ITE 170

MULTIMEDIA SOFTWARE (DREAMWEAVER, FIREWORKS, FLASH)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ALEXANDRIA CAMPUS

Instructor:
Ana R. Malitzke-Goes
Business Technologies Division,
NVCC, 3001 N. Beauregard Street
Alexandria, VA 22311
            Office: Room # AA362
Phone: 703-845-6554  Fax: 703-845-6009
WEB: http://www.nvcc.edu/home/amalitzkego/
E-mail: nvgoesa@nvcc.edu

Required Text: Studio MX 2004 Step-By-Step  Kirsti Aho, Editor . Copyright 2004. ISBN: 0-619-18390-X. This text is for students doing homework with Macromedia Studio MX software. For students doing homework with Macromedia Studio 8 software, they will need Macromedia Studio 8 Step-by-Step by Dharkar, Pickle, Tapley, Heins. ISBN: 0-619-26709-7. In our Labs we are using Macromedia Studio 8 software.

Readings: Web Design, Introductory Concepts and Techniques by Gary B. Shelly, Thomas J. Cashman and Linda A. Kosteba. Copyright 2002 ISBN: 0-7895-5960-9. More about this in class.

Needed Supplies: You will need a box of 10 High-Density 3.5-inch floppy disks or a USB Flash Drive.

Objectives: ITE 170 is designed to explore technical fundamentals of creating multimedia projects with related hardware and software. Students will learn to manage resources required for multimedia production and evaluation and techniques for selection of graphics and multimedia software.This (3 CR) 16-week course requires approximately a total of three class hours per week. Accepted for transfer to BSIT program at George Mason University. It is required for future ASIT transfer degree.

Course Grading: Your grade for this course will be based on your performance on three project presentations (10 % each), and three different Application Projects, for Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash (30% of grade), and one Final Project: a Web-enabled Multimedia Site (20% of grade). The nature of the exams will be discussed at a later date. You will also have homework, (15% of grade) and a short paper (5% of grade).

Prerequisite: Prerequisite is working knowledge of Windows.

Important Dates: Visit http://www.nvcc.edu/calendars/ to confirm dates for: Last day for tuition refund and Last day to withdraw without grade penalty or change to audit.

Homework: Students are expected to read text assignments prior to each session, complete all assignments and actively participate in class. There will be homework assignments as described on a separate page. Each assignment will be due before, or at the beginning of the next class. Late assignments will be penalized one point (1) per class period late. All assignments are expected to be the result of your own effort, not the collaboration with others. Please use print preview to review your work before printing it. Print the corrected version of your work only once. Staple the completed assignment together, and enter your name, course number, assignment number, page number, due date on the right side of each page of the homework, quiz or project. You may send me assignments as attachments to e-mail messages, or you may give me a floppy disk with your homework instead of printing it.

Make-up Exams: Students are expected to take tests at the regularly scheduled time. A missed exam cannot be made-up except for the most extraordinary reason. I can arrange for you to take a test early. Students may be tested on any materials whether or not he/she was in class. For that reason, if a student is absent from class, it is his/her responsibility to acquire class information and assignments. Power Point Presentations, Books, Notes, and the Netscape and/or Internet Explorer browsers may be used. Academic dishonesty (cheating on an examination or quiz) will result in a zero for that test.

Project: There will be one Final Project due at the end of the semester (20% of grade). The Project will be presented to the instructor and to the rest of the class at the end of the semester. All students are expected to actively participate in the class, projects, and homework. For the Final Project, a portfolio will be created. This portfolio should include a floppy disk, with the name of the student, section number, date, and all the files used for the presentation. More information will be provided later.

Attendance: Your presence and active participation are essential ingredients in your own learning. Class will start on time. Class material missed is your responsibility. I will not provide you with previous class lecture notes.

Lab-etiquette: No food or drink is allowed in any of the labs at any time. Be courteous, clear work area of all unnecessary material and personal items. At the end of the class, exit the program you are using, and remove your floppy disk. Please, no conversations during lectures. Ifyou must leave class early, do so quietly. Act professionally.

The Learning Environment: The Alexandria Campus is committed to providing a positive learning environment in which students of all ages and backgrounds can learn together in a setting that encourages the free exchange of ideas and information. To accomplish this goal, the members of the Alexandria Campus Council have established the following expectations for learning.

Special Needs and Accommodations: Please address the instructor with any special problems or needs at the beginning of the semester. If you are seeking accommodations based on a disability, you should provide a disability data sheet, which can be obtained from the counselor for special needs, who is located in Room 148 of the Bisdorf Building, telephone number 703-845-6301.

Weights:  Exams 30%  Homework 20%  Application Projects for Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Flash (30%) and Final Web Project 20%.

Grading:  A=90- 100%  B=80- 89 %  C=70- 79 % 

D=60- 69 %  F=0 - 59 %