Zoie Jiang

My Major is Strategic Design and management

This semester ,my learning goal is to build a foundational understanding of digital tools and computational thinking. I am starting with very limited knowledge of coding and technical systems, but I want to understand how these tools shape the way we design, make decisions, and translate ideas into tangible outcomes. Rather than focusing only on technical proficiency, I hope to develop a clearer way of thinking through processes, logic, and structure, and to become more confident in navigating unfamiliar technical environments.

Date Due		Percent
Week 2	Website Analysis	5%
Week 3	Midterm Worksheet (8 Steps)	5%
Week 3	Responsive Mockup	5%
Week 3	CSS Selection Exercise	5%
Week 4	Grid Exersize	5%
	First Quarter Assessment	25%
Week 5	Responsive Wireframe	5%
Week 5	Code Portfolio Front Page	5%
Week 5	Quiz
Week 6	Typography Poster	5%
Week 7	Current Topic Website	5%
Week 8	Portfolio: Class Presentation	5%
	Second Quarter Assessment	25%
Week 9	Final: Worksheet	5%
Week 10	Final: CSS3 Collateral	5%
Week 11	Final: CSS3 Animatic	5%
Week 12	Final: HTML/CSS	5%
Week 12	Final: Modular Navigation	5%
	Third Quarter Assessment	25%
Week 13	Final: Multimedia	5%
Week 13	Final: Alternatives	5%
Week 13	Final: Peer Review	5%
Week 14	Final: Forms	5%
Week 15	Alternative	5%
	Final Quarter Assessment	25%
Week 15	Final: Presentation	10%
	Two assignments dropped:	-10%
	Total:	100%
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Chat with Google Gemini

Me: my major is strategic design and management, learning HTML and CSS can help my future career in what way

Gemini: Strategic Design and Management with technical skills like HTML and CSS is like adding a motor to a luxury car—it takes the high-level vision and actually makes it move. In the design world, we often call this being a "T-Shaped Professional." You have your deep vertical expertise in strategy and business, but your horizontal bar (technical literacy) allows you to collaborate across the entire organization.

Me: Is it going to be hard for me? I have 0 knowledge about code

Gemini:The short answer? No, it wont be "hard" in the way that physics or advanced calculus is hard. It’s more like learning a new language or a new set of grammar rules. In the world of coding, HTML and CSS are considered the "entryway." They aren't even technically programming languages (they don't use complex logic like "if this, then that"); they are markup and styling languages.