Chris Jennings | Past Lectures

for MSc Digital Media Production

This is a semester 1 module for the MSc Digital Media Production at Oxford Brookes University and runs from September 28 to December 21 2009

This module will provide you with an understanding of the processes and practices by which content can be generated and manipulated in digital form and then published to the world wide web.. You will have an opportunity to develop a web site in the form of a blog. You will learn how to design the web site with HTML and CSS and include digital text, images, video and audio.

You will be introduced to a range of topics including the theory of web media and an introduction to some of the techniques employed to create a web site.

Provided features

You will be given a blog space set up with basic templates. A CSS file will be provided but the element definitions will be left empty for you to develop your own styles.

Assignments

There are various assignments associated with this module:

Post entries (at least twice weekly) to your 'blog' (online journal). You will be expected to have at least 20 posts by the end of the semester. Each post must include some form of media apart from text. | 20%
Marks will be given for: frequency of posts, evidence of research, relevance to topic. There will be an opportunity for online comments by everyone. All posted material must be your own, although references and links to other web sites can be made.
Personalise the blog templates by changing the CSS | 60%
Marks will be given for the design of the web site. Attention to detail is important. The web site must validate to the appropriate level of XHTML; this validation will be worth 10 of the 55 marks - no validation no marks.
The banner may be an image created with Photoshop or a graphic created with Flash.
Working in a team of 3 or 4 - create an audio podcast on your web site | 20%
We expect you to create 3 episodes of the podcast to include an intro, outro, recording in the studio and recording in the field. The podcast items will be posted to your web site in a particular category. This will result in an RSS feed for all of the class podcasts.

The deadline for completion of all of the web based assignments is Tuesday 22 December 5pm. You must send an email AND post a final entry to your blog by this time. The email (to the course tutor) must announce the completion of the work.

Resources

Course Programme and Calendar

This course takes place on Mondays 9am to 1pm weeks 1 to 12. The lectures and workshops will take place in the IT Suite for Publishing in the Tonge Building.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Blogging and other similar web technologies

Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford

During this session we look at the basics of blogging as a way to deliver content to a web site. Each student will be given a web space and a blog. From this day, students will be able to post items to their blog using a basic template but without styling.

Edited on 23 Jul 2009 around 3pm

Get the full details here | Grouped under: Web Media Module

Monday, October 05, 2009

Designing for the WEB and Creating a ‘Look and Feel’ with Photoshop

Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford

In this session we are going to look at Photoshop as a means to build a web site prototype.

Edited on 11 Sep 2009 around 12pm

Get the full details here | Grouped under: Web Media Module

Monday, October 12, 2009

Separating Style and Content with CSS

Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford

The basics of delivering web content by styling with CSS.

Edited on 09 Sep 2009 around 12pm

Get the full details here | Grouped under: Web Media Module

Monday, October 19, 2009

Introducing Dreamweaver

Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford

From our Photoshop 'comps' we will create a sample page in HTML and use CSS to style according to our prototype.

Edited on 07 Sep 2009 around 1pm

Get the full details here | Grouped under: Web Media Module

Monday, October 26, 2009

Template Editing using Dreamweaver

Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford

We may be using ExpressionEngine to manage the content but it is possible to use Dreamweaver to help us define the look of our site. We can take the existing templates and make modifications to the CSS.

Edited on 23 Jul 2009 around 4pm

Get the full details here | Grouped under: Web Media Module

Monday, November 02, 2009