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- 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
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). |
