Bergen Community College; School of Business, Social Sciences & Public Service;
Information Technology: INF-230 – Advanced Multimedia
Spring 2012 Course Outline: 30 Sessions M/W 10:30p – 12:25p– Room C-304

Instructor/Email/Phone:  Bill Madden, bmadden@bergen.edu, 201-493-3573
Web-Site:  www.bergen.edu/faculty/bmadden
Office: C-117 – Mon 3:00-4:00pm; Tue 1:00-2:00pm; Wed: 3:00-3:30pm; Sat 12:30pm-1:00pm

 

Syllabus:
The course syllabus is available at http://www.bergen.edu/faculty/bmadden.  Please refer to the syllabus for general information concerning course description, student learning objectives, college competencies, assessment scales and classroom and laboratory policies.

 

Textbooks/Supplies/Resources:

·         We will make extensive use of a set of online tutorials (freely available at http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/

·         4GB (or larger) USB flash drive (multimedia projects can be VERY large!).

·         Headphones.  Do NOT purchase this item till we have had a chance to discuss what is needed in class.  Suitable equipment can be obtained for very moderate cost ($10-$20).  You may already own a set of headphones that will work fine (bring them in and let's try them out!).

·         This course is Moodle supported.  Exams, quizzes and assignments will be submitted electronically.

Software.  We will use a variety of software packages in this course.  Which particular packages you use depends on the particular projects you select. 

Assessment.  Two exams, quizzes, class work/homework and a final project will be used to assess your progress in this course.

Written Exams

Hands-on Projects

Class work

Quizzes

40%

40%

20%

+5% (extra credit)

 

 

Quizzes and Tests.  Each of the two exams consists of a web-based multiple-choice exam (usually about 50-60 questions) and a hands-on skills test.  All quizzes are web-based and extra-credit and will be based upon lectures, labs and/or reading assignments.  At the end of the term, an overall quiz average will be calculated, divided by 20 and added to your overall grade average.  Thus, extra-credit quizzes can add as much as 5% to your overall grade.  Please note the windows of time during which tests and quizzes are open (available in Moodle).

Class work/homework.  Exercises are shown below in the calendar and will also be posted on Moodle.  Please note the due dates.

Submission of assignments.  You will be issued a Moodle account for this course at the beginning of the semester.  All assignments will be posted on Moodle and must be submitted via Moodle.  We will set up and learn how to use Moodle accounts in class.  In some cases, hardcopy printouts of your work may be required.

Grading Scale.

A
B+
B
C+
C
D

F

90%
85%
80%
75%
70%
60%
Less than 60%

 

Calendar

Week

Lecture Topics

Labs/Reading

Week 1
M/W 1/23-25

 

Introduction/Overview

General Considerations – tools, skills, hardware, platforms, general software issues

Knight Tutorials Online

http://multimedia.journalism.berkeley.edu/tutorials/

Photography Tutorials

Project 1 (3 weeks) – students select one of the following multimedia areas:

·         text as visual design

·         2-D bitmap/vector graphics

·         3-D modeling/animation

  

They plan, design, produce and present a 3-week project in the area

Week 2
M/W 1/30-2/1

Photography Tutorials

WordPress Tutorials

Week 3
M/W 2/6-8

WordPress Tutorials

Flash Tutorials

Week 4
M/W 2/13-15

Project 1 Presentation and Evaluation – Exam 1 (based on Photography, WordPress and Flash Tutorials)

Week 5
M/W 2/20-22

Audio Tutorials

Planning

Project 2 (4 weeks) – students select a second area of concentration. It can be any one of the following, but must be different from area selected for Project 1:

·         text as visual design

·         2-D bitmap/vector graphics

·         3-D modeling/animation

·         audio

·         video

 

They plan, design, produce and present a 4-week project in the area.

 

Week 6
M/W 2/27-29

Video Tutorials

Design

Week 7
M/W 3/5-7

Web Development Tutorials

Production

Week 8

M/W 3/12-14

Web Development Tutorials

Post-production

M/W 3/19-21

Spring Break – no classes 3/18 – 3/25

Week 9

M/W 3/26-28

Project 2 Presentation and Evaluation – Exam 2 (based on Audio, Video and Web Development tutorials)

Week 10

M/W 4/2-4

Planning/Design

Project 3 (5 weeks) – students select a third area of concentration (must be different from areas selected for Projects 1 and 2).  They plan, design, produce and present a 5-week project in the area.  This should be their preferred area of concentration and students should be able to exhibit significant mastery of the hardware and software tools needed for completion of this project.

Week 11
M/W 4/9-11

Design/Production

Week 12
M/W 4/16-18

Production

Week 13
M/W 4/23-25

Post-production

Week 14
M/W 4/30-5/2

Post-production

Week 15
M/W 5/7-9

Project 3 Presentation and Evaluation