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Class meets Mondays and Thursdays 11:10AM-12:20PM in SCI 160A

- P. Takis Metaxas (x3054)
Office: SCI E116
Office Hours: Mondays 10-11AM; Wednesdays 3-4PM; Thursdays 8:30-9:30AM
- Teaching Assistants:
Rebecca Spitzer and Mina Kang
Office hours: Sundays, time TBD
Location: TBD


- The Honor Code applies for this course. This means that the work you submit must be absolutely your own.
- Attendance - an absolute must.
- Your preparation for class is also essential.
- Weekly homework and a Small Project
- There will be a final exam for the course.
- Grading:
10% Class Preparation and Participation
40% Homework
20% Small Project
30% Final Exam
- Criteria for Grading Homework:
Functionality
Design
Creativity/Originality
Effective Use of the Media
Efficiency
Following Guidelines covered so far

- Basics
An Overview of Multimedia
Case Studies
Basic Programming in Director
- Hypermedia
Principles of User Interface (including GUIs)
User Interface & Screen Design
Navigation Techniques
Storyboarding & Story Development
Visualizing Quantitative Information
Form vs. Function
Appropriate Applications of Multimedia - When should a book be a book?
Accomodating Multiple Views
- Media
Basic Electronic Imaging
Image File Formats
Importing/Exporting between Programs
Scanning for Screen & Printer
Traditional & Computer Animation
Sound Processing, Representation of Sound Waves
Recording, Mixing, and Editing
The Moving Image: Digitizing Video
Video Editing & Production
- Design Issues
History & Impact of Typography
Page Layout Techniques
Basic Design Principles
Color Theory Principles
- Publishing for the Future
The WWW as a Culture
Designing for the Web
The HTML Language & its Future
- Related Issues
A Philosophical Perspective of multimedia
The Impact of Technology on Learning
The Presentation of Information
The Impact of Technology on Art
Copyright, Ethics, & Society
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