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All course information, resources, and materials can be found on the course website.
All assignments and peer reviews will be submitted and graded in Blackboard.
Note: This syllabus is subject to change if deemed necessary.
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Instructor: Michelle Cowan
Email: [email protected]
Office hours: M/W after class (1:20-2:50pm) and by appointment
Office location: English 456 (fourth floor) and our Zoom room
Course website: https://bit.ly/infodesignrules
NOTE: All students must bring a computer to class, log into the Zoom room, and show your video regardless of whether you are in the online or in-person section. This is a hybrid class, so we need to make sure we fully include online participants. Using your computer allows online students to see your face and get to know you. (If this is a problem for you, let me know ASAP so I can make accommodations.)
Class time: M/W 12:00-1:20pm
Classroom for In-Person 001: English 353
Class Zoom Meeting Room D01 and 001: https://texastech.zoom.us/j/94752077653?pwd=dVI1OUg3Nm94ZEFhampaQTg1MmJZZz09
Zoom Meeting ID: 947 5207 7653
Zoom Meeting Password: 878153
Information design can be interpreted as many things: document design, webpage design, information architecture, data visualization, user interface design, content architecture, and more. It is impossible to cover every element of information design in a single semester, so this class will focus on the following:
In this class, we will explore approaches to information design that can be applied in print, web, and other environments. Information design is first about making sense of data or information and then about communicating that information to others. We will discuss design principles that you can apply to any information design project, regardless of the tools you have at your disposal.
Your success in this class will not be determined by mastery of any particular design tool. Instead, your ability to learn and apply the principles and approaches we discuss, as well as your willingness to work and create in new ways, will drive your progress in this course.
We will work on several departmental course goals and outcomes. By the end of the class, you should be able to:
I will respond to emails with 48 hours. Emails received Friday evening through Sunday and student holidays will be answered on the next working business day. If you do not hear back from me in 48 hours, resend your email or talk to me before or after class, in case your email was accidentally lost or redirected to my spam folder. In your emails: