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INEW 1470.7426 Web Animation, Fall 2006
Registration # 380026, 4 credit hrs.

Prerequisites: Previous programming experience or instructor approval.

Contact Information:

Les M. Lunce
lmlunce@yahoo.com
940-766-0485 voice
940-766-0489 fax
214-909-5319 cell

Course Description

This course emphasizes developing modular interactive programs using the Object-Oriented Paradigm. Students will learn basic animation techniques, basic human-computer interaction concepts, and introductory interactive programming techniques. Scripting Languages may include ActionScript, Lingo, or other comparable language.

Learning Outcomes

The student will demonstrate mastery of concepts and skills required to successfully produce multimedia content for the Web using Macromedia Flash Professional 8. Mastery will be demonstrated by successful completion of assigned exercises and projects which address specific applications of Flash and ActionScript.

Course Web Site

http://nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu/instructors/les/Fall06/Flash/

Textbook

Gonzalez, J. (2006). Macromedia Flash Professional 8: Hands-On-Training. Berkeley:. Peachpit Press.
ISBN: 0-321-29388-6

Flash Orientation

A Flash orientation is scheduled for the first week of the semester in room T242 on the North Lake Campus. You will receive an email with the date and time of the orientation. The orientation will be conducted by Ms. Sharon Huston. I strongly recommend that everyone attend this orientation! If you plan to attend, please email Ms. Huston at sharon@sharonh.com.

About Images and Text for This Class:

All projects created in this class must comply with the North Lake College Digital Imaging Copyright Policy. In a nutshell, the policy states that you may not use an image unless you have a proven legal right to do so. You will be quizzed on the policy in the first week of class. Grades

Exercises (8)

40%

Projects (2)

50%

Quizzes (1)

10%

TOTAL

100%

Exercises generally fall into two categories:

Projects are longer-term activities taking anywhere from two to six class sessions.

Quizzes are short, consisting of eight to twelve multiple choice questions. In general, all questions will cover common web graphics theory, not program-specific questions. For instance, I might ask you what the common resolution for a web graphic should be, but I would never ask you how to set the resolution in Photoshop. Software changes daily, but the theory supporting the software should be around for a while.

Class Participation

Due Dates

All projects are due on the assigned date. Refer back to the class website on a regular basis to keep track of project due dates. There will be a 10% penalties for all late work.

Lab and Web Policy Statement

All students using the open lab (T242) or the class website (sharonh.com or nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu) are expected to comply with the Lab & Web Policy Statement. Failure to comply with this statement can result in various penalties including restricted lab use, automatic zeros on assignments, suspension, or expulsion.

Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Statement

In accordance with the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, any student who feels that he or she may need special assistance or accommodation because of an impairment or disabling condition needs to contact the Disability Services Office at (972) 273-3165 or Room A-438 at North Lake College. It is the policy of NLC to provide reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is the student's responsibility to contact the Disability Services Office.

North Lake College will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. Because of legal implications, it is imperative that all students requesting academic accommodations first notify and provide appropriate documentation of their disabling condition to the Disability Services Office. Disability Services staff will evaluate this information and develop an individualized academic accommodation plan that will then be shared with the students' instructors.

Ethics and Academic Dishonesty:

Official Statement: Any violation of the Student Code of Conduct as printed in the North Lake College Catalogs will be penalized accordingly. All matters of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, collusion, fabrication, cheating, etc.) will result in a failing grade for the assignment in question. All violations will be forwarded to the proper college authorities for review. The college may, at its discretion, impose additional penalties on the student including academic probation, suspension, or expulsion.

District Policy:

The Student Code of Conduct prohibits activities and prescribes penalties for academic dishonesty. According to North Lake College Policy, adopted by the President's Cabinet and printed in NLC Operational Memoranda, students found guilty of any form of academic dishonesty, including (but not limited to) cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and collusion, may receive an F on the assignment and/or an F in their course(s) from the instructor and may be suspended from college by administrative action.

Students' rights to appeal grades and/or other disciplinary action and the procedures which students must follow for appeals are published the College Catalog under the Student Code of Conduct and at the NLC Web Site under Operational Memoranda.

Instructor's Stance:

If you are caught engaging in academic dishonesty in my class I will do everything legally in my power to see that you get an F in this course.

Ethical Computer Usage

Any attempt by any student to compromise the integrity of the computer lab, classroom computers, or other instructional or administrative machines or steal or damage the software or hardware at North Lake or on other networked computers will be turned over to North Lake administration for handling. You may not load personal software on any machine at North Lake College, nor may you copy software from any North Lake College computer. Along this same line, it is improper to use the computer resources of the college to copy another person’s paper or other assignments to be submitted as your own. Please use our equipment in an ethical manner.

Drop Procedure

Last day to drop with a W, Thursday, December 14th, 2006.
Check www.dcccd.edu for current drop dates

Beginning August 23rd, 2004

If you are receiving Financial Aid grants or loans and are enrolled in a Distance Learning class, you must show participation in this class prior to the certification date (the 12th day after the start date of the class) either by logging on to eCampus or e-mailing/contacting the instructor. Students taking open enrollment classes that do not have traditional semester start dates should make note of the start date of their class.

Do not drop or stop attending any class without consulting the Financial Aid Office. Changes in your enrollment level and failing grades may require that you repay financial aid funds.

If you registered on campus, you need to go to the Admissions Office and complete a drop form. If dropping all classes, please visit the Advising/Counseling Office, A465-C, and complete an exit interview and a withdrawal form.

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