Syllabus

Time: Tuesdays, 6-9:20
Location: N/1102
Instructor: Katy Garnier, classes@catherinegarnier.com
Office Hours: By appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course continues the development of skills learned in the Interactive Animation course, with an emphasis on creating user interfaces. Integrating audio, video, vector animation, and interactive components is a powerful way to engage users of the web. To effectively control these elements, competence with Actionscript and Javascript is vital. Students will learn to execute rich media content for the web and assess the appropriate technologies for these projects.

PREREQUISITES

Raster & Vector Graphics, Web I, Web II, Typographic I, II, & III, Interactive Animation. Although not a requirement, if you have previously taken or are currently taking Dynamic Web I, that will further your development in this class.

GRADING

10% – Attendance and Class Participation
20% – Assignments and In Class Exercises
20% – Project 1
20% – Project 2
30% – Final Project

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

Come to class on time. Students arriving more than 15 minutes late may be marked absent.

Attend all classes. Each week we will build on the work learned the week before. If you must miss a class, please let me know ahead of time. It is your responsibility to obtain any missed material from your fellow classmates, and to turn assignments in on time even if you are absent. Students missing more than two classes risk failing the course.

Turn in assignments on time. Work turned in late will lose one letter grade for every week that it is late. Work turned in more than two weeks from the due date will not be accepted. Midterm and Final projects may not be turned in late. Missing Midterm or Final project presentations in class may result in a failing grade for the project.

Ask Questions. This is a technical class, and we will be covering a lot of information in a short time. If you are confused, lost, need clarification, etc, please don’t hesitate to ask questions in class. Chances are your fellow students will benefit from the answers AND this will add to your class participation grade! I am also available between classes via email.

Academic Integrity. Plagiarism and cheating of any kind in the course of academic work will not be tolerated. Academic honesty includes accurate use of quotations, as well as appropriate and explicit citation of sources in instances of paraphrasing and describing ideas, or reporting on research findings or any aspect of the work of others (including that of instructors and other students). These standards of academic honesty and citation of sources apply to all forms of academic work (examinations, essays, theses, computer work, art and design work, oral presentations, and other projects). It is the responsibility of students to learn the procedures specific to their discipline for correctly and appropriately differentiating their own work from that of others. Compromising your academic integrity may lead to serious consequences, including (but not limited to) one or more of the following: failure of the assignment, failure of the course, academic warning, disciplinary probation, suspension from the university, or dismissal from the university.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS

There are no required textbooks for this class, however I will recommend both online and offline resources for further learning and reference throughout the semester.

COURSE OUTLINE

(Note: this is subject to change if I feel the pace of the class needs to be altered)