ISIS 140 - Spring 07

Fundamentals of Web-Based Multimedia Communications

WF (2:50-4:05 pm)

Venue:    Smith Arts Warehouse Multimedia Lab, Room 228
Readings:    C = HTML, XHTML, & CSS , Elizabeth Castro
                     L = The Web Wizard’s Guide to Multimedia, James Lengel
                     W = The Non-Designer’s Web Book, Robin Williams and John Tollett
                     Bb = BlackBoard>Course Documents>Readings

Date
& Readings

Lecture Topic

In-Class Labs

Homework
Assignments

Podcasts

Jan 12, Fri.

Bb-Internet History & Protocols
#1-Course Intro, iPods
Internet History, Protocols & Communication
Lab-Internet Protocols #1-Ethics Case Study paper due Jan 19 Larry Lessig
Jan 17, Wed.

L-Ch 1
W-Ch 3-4
#2-Multimedia Presentations (PowerPoint/Keynote) Lab-My Favorite Multimedia Website #2-Team presentations assignment due Jan 24  
Jan 19, Fri.

C-Ch 1
Bb-Client/Server, IP Addresses, URL’s
#3-Intro to the Web & Web Standards

Ping Demo
Lab-Publish Basic Webpage Lab

xServe Accounts
  John Batelle & Tim O'Riley
Jan 24, Wed. Team Presentations      
Jan 26 , Fri.

C-Ch 2
W-Ch 5-6
#4- Intro to HTML Lab-Begin Assigment #3 #3-1st Website Assignment due Feb 2 Mashups
Jan 31 , Wed.

C-Ch 3-4
W-Ch 7-8
#5-HTML(cont.) URL’s, Relative and Absolute Addressing Lab-Begin Assignment #4 #4-Internet Research Case Study (graphics-rich site) Paper due
Feb 7
 
Feb 2, Fri.

C-pp 13-26, Ch 7
Bb-Designing with Web Standards
#6-Planning the Website Lab-Review of Class 1st Websites   Bran Ferrin
Feb 7, Wed.

C-Ch 8-11
W-Ch 9 & 12
#7-Style Sheets (CSS), Color, and Type Lab-CSS    
Feb 9, Fri. #8-Style Sheets (CSS), Color, and Type (continued) Lab-CSS (continued)   James Currier
Feb 14, Wed.

L-Ch 3
W-Ch 10-11
#9-Web Graphics & Digital Imaging Lab-Animated GIF Lab #5-Create 1 vector, 1 Bitmap, and 1 Animated GIF for Website due Feb 21  
Feb 16, Fri.

C-Ch 22
Bb-Usability & Accessibility
Bb-User Interface
#10 & 11 - User Interface, Usability & Accesibility Lab-User Interface & Usability Evaluation #6-Reprogram Website with zero validation Errors, due February 23 Mickey's 10 Commandments
Feb 21, Wed.

L- Ch 4
Bb-Digital Audio
Bb-Murch
#12-Digital Audio Concepts Lab-Web Audio & Audacity Audio Editing Training #7- Audio Podcast Site Evaluation Reports due February 28  
Feb 23 , Fri.

C-Ch 18
#13-Web Programming – Client & Server Side Technologies Open Lab #8-Project Proposals Due March 7 What Teens Want
Feb 28 , Wed.

C-Ch 16
#14-Databases for Dynamic Web Page Functionality Lab-SQL Databases #9-Dynamic Webpage Assignment Due March 23  
Mar 2, Fri.

L-Ch 2
#15-Digital Color Concepts Lab- Photoshop Layers & Tools  
Mar 7, Wed. Semester Project Proposal Review   Reinventing Media Panel
Mar 9, Fri. Semester Project Proposal Review    
March 14 Spring Break
March 16 Spring Break
March 21, Wed.

L-Ch 5
Bb-Digital Video
#16-Digital Video Concepts Lab-Digital Video Editing    
March 23, Fri.

Bb-Video Production Planning
#17-Video Production Planning Lab-Video Editing (cont.) #10-Digital Video Production, due
April 11
Sean Fitzroy & Vicki Merriman
March 28, Wed. #18-Introduction to Flash Animation Lab-Flash Timeline    
March 30, Fri. Flash Navigation Rollovers Lab-Flash Buttons    
April 4, Wed. Flash Action Script Lab-Actionscript #11-Project User Interface Due April 13  
April 6, Fri. Video in Flash Lab-Flash Video    
Apr 11, Wed. Video Presentations     Malcolm Gladwell
Apr 13, Fri

C-Ch 18
Bb-Effective Communications
#19-Effective Web-based Communication Open Lab #12-Final Project Reports & Presentations, due April 18, 20, or 25  
Apr 18, Wed. Project Presentations      
Apr 20, Fri. Project Presentations      
Apr 25, Wed. Project Presentations