Creating User-Friendly Web Projects through Team Building

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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Group Profile
  3. Client Contract
  4. Client Survey
  5. Creative Brief
  6. Project Research: Competitive Review
  7. Comps
    • 5% Comps
  8. Site Map
  9. clientsummary.html
  10. Navigation Document
  11. Web Site chart
  12. Wireframes
  13. Web Design Best Practice list
  14. Meta tag worksheet

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Semester: Spring 2012

Online/Classroom:
January 20, 2012 - May 4, 2012


This class meets Fridays:
9:00 am - 11:00 am
RM T248

Instructor: Genny Espinosa
E-mail: gespinosa@dcccd.edu
Office phone: 972-238-6258
Office: T246

Susan Wheeler
Richland phone: 972-238-6140 (ACCESS Office) - leave message
Office Number: A110 - ACCESS Office
Mail Box Location: A110 - ACCESS Office
Office Hours: F -11:00pm-12:00pm

Week 1- Jan 20, 2012

AGENDA: Week 1

Orientation: syllabus, explanation of coursework,
Team Building Exercise: Effective communication

Power Point w/discussion of differences between projects and jobs

Assignment 1:
- Personal Skills Assessment

Assignment 2:
- Personal Web Page

Assignment 3:

- Discussion Board - Forum Week 1

Week 2- Jan 27, 2012

AGENDA: Week 2

Discussion from week 1:

  1. Difference between Project and Work: Why does a project fail?
  2. Communication: Good communication vs Bad Communication

Power Point: Team Formation

Team Building Exercise - Stages in Team Formation

Student presentations: webpages.

Teams will be selected this week. Teams will decide best format for communication as well as decide roles on the team.

First assessment for demonstrating the ability to work together will be creation of a team website w/team logos.

Assignments 4:
Building the team branding through a team website

Assignments 5:

Discussion Board - Forum Week 2>

  1. DBasg5a-Usability: Usability Concepts - Steve Krug
  2. DBasg5b-Web design - articles

Team Assessment doc (due 2/3/12 - Upload to Group on eCampus)

Purpose:. Employee evaluations are a customary procedure in all businesses. It is important for students, as professionals, to know how they are viewed by their performance at any time during a project cycle.

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Week 3- Feb.3, 2012

AGENDA: Week 3- Team work

Discussion Board Review:

  1. Difference between Project and Work: Why does a project fail?
  2. Communication: Good communication vs Bad Communication
  3. Usability
  4. Accessibility

Team Building Exercise: The Value of Asking for Help

  • Teams present their webpages
  • Discuss Team Assessment docs
  • (Design Document(DD#) : The design document will be an interactive, constantly changing project documentation and planning record.
  • Create a design document page, add link to global navbar.
  • Teams will add links to team Design Document web page as DD# are requested
  • (DD#1)Start the Table of Contents.doc add logo and team name.
  • (DD#2)Complete Group Profile doc
  • Add links on Design Document page to TOC and Group Profile
  • DUE: February 10, 2012, by the begining of class

Additional information will be added throughout the semester.

Assignments 6:DUE:February 10, 2012

Discussion Board : Forum Week 3
DB6a: Listening Articles & Quiz from The Wall Street Journal

DB6b: Why bother with Website Accessibility? Learn why Target was sued recently for website accessiblity problems. Watch a short video with interviews from individual with diabilities who have problems using the internet. Learn how to create an accessible website.

Assignments 7: DUE:February 10, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week 3 - DB 7 -Dr. Ken Blanchard - High 5 - The Magic of Working Together

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Week 4- Feb.10, 2012

AGENDA: Week 4-

Meet and Greet - 9:30 am, students will prepare packets:

  • print contact info document to leave with client:
    • include team name/logo
    • list team members
    • include emails as needed
    • link to team website
    • link to class website
  • review contract - (DD#3)
  • scan and add link to copy of contract on Design Doc page
  • Review client survey - (DD#4)
  • After the client meeting, re-write info gathered at client meeting and add link to completed client survey on Design Doc page
  • client survey will be a consensus document created by team
  • decide on questions per student -all students must ask at least one question.
  • Take team photos
  • Debrief after client meeting.

Design Document#5 : Creative Brief

  • Add link to DD#5-Completed Create Brief on design document page of team site.
  • add logo and team name.
  • DUE: February 17, 2012

Design Document(DD#6) : Project Scope - Research
Assignment 8: Due: February 17, 2012
Team Assignment - Project Scope - Research

Assignment 9: DUE: February 17, 2012

Discussion Board: Forum Week 4> DBasg9 - Discovery Phase

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Week 5- Feb.17, 2012

AGENDA: Week 5-

  • Meet and Greet -Discussion: Review Pros/Cons
  • Team Building Exercise - Exploring Characteristics of Effective Teams
  • Competitive review - results
  • Project Management - Susan - Lecture

Assignment 10: Due: February 24, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week5 - DBasg10-Good Design Principles
You will read these two online articles before you start your comps

Design Document(DD#7) : Comps
Assignment 11:
Due: February 24, 2012 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Design Documents (Comps)

Assignments 12:Due: February 24, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week5>DB Asg12- Pert and Gantt Charts
Learn about Pert and Gantt Charts:

Assignment 13: Due: February 24, 2012
Discussion Board:Forum Week 5 - DBasg13-Dealing with change

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Week 6- Feb. 24, 2012

AGENDA: Week 6-

Assignments 14: Due: March2, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week 6 -DB Asg14-Inspiration for 5% comp

Assignment 15: Due: March 9, 2012
 comps redefined -5% rule


Design Document(Update) :
Due: March 9, 2012 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Table of Contents - update and add links

  1. TOC
  2. Group Profile
  3. Client Contract
  4. Client Survey
  5. Creative Brief
  6. Project Research: Competitive Review
  7. clientsummary.html
  8. Comps

Design Document(DD#8) : Sitemaps
Assignments 16:Due: March 9, 2012
Creating A Gantt Chart

Assignments 17:Due: March 9, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week 6 -DB Asg17- Sitemaps

Assignments 18:Due: March 9, 2012
Creating a Sitemap

 

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Week 7- March 2, 2012

AGENDA: Week 7- Faculty Development - no class

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Week 8- March 9, 2012

AGENDA: Week 8-

  • Team Building Exercise - Team Rewards - A Consensus Activity
  • Review 5% Comps
  • Review Gantt Charts
  • Review Site Maps

Design Document(#9) :
Assignments 19: DUE:March 23, 2012 - BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
After class discussion, Comps and clientsummary.html to be emailed to client for review and discussion

Assignments 20: DUE:March 23, 2012
Discussion Board: Forum Week 8 -DBAsg20 - Brian Biro talk and Colin Powell speaks about leadership video

Design Document(Update) :
Due: March 23, 2012 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Table of Contents - Update - add

  1. TOC
  2. Group Profile
  3. Client Contract
  4. Client Survey
  5. Creative Brief
  6. Project Research: Competitive Review
  7. clientsummary.html
  8. Comps
  9. 5% Comps
  10. copy of client email response to comps

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Week 9- March 12-18, 2012

AGENDA: Week 9- Spring Break

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Week 10- March 23, 2012

AGENDA: Week 10-

  • PowerPoint w/discussion:Dealing with Change
  • Class discussion: User personna
  • Review client emails for comp choices

Assignments 21: Due: March 30, 2012
 Start Prototype Phase

Assignments 22: Due: March 30, 2012
DBasg22 - How Change Affects Teams

Assignment 23: DUE March 30, 2012
Complete Navigation Document and Web Site Chart : Completed by team and posted on the client website as well as Design Document

Design Document(DD#10) :
Due: April 8, 2011 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS
Table of Contents - Update - add

  1. Group Profile
  2. Client Survey
  3. Client Contract
  4. Creative Brief
  5. Project Scope
  6. Comps
  7. 5% Comps
  8. copy of client email response to comps
  9. Navigation Document
  10. Web Site chart

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Week 11- March 30, 2012

AGENDA: Week 11-

  • Review Prototypes
  • Guest Speaker: Mitch Gellar

Assignments 24: Due: April 13, 2012
 Create a working wireframe

Assignments 25: Due: April 13, 2012
DB -Top 10 Mistakes in Web Design - Jacob Neilson

Assignments 26: Due: April 13, 2012
DB -Steps to Web Design Quality

 

Week 12- April 6, 2012

AGENDA: Week 12- Spring Holiday

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Week 13- April 13, 2012

AGENDA:

  • review wireframes
  • What is beta testing? - Beta testing of Project next week
  • Team Building Exercise - Defining Moment - Case Study - An Ethical Decision -Making Activity

Project Grade #1: Due: April 20, 2012
Beta Project no late projects will be accepted (PROJECT GRADE)

Assignments 27: Due: April 20, 2012
DB -Ethical Decision Making

Assignments 28: Due: April 20, 2012
DB -The Spiral Mode

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Week 14- April 20, 2012

AGENDA:

  • Short video: Being the Boss
  • Project Grade: Teams will have working BETA websites available for critique and testing today.
  • Web Design Best practice checklist form will be available for class.

Testing of beta:

Design Document(DD#11) :
Due: April 27, 2012 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS - no late DD#11 can be accepted
Table of Contents - completed with link on team website

  1. Group Profile
  2. Client Survey
  3. Client Contract
  4. Creative Brief
  5. Project Scope
  6. Comps
  7. 5% Comps
  8. copy of client email response to comps
  9. Navigation Document
  10. Web Site chart
  11. Wireframes
  12. Best Practice Check list - results
  13. Testing Results :results.html

Project Grade#2: Due: April 27, 2012
no late projects will be accepted
Revamp beta website based on testing- complete discussion boards before finalizing website project.

  • Upload to Team Page
  • Link on client page

Assignments 29: Due: April 27, 2012 (no late work can be accepted)
DB -Steps to Web Document Quality


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Week 15- April 27, 2012

AGENDA:

Design Document(DD#12) :
Due: April 27, 2012 BY THE BEGINNING OF CLASS - no late DD#11 can be accepted
Table of Contents - completed with link on team website

  1. Group Profile
  2. Client Survey
  3. Client Contract
  4. Creative Brief
  5. Project Scope
  6. Comps
  7. 5% Comps
  8. copy of client email response to comps
  9. Navigation Document
  10. Web Site chart
  11. Wireframes
  12. Best Practice Check list - results
  13. Testing Results :results.html
  14. SEO Meta tag worksheet
  15. Client Review-Final Beta document

Assignments 30: Due: May 4, 2012
DB -3 threads: SEO strategies - meet with your group to finalize SEO strategies for client and implement in final project presentation

Assignment 31: Due: May 4, 2012
Complete Meta tag worksheet
ADD link on team homepage and add completed copy to Design Document (team concensus-may use group discussion board)
Meta tag worksheet

Assignment 32: Due: May 4, 2012 (no late work can be accepted)
Visual Journey Presentation

Project Grade#3: Due: May 4, 2012 (no late work can be accepted)
Final Project: completed CD/DVD (2 copies)

 

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Week 16- May 4, 2012

AGENDA: Last day of class

  • Discussion of Strategies for SEO on Final Projects
  • Team Member Assessment form
  • Visual Journey Presentation
  • Submit 2 copies of CD/DVD of Final Project
  • Working Links on Team Website
  • Completed Design Document
  • Complete and sign end of semester Checklist

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