CS12 Take Home Assignments
Take Home Assignment 1a: Good Design Practices - Colors for Web Design
Participants will gain the knowledge necessary to select appropriate colors and color combinations for their web sites.
- Assignment: THA1a_CS03_web_colors.doc
- Due: 6/17 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- Colors for Web Designers: http://morecrayons.com/
Extra Goodies
- Effective Use of Text: Effective_Use_of_Text.doc/
- Typography: http://www.webstyleguide.com/type/index.html/
- Color Blindness: http://www.pixy.cz/apps/barvy/index-en.html
Take Home Assignment 1b: Good Design Practices - Color Contrast and Dimension
Participants will gain the knowledge necessary to add appropriate color contrast and dimension to their web sites.
- Assignment: THA1b_CS03_contrast_dim.doc
- Due: 6/22 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- Color Contrast and Dimension: http://poynterextra.org/cp/index.html/
- Colors for Web Designers: http://morecrayons.com/
- 10 Commandments of Color: Ten_Commandments.doc/
- Effective Use of Color: Effective_Use_of_Color.doc/
Back to Day 2: Thursday, June 17
Take Home Assignment 2 - Standards
Participants will gain an understanding of the different web standards and how to make sure they are in compliance with those standards.
- Assignment: THA2_CS03_standards.doc
- Due: 6/24 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- Web Standards: http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/
- Web Standards Project: http://webstandards.org/learn/faq/#p3/
- Standards Glossary: http://www.456bereastreet.com/lab/developing_with_web_standards/#glossary/
Take Home Assignment 3 - Accessibility
Participants will gain an understanding of Section 508 and accessibility laws including common problems and solutions for creating accessible pages.
- Assignment: THA3_CS03_accessibility.doc
- Due: 6/29 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- Section 508: http://www.happycog.com/lectures/access/index.html/
- Alt Text: http://www.jimthatcher.com/webcourse2.htm/
Extra Goodies
- Color Blindness: http://www.vischeck.com/
Back to Day 4: Thursday, June 24
Take Home Assignment 4 - Publishing and Promoting
Participants will gain the knowledge necessary to publish and promote their sites for various search engines such as Google and/or Yahoo.
- Assignment: THA4_CS03_pub_promote.doc
- Due: 7/6 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- How Search Engines Work: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2168031/
- How Pages are Ranked: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167961/
- HTML Meta Tags: http://searchenginewatch.com/webmasters/article.php/2167931/
Extra Goodies
- 10 tips to the top of Google: http://www.searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/2198931/
- Search Engine Marketing: http://www.grantasticdesigns.com/tips.html
Take Home Assignment 5 - Law
Participants will gain an understanding of the basics of copyright laws and the DMCA.
- Assignment: THA5_CS03_law.doc
- Due: 7/13 @ 5:00pm
Resources
- 10 Copyright Myths: http://www.templetons.com/brad/copymyths.html/
- Copyright, DMCA, Guidelines, and Public Domain: http://www.mtsu.edu/~itconf/proceed03/98.html/
Back to Day 8: Thursday, July 8
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