CGA 118 - Course Information
CGA118 – Intro to Multimedia
Mary A. Malinconico, Instructor
Updated for Spring 2012

 

Course Title: Intro to Multimedia
Credit hours: 3
Studio hours: 4
Instructor: Mary A. Malinconico
Length of semester: 15 weeks

Require text and publisher:
Flash Revealed CS5 by Course Technology

Contact Information:
Office: College Center 159
College Phone Number with Voice Mail: 856-415-2291
College Email: mmalinconico@gccnj.edu
Home Email: mary@malinconico.com

Catalog Description:
Students will learn to use the five primary media types (text, graphics, sound, animations and video) to create dynamic and rich multimedia products. Students will learn how to prepare text and graphics for use in authoring tools. Student will learn basic sound editing techniques as well as learn how to use an authoring tool to integrate all the elements. Theory and practical real projects will be created to support the student learning.

Purpose and objectives of the course:
This course is designed to introduce students in the use a computer as a tool in the multimedia creation including how to interact with multimedia authoring tools.

General objectives:
1. Students will be able to demonstrate a base knowledge of the Multimedia terminology and common authoring tools
2. Students will be able to use Macromedia Flash to create basic multimedia products for web and media display.

Specific objectives:
1. To develop an understanding of the computer as a tool in the creation of multimedia
2. To allow students the five primary media types used in Multimedia
3. To understand how to use an animation software program to create animations for playback on the web and media display
4. To understand the technology required for using a computer in the Multimedia production.
5. Students will understand and apply the Principles of Interactive Design
6. Students will understand and apply planning tools for interactive media
7. Students will be introduced to a multimedia-authoring tool, Macromedia Flash.
8. Using Flash students will be introduced to the concepts of stage, time, movement and channels
9. Using Flash students will be introduced to authoring for playback on different media including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM and network (internet)


Gloucester County College CORE COMPETENCIES

Core Competencies - This list reflects the core competencies that are essential for all GCC graduates, but does not include all competencies that our graduates should possess. Critical Thinking is embedded in all courses

Written Communication
Students will communicate effectively in writing.

• Oral Communication
Students will communicate effectively in speech.

• Quantitative Knowledge and Skills
Students will use appropriate mathematical and statistical concepts and operations to interpret data and to solve problems.

• Scientific Knowledge and Reasoning
Students will use the scientific method of inquiry, through the acquisition of scientific knowledge.

• Technological Competency/Information Literacy
Students will use computer systems or other appropriate forms of technology to achieve educational and personal goals.

• Society and Human Behavior
Students will use social science theories and concepts to analyze human behavior and social and political institutions and to act as responsible citizens.

• Humanistic Perspective
Students will analyze works in the fields of art, history, music, or theater; literature; philosophy and/or religious studies; and/or will gain competence in the use of a foreign language.

• Historical Perspective
Students will understand historical events and movements in World, Western, non-Western or American societies and assess their subsequent significance.

• Global and Cultural Awareness
Students will understand the importance of a global perspective and culturally diverse peoples.

• Ethical Reasoning and Action
Students will understand ethical issues and situations.

• Teamwork
Students will work collaboratively with others to solve problems efficiently and effectively.

• Personal Skills
Students will understand the individual’s responsibility for learning and for maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Updated June 2011

 

 

GCC CORE COMPETENCIES for CGA 118

This course focuses on the following GCC Core Competencies.

These include:

 

Student Learning Outcomes:

 

CGA 118 students will

GCC Core Competency

Evaluation/Assessment

Students will be present open-ended design problems to solve with critical thinking and research.

 

  • Critical Thinking

 

  • Project Rubric

  • Self Evaluation of student work

Students will understand and demonstrate the use of the points and pica measurement system that is used in the Graphic Arts Industry

 

  • Humanistic Persepective

 

  • Project Rubric

 

Students will use a computer the primary creative tool in this class.

 

  • Technological Competency
    Information Literacy

 

  • CGA Check list of Skills Rubric

Students will be asked to gather printed examples of design to share with the class and to develop an awareness of current design trends.

 

  • Personal Skills

 

  • Project Rubrics

 

Instructional materials:

Students are expected to have the following materials:

 

Methods of Instruction

A. Studio projects
B. Lectures
C. Discussions and critiques
D. Demonstrations
E. Assigned readings
F. Written assignments
G. Self Directed Labs

Methods of Evaluation

A. Studio projects
B. Critique
C. Class participation
D. Completion of reading and writing assignments
E. Quizzes
F. Portfolio review

Contacting Me:
If you need to contact me, please email me or leave me a message on my voicemail. Please state the nature of your problem and please give me a telephone number and a time when I can reach you. During the first class, I will tell you my final schedule for the semester. It is best to send email as well as call and leave a message.


Class Attendance Policy:

Electronic Devices:
No phones or pagers are to be activated during class in a manner that would be disruptive. If necessary for an emergency, use the vibrator option to be alerted and leave the room before responding. No phones may be visible during exams or quizzes.

Important Rule:
If you need additional assistance, please ask! I will make every effort to provide you any assistance that you need. But I cannot help if I do not know you need assistance.

Instant Message and Web Surfing Policy:
Students need to be 100% focused on the lecture, labture and lab assignments. Student should NOT use Instant Message or surf the web during class. If the professor see you surfing or IMing, you will be warned once and then marked absent for the class. If you miss more than three classes, you will fail the class. Do NOT IM or Surf during class!

Academic Honesty Policy:
It is expected that all students uphold the highest academic honesty standards. Cheating or handing project work completed by others will not be tolerated. If the professor suspects that a student is cheating, the student will be confronted and will be asked to recreate the work in the presence of the professor.

Method for making up missed work:
A penalty of one grade will be assessed for late work. For example, if you earned a B+ on an assignment, you would receive a B. Please speak to the instructor regarding making up work that has been announced. Prior notice of absences is necessary and will facilitate the instructor and the students cooperating to make up missed work. Please see the Course Weekly Guide to schedule your assignments.

Specific conditions for audit:
The student auditing a class is expected to attend the class and required to complete all class work, homework, and readings. Students auditing the class will not have to take exams or quizzes.

Lab Time:
Additional computer/studio lab time is required for this course. Lab hours will be available in Room 712 in Scott Hall Building. Please check the window chart on the lab door for specific hours.

Gloucester County College Attendance Policy
Students attain maximum academic benefits through regular class attendance nothing else has yet been discovered to replace in value the daily, to an educational growth that results from regular participation in class. This is especially true where ideas, concepts, points of view, social development, poise, confidence, knowledge and success derived from the interaction of students and faculty.

Therefore, students are expected to attend all class sessions for which they are scheduled. Each instructor, consistent with his or her stated policy providing course outlines, will determine the effects of absences on the student’s grades.

Gloucester County Tutoring Program
the college operates a tutoring program for students seeking assistance in any course. A tutoring lab is located on the second floor in a learning resource building, LRC 603, above the college bookstore. Students are encouraged take advantage of the service.

Gloucester County College Testing Center
The College offers a testing center for faculty in student use. Your structure will indicate if this option is available for your class. A testing center in the component of the learning resource center which is located above the college bookstore.

Gloucester County College Closing Notification

The official college closure notification is: