Andreas Veglis – associate professor
Tel 2310992092
e-mail: veglis@jour.auth.gr
skype: veglis_a
Course description
The course examines the design and the production of new media. The course focuses on media that are based on the internet. Such new media are websites, flash animations, RSS feeds, blogs, and social networking tools. The course includes, besides the theoretical part, extensive laboratory practice.
Evaluation of student learning:
35% Unit assignments
35% In-class exercises
30% Final assignment
Course outline in Detail
Unit 1
Introduction to Internet – basic technologies employed – Services – Web 1.0 2.0 3.0
HTML, programming languages
Unit 2
HTML – Tags – basic syntax – Working with notepad – creating first page in HTML
Using Kompozer
Unit 3
Using Expression Web
Unit 4
Content Management Systems – introduction – My web page starter kit
Wordpress
Unit 5
RSS feeds, Blogs, Wikis
Unit 6
Data visualizations and mashups
Unit 7
Flash animation – basic functions – Building simple animations – Exporting and incorporating in web pages.
Learning resources
Learning Management System available at
http://sharserv.jour.auth.gr/eles