MM4403 Senior Project Development

MM4403 Senior Project Development

Session/Year: Winter 2009

Section/Meeting Time: Section A. 11 weeks. Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, room 015. Punctuality is expected. Points are deducted for excessive (more than 2) tardies.

Contact Hours Per Week:  33 hours: 11 Lecture, 22 Lab

Credit Value: 2 credits  

Course Prerequisites: MM3323 Advanced Web-based Programming

Required Textbooks:
none

Technology Needed: Access to a computer with an Internet connection and installed software.  Storage media to save work.

Course Description:
Design and production of advanced interactive project.

Core Course Competencies:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be able to:

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Student Evaluation Methods of Assessment:

Instructor Name: Sharon Kaitner, M. Ed.

Instructor Contact Information: skaitner@aii.edu or Sharon@casabasa.com

Instructor Availability Outside of Class: Tuesdays at noon, room 015, or immediately following class. Please let me know if you need additional assistance. I may leave for lunch if no students appear (by 12:15).

Grading:

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MM4403 Weekly Schedule

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Weeks: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Week 1: Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Please complete my student survey.

Researching a topic: defining target audience and project objectives.

Lecture: Introduction and discussion of course content. What should your project deliver? Discussion of course aims, as well as your personal goals. What do you hope to accomplish by the end of the course? Creating an effective project proposal.


Lab: Begin research for conceptual development for project. Before approval of your senior project, you must be able to clearly 1) define your target audience using published research; 2) clearly state your project's objectives; 3) show a need for this project as it relates to your degree; and 4) convince me it is a project worth doing. This week is the research. Lab #1 .pdf


Homework: Assignment #1: Create a web page for your final project and email me your url. Include a definition of your target audience, your project objectives, current need for the project as it relates to interactive media design, and its value to society. Properly cite your resources. Due next week. (ex. Jennifer's project for Senior Project Studio)

Useful Links:

Week 2: Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Critiques of Projects and your Proposals

Lecture:

Examination of the design process in relation to your project proposal.

Lab:

Review of your final project. Class discussion on your proposal as it relates to your suggested project. What are the potential design and technical pitfalls?

Important update for inserting Flash: Read Adobe's Technotes

Homework:

Assignment #2: Using Microsoft Projects or similar software, create your timeline to get your project completed. This should be updated on a regular basis with key milestones marked as they are completed.

Add to your Project Proposal document. Take a look at this online project proposal pdf for a look at a "real" proposal. Student example: http://drs375.aisites.com/

Week 3: Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Knowing your target audience         

Lecture: The Human Factor.
Lab: As a group, discuss how the target audience can change a project. Then discuss creating user personas.
Homework: Maintenance of your site. Assignment #3: create a style guide for your proposed project. Upload to your homework site.

Helpful Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Style_guide and MHRA Style Guide. A good template of the components can be seen at: http://www.pebbleroad.com/article/creating_maintaining_a_web_style_guide/

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Week 4: Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Analyze, prioritize and sequence project tasks        

Lecture: Discussion of information and navigation design. Identifying needs and establishing requirements. Critique #1
Lab: Optimizing for search engine results
Homework: complete lab assignment

Week 5: Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Produce an original interactive project that incorporates multimedia elements.

Lecture: Sound, motion, interactive multimedia.
Lab: As a group, explore some multimedia sites that you frequent. What about them encourage you to return time and time again?
Homework: Research web sites similar to your project, as well as scientific documentation available online and via the website. Find 2-3 that you like. Create a critique page with links and screenshots (if appropriate). Be sure to cite research using MLA recommendations. Link to your homework page. Email me when uploaded.

Week 6: Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Prepare assets for implementation       

Lecture:

  • Examination of roles of design and usability in conceptual development.

Lab:

  • [Presentation] work to date, status of project. Critique Form.
  • [Critique #2] Goal is to show you are on track with project plan
  • Continue with information, screen and content design. Please review the Yale Style Guide on web design for further information.

Homework:

  • Continue work on project
  • If necessary, write a paragraph on how your will resolve any timeline issues

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Week 7: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Organize project materials into information structures and interface designs       

Lecture: Examination of roles of design and usability in conceptual development.
Lab: Discuss usability, heuristics for user interface design. Research questionnaires and prepare pre and post testing.
Homework: Continue work on your final project.

Week 8: Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Produce an original interactive project that incorporates multimedia elements.

Lecture: Discussion of user testing.
Lab: lab
Homework: Continue work on your final project.

Week 9: Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Effectively prepare assets for implementation.

Lecture: Critique #3. In class usability Testing
Lab: Test each others work and critique (written). Critique form.
Homework: Continue work on your final project.

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Week 10: Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Lecture: Discussion of projects, timelines and presentation. Final project is due. I will test and then you will revise one last time.

Lab: Revisions of projects to date.

Homework: Continue work on your final project.

Week 11:Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Lecture: Course closure and evaluation. Final presentation.

Lab: Presentation of final project, design documents and critiques.

Homework: None.

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Student Information

Click on this individual score link to access scoring information on your completed projects.  Enter your name and id (password) exactly as you provided in the student survey.

I upgrade my grades every Sunday, usually no later than 2 p.m. I may update points for work received after this time, but before 7 p.m. only.

If there are any questions at all, please feel free to email me. I usually respond the same day and sometimes immediately, or at least within the hour.

If you have any problems, email me.

ID T Abs Final Grade
179599 0 1 93.0% A
219924 0 1 88.0% B+
188226 1 1 63.0% D

Student Sites

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Winter 2009

 

 

 

 


Past Students ~

Summer 2008

Student Web Address
Matthew Allard

Homework Page

Inspiration | Final Project

blog

emily ikuta

documentation:
http://emilyaikodesigns.com/srproject/srproject.html

For my final project:
http://emilyaikodesigns.com/recipes/

blog

Lisa Martinskis

Design Documentation | Final Project

blog

Jarques Pretorius

Homework Page

Inspiration | Final Project

blog

Yu-Syuan

my class website
http://www.ylin-mediadesign.com/mm4403/index.html

Inspiration page is included in my class website
http://www.ylin-mediadesign.com/mm4403/inspiration.html

My final URL
http://www.ylin-mediadesign.com/healthydiet/

 

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Past Student Work

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Spring 2008

Student  Web Address  
Noah Westwind  
Mark Ammay http://markammay.com/RPG/
David http://dcarmona05.googlepages.com/
Spooky http://ap-design.us/classes/studiodev.html
Myrna Maas  
Ignacio Sanchez http://www.i-sanchez.com/hw/
Marcelo Cadillo http://www.mgcdigitaldesigns.com/
Thomas Gurka http://tomgurka.com
Danilo Stern-Sapad

http://dev.ariadoss.com/

 

Kelly Ioeger project updates
Jamie Weber http://www.jamieweber.com/AI/SPD/

Fall 2007

Student    Web Address  
Dana Sheik
http://drs375.aisites.com/
Joseph Schmidt
http://mostlyharmlessdesigns.com/
dustin.weatherford
http://www.onewelcomesone.com/

 

Spring 2007

Student    Web Address  
Jennifer Fender http://jenniferfender.com/
Martha Gonzalez http://mig371.aisites.com/hw/
Tramaine http://tll371.aisites.com/

 

Summer 2006

Email Homework Web Address
Jason Laurea  
Assignments 
Dechen Wangdi
Assignments 

Spring 2006

Email Project Web Address
Deontae White
 
Timothy Forgach
cd-rom based tutorial
Matthew Woodruff
http://emptydesigns.net/tucos
Aaron Hee-Stacpoole
http://durandal.dyndns.tv/

Winter 2006

Unavailable

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