Course+Outline

Intermediate Web Design ** Course Section: ** LEC0101 ** Semester Offered: ** Spring 2011 (20109) ** Course Meeting Time: ** Tuesday and Thursday 3-6pm ** Course Location: ** J316 ** Credit Value: ** 0.5 || ** Pre-requisites: ** // Only the Director of the CCIT program has the authority to give permission to waive course prerequisites. Prerequisites are enforced and students without pre and co-requisites will be deregistered from the course. // || Instructor(s)  Professor: Elizabeth Littlejohn  Contact Information: elizabeth.litttlejohn@sheridanc.on.ca Telephone 905.845.9430 extension 8798 Office Hours: Thursdays, 2:00 – 3 p.m. Room S319, or by appointment Technologist: Jeremy Fernie  Contact Information: <span class="wiki_link_ext">jeremy.fernie@sheridanc.on.ca <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Wiki: http://cct360spring11.wikispaces.com/ =<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Please send class emails to cct360spring11@gmail.com ** =
 * || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 150%;">** Course Code: **// CCT360H5 //

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Course Description

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This course will examine the design and implementation processes and technologies necessary to develop and organize a website managed with a content management system (CMS). Employing Wordpress as a WYSWIG content management system, the class will undertake a series of topical design vignettes that will teach fundamental web design principles that can be transferred to other platforms. Practical exercises will guide the class through the stages necessary to organize a website including website planning, interface design, taxonomy and usability. Lectures will present a range of website case studies to provide additional context to the lab work.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;"> Goals and Learning Objectives <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">The proliferation of CMS platforms has created a myriad of options for individuals and users to publish on the web without building an infrastructure from scratch. Students engaging the labs, major assignments, selected readings and participating in class discussions will develop the following skills: <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Familiarity with fundamental information architecture concepts. <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• An understanding of basic web typography <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• The ability to critique a website in terms of navigation, usability and organization and identify related design flaws <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• The skills to assess, organize and initiate a ‘real world’ web project

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Course Requirements <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students are expected to engage all facets of the course. If a student misses classwork it is their responsibility to catch up on related readings and lab exercises (some documentation of which will be archived online). Since there are no traditional academic reports/essays produced within this course, the deliverables and expectations will be outlined assignments on a case-by-case basis. Failure to engage the lab exercises will leave students less capable to tackle the final website assignment.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Teaching Methods <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">This course is largely organized around two textbooks -Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web, and Wordpress 3 Complete. Both provide the underlying structure for course content. In particular, Wordpress 3 Complete provides step-by-step instructions to be followed during the in class lab exercises. It is crucial that students work through and think about these texts, as the principles covered within these textbooks will be the basis of lecture material and formal evaluation. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Each week will feature a lecture on design principles and discussion about related readings, the examination of relevant case studies, tutorials on resources or tools and a practical lab exercise. Labs will explore the capabilities of the Wordpress content management system, information architecture and CSS principles.

<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Required Materials <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** WordPress 3 Complete, ** April Hodge Silver, Publisher: Packt Publishing 2011 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Information Architecture: Blueprints for the Web (2nd Edition) **, Christina Wodtke and Austin Govella, New Riders, 2009. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Grading Scheme <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Weekly Class Schedule and Readings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin-top: 3pt;">** Assignment ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm;">** Weight ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm;">** Due Date ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm;">** Type ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Case Study || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">** 10% ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">May 17th || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Individual ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Quiz || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">** 15% ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">May 26th || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Individual ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Flowchart / Wireframe || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">** 15% ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">May 31st || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Individual ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Website || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">** 35% ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">June 14th || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Partners ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Final Term Test || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">** 25% ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm; text-align: center;">June 16th || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt; margin: 3pt 0cm;">Individual ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 1 | May 10th Content Management as Paradigm ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• CMS history <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• CMS platforms <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Introduction to Wordpress

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Web Culture Reading: ­Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 1: Introduction to WordPress and Chapter 2: Getting Started and IA Chapter 1 Case study: TBD Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 1

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 2 | May 12th Planning a Web Project ** <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Wireframes & outlines <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• User testing/input/consultation <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Web design as foresight

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Web Culture Reading: Dennis G. Gerz, __ “On the Trail of the Memex: Vannevar Bush, Weblogs and the Google Galaxy”. __ (2003) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 3: Creating Blog Content and IA Chapter 2 Case study: TBD Lab exercise: A simple wireframe, Wordpress Overview

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 3 | May 17th Web Typography I ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• History of web typography <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• CSS review – reverse engineering with firebug <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Font stacks – best practice

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Michael Bierut, __ “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Typeface” __, // Design Observer //. (2007), Information Architects, __ “Web Design is 95% Typography” __ (2006) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 4: Creating Blog Content and IA Chapter 3 Lab exercise: John Kane’s ‘Apple Tart’ type exercise revisited with CSS <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Case Study Due: 10% **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 4 | May 19th Web Typography II ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• The importance of readability <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• How to select typefaces for a site <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• @Font-face – type hosting service overview

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Jon Downer __ “Call It What It Is” __, // Émigré //. (2003) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 5: Pages, Plugins, Image Galleries Menus, and More and IA Chapter 4 Case study: __ http://nytimes.com __ Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 5

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 5 | May 24th Visual Design for the Web ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Classical grid layouts and the web <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Integration of text, image and multimedia <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Interactivity – Flash, HTML5 and jQuery (comparison) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Creating standardize templates

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: TBA Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 6: Choosing and Installing Themes, and More and IA Chapter 5 Case study: __ http://infosthetics.com __, __ http://flickr.com __ Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete Chapter 6

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 6 | May 26th Navigation, Taxonomy & Categories **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Keeping things organized – taxonomy & categories <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Structural, associative and utility navigation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Global vs. local navigation <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• 404 pages

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Cory Doctorow, __ “Metacrap: Putting the torch to seven straw-men of the meta-utopia” __. (2001) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 7: Developing Your Own Theme, and More and IA Chapter 6 Case studies: __ http://delicious.com __, __ http://archigram.westminster.ac.uk/ __ , __ http://reuters.com/ __ Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete Chapter 7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Quiz #1: 15% **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 7 | May 31st Users & Community Management ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• User generated content – a new paradigm <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Social architecture: keeping a site under control <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• User permissions & security concerns

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Geert Lovink & Ned Rossiter, __ “The Digital Given: 10 Web 2.0 Theses” __, // Fibreculture // 14. (2009) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 8: Feeds and Podcasting, and More and IA Chapter 7 and 8 Case study: __ http://wikipedia.org/ __, __ http://huffingtonpost.com/ __ Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Flowchart/Wireframe Due: 15% **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 8 | June 2nd Putting the Parts Together ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Developing a workflow to approach a complex project <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Making sense of a client-brief, turning a list of job requirements and a mass of content into a site

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Clay Shirky, __ “Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable” __, (2009) Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 9: Developing Plugins and Widgets, and More and IA Chapter 9 Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 9

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 9 | June 7th Search Engine Optimization (SEO) ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Why designing for search is good design <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Google PageRank unpacked <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Web Analytics

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Web Culture Reading: TBA <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 10: Community Blogging and Chapter 11: Creating a Non-Blog Website, and More and IA Chapter 10 and 11 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Lab exercise: Based on Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 11

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 10 | June 9th In-Class Final Project Help ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 9pt;">Web Culture Reading: Review Technical Reading(s): Wordpress 3 Complete, Chapter 12: Administrator’s Reference and More and IA Chapter 12

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 11 | June 14th ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Class discussion about the assignment <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">• Term test preparation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Web Culture Reading: Anne Helmond, __ “Lifetracing: The Tracing of a Networked Life” __, in // Networked. // (2009) Technical Readings: Review for test <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Final Project Due: 35% ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Week 12 | June 16th Final Term Test: 25% **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">E-Culture Policy <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Only student Utormail accounts should be used for course communication and all emails from students must include the course code in the subject line and should be signed with the full student name and student number. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The course wiki resides at __ http://cct360-f10.wikispaces.com __, students are expected to refer to it regularly for reference material, related links and tutorial information. Generally, any technical questions should be asked in the discussion section rather then via private email sent to the instructor –that way the answer is available for the entire group. We will use the wiki to discuss readings covered in class as well as work with concrete5.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Learning Technology <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">E-submissions are not accepted under any circumstances. Material is to be handed in class.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Late Assignments, Extensions and Missed Term Tests

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">You are expected to complete assignments on time. There will be a penalty for lateness of 3% deducted per day and work that is not handed in one week after the due date will not be accepted. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> As of September 2010, students are required to declare their absence on ROSI, in order to receive academic accommodation for any course work such as missed tests, late assignments, and final examinations. In addition to this policy, // students must also adhere to the following CCIT policy after declaring an absence on ROSI. //

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deadline extensions will be granted only for a compelling reason and with appropriate documentation and students should contact instructors immediately, and no later than the due date, if a deadline cannot be met.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Students who miss a term test for reasons entirely beyond their control (eg. illness or accident) must, within one week of the missed test, submit an official request to the INSTITUTE (not the instructor) by completing a // Special Consideration Form // that explains the reason for missing the test. This form can be picked up at any ICCIT Office and should be submitted to the CCIT Undergraduate Counsellor, Rose Antonio (CCT 3022) along with the ORIGINAL supporting documentation (eg. a medical certificate, death certificate, etc.). A departmental committee will review requests and students whose requests are approved will be contacted by the instructor via email.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> If approval is granted by the INSTITUTE for a missed term test, the instructor will contact the student with the make up date for the missed test. This test will be within 2 weeks of the test and the instructor will // try // to provide 5­7 days notice before the test. Advance notice is sometimes not possible so students should be prepared to write a make up test // any time // after submitting a special consideration form.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Medical certificates or Doctor’s Notes must include the statement: “[Name of student] was unable to write the test on [date] for medical reasons.” Documentation must show that the physician was consulted within one day of the test. A statement merely confirming the report of an illness made by a student is not acceptable. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">You are responsible for providing an accurate phone number and email address on your Special Consideration Form. Although the Undergraduate Counsellor and/or Instructor informs you by email, it is your responsibility to obtain the decision from the department. Claims that a departmental decision was not received will not be considered as reason for further consideration.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">A student who misses a term test cannot subsequently petition for late withdrawal from the course without academic penalty on the grounds that he or she has had no term work returned before the drop date.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Office of the Registrar handles all missed final exams. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Academic Integrity <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">From the Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// “It shall be an offence for a student knowingly: // <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">// (d) to represent as one's own any idea or expression of an idea or work of another in any academic examination or term test or in connection with any other form of academic work, i.e. to commit plagiarism.” //

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Wherever in the Code an offence is described as depending on "knowing", the offence shall likewise be deemed to have been committed if the person ought reasonably to have known. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Honesty and fairness are considered fundamental to the University’s mission, and, as a result, all those who violate those principles are dealt with as if they were damaging the integrity of the University itself. When students are suspected of cheating or a similar academic offence, they are typically surprised at how formal and seriously the matter is dealt with – and how severe the consequences can be if it is determined that cheating did occur. The University of Toronto treats academic offences very seriously. Students should note that copying, plagiarizing, or other forms of academic misconduct will not be tolerated. Any student caught engaging in such activities will be subject to academic discipline ranging from a mark of zero on the assignment, test or examination to dismissal from the University as outlined in the UTM calendar. Any student abetting or otherwise assisting in such misconduct will also be subject to academic penalties.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Students are assumed to be informed about plagiarism and are expected to read the handout, titled "Plagiarism and Reference Format". //__ How Not to Plagiarize __// ( __ http://www.writing.utoronto.ca/advice/using-sources/how-not-to­plagiarize __ ) written by Margaret Procter. It is a valuable and succinct source of information on the topic. You are also supposed to be familiar, and considered as being familiar, with the // Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters // (see UTM Calendar: Codes and Policies or http://www.governingcouncil.utoronto.ca/policies/behaveac.htm) and // Code of Student Conduct // ([]), which spell out your rights, your duties and provide all the details on grading regulations and academic offenses at the University of Toronto. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Classroom Management <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students are expected to come to class on time, turn off cell phones and pagers and to use laptops in class for note-taking only (not for web surfing, email, viewing movies etc.). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Religious Observance <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Information about the University’s Policy on Scheduling of Classes and Examinations and Other Accommodations for Religious Observances is at __ http://www.viceprovoststudents.utoronto.ca/publicationsandpolicies/guidelines/religiousobservances.htm __. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 16pt;">Other Resources <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** AccessAbility ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">The University accommodates students with disabilities who have registered with the AccessAbility Resource Centre. Please let me know in advance, preferably in the first week of class, if you will require any accommodation on these grounds. To schedule a registration appointment with a disability advisor, please call the centre at 905-569-4699 or e-mail at: access.utm@utoronto.ca. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__ http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/access/ __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Students can visit the Academic Skills Centre to consult with one of its strategists about understanding learning style, developing study plans for upcoming tests/exams, or discussing papers. Special Diagnostic Assessments are also offered and are designed to help you learn exactly where you stand with respect to critical academic skills. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">**__ http://www.utm.utoronto.ca/asc __**

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">** UTM Library (Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre) ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> The University of Toronto boasts the biggest academic library in Canada and the second biggest in North America. Various services are available to students at the UTM Library and across the UofT library system. Services include borrowing, interlibrary loans, online references, laptop loans and the RBC Learning Commons. For more information, visit **__ http://library.utm.utoronto.ca __**.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 10pt;">Every attempt will be made to follow this syllabus, but its contents are subject to change, according to the rules as outlined in the UTM Instructor’s Handbook, section 3.2.2.