Final project re-grade requests due by Friday 05-11-2018 at 5:00pm

Final project details

• Create a multiple page website with a navigation/menu system using PHP and using a PHP include for the header and footer
• Opportunity for creativity in content and design
• Opportunity to demonstrate learning
• Have a website to use for looking for an internship or summer job
• This project may be used in future IMS classes

• Create HireMe/index.php
  • Due by Friday 05-04-2018 at 5:00pm
  • One re-grade request allowed from Friday 05-04-2018 at 5:00pm until Friday 05-11-2018 at 5:00pm
  • Grade value: 25% of your final grade
  Content should include
  • Multiple pages in a new style that tell about your story (why someone would want to hire you)
  • You can begin from Kirk's template; you need to modify the css to make it uniquely yours

• Content: Multiple pages in a new style that tell about your story (why someone would want to hire you)
  • -50% not multiple pages, I will allow up to a C for a re-grade request
  • -50% barely any content, I will allow up to a C for a re-grade request
  • -20% not nearly enough content
  • -10% not quite enough content
  • -05% could use some minor content changes
• Design: You can begin from Kirk's template; you need to modify the css to make it uniquely yours
  • -20% designs and/or images that don't scale (i.e. not responsive)
  • -20% navigation menu responsive design problem
  • -05% minor responsive design changes needed
  • -05% spacing between content and the edge of the page
  • -05% color scheme

In class (Monday)

• Touch-up of HireMe sites
• Peer review/help on HireMe sites
• Individual help

In class (Wednesday)

• Pizza party - Kirk will bring pizza and bottled water
• Everything I do in this class is to help students learn
• Discussion of changes that you would make if you taught this class (i.e. plans for next semester)
  • Next fall: IMS222 Section C - "Hybrid" - Class time: F 2:50pm-4:10pm LWS 205 08-27-2018 - 12-15-2018
    • Considering setting the assignment due date/time to Friday 8am
  • BlueHost issues - other companies?
    • Artie and the IMS department like BlueHost
    • Kirk has experience with BlueHost but my version looks/acts different
    • WordPress installation
    • Server cache issues
    • Tech support
    • Recommendation: buy the private domain option
  • Number of assignments - good
  • Difficulty of assignments - good (line up the easy ones with projects)
  • PHP & extra credit - is hard, spend more time in class going through examples, keep the extra credit; keep it in the class
  • Big Extra Credit - announce at the beginning of the semester (take pictures now), offer it mid-semester, video on editing (resizing and cropping) in Pixelmator and fotor.com and Preview (cropping?)
  • Javascript - make a few videos and offer it as one of the extra credits
  • Flow of the class
    • Work on assignments for a little bit - move to the end of class
    • Cover learning for the week - first
    • Amount of lab time - with assignment time 60% through the class time
    • Peer review via assignments - good
    • Peer assignments in class - recommend buddy system and announce in advance
    • Project 1 - mockup for full credit & protype for extra credit
    • Did you like the attendance policy
    • Make assignments due Wednesday at noon next year
  • Quizzes - good refresher
  • Exams - could do some multiple choice - like it too
  • 3 projects - did you like them?
  • Syllabus format
  • Videos - answer questions about the videos as part of the assignments
  • Grading - re-grade requests
  • Attendance policy - good
  • Other changes? - bingo type, full class participation
  • Template for next semester - local code only - who's should it be?