GDS 293 Portfolio Seminar

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/293
Instructors: Larry Ecker and Paul Young

		Spring 2010	Classroom Activities (Tentative Schedule 2-3:50pm)	Projects & Assignments
1	Mon	Jan 11	GDS News & Announcements Exercise 1: Personal Process Page (and publishing)	Blogging Assignment Homework Assignments Project 1: assigned Project 2: assigned Project 3: assigned
2	Wed	Jan 13	Résumé Seminar with Sandy Spencer Portfolio presentation	Project 1: research due (2pm) Homework 1 due (11:55pm)
3	Mon	Jan 18	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday (no class)
4	Wed	Jan 20	Guest speaker (Anastasia Turanova)	Project 1: sketches/résumé due (2pm) Homework 2 due (11:55pm)
5	Mon	Jan 25	Portfolio Editing Seminar #1 (D187 by appointment )
6	Wed	Jan 27	Guest speaker (Vanessa Burgett) Domain name registration and custom email (FAQ)	Project 1: b&w proof due (2pm) Homework 3 due (11:55pm)
7	Mon	Feb 1	Field Trip 1: Spinlight
8	Wed	Feb 3	Exercise 2: Portfolio Web Site (Flash)	Project 1: color proof due (2pm) Homework 4 due (11:55pm)
9	Mon	Feb 8	Field Trip 2: Wolfram Research
10	Wed	Feb 10		Project 1: applications proof due (2pm) Homework 5 due (11:55pm)
11	Mon	Feb 15	Field Trip 3: Horizon Hobby
12	Wed	Feb 17		Project 1: final critique (2pm) Homework 6 due (11:55pm)
13	Mon	Feb 22	Portfolio Editing Seminar #2 (D187 by appointment )
14	Wed	Feb 24	Exercise 3: Flash Slide Show	Project 2: sketches/site map due (2pm) Homework 7 due (11:55pm)
15	Mon	Mar 1	MIDTERM REVIEW Submit blog for grading
16	Wed	Mar 3		Project 2: mock-ups/text site due (2pm) Homework 8 due (11:55pm)
17	Mon	Mar 8	Field Trip 4: University of Illnois Press
18	Wed	Mar 10	Exercise 4: HTML/Javascript Slide Show	Project 2: template due (2pm) Homework 9 due (11:55pm)
19	Mon	Mar 15	Field Trip 5: WILL AM-FM-TV
20	Wed	Mar 17		Project 2: slide show due (2pm) Homework 10 due (11:55pm)
	Mon	Mar 22	(Spring Vacation)
	Wed	Mar 24	(Spring Vacation)
21	Mon	Mar 29	Portfolio Editing Seminar #3 (D187 by appointment )
22	Wed	Mar 31		Project 2: final critique (2pm) Homework 11 due (11:55pm)
23	Mon	Apr 5	Field Trip 6: Dixon Graphics
24	Wed	Apr 7		Homework 12 due (11:55pm) Optional Field Trip: (Surface 51: Fri April 9 at 3:30pm)
25	Mon	Apr 12	QUIZ
26	Wed	Apr 14		Homework 13 due (11:55pm)
27	Mon	Apr 19	Guest Lecturer: Jody Littleton Interviewing for success (D187)
28	Wed	Apr 21	FINAL REVIEW Submit all projects/assignments for final grading	Project 3: due Homework 14 due (11:55pm)
29	Mon	Apr 26	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with Larry Ecker (D187 by appointment )
30	Wed	Apr 28	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with Larry Ecker (D187 by appointment )
31	Mon	May 3	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with industry professionals (C123 or D187 by appointment )
32	Wed	May 5	PRACTICE INTERVIEWS with industry professionals (C123 or D187 by appointment )
33	Tues	May 11	Field Trip 6 (2-4pm)

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 18 is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (college closed).
Thursday February 25 is Professional Development Day (no day or night classes).
March 20 to 28 is Spring Vacation.
Friday May 7 is a study day (no classes).
There is no final exam for this class, but there will be one scheduled quiz.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

Last updated: 4/15/10 • Webmaster: Paul Young