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When we finish this material . . .
. . . we should be able to
Tu.12 Jan
  syllabus
  client project
  working with html
  explain the purpose of the course & how performance is evaluated.
  explain our project & its purpose.
  access online resources to learn html basics.
  create a web page using html in notepad to display properly in a browser.
Th.14.Jan
  subscriptions & resources   receive & access information relevant to this course.
Tu.19.Jan
  Ms. Anne McMahon, VP MKTG, yardlover.com
  Ms. Michelle Nunnally, JMU student & new hire,     yardlover.com 
  yardlover.com slides
  describe yardlover's business & business model.
Th.21.Jan
  site project
  domain names

  470 central
  begin web site development.
  explain the criteria for a good domain name.
  explain the marketing and technical importance of domain names.
  access & use resources essential to this course.
Tu.26.Jan
  calculating grades for this course
  essentials of site design

  building a site to build your business
  Dreamweaver CS3
  accurately calculate your grade for this course.
  describe essential features of site design for postive visitor experiences.
  describe what characterizes sites that develop repeat visitors.
  describe how to use a site to help build a business.
  use 'Manage Sites', connect to the server, & navigate DW.
  create a web page & ftp it to the server to display properly in a browser.
  work with tables, library files, cascading style sheets.

Th.28.Jan
  search engines
  describe the business of search & trends in search & the business.
Tu.02.Feb
  Dreamweaver CS3   use 'Manage Sites', connect to the server, & navigate DW.
  create a web page & ftp it to the server to display properly in a browser.
  work with tables, library files, cascading style sheets.
Th.04.Feb
  470central > digital marketing & metrics > SEO   explain &do effective SEO.
Tu.09.Feb
  470central > digital marketing & metrics > SEO   explain &do effective SEO.
Th.11.Feb
  class wiki on digital maketing
  470central > reading announcements
  contribute informed commentary & questions.
  demonstrate ability to apply ideas frmothe reading.
Tu.16.Feb
u n i v e r s i t y   a s s e s s m e n t   d a y
Th.18.Feb
  online advertising   describe the state of online advertising & identify its forms.
  describe issues important to online professional marketing practice.
Tu.23.Feb
  online security   identify & describe the major online security issues.
Th.25.Feb
  Gary Flynn on security   identify the major threats to online personal & commercial activity.
Tu.02.Mar
  online buyer behavior   profile the size & demographics of the online audience
  compare & contrast online & offline search & buying behavior
Th.04.Mar
  online advertising in class ex04   demonstrate understanding of online advertising forms & contexts
Tu.09.Mar
s p r i n g     b r e a k
Th.11.Mar
Tu.16.Mar
   
Th.18.Mar
  business models online   explain 'business model' & idenitify basic categories of models.
Tu.23.Mar
  intellectual property online


  summer 2010 paid internship opportunity
  describe the challenges to protecting intellectual property online. 
  describe the forms that intellectual prooerty takes.
  identify & describe the types of intellectual property law.
Th.25.Mar
  privacy online   identify & discuss key online privacy issues, & create a privacy policy.
  define security, privacy, confidentiality, & their relationship with trust.
Tu.30.Mar
  email marketing

  email reading 
  explain email's importance relative to other digital marketing tools.
  explain email's effeciveness relative to other digital marketing tools.
  describe major issues affecting email marketing best practices.
  explain email marketing best practices.
Th.01.Apr
  Silverpop login
  email newsletter exercises
  login, navigate, & use Silverpop.
  create & deliver 2 professional grade email newsledtters.
Tu.06.Apr
  Silverpop   create & deliver 2 professional grade email newsledtters.
Th.08.Apr
  myEmma login   login, navigate, & use emma.
Tu.13.Apr
  spam   define spam & explain why it's unprofessional & unethical.
Th.15.Apr
   
Tu.20.Apr
   
Th.22.Apr
   
Tu.27.Apr    
Th.29.Apr
   
Fri.30.Apr client report: hard copy to client; electronic copy to williamsonkn@gmail.com
Mon.02.May website projects come to closure
Tu.04.May final exam sec 2 0800 - 0915 takes final 0800 - 1000 hrs
Th.06.May final exam sec 1 1230 - 1345 takes final 1030 - 1230 hrs