Web Media Module
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 27 to December 13 2010
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 very basic 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 60 marks - no validation no marks.
The banner may must be an image created with Photoshop utilising transparency.
- 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 Monday 20 December 2010 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 12midday weeks 1 to 12. The
lectures and workshops will take place in the IT Suite for Publishing in the
Tonge Building.
Monday, September 27, 2010
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.
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Monday, October 04, 2010
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.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
The basics of delivering web content by styling with CSS.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
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.
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Monday, October 25, 2010
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.
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Monday, November 01, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
How to add more than just text and images to the blog entries.
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Monday, November 08, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
Adding content from other sites by using RSS feeds and APIs.
We will look at Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Google Maps, YouTube and RSS feeds.
Edited on 31 Aug 2010 around 11am
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Monday, November 15, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
How to create audio content and publish on the web as a series of episodes.
Edited on 31 Aug 2010 around 11am
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Monday, November 22, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
Building a banner image using transparency.
Edited on 31 Aug 2010 around 12pm
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Monday, November 29, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
How to publish the podcasts with RSS.
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Monday, December 06, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
Looking in detail at markup and how to publish an RSS feed.
Edited on 31 Aug 2010 around 11am
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Monday, December 13, 2010
Tonge IT Suite, Brookes, Gipsy Lane, Oxford
There will be no formal lecture on this day. Just help with any technical issues as needed.
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