Courses 2014 · MD
- Born-Digital Forensics
- Crowdsourcing Cultural Heritage
- Games in the Classroom
- Humanities Programming
- Introduction to Web Development and Design Principles
- Large-Scale Text Analysis with R
- Network Analysis and Visualization
- Project Development
- Refracting Digital Humanities: Critical Race, Gender, and Queer Theories as [Digital Humanities] Methods
- Wikipedia for Humanists and Cultural Heritage Professionals (Course Cancelled: 2014)
Instructors
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Jeremy Boggs
Design Architect, Scholar' Lab University of Virginia
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Jeri Wieringa
Affiliate Faculty, Department of History and Art History George Mason University
Description
This course introduces students to best practices and techniques for standards-based, accessible web design and development including, but not limited to: Current trends and issues in web design/development; Responsive design for a variety of platforms and devices; HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; Managing code using the Git version control system. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with steps and skills to conceive, design, develop, and publish a web site. Topics will be covered primarily through hands-on activities, with some supplementary lectures and discussions. By the end of the course, students will have a modest web site published on the Web. Prior experience with web design or development could be useful, but is not required.
Course Software
This course will take place in a computer lab. You are welcome to use your personal laptop for this course; however, we ask that you pre-load this software prior to arriving.
Text Editor (some suggested options below; pick one)
- Sublime Text (free trial) (Mac, Windows, Linux)
- TextWrangler (Mac)
- Notepad++ (Windows)
Git
- Installation Overview
- Github for Mac (install Command Line Tools during setup)
- Microsoft Installer
Course Schedule
Monday, August 4
- What is the internet? What is the Web? How do Web pages work?
- Hands-On introduction to HTML and CSS
- Introduction to Git and Github
Tuesday, August 5
- Introduction to Design Concepts
- Information Architecture and Site Design
Wednesday, August 6
- Workshop: applying concepts to individual projects
Thursday, August 7
- Workshop: reviewing webpage construction and design
Friday, August 8
- Extending webpages with Javascript
Location
6103 McKeldin Library