Randolph
Hock, Ph.D. |
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Theory and practice in the planning and production of multimedia with hands-on
experience in the use of equipment and the design and preparation of multimedia.
While this is a required course for School Media Certification, course work
is designed to
prepare students to support multimedia and computer based instruction in other
library
and information provision settings as well.
This course is designed to provide you with the skills needed to address
issues
surrounding multimedia design, production, and use and will introduce you
to those
elements you are most likely to encounter working with media users
By the end of the course students will:
Thursdays -- 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM -- Loudoun County
Most classes will be a combination of lecture/demonstration and lab.
Consultations can be arranged ahead of time for either before or after class. Students are also encouraged to contact the instructor by phone or email.
Click here for various links and resources for use in this course.
It is recognized that there may be a wide range of experience and knowledge among members of the class. At the beginning of the class, some students may be able to demonstrate proficiency regarding some of the content and activities. Students who feel they fall in that category should speak with the instructor early in the course and alternative activities can be discussed. It is the intent that all students leave the course not only having met the objectives stated for the class, but with significantly enhanced knowledge and skills. For any students who feel they are not being adequately challenged by the standard assignments, it is the responsibility of the student to discuss this with the instructor so that alternatives may be arranged.
Attendance and participation at all classes is expected. Emergencies and illnesses of course do arise. If you find that extenuating circumstances are going to require that you must miss more than the equivalent of one class, please contact the instructor, ahead of time if possible, to discuss whether the absence is excusable, if a make-up assignment is required, etc.
It is expected that assignments will be submitted on time. Out of fairness to the students who do submit their assignments on time, the following penalties will be applied to assignments received after the due date: 4 points off for assignments submitted one day after the due date, 2 additional points off for each additional day late. Assignments submitted more than ten days after the due date will not be accepted.
Please see the sections at the end of this page regarding ADA Accommodation and Academic Integrity.
The following will undoubtedly be modified as the semester progresses, to address the specific needs and environments of the class members.
Session |
Topic |
Assignment Due |
| 1 - Jan 11 | Introduction to the Course |
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| 2 - Jan 18 | Instructional Design – Introduction to Theory |
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| 3 - Jan 25 | Instructional Design and The Computer |
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| 4 - Feb 1 | Principles of Website Design |
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| 5 - Feb 8 | Accessibility |
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| 6 - Feb 15 | Usability and Usability Testing |
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| 7 - Feb 22 | Creating animated tutorials using Wink |
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| 8 - Mar 8 | Audio – Formats |
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| 9 - Mar 15 | Video |
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| 10 - Mar 22 | Video 2 |
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| 11 - Mar 29 | Podcasts and Blogs |
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| 12 - Apr 12 | Digitizing Other Materials |
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| 13 - Apr 19 | Open Lab for working on Final Projects |
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| 14 - Apr 26 | Presentation of Final Projects |
There is no required purchase of a textbook. The main text we will use is the following, which is available on the Web. (It is also available in hardcopy, and you may want to consider purchasing it, but purchase of the hardcopy is definitely not required.)
Patrick Lynch and Sarah Horton. Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition" Retrieved December 6,, 2006 from the World Wide Web: http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/contents.html
Additional readings from various sources will be assigned occasionally during the semester. These will be sources that are available online.
Five assignments will be made throughout the semester in addition to a final project. Some of the assignments will be done individually and some with a partner. The final project can be done individually or as a group (of 2-4 people). For most assignments, it should be possible to complete a substantial portion during the class lab times.
Grading
Assignments - 50%
Final Project - 35%
Attendance and Participation - 15%Grading Scale
A (100-94)
A- (93-90)
B+ (89-85)
B (84-82)
B- (81-79)
Students with disabilities requiring accommodation under federal regulations must present a written accommodation request to the instructor by the second class meeting . It is strongly recommended that the student contact the Office of Disability Support Services , Suite 207, Pryzbyla Center (202-319-5211; email cua-disabilityservices@cua.edu, web http://disabilitysupport.cua.edu/). This is the University office responsible for disability accommodation and services, and its staff can answer questions about services and requirements regarding documentation. Special accommodations or other arrangements cannot be made without documentation approved by this office.
You'll find the CUA policies on "Student Academic Dishonesty" on
the web at: http://policies.cua.edu/academicundergrad/integrity.cfm
. You are held responsible for adhering to these policies. Incidences of academic
dishonesty, defined by the University as "failure to observe rules of
fairness in taking exams or writing papers, plagiarism, fabrication, and cheating"
will result in a grade of F (0 points) on the project or exam in question,
and will be reported to the Dean for possible further action (including failure
in the course and/or dismissal from the academic program). Talk with your
instructor if you have questions about what is involved in such offenses.
Plagiarism, which includes "[1] intentionally or knowingly representing
the words or ideas of another as one's own in any academic exercise; [2] failure
to attribute any of the following: quotations, paraphrases, or borrowed information
from print sources or websites; [3] buying completed papers from other to
use as one's own work", will not be tolerated. For more on what constitutes
plagiarism and how to avoid it, please read (carefully) Margaret Proctor's
"How to Avoid Plagiarism" (http://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagsep.html).