Web Design @ North Lake College

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Prerequisites: none

Contact Information:

Chris Fernandes
(214) 621-8099

chriskenya@hotmail.com

Course Description (WECM):

Topics address recently identified current events, skills, knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent to the technology or occupation and relevant to the professional development of the student.

Learning Outcomes (WECM):

Learning outcomes/objectives are determined by local occupational need and business and industry trends.

Practical Information About This Course:

This class uses Macromedia Flash MX to study basic animation techniques, and to develop interactive website elements using ActionScript.

Course Objectives

• Use vector-based drawing tools with a graphics tablet
• Use simple tweening and shape tweening in an animation.
• Develop and use motion guides for animated objects
• Demonstrate subject-appropriate use of color, texture, line, space, and typography by creating web sites to meet simulated customer requests.
• Create symbols and organize them in a library
• State the difference between a symbol and an instance
• Create and use movie clip objects
• Use, name, and order scenes in a movie; label frames
• Change an instance's properties including alpha transparency, rotation angle, size, and color
• Create and modify the Flash stage
• Export a finished animation as a .SWF file
• Place the .SWF file in web page; and transfer page and .SWF to a live web server
• Create a screen saver from a Flash animation
• Create rollover buttons from within Flash
• Control movie flow between scenes and designated frames using buttons and basic ActionScripting
• Import art, sound, and video into Flash
• Manipulate sound in Flash, including looping, volume, and fading
• Manipulate video in Flash, including stop and start points
• Develop SmartClip menus using tweening, buttons, and basic ActionScripting
• Develop simulated client brochures that can be printed from a Flash advertising banner
• Develop a simple dice-rolling video game using variables, branching logic, and basic ActionScript commands including stop, random, and setProperty.

Course Web Site:

http://nlecommerce1.dcccd.edu

All class readings, exercises, projects, and references can be found on the class calendar. Your instructor will show you how to access the calendar on the first day of class.

Textbook(s):

Foundation Macromedia Flash MX
by Kris Besley, Sham Bhangal, Amanda Farr
friends of Ed; ISBN: 1903450101; 1st edition (April 2002)

Supplies

One 74-minute CD-RW. A CD-RW is a special type of CD-ROM. Please buy Memorex, DTK, or another name brand. Avoid the Imiation CDs sold in the bookstore. They are sub-standard. Target sells individual CD-RWs. If you are enrolled in more than one web design class you are required to purchase only one CD-RW total.

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

Due Dates

Due Dates are stated in the class calendar. Any variations must be discussed with your instructor.

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:

Any istance of scholastic dishonesty as defined in the Student Code of Conduct as printed in the North Lake College Catalog will be penalized. All matters of academic dishonesty (plagiarism, collusion, fabrication, cheating, etc.) will result in a zero 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.

Ethical Computer Usage

Please review the Computer Use Policy in the North Lake College Catalog. Any violations of this policy will be addressed using the methods outlined in the policy.

Drop Procedure

Last Day to Drop - April 10th

If you registered on campus visit 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.

SCANS Competencies

The Secretary's Commission of Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS), established in 1990, defined a common core of skills that constitute job readiness. The Office Technology Department at North Lake College is committed to prepare you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in today's dynamic work environment.