Syllabus
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Spring 2004

Day/Time: Fridays 10:10am - 1:00pm
Location: Downing, Room 2117
Instructors: See Faculty Section


A. TEXTBOOKS

  1. Required: Microsoft Windows Media  Player XP Handbook, Seth McEvoy,  ISBN 0-7356-1455-5
  2. Suggested:

B. COURSE GRADE
    30% - Exams (2)

    20% - Individual Projects (2)
    1. Adobe Photoshop
    2. Macromedia Flash  (Animation)
    3. TBA
    30% - Group Projects (2)
    1. Windows Media Player Skin
    2. Video
    20% - Final Exam

    100% - Total

C. COURSE CONTENT

This course provides an introduction to digital media fundamentals including audio, video formats, storage and delivery. Windows Media technology will be extensively utilized as a method for digital content manipulation, rights management and internet transfer. Students will be exposed to basic internet operations and useful world wide web (WWW) resources. In addition, a practical understanding of digital computational devices, communication ports and connection cables should be acquired. Among the software products presented will be Windows Media SDK,  Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere, Macromedia Flash, Apple Final Cut Pro.
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This is an interdisciplinary course. Students from the Fine Arts, Business, Communication and Engineering  schools will work collaboratively on group projects.
 

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