Students will develop an understanding of the technology and the issues surrounding the internet and the web through studio activities, readings, and online and/or physical fieldwork. Students will understand the material properties of the Internet and gain literacy in web development languages (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript). We will cover the history of the use of computers and networks as a tool for empowerment and for creating art. We explore topics such as hypertextuality, non-linearity, interactivity, authorship, representation and aesthetics after the Internet, and various social, personal, and political implications of living in a networked society. With the newly acquired literacy in hand, students through projects of their own design, can investigate topics such as how the convergence of the web/social media with social practice/activism reconfigures the ways in which artists and citizens view, participate in, understand, and narrate real-world issues.

Exploration of ideas through the methods of visual art. You will realize there are various ways of doing things in art. One goal of this class is to familiarize yourself with past approaches and methods. (For example, through viewing works and slide lectures.) Another is to acquire skills. (You will be assigned technical exercises in labs.) And finally, you will put all that into practice by exploring your own questions and ideas. (We do that through projects which is subject to critique).

After completing this class student will know how to make web pages using client-side programming (HTML/CSS/Javascript) and understand the history, discourse, and technology surrounding the Internet with a focus on artistic practice. Students will learn how to convey ideas through the newly acquired literacy in web development by creating works of their own. Students will learn how to analyze and evaluate Internet-based art works through readings and critiques.

Everything counts. Come to class. Participate. Work in class. Work out of class. Read. Be responsible. Hand in assignments on time.... Make work. Make work for yourself (not for your instructor). Explore. Think. Thoughtful work is good. Craft is important.

If you miss a class or any lab exercise, you are responsible for catching up by asking your classmates.
Showing up and speaking up and sharing thoughts counts as participation. Handing in labs/technical exercises count as participation. Extra effort on technical exercises or the quality of your participation during class discussions and critiques will be noted and will reflect on your final evaluation.
If you miss 4 classes/exercises without excuse, expect your grades to be lowered by 1 letter grade. If you miss 6 classes/exercises or more without excuse, you will not pass the class.

Projects will be evaluated on the quality of the work and will individually have the most impact on the grade you will receive.

1. Use of computers during class-time should be limited to activities relevant to class
   
2. No working during critiques and discussions. Once critiques start, I will not accept hand-ins until the critique is over.
3. You cannot use AI tools to generate answers for you in lab. You can use it to ask questions for hints only if you are struggling. You are welcome to use it to assist you in your creative projects