project 2 schedule

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PROJECT 2 SCHEDULE Weeks 4-6
Visual Communication
All homework and project deliverables are due by 11:59 PM on the day/date indicated
in this schedule.
Due Date Complete the Following
Week 4
Tuesday 1/29
Today, in class.
1. Read and discuss:
 Assignment Sheet
 Web Articles
2. Study: slidedocs 1 and 2
Thursday 1/31
Today, in class.
1. Decide if your PSA will be a poster or a billboard.
2. Work on identifying the subject of your PSA
3. Begin work on your three ideas for Project 2.
Sunday 2/3
Homework
Brainstorm Ideas Due. Go to the Brainstorm Ideas Forum and
follow the directions.
Week 5
Tuesday 2/5
Today, in class.
1. Go to the Brainstorm Ideas Forum and follow the directions to
respond to peers’ ideas.
2. Finalize decisions about the client, target audience, and
message frame for your PSA and begin drafting it.
Wednesday 2/6
Homework
Peer Review: PSA Due: Go to the Peer Review Forum and
follow the directions to post a draft of your PSA.
Thursday 2/7
Today, in class:
1. Discuss Peer Review strategies.
2. Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s draft.

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Due Date Complete the Following
Sunday 2/10
Homework
1. Go to Tools and Resources, decide which tool you will use to
create Screencast, and do a test recording. Follow
troubleshooting steps, if you encounter technical issues.
2. Study slidedoc 3.
Week 6
Tuesday 2/12
Today, in class.
Begin writing the script that will explaining design principles you
applied in PSA design.
Wednesday 2/13
Homework
Peer Review: Screencast Design Justification Due. Go to the
Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to post the URL to
your screencast.
Thursday 2/14
Today, in class.
1. Go to the Peer Review Forum and follow the directions to
respond to a peer’s screencast.
2. Begin revision work on Project 2 Deliverables.
Sunday 2/17
PROJECT 2 DELIVERABLES DUE. Submit your work as follows to
the submissions drop box:
1. PSA: Submit an image (JPEG, PNG, etc.) or PDF file. Compress
if your file is over 1 MB.
2. Screencast: cut and paste the URL to your screencast in the
comment area of the submissions box or in as a separate
document file.
3. To avoid a point penalty, verify your submission.
Do not rely solely on bblearn’s confirmation that your work
submitted. You need to check that your work submitted
correctly.
This means you need to go back to the drop box after
submitting your work and 1) open your document files, and
2) check that the URL will work by cutting and pasting what
you submitted into a browser.

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