CISC 3630 TR8 Fall 2011

Four projects totaling: 32%

Powerpoint - Make an interactive multimedia kiosk display.
Project Description
Flash project one - animation
Flash project two - Online Information Kiosk
Flash project three - TBD
Other project(s)....
Teach Me video Due at final - Make a video teaching me something on the computer using a multiemedia program. Pick from Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Freehand (or something else that I approve). Pick a medium to advanced topic and record a minimum of 3 minutes worth of video. Use Microsoft Expression Encoder or another screen capture program. Capture at a screen resolution and video size at 640 x 480. Use a mic to record your voice explaining what is going on.

Homework (10%), Class Participation (5%) You have to come to class!

Quizes 5%, Midterm (20%), Final (28%)

When submiting assignments,
please send them to:

goetz@sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Books:

M: Multimedia Making It Work 8th edition by Tay Vaughan. 7th edition is close enough.
F: Flash Professional CS5 Digital Classroom by Fred Gerantabee, AGI Creative Team

The syllabus will likely change a bit over the course of the term. This is more of an outline. So far through Oct is valid.

Bring up topics to discuss in class. I would like to have discussions about various Multimedia topics. Please look at computer magazines or visit computer related web sites for things of interest. Some good sites are:
cnet - pc magazine - pc world - maximum pc

Training Videos:
Videos that I've made

Class	Topic	Readings	Home Work (given out this day)
8/30	Introduction to Multimedia and Text Multimedia Notes	M Chapters 1	Sign up
9/1	Text Notes	M Chapter 2
9/6	Images Photoshop Sample Images Class Notes	M Chapter 3
9/8	Images Continued
9/12	Sound Class Notes	M Chapter 4	Home Work
9/15	Sound Continued
9/20	Powerpoint Media files for sample kiosk Download the Kiosk	Powerpoint topics: Drawing objects, text Animation & Sounds Action buttons File Formats Supported by Powerpoint 2007
9/22	Power Point Continued
9/27	Animation Notes 1	M Chapter 5	Power Point Storyboard Draw on paper (but you can draw on the computer if you wish), a storyboard for your kiosk project. Include also a description of your project. Please hand in the storyboard and description on paper. Please hand this in on Oct 4th
9/29	No Classes
10/04	Fri Classes Meet Today
10/06	Flash Introduction	Powerpoint Storyboard Due
10/11	Flash	F Chapter 1	HW #2
10/13	Our Class will not meet today.
10/18	Video Notes	M Chapter 6 Powerpoint project is due
10/20	Our Class will not meet today.
10/25	Video Continued Midterm Review
10/27	Midterm
11/01	Web Design 3D Text Notes	M 13, 14	FROM THIS POINT DOWN I DIDN"T UPDATE THE LECTURES OR CHAPTERS YET!
11/03	Making Multimedia Notes	M 10,11
11/08	Flash
11/10	Flash Interaction via Action Scripts Project Report HW	M 12, 13
11/15	Animation & Video Notes 2 Illusions 3D LSC	M 7, 8
11/17
11/22 (Thurs schedule)		M 16, 17
11/24 College Closed
11/29
12/01	Designing & Producing Content & Talent Notes Flash Collision Detection Example1 Example2 Hit Test CS3	M 10,11
12/06		Links: Hit Test Sound Clip ActionScript Programming
12/08	Delivering Software Data protection Notes Notes from earlier on in the term
12/12	Final Review
Final 12/20 Tues	8-10am in 129F (Our regular classroom)

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