Course Syllabus

Instructor Info: Section AA

Prerequisites:

To enroll in this course, the student must have completed first year GRDSN courses.

Course Description:

This class is an introduction to the field of multimedia design used for internet pages, and interactive presentations, games and entertainment. The student will conceive, refine and create visual images to enhance the interactivity that is created for a site. The course focuses on solving design problems such as appropriate graphic formats and size, linkages to information, ease of use of interactivity, and effective use of sound. Students will be using professional software such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and GarageBand.

Activities

Activities include lecture/discussions, lab time, and presentations. Students research subject matter with the purpose of determining the methods of their creation. In addition, oral critiques will be held. Projects include various exercises culminating with an interactive portfolio of their work in graphic design. This piece will be put on a CD/Web for sending to potential employers.

Grading

This is a course that requires a lot of thinking. If you have completed the criteria and competency listing on any given project you will receive a 3.0. If you do not meet these industry standards you will receive an “i” for incomplete. Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final due date to receive a passing grade.

Projects completed after the 5 lab days will receive a 0.0 and will be averaged into the overall grade for the course. All projects need to be completed otherwise student receives a 0.0 for the course. At least one project must meet the deadlines or student receives a 0.0 for the course. To move toward a 4.0 you must exceed expectations in either work ethic, artistic ability, production skills, writing skills, computer skills, people skills or idea development.

Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows: More than 6 absences = 0.0 grade point

If you are absent you must make up the work by: a) collecting the class notes, b) doing any missed work and c) coordinating with your instructor. All exercises must be completed by the end of the quarter. Two late attendances or two early departures equal one absence. Working on projects for another class during class time will result in an absence.

Cell phones must be turned off in the classroom.

Be prepared: Bring your sketch book, paper, pencils, pens, disks, ideas, pictures to scan, research, and textbooks to class. You need to create a binder that contains your class handouts, competency listings and sign off sheet This should be with you at all times. It is recommended that you get extra storage media to make multiple backups of your work.

Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account at home, you can sign up for free email using:

http://mail.yahoo.com
http://www.hotmail.com
or any other free email client

You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for "chat" or general web surfing. Email is checked by the faculty Monday thru Friday. Please allow 24 hours for your instructor to reply to your email.

Projects:

1. Research Interactivity

2. Greeting Card I examples, Mother's Day

3. Interactive Studio Portfolio for CD

Note: This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and appropriate changes may be made by the faculty. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.