product Presentations
Designing Payment Systems
How to Conduct Research
Writing Creative Briefs
The Art of Digital Branding
Flash CS3
Design for Mobile Devices

Term Project:

On top of performing realistic tasks related to site creation for clients, the course also encourages creativity and novel combination of design and programming.

students are encouraged to freely express themselves and create experimental artistic/programming effects that may push the envelope. The creative results will be showcased on the course website.

Course Requirements:

In-class performance and midterm exam (30%), homework (30%), milestones and finished term project (40%).

Textbooks:

References, lecture notes and on-web literature will be used in lieu of textbooks.

Attendance in classes is very important. Team leaders will keep attendance records for each class and report missing team members to the instructors by email. Instructors may tak roll calls from time to time. This is to follow new University rules for keeping track of student attendance.

Read the University Cheating and Plagiarism Policy and Help for students with disabilities.

Expectations for Students

WDP-Studio is the third course in the Web Design and Programming (WDP) sequence that includes also WDP-1 and WDP-2. Students are expected to have taken WDP-1 and WDP-2 or have equivalent background. WDP-Studio covers advanced topics and techniques for the Web. The class has different expectations for CS and VCD students as described below.

Expectations for VCD students

• VCD topics: The full list of VCD topics contained in the syllabus that are covered in the course.

• CS topics: E-commerce principles, installing and managing a Web store, creating SMIL pages, principles and Web applications of XML, producing SVG graphics, Web security principles

Expectations for CS students

• VCD topics: It is expected that students keep an open mind, welcoming new and creative design possibilities. I expect that they will turn their ideas into effective, aesthetically and technically elegant solutions for global audiences across multiple devices.

• CS topics: The full list of CS topics contained in the syllabus that are covered in the course.

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