CISC 3630

CISC 3630 -
Multimedia Computing

Meyer - Fall 2012
TH 06:30-09:10PM
129 F (Field Building/WEB Building)

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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Abbreviation: CISC 3630
Credits: 3.0 (3 hours)
Code: 1176
Section: ER6
Schedule: TH 06:30-09:10PM
Room: 129 F
Lab: 130 F
Semester: Fall 2012

INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION

Instructor: Matthew Meyer
Office: 534 NE
E-mail: meyer(at)sci(dot)brooklyn(dot)cuny(dot)edu

Web Page: http://www.sci.brooklyn.cuny.edu/~meyer

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Note: This course is considered to be a senior level elective. It is expected that the student will devote a significant amount of time outside of class on research, programming and project activities.

This course is a survey of the interrelationship of state-of-the-art communication and computer technology. Hardware, software, and system design issues in the multimedia presentation of information. Multimedia standards. Audio and video compression techniques. Hypermedia database systems. Programming and the use of multimedia authoring systems. Survey of representative hypermedia applications.

Topics

Fundamentals of Multimedia Information
Multimedia Hardware
Multimedia Software
Multimedia Platforms
Multimedia Programming (Java, Active-X, MCI, Windows Foundation Classes)
The creative process: hardware, software, development team and methodology
Media Types – Media Objects (Implementations and methods)
Multimedia and the Internet
Multimedia Systems survey (science, entertainment, gaming, etc.)
Design Issues
Compression & Encoding Techniques

PREREQUISITES

(1) CISC 1030 ("The Internet" formally CIS 3)
OR
(1) CISC 1050 ("Introduction to Computer Applications" formally CIS 5.2);
--- AND ---
(2) CISC 3800 ("Adv. PC Techniques for Business Applications" formally CIS 13.2)
OR
(2) CISC 3130 ("Data Structures" formally CIS 22).

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK(S)

Multimedia Making It Work - Eighth Edition
Author: Tay Vaughan
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 8 edition (October 29, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0071748466
ISBN-13: 978-0071748469

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

A USB FLASH drive is REQUIRED.
Students may use their own computers at home or use the college computers (Library, Computer Café, Web Building). When specialized software is required, it will be either provided in the lab, or be freely available online.

GRADING

10% Attendance & Participation
60% Projects

10% PowerPoint Project
10% Graphics Editing Project
10% Sound Editing Project
10% Video Editing Project
10% Compression OR Encoding Project
10% HTML 5 & JavaScript OR AS3 Flash Project

30% Final Exam

Attendance: I take attendance. Each unexcused absence will lower your FINAL grade by 1 percentage point. Each time you are late to class will cost you 1/2 of a percentage point on your FINAL grade. (Up to 10 points total).

GETTING HELP

Tutor Assistance

Tutors are available in the open lab in the laboratory facility at the WEB building. They may or may not be able to help you with your course materials.

General Advice

COME TO CLASS.
Take good notes.
Ask questions.
Do the assignments on time.
Contact me if you are confused or fall behind, for whatever reason. Come to my office hours or email me.
I get MANY email messages every day, so please keep your message short and to the point. If your story goes on longer than a page (80 columns by 24 rows of text), then be aware that I probably won't read much past the first page.
Note that email messages where the sender's name seems fake (e.g., "Mickey Mouse") or the subject is blank or undecipherable, may be automatically filtered out in attempt to eliminate spam and other offensive messages.
Please don't email me programming code.
Don't ever email me an application (executable code)!
If I haven't replied to you, please be patient. Sending me multiple copies of the same message (or multiple messages that say the same thing) only clogs my inbox, which takes me longer to get to your message.
PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINE IN ALL EMAILS TO ME:
Your name, this class, why you are writing
Example: M. Meyer, CISC 1600, Hmwk #1

PROJECT INFORMATION

General Information:

Each of the areas of study are covered by one or more "Projects". Each project is designed to give you an in depth introduction to a subject area.

Submission Instructions:

You need to create an archive of the files you are submitting (if you are submitting multiple files, or a folder hierachy) and then email that archive to me. If you are using a PC, please use ZIP files (not RAR). You can create zip files on most PC's simple by right clicking on the folder you want to send and choosing "send to" => "compressed folder".

If you are using a MAC, you can use the File - Create Archive utility in the Finder. Simply highlight all the files you want to include in the archive by clicking once on each file's icon while holding down the Apple key. Then from the Finder, click on File - Create Archive and an archive file will be created called Archive.zip.

Late Assignments:

Each assignment must be handed in or emailed to me on the day that it is due. Any assignment received after midnight of its due date will be penalized 10%, for each calendar day after the due date (after 10 days I don't accept it).

COURSE POLICIES

Student Conduct:

Any acts of disruption that go beyond the normal rights of students to question and discuss with instructors the educational process relative to subject content will not be tolerated, in accordance with the Academic Code of Conduct described in the Student Handbook.

Electronic Devices in Class Policy:

Cellular telephones, pagers, CD players, radios, and similar devices are prohibited in the classroom and laboratory facilities. Calculators and computers are prohibited during examinations, unless specified.

Examination Policy:

A midterm and final examination will be given in class. Please schedule your other activities in advance. No make-up exams will be allowed without prior arrangements being made.

Incomplete Policy:

Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing and must have completed a significant portion of the course.

Academic Integrity Policy:

Students are expected to uphold the school’s standard of conduct relating to academic honesty. Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity of the academic work they submit. The guiding principle of academic integrity shall be that a student's submitted work, examinations, reports, and projects must be that of the student's own work. Students shall be guilty of violating the college’s policy if they:

Represent the work of others as their own.
Use or obtain unauthorized assistance in any academic work.
Give unauthorized assistance to other students.
Modify, without instructor approval, an examination, paper, record, or report for the purpose of obtaining additional credit.
Misrepresent the content of submitted work.

Any student violating the college’s academic integrity policy is subject to receive a failing grade for the course and will be reported to the Office of Student Affairs. If a student is unclear about whether a particular situation may constitute violation, the student should meet with the instructor to discuss the situation.

For this class, it is permissible to assist classmates in general discussions of computing techniques. General advice and interaction are encouraged. Each person, however, must develop his or her own solutions to the assigned projects, assignments, and tasks. In other words, students may not "work together" on graded assignments. Such collaboration constitutes cheating. A student may not use or copy (by any means) another's work (or portions of it) and represent it as his/her own. If you need help on an assignment, contact your instructor, not other classmates.

Disabilities Policy:

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), all qualified students enrolled in this course are entitled to reasonable accommodations. Please notify the instructor during the first week of class of any accommodations needed for the course and read the following:

In order to receive disability-related academic accommodations students must first be registered with the Center for Student Disability Services (CSDS). Students who have a documented disability or suspect they may have a disability are invited to set up an appointment with the Director of the Center for Student Disability Services, Ms. Valerie Stewart-Lovell at 718-951-5538. If you have already registered with the CSDS please provide your professor with the course accommodation form and discuss your specific accommodation with him/her as soon as possible and at an appropriate time.

Finally, we will be providing for your use the link to the latest edition of the University publication: Reasonable Accommodations: A Faculty Guide to Teaching College Students with Disabilities: The purpose of this guide is to provide faculty with information and suggestions to help meet the classroom needs of students with disabilities. It is a superb resource. I encourage you to make use of the information being provided.

Please contact Valerie Stewart-Lovell, Director of the Center for Student Disability Services located at 138 Roosevelt Hall, extension 5538, Natalie Mason-Kinsey Director of Equity and Diversity, located at 2147 Boylan Hall, extension 4128, or this office if you have any questions or comments regarding our college policies or the resources available for students with disabilities.

The guide can be downloaded from the CUNY Assistive Technology Services website; http://catsweb.cuny.edu.