CV+Assignment


 * Assignment #1: CV Assignment **
 * Assigned: February 21st – 9AM. **
 * Due: Feb 16th (in class) **


 * Introduction ** : Work through the extended walkthrough posted to the wiki for the Jan. 26th class to learn how to make custom content types in Drupal and then leverage them through views. In completing these exercises, you'll learn how to manipulate two of the most crucial workflows in Drupal. Beyond learning new Drupal skills, this first assignment is meant to be an open ended refresher to CSS – each student is expected to style their CV page into a document that is refined enough that you could present it to a prospective employer. While this assignment is simple technically, getting comfortable with content types and views will serve as the basis of the work that you do for the rest of the semester in this course – take some time to experiment while working towards this deadline.


 * Assignment ** : Working with the [|NineSixty (960 Grid System)] theme, develop the display of your CV page so that it is highly refined and personal. Choose appropriate typefaces and styling for headers, subheads and body text. Experiment with background fills, borders and placing your content blocks in the various page regions to develop an attractive and coherent document. // All students must work with the assigned theme, assignments executed in other themes will not be accepted. //




 * Evaluation ** : This assignment is worth 20% of your mark. Students will primarily be evaluated on the overall clarity of their finished CV page in regards to type, layout and readability. Cross browser compatibility will also be considered – your page should perform equally well in the most recent versions of Chrome, Firefox and Safari (use all three browsers in your testing). Ambition, and ingenuity will also be taken into consideration – feel free to build upon the framework we've constructed. Maybe you want to add more content regions that reflect your interests, links to online projects or add image and multimedia content or experiment with views. //Note the rubric pointed above for a breakdown of how marks will be allocated within the evaluation.//


 * Submission ** : You are required to send an email to the instructor by 9AM on February 21st stating that you are complete and providing a hyperlink to your CV (you do not need to provide your stylesheet[s]). If no email is sent it is assumed that your assignment is either incomplete or late. // Emails received later than 9AM will be considered late and the penalties outlined on the syllabus will be applied t o all w ork not submitted on time.//


 * Review: ** Some of you will be asked to briefly present your work to the class on March 1st.