Units

Weekly Assignments

HOT exercises (40%, 5 pts for each of the eight exercises)

Discussions (20%, 2 pts for each forum)

Projects (40%, 10% for Project 1 and 30% for Final Project)

1 (Jan. 16 - 23)

1. Get the book and software
2. Create a wiki account at http://www.wikispaces.com and request to join the course wiki site at http://designingmultimedia.wikispaces.com

Introduce yourself within the Vista forum

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2 (Jan. 23 - 30)

1. Study HOT Chapters 1, 2, 3
2. Watch video painting.mov on P. 39
3. Exercise 1: draw a simple artwork with the pen tool

Provide five (5) web projects with Flash that you like and explain why you like them

n/aFace-to-face meeting (Jan. 29th, 7:20 pm - 8:30 pm)

3 (Jan. 30 - Feb. 6)

1. Study HOT Chapters 4, 5, 6
2.  Watch videos onion.mov on P. 94 & multiple_shape_tween.mov on P. 116
3. Exercise 2: create a simple animation with morphing or snowflake falls

Examine two colleagues’ listed websites and point out what and why you like or dislike the sites (as a user and designer)

4 (Feb. 6 - 13)

1. Study HOT Chapters 7, 8
2. Watch videos customEase.mov on P. 192 & jumpShdow.mov on P. 215
3. Exercise 3: create flash buttons jump shadows

Select a site or two you would like to model for your 1st project and help shape each other’s project

Decide on project 1

5 (Feb. 13 - 20)

1. Study HOT Chapters 9, 10
2. Watch videos bitmapEffects.mov on P. 241 & buttonFilters.mov on P. 267
3. Exercise 4: create flash buttons with filters

Work on Project 1

6 (Feb. 20 - 27)

Study HOT 11

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Project 1 Due

7 (Feb. 27 - Mar. 6)

1. Study HOT Chapters 12, 13
2. Watch videos stop_play_actions.mov on P. 297, controlMC.mov on P. 306, menu.mov on P. 331, & scollableText.mov on P. 371
3. Exercise 5: create dynamic texts with web

Select a site or two to model for your final project and help shape each other’s final project

Decide on final project idea

8 (Mar. 6 - 13)

1. Study HOT Chapters 14, 15
2. Watch video volumeCntrl.mov on P. 426
3. Exercise 6: create a simple form

Discussions on sound learning principles

Work on final project

9 (Mar. 13 - 20)

1. Study HOT Chapter 16
2. Watch video controllingVideo.mov on P. 467
3. Exercise 7: import a video to flash

Discussions on characteristics of effective multimedia instructional design

Work on final project

10 (Mar. 20 - 27)

1. Study HOT Chapters 17, 18, 19
2. Exercise 8: put a site together

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Work on final project

March 26 – Apr. 1

Happy Spring Break! (Mid-term course feedback)

11 (Apr. 2 - 10)

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Work on final project

12 (Apr. 10 - 17)

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Draft of final project due (not graded)

13 (Apr. 17 - 24)

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Feedback on colleagues’ final projects

Work on final project

14 (Apr. 24 - May 1)

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Final project due

15 (May 1 - 11)

Wrap up