Columbia College, Chicago
Spring 2002 Syllabus
Tuesday 12:30 -- 3:20 pm, Room 418 (Academic Computing 35-2501-01)
Instructor: Schuy (sky) Jewell, schuyjewell@ameritech.net, 773-752-6266
This class will introduce students to basic computer programming concepts and the multimedia authoring environment. Using the programming cycle of design, implementation, and testing and debugging, students will learn about control structures, branching and decision-making, developing reusable code, writing functions and procedures, as well as structured flow. Students will develop a vocabulary that will allow them to talk to multimedia programmers. They will also develop enough programming skill to begin to author their own basic multimedia projects. At the end of this class students will:
Foundations of Computer Applications or permission of Department Chairperson. Students new to multimedia design must have a working knowledge of Mac operating systems as well as Adobe Photoshop TM (or other comparable programs). Macromedia Director 8 TM is the foundational program for this course.
Students' grades will depend on the TIMELY completion of all homework assignments and readings, lab exercises, tests, a midterm project, a final project, attendance and participation in the following percentages:
You will lose one letter grade for every week an assignment is late. If a student has any emergencies or difficulties in completing an assignment, THEY SHOULD CONTACT ME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. My e-mail is schuyjewell@ameritech.net. NO EXCUSES!
Grades will be awarded using the standard grading scale:
Attendance to all classes is required. Part of your final grade will be determined by class attendance. If a student misses a class section, it is the student's responsibility to make up any work missed. More than three absences will result in an 'F' (failure). Lectures will be held at the beginning of class so you must be punctual. Two late arrivals equal one absence.
If a student finds they will not be able to hand in a midterm or final on the scheduled day, it is the student's responsibility to notify me prior to that day. Under no circumstances will I accept the work if I have not been notified and arrangements made prior to that day.
Lecture must be interactive. To this end, I encourage an open atmosphere where back-and-forth communication is the norm. Students are free to speak up when they need clarification or wish to make observations. Always let me know if you are having difficulties mastering a technique presented in class and I will help you. Plus, you will be expected to work several hours outside of class time each week. You will not be able to finish your assignments during class!
Homework assignments will be collected at the beginning of class (when attendance is taken). Any homework not turned in at this time will be marked late. Points will be deducted from late homework. There are several labs at Columbia available for students to use outside of class to complete homework assignments. Lab schedules for this semester are: ¨
The following courses are recommended upon successful completion of this class:
There will be 4 tests throughout the sesmester that will start prompty at the beginning of class. You will not have any projects or assignments due on Test Days. I will curve the tests if necessary.
Director Demystified 8, Jason Roberts, Phil Gross, Macromedia Press
(many of these can be acquired through at Barnes and Noble, amazon.com, etc. if not available at Columbia or any of the consortium libraries or the Harold Washington libraries)
- Association for Multimedia Communicators (AMC) Director/Lingo SIG (Special Interest Group)
http://www.amcomm.org
- A notebook for class notes, reading notes, web notes, and great ideas
- Zip disk (you will have one provided for you)
- Imagination
- Time outside of class to work!
This schedule is subject to change!! Please feel that you have a say in the tempo and the extent to which material is covered.
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Week 1
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Class Introduction, overview of the facilities. |
READ: Chapter 8 to page 294, Director Demystified |
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Week 2
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Introduction to LINGO scripts and algorithmic thought |
READ:
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Week 3
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Animation techniques ? paths, recording motion, etc. |
READ:
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Week 4
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More interactivity with buttons ? visible and invisible |
READ: Rest of Chapter 9
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Week 5
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LINGO Vocab: Events and handlers
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READ: Chapter 11 to page 422, Chapter 12, pp. 468-491
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Week 6 |
Creating Custom Handlers |
Review Chapter 9: Defining Functions, Keywords |
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Week 7
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MIDTERM Assignment Due - Critique Creating user-Defined Functions |
READ: skim Chapters 15, 19
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Week 8 |
Shockwave ? preparing work for the web |
READ: Chapter 5 |
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Week 9 |
Movie in a Window (MIAW) |
READ: Chapter 11 p444-447: Menu Commands, 13 |
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Week 10 |
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READ: Chapter 16, 21 |
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Week 11 |
More about Object-Oriented Programming, Parent/Child |
READ: Chapter 18
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Week 12 |
Work in class on final projects. |
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Week 13 |
Work in class on final projects. |
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Week 14 |
Work in class on final projects. |
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Week 15 |
Final Project Due - FINAL PROJECT CRITIQUES |
Make a short interactive movie of the theme of your choice. Topic suggestions include a portfolio of your work, a biography of a person or fictional character, or a short animated cartoon or narrative.
Your movie must include an opening page, a menu of sorts including at least 4 buttons/links, at least 4 linked sections in the body, a return to menu button, A final page, and an exit button. That makes for at least 7 pages ? or sections ? all together. Also, it is required that you make some use of transitions, fades, custom handlers, and motion (animation).
Complete an interactive movie of the theme of your choice. Again, topic suggestions include a portfolio of your work, a biography of a person or fictional character, an e-zine, or a short animated cartoon or narrative. The content is your choice.
Your movie must include:
The quality should be on the level of what you might hand in to a design house during a portfolio review.
The length - well, this is hard to say. Minimum of 14 sections - though exceptions will be made if there is more heavy scripting in fewer sections. You are welcome to build on your midterm assignment.
Hand in both a project file and a finished projector to me.
Helix 310 S. Racine (for slide duping, processing, and digital prints), 312.421.6000
Calumet 520 W. Erie (for photographic supplies, equipment), 312.440.4920
Central Camera 230 S. Wabash (for used equipment, photo supplies ? has student discount) 312.427.5580
Film Division 676 N. LaSalle (for slide developing, duping, and inkjet prints ? ask about student discount) 312.642.3362
Gamma 314 W. Superior (color and digital prints) 312.337.0020
Lab One 1001 W. Adams 312.243.9899
Image Studio Ltd. 223 W. Erie St, Suite 6NE (outputting large scale B&W film negatives from digital files, drum scanning, and color printing) 312.944.2600
Best Buy 1000 W. North Ave (zip disks, VHS tapes, etc) 312.988.4067
Elek-tek 175 W. Jackson Blvd (software and resources) 312.541.9000
Micro Center 2645 Elston Ave (computer supplies ? zip disks, recordable CD's, etc) 773.292.1700
MacMall 1.800.222.6227
Mac Warehouse 1.800.255.6227
Paper Source 232 W. Chicago Ave (alternative papers for inkjet printing) 312.337.0798
New York Central Art Supply largest stock of fine art papers, 1.800.950.6111
Pearl 225 W. Chicago (paper and general art supplies) 312.915.020
Utrecht Second floor, Champlain Bldg. (zip disks, watercolor paper, etc.) 312.629.6506
Pricewatch: www.pricewatch.com ? to find the best prices on computer supplies
David Adamson Editions (Washington, DC) Fine Arts Iris prints, 1.202.347.0090 ? ask about student discount
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