GDS 293 Portfolio Seminar

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/293
Instructor: Paul Young

		Spring 2009	Classroom Activities (Tentative Schedule)	Projects & Assignments
1	Mon	Jan 12	GDS News & Announcements Exercise 1: Personal Projects Page	Process Book Homework Assignments Project 1: assigned Project 2: assigned Project 3: assigned
2	Wed	Jan 14	Résumé Seminar with Sandy Spencer Portfolio presentation	Homework 1 due (11:55pm) Project 1: research due (3pm)
3	Mon	Jan 19	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (no class)
4	Wed	Jan 21	Guest speaker (Vanessa Burgett)	Homework 2 due (11:55pm) Project 1: sketches/résumé due (3pm)
5	Mon	Jan 26	Portfolio Editing Seminar #1 (D187 by appointment)	Project 4: assigned
6	Wed	Jan 28	Guest speaker (Kerri Hurd)	Homework 3 due (11:55pm) Project 1: b&w proof due (3pm)
7	Mon	Feb 2	Field Trip 1: Spinlight
8	Wed	Feb 4	Exercise 2: Portfolio Web Site (Flash)	Homework 4 due (11:55pm) Project 1: color proof due (3pm)
9	Mon	Feb 9	Field Trip 2: Busey Bank
10	Wed	Feb 11		Homework 5 due (11:55pm) Project 1: applications proof due (3pm)
11	Mon	Feb 16	Field Trip 3: Adams Outdoor
12	Wed	Feb 18	How to register a domain name (FAQ)	Homework 6 due (11:55pm) Project 1: final critique (3pm)
13	Mon	Feb 23	Portfolio Editing Seminar #2 (D187 by appointment)
14	Wed	Feb 25	Exercise 3: Flash Slide Show	Homework 7 due (11:55pm) Project 2: sketches/site map due (3pm)
15	Mon	Mar 2	MIDTERM REVIEW Submit Process Book for grading
16	Wed	Mar 4	Exercise 4: HTML Slide Show	Homework 8 due (11:55pm) Project 2: mock-ups/text site due (3pm)
17	Mon	Mar 9	Field Trip 4: Wolfram Research
18	Wed	Mar 11		Homework 9 due (11:55pm) Project 2: template due (3pm)
19	Mon	Mar 16	Field Trip 5: Horizon Hobby
20	Wed	Mar 18		Homework 10 due (11:55pm) Project 2: slide show due (3pm)
	Mon	Mar 23	(Spring Vacation)
	Wed	Mar 25	(Spring Vacation)
21	Mon	Mar 30	Portfolio Editing Seminar #3 (D187 by appointment)
22	Wed	Apr 1		Homework 11 due (11:55pm) Project 2: final critique (3pm)
23	Mon	Apr 6
24	Wed	Apr 8		Homework 12 due (11:55pm) Optional Field Trip: Surface 51: (Fri April 10 at 1:30pm)
25	Mon	Apr 13	QUIZ
26	Wed	Apr 15		Homework 13 due (11:55pm) Optional Field Trip: Human Kinetics (Fri April 17 at 1:30pm)
27	Mon	Apr 20	Guest Lecturer: Jody Littleton Interviewing for success (D187)
28	Wed	Apr 22	FINAL REVIEW Submit all projects/assignments and Process Book for final grading	Homework 14 due (11:55pm) Project 3: due Project 4: due
29	Mon	Apr 27	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with Paul Young (D187)
30	Wed	Apr 29	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with Paul Young (D187)
31	Mon	May 4	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with industry professionals (C123 or D187)
32	Wed	May 6	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with industry professionals (C123 or D187)
33	Mon	May 11	Field Trip 6 (2-4pm) (also see Finals Week Schedule)

Other important dates:

Midterm and final reviews are individual appointments. Each student will sign up for 10 or 15 minute sessions. You must bring your Process Book with ALL the work you have completed up to that point for your review. Do NOT throw away any material from this class. Your grade will depend on it. Your midterm or final grades will be given to you at this session.
Monday January 19 is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed).
Thursday February 26 is Professional Development Day (no day or night classes).
March 21 to 29 is Spring Vacation.
Friday May 8 is a study day (no classes).
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be two scheduled quizzes.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

Last updated: 5/2/09 • Webmaster: Paul Young