Multimedia & Interface Design JMA 308/545 TTH 4:30 – 5:45 College Hall 205

JMA 308/545 - Instructor Dr. Bill Gibbs Associate Professor in Journalism & Multimedia Arts. Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from The Pennsylvania State University. Office 316 College Hall Office hours – MW 11:00 – 2:30 and by appointment Phone – –

JMA 308/545 - Topics Introduce Interface Design (ID) Interface design for the Web User-centered design Usability testing

JMA 308/545 – Course goals Review current terms and concepts related to ID. Discuss general ID guidelines and theories. Demonstrate general principles underlying effective screen design and navigation control.

JMA 308/545 – Course goals Prototype designs using development tools. Design, development and evaluate a Web site and associated interactions based on ID principles. Perform usability tests.(Ex1) (Ex2) (Ex3) (Ex4) (EX5).(Ex1) (Ex2) (Ex3)(Ex4) (EX5)

JMA 308/545 – Applications & Tools The course focuses on Web interface design and usability testing.

What is this device and how do you used it? Does the device tell you anything about how to use it?

Attaches to something? For writing? For pushing? For gripping? Clues about how to use it Also, conventions

What clues are here?

Most important? What’s here? Additional stuff?

What’s here? Current offering? Additional stuff?

Let’s look at a couple sites

JMA 308/545 – Applications & Tools We will use: Dreamweaver Morae Others…

JMA 308/545 – Applications & Tools In class we will work with authoring tools (e.g., Dreamweaver) to create interfaces. We may also use other applications.

JMA 308/545 - Assignments 1.Interface design activities - approximately 4 2.Client interface usability study (Group) 3.Final project & documentation 4.Project presentation 5.Pilot study (graduate students only)

JMA 308/545 - Assignments Points assigned to each project

JMA 308/545 - Assignments Due at end of day. Late assignments receive a 10% per class penalty up to a maximum of 30%.

JMA 308/545 – You’ll may need You should have access to e- mail and a Web browser – outside of class. Blank discs or Flash drive labeled with your name and contact information.

JMA 308/545 – ing ing assignments. Make sure I have your correct address.

JMA 308/545– ing ing assignments/attachments. Must have your name address Title of assignment Label subject of

JMA 308/545 – Class Web Site Room 205 Access Media Site Live Web site

JMA 308/545 – Before you go… Log into computer Check accounts Biographical sheet

User Name and Password To connect to our servers from within either of our two labs (205 or 345): Ctrl-Alt-Delete Username: YourLastName PW: Given in class You will be asked to change your password the first time you login

User Name and Password 8 characters or more 1 UPPERCASE character 1 number 1 Special character ($, &) – no spaces Duquesne$07

Our Server Your private folder It’s a subfolder of users folder Save files (drag and drop files) while in either lab (CH205, CH345) You can also FTP to there from home…

How do I access the server? From dorm or home ftp:// Example: ftp:// You will be prompted for your user name and password Use the same name and password you used to login to Windows

How do I access the server? You will be prompted for your user name and password – jma/username

How do I access the server? Folders and files display Transfer (put) files from your computer, Download (get) files to your computer.

How do I access the server? Your folder on server has a child folder named pub Inside that folder you should create a folder for each course that requires a web site In this course, create a sub folder named JMA308

The PUB folder You might create subfolders, for each course. Double-click on pub Right-click on any unused white area

The PUB folder Create new folder Name it your course name

Web URL The URL to your website(s) depend on how you structured your home folder Using earlier example Assuming your file name is default.htm, or index.htm in the jma308 folder the address would be:

How do I access the server? Access from either CH345 and CH205 \\jma1\users\username While in class, feel free to save to the net folder

Folder File PUB Folder Your Space User folder

Folder File PUB Folder Your Space All files for the Web must be in PUB User folder

File Extensions

Windows-based computers vs. Mac Index.htm File Name File Extension

Turning File Extensions on in Windows Folder Options>>View>> uncheck Hide Extensions for know file types