Next generation Internet. (Image courtesy of the High Performance Computing & Communications Office of NOAA.)
Instructor(s)
Dr. Edward C. Barrett
MIT Course Number
21W.785
As Taught In
Fall 2003
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Highlights
This course includes a related resources section with examples of excellent and poor web design.
Course Description
This class covers the analysis, design, implementation and testing of various forms of digital communication based on group collaboration. Students are encouraged to think about the Web and other new digital interactive media not just in terms of technology but also broader issues such as language (verbal and visual), design, information architecture, communication and community. Students work in small groups on a semester-long project of their choice.