The Fall 2009 academic calendar begins on August 31.
A detailed syllabus will be available the first week of the course in Moodle.
Learning outcomes for this course include being able to:
identify an audience and purpose as a basis for design
design visually effective documents
work and collaborate on projects
analyze a communication situation and design the workflow for an appropriate response
learn to use new communication technologies and software
further your understanding of the principles, practice, and profession of technical communication
The topics below will be covered during the semester:
typography
color
graphics
visual rhetoric
preconception and conception
editing text and editing images
writing for the web
transferring print content to the web
graphical user interfaces
evaluating online content
aesthetics
branding
photo elements
cascading style sheets
workflow design
collaborative writing
design proposals
web as hypertext
web design and web redesign
communicating with subject matter experts
historical site analysis
usability
user-centered design