SemesterSpring Semester, 2025
DepartmentCollege of Communication Specialized Subjects for Freshman and Sophomore Majors
Course NameDigital Content Marketing in Social Media
InstructorYANG MEN-GCHIEH
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule

Week 1



Course Introduction



Go through syllabus and course requirements



 



Week 2



Lecture/Discussion



History of the Web



How the Web Works



Hands-on



WordPress I: Site setup

Writing for the Web



 



Week 2



Lecture/Discussion



The rise of Unser-generated content and Social Media



Hands-on



WordPress II



Images for the Web



Week 3



Lecture/Discussion



Presentation: One Page on WordPress (Project 1 due)



Principles of Digital Photography



Story Telling with Digital Photography



Hands-on



Canva



Photoshop I



 



Week 4



Lecture/Discussion



Photos, Images, Infographics Design for the Web and for Social Media



What are the traditional and cutting edge tools for image creation?



Hand-on



Adobe Online Tools



Photoshop II



 



Week 5



Lecture/Discussion



Project 2 Presentation (Photoshop)



HTML Basics



Web Structures and Elements



Hands-on



HTML 1



 



Week 6



Lecture/Discussion



Design Principles:



The traditional media, the Web, and the Social Media



*Term Project Announced



Hands-on



HTML II



 



Week 7



Lecture/Discussion



Term Project announcement



What is Cascading Stylesheet?



Hands-on



CSS I



 



Week 8



Midterm



 



Week 9



Term Project Presentation and Discussion



Group & Individual consultation time



Hands-on



CSS II



 



Week 10



Lecture/Discussion



Project 3 due (CSS)



Online Video



YouTube, TikTok, Facebook Watch, Instagram Reels, etc.



Video Creation for the Web and for the Social Media



Video Creation for YouTube



Hands-on



Video Shooting



Video Editing I



 



Week 11



Project 4 due (Video)



Lecture/Discussion



Online Video Marketing Techniques



Understanding YouTube Analytics



Hands-on



Video Editing II



Creating the Thumbnail Image



Uploading your video the right way



 



Week 12



Lecture/Discussion



Website Construction in 2022



Various Platforms for Web Creation



Hands-on



WordPress III



Content Types- Pages vs. Posts



Menu Setup



Week 13



Lecture/Discussion



Digital Content and Online Marketing Strategy



Branding: Personal Branding and Branding for Small Business/Organizations



Hands-on



WordPress IV



Themes & Design



Social Media Integration



 



Week 14



Lecture/Discussion



Social Media Branding: Facebook and Instagram



Branding, name, tagline, description, etc.



Hands-on



Deciding the “Brand name” and “tag line” for your term project



Creating Social Media Accounts for your Term Project



Creating a WordPress Site for your Term Project



 



Week 15



Lecture/Discussion



Social Media Design



Banner image, profile image, etc.,



Hands-on



Creating branding-related images for social media



 



Week 16



Lecture/Discussion



Online Resources for Content Creation



Online Resources for Social Media Marketing



Hands-on



Work on Term Projects



Group and individual Consultation



 



Week 17



Work on Term Projects



Group and individual Consultation



 



Week 18



Term Project Presentation



 



 


Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

A teaching assistant will be assigned after the semester begins and the contact information will then be announced.


Requirement/Grading

  • Students are allowed to use AI for:



1.     Revise and enhance their writings, but not to have AI write the content for them.



2.     Interact with AI and ask questions while researching on a specific topic.



3.     Any form of AI-assisted coding to help with Web languages is allowed.



 




  • Grading policy is set as follows:



Attendance and Participation: 10%



In Class Projects: 40%



Midterm: 20%



Final Project: 30%


Textbook & Reference

There is no assigned textbook for this class. There will be journal articles and online readings for each week, as well as multimedia assisted materials, such as online videos.


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