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Course Requirements

  • 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; completion of questionnaires on time
    40% Nine Homework Assignments
    20% One Small Project
    30% Final Exam
  • Criteria for Grading Homework:
    Functionality
    Design
    Creativity/Originality
    Effective Use of the Media
    Efficiency
    Following Guidelines covered so far

Books

D11: Director 11 Reference (online) - by Adobe (Required)
This is the official reference for the software we will be using. A pdf copy of the Director 11 Reference is also available online.


The following books are recommended for the course:

SV: An Introduction to Digital Multimedia - by T.M. Savage and K.E. Vogel
If you are new to multimedia, this book has a smooth entry that can help you understand many of the terms that technical people use without explanation.

McCW User-Centered Website Development by D.D. McCracken and R.J. Wolfe
A good introductory book for those who want to know the basics of Human-Computer Interaction. In the Science Library Reserves.

Dean: Dean's Director Tutorials and Resources contain are online and can be helpful when you want to learn Director by example.


The material below are accessible only from within the campus:

 

There are several multimedia CD-ROMs available. Feel free to browse them in SCI 160A. Also in the Science Library a must-see: The Matrix / The Matrix Revisited (DVDs).

 

 

Maintained By: Takis Metaxas
Modified by: Ewelina Oleszek '10
Last Modified: January 21, 2011