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Contact Info

Instructor: Shawn Apostel
Office: Walker 147
Office Hours: 11 to 12:30 p.m. on T/Th (or by appt.)
Email: spaposte@mtu.edu
Office: 906.487.3276

Class Outline

PDF of 2006 Syllabus
PDF of 2008 Syllabus

NOTE: The syllabus below is an outline which will be added to and
modified as the semester progresses.

Week 1
January 15: Course Intro and discussion of projects for the class
January 17: Discuss pages 006 to 029 in Design Elements...
.....Meet with client Alessandra Brignola

Week 2
January 22: Discuss pages 030 to 041 in Design Elements...
.....Work on walking tour
.....Alessandra's email is aabrigno(at)mtu.edu
.....Here is a link to the current walking tour.
.......... This tour is online only. There is currently no brochure.
.......... There is a map here that Alessandra thought would give you some ideas.
.......... Note: Alessandra's brochure is quite different from the current waking tour.

.....Outline and available pictures:
.....
.....Intro Picture (proposed starting point for the walking tour is the parking lot
..........next to the Episcopal Church in downtown Houghton) -- needs to be enlarged
.....mtu logo
.....jims logo
.....Section One -- Waterfront
..........Train Station
...............Picture 1 (needs to be enlarged)
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4 (detail)
..........Amphidrome
...............Picture 1
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4 (detail)
.....Section Two -- Downtown
..........Masonic Building/City Hall
...............Picture 1 (logo)
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3 (detail)
...............Picture 4 (detail)
..........School of Mining/Fire Hall
...............Picture 1
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4 (detail)
....Section Three -- Residential Town
.........Jim's Food Area-Houses
...............Picture 1 - map removed
...............Picture 2 - draft photos
...............Picture 3 - draft photos
...............Picture 4
.........Tram Street/Lot
...............Picture 1
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4
.....Section Four -- Social Aggregation Places
.........MTU/Academic Office Building and Annex
...............Picture 1
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4
..........Overview on Churches
...............Picture 1
...............Picture 2
...............Picture 3
...............Picture 4

January 24: Discuss pages 042 to 061 in Design Elements...

Week 3
January 29: Discuss pages 062 to 079 in Design Elements...
.....Meet with Pavlis representative
January 31: Discuss pages 080 to 113 in Design Elements...
.....Meet with Alessadra
.....Presentation of Project Ideas
.........Discuss tone, design concepts, rhetorical analysis, and usability of document
.........Display working draft of cover, page spread, color, fonts, map, and intro page
.........Give and receive feedback

Week 4
February 5: Workshop
February 7: No class: Winter Carnival Recess

Week 5
February 12: Discuss pages 114 to 131 in Design Elements...
.....Meet with Alessadra
.....Submit complete, working prototype of walking brochure for feedback
February 14: Discuss pages 132 to 163 in Design Elements...

Week 6
February 19: Discuss pages 164 to 183 in Design Elements...
February 21: Discuss pages 184 to 195 in Design Elements...

Week 7
February 26: Discuss pages 196 to 217 in Design Elements...
February 28: Discuss pages 218 to 235 in Design Elements...

Week 8
March 4: Discuss pages 236 to 245 in Design Elements...
.....Break into groups for Pavlis Look Poster
March 6: Workshop

Spring Break Homework
PDF Read and edit full draft of walking tour

Week 9
March 18: Discuss pages 246 to 269 in Design Elements...
March 20: Send Walking Tour project to the publisher

Week 10
March 25: Poster session brainstorming
March 27: Inside design of Enterprise Brochure presented to Rick and Kim

Week 11
April 1: Workshop for poster session
April 3: Workshop for poster session

Week 12
April 8: Present Poster Draft to the class for feedback
April 10: Send Pavlis material to the publisher (Enterprise Brochure)

Week 13
April 15: Poster Session
April 17: Handout on individual reading selection presented and given to class

Week 14
April 22: Instructor Evaluation and Wrap Up
April 24: Grading Conferences

* I reserve the right to modify this syllabus at my discretion.