CST201

- Media Tools - Fall 2 015

Syllabus
Monday and Wednesday 8am 9:40am
BIT Building - Room 118

Table of Contents
INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS

COURSE OUTCOMES

NEEDS AND RESOURCES

REQUIRED BACKGROUND
TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THIS COURSE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE EXPECTED:
RECOMMENDED MATERIALS
NOT REQUIRED BUT HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
ONLINE RESOURCES
COURSE SCHEDULE
COMMUNICATION

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POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

GENERAL RULES:
GRADING POLICIES:
GRADING SCALE:
GRADING CRITERION:
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT:
THE ACADEMIC SKILLS ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM, (ASAP):

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CONTACT INFORMATION

INSTRUCTIONAL GOALS


C S T 2 0 1 , M e d i a T o o l s , i s d e s i g n e d t o g i v e s t u d e n t s a n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e
c o m p u t e r a p p l i c a t i o n s a n d d e s i g n t e c h n i q u e s n e c e s s a r y t o p r o d u c e
i n t e r a c t i v e m e d i a . I n a d d i t i o n , i t s e r v e s a s a n i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e d e s i g n
a n d m a n a g e m e n t p r o c e s s e s n e c e s s a r y t o d e v e l o p c o m p u t e r - b a s e d ,
i n t e r a c t i v e m u l t i m e d i a . S t u d e n t s w i l l c o m p l e t e a s s i g n m e n t s c o v e r i n g t h e
c r e a t i o n , a c q u i s i t i o n , e d i t i n g a n d p r o d u c t i o n o f d i g i t a l i m a g e s , a n i m a t i o n ,
a u d i o , v i d e o a n d t e x t a n d t h e i r a p p l i c a t i o n t o m u l t i m e d i a a u t h o r i n g .
S t u d e n t s w i l l w o r k i n m u l t i p l e c o l l a b o r a t i v e c o h o r t s , m o d e l i n g c l i e n t a n d
d e s i g n e r i n t e r a c t i o n t o p r o d u c e r e a l - w o r l d m u l t i m e d i a s o l u t i o n s .

COURSE OUTCOMES

C a p t u r e , e d i t a n d e f f e c t i v e l y u s e d i g i t a l m e d i a , i n c l u d i n g i m a g e s , a u d i o ,
t e x t , a n d v i d e o , e m p l o y i n g a v a r i e t y o f s o u r c e s a n d f o r m a t s . C r e a t e a n d
e f f e c t i v e l y u s e b a s i c t w o - d i m e n s i o n a l a n i m a t i o n . M a k e a p p r o p r i a t e
c h o i c e s c o n c e r n i n g t h e t r a d e - o f f o f f i l e s i z e v e r s u s q u a l i t y i n d i g i t a l
m e d i a . I d e n t i f y a t a r g e t a u d i e n c e a n d g o a l s f o r a m u l t i m e d i a p r o j e c t .
U n d e r s t a n d a n d a p p l y c o p y r i g h t p r i n c i p l e s . D e s i g n s c r e e n - b a s e d d i g i t a l
l a y o u t s a p p l y i n g t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f p r o x i m i t y , a l i g n m e n t , r e p e t i t i o n , a n d
c o n t r a s t . U s e t e x t d e s i g n s t r a t e g i e s . P l a n , d e s i g n , m a n a g e a n d p r o d u c e a n
a r t i s t i c i n t e r a c t i v e m u l t i m e d i a p r o j e c t t h a t i n t e g r a t e s t e x t , a u d i o ,
a n i m a t i o n , v i d e o a n d i m a g e s . A p p l y a n i t e r a t i v e d e s i g n p r o c e s s t o t h e
c r e a t i o n o f a m u l t i m e d i a p r o j e c t .


N o t e : I r e s e r v e t h e r i g h t t o m a k e c h a n g e s t o t h e s y l l a b u s , g r a d i n g
c r i t e r i a , o r a s s i g n m e n t s ; i n a d d i t i o n , s t u d e n t s w i l l r e c e i v e n o t i f i c a t i o n o f
a n y c h a n g e s m a d e v i a i L e a r n .

NEEDS AND RESOURCES

Required Background
To successfully complete this course the following skills are expected:

You can operate a Macintosh or Windows computer with enough confidence to learn
new software.

You are able to run programs, create and save files, create folder structures and can
navigate the file system.
You can use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint or their equivalents to create, edit
and save documents.
You can use CSUMBs email system (csumb.edu) or the equivalent to send and receive
messages to individuals and groups.
You can archive files into a compressed file using Macs or Windows. You can
decompress the same kinds of files.
You can transfer and retrieve files using File Transfer Protocol (FTP/SFTP) from a server.
You can use some basic features of Adobe Photoshop or its equivalent.
You can create a simple web page, transfer it to a campus server and write the URL of
the page.
You can locate information using an Internet browser such as Safari, Firefox or Chrome.

Recommended Materials
Not required but highly recommended

The Non-designers Web Design Book, Third Edition by Robyn Williams Digital copy
available in class

Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (3rd
Edition) (Voices That Matter) by Steve Krug

Online Resources

Additional online resources are located within the iLearn course website.

COURSE SCHEDULE
Monday and Wednesday 8am 9:40am
T h i s c o u r s e i s o r g a n i z e d t o h e l p y o u l e a r n a s e t o f d e s i g n p r i n c i p l e s a n d
s o f t w a r e t o o l s r e l a t e d t o i n t e r a c t i v e m u l t i m e d i a o n M a c i n t o s h a n d
Windows c o m p u t e r s . T h e r e a r e b o t h t h e o r e t i c a l a n d h a n d s - o n a c t i v i t i e s .
E a c h w e e k t h e r e w i l l b e :
L e c t u r e / D e m o n s t r a t i o n / L a b - C o n c e p t s a r e p r e s e n t e d , e x a m p l e s a n d
e x p l a n a t i o n s a r e p r o v i d e d . H i s t o r i c a l a n d c o n t e m p o r a r y e x a m p l e s o f b e s t
p r a c t i c e s w i l l b e e x p l o r e d . T h e s e c o n d p a r t o f e a c h c l a s s w i l l c o n s i s t o f a
l a b a c t i v i t y t h e r e w i l l b e t w o o n e - h o u r a n d f o r t y - m i n u t e s e s s i o n s e a c h
w e e k w h e r e the lecture, dem onstration, and h a n d s - o n t e a c h i n g a n d
l e a r n i n g w ill o c c u r . T h e r e w i l l b e i n d i v i d u a l a n d c o l l a b o r a t i v e a c t i v i t i e s .
T h e l a b s a r e d e s i g n e d t o h e l p f a c i l i t a t e y o u r l e a r n i n g o f s p e c i f i c s k i l l s . T h e


l a b a c t i v i t y i s generally d u e a t t h e e n d o f t h e w e e k ( b e f o r e the n e x t weeks
l a b ) u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e p o s t e d o n i L e a r n .
N o l a t e l a b s a r e a c c e p t e d . Y o u m a y n o t b e a b l e t o c o m p l e t e y o u r l a b w o r k
d u r i n g l a b c l a s s . Y o u a r e e x p e c t e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e l a b s u s i n g c a m p u s
c o m p u t e r l a b s or y o u r o w n c o m p u t e r . T h i s m a y m e a n c o m i n g t o c a m p u s o n
n o n - c l a s s d a y s , n i g h t s o r w e e k e n d s t o c o m p l e t e y o u r w o r k .
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e w e e k l y a c t i v i t i e s , a n d t h e 3 m a j o r s e m e s t e r p r o j e c t s
t h e r e i s t h e T e r m p r o j e c t - E a c h s t u d e n t w i l l s u b m i t a C D / D V D c o n t a i n i n g a
c o m p l e t e w e b b a s e d p o r t f o l i o d e s i g n e d s p e c i f i c a l l y t o d i s p l a y t h e i r w o r k
a n d p r o g r e s s i n t h i s c o u r s e AND w e e k l y f o l d e r s a r c h i v i n g a l l w o r k
n e c e s s a r y f o r c o m p l e t i n g t h i s c o u r s e t h e s t u d e n t s p o r t f o l i o .

COMMUNICATION
P l e a s e c h e c k i L e a r n a n n o u n c e m e n t s a n d y o u r e m a i l o f t e n f o r m e s s a g e s
f r o m y o u r i n s t r u c t o r a n d / o r l a b a s s i s t a n t . I f y o u u s e a n o t h e r e m a i l
s y s t e m , b e s u r e t o h a v e y o u r e m a i l f o r w a r d e d t o y o u r o t h e r s y s t e m .
C o n f i d e n t i a l e m a i l i s w e l c o m e a t a n y t i m e a n d y o u r i n s t r u c t o r w i l l m a k e
e v e r y e f f o r t t o a n s w e r w i t h i n 4 8 h o u r s .

H o w t o c o m p l e t e t h i s c o u r s e s u c c e s s f u l l y : C o m e t o l e c t u r e s . T a k e n o t e s
a n d a s k q u e s t i o n s .
C o n s u l t t h e c o u r s e s c h e d u l e i n i L e a r n f o r t h e r e a d i n g s , t h e a s s i g n m e n t s
a n d d u e d a t e s . A s k q u e s t i o n s - i n l a b , i n t h e C o u r s e Q u e s t i o n f o r u m i n
i L e a r n , a n d a t o f f i c e h o u r s . C o m p l e t e e a c h l a b a n d a s s i g n m e n t o n t i m e a n d
t u r n i t i n . L o o k f o r a c r i t i q u e , f e e d b a c k a n d a g r a d e f o r y o u r a s s i g n m e n t s .
N O T E : I t i s y o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o m a k e s u r e y o u r g r a d e i s c o r r e c t .

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

General Rules:

Students are expected to participate in class each week. I reserve the right to drop
students not active in iLearn or not attending class meetings for more than 2 weeks
without medical documentation or similar.
Students are expected to log into iLearn regularly.
Timely communicationany questions, concerns, or problems should be communicated
as early as possible so they can be resolved.
PatienceExpect your assignments to be returned within 2 weeks of the due date. I will
communicate if there are any issues.
Responseswhen students email me (my preferred mode of communication), expect a
response within 48 hours (later if during the weekend or on a holiday). This means that
last minute questions are not likely to be responded toplan accordingly. When
students leave a voicemail on my office phone, they should expect a response within
one week.
RespectI have zero tolerance for students who are either disrespectful of other
peoples opinions or make personal attacks on others. They will be warned the first
time, and upon the second infraction their grade will be penalized. Upon the third, they
will be dropped from the course.
FlexibilityAs the class progress, I reserve the right to make changes to due dates.

Grading Policies:
All students will receive a letter grade A, B, C, or F. Pass/no pass or credit/no credit options are
NOT available for this class. There are no C minus or D grades. The final grade is based on:
50% Weekly Assignments, Quizzes and Lab activities
25% Major Projects (Poster, Trailer, Website)
15% ePortfolio web site with working links to all assignment deliverables
10% Participation and attendance
Grades of incomplete (I) will in general not be given. The only exception is when the student has
completed at least 90% of the semesters work and there is an unplanned emergency. If
students wish to take the course for Credit/No Credit (CR/NC), they must complete the request
form during the first two weeks of the semester. The instructor will not grant CR/NC requests
unless the student is assessing the course or is not a Design Track SCD major. Final grades will be
computed on work completed by the end of the semester. Students are encouraged keep track
of their own grades and should keep copies of all work turned in.

Grading Scale:
A = 90-100%, B= 80-89%, C = 70-79%, F = 0-69

Grading Criterion:
0-69 % - not turned in or major components missing or not working, written assignments do not
address the assignment, use poor grammar and spelling, and do not meet minimum
requirements.
70-79 % - satisfactory, written assignments address the assignment, the point is understood,
meets minimum requirements and generally is free of spelling and grammar errors.
80-89 % - well done, some work beyond the minimum requirements. Written assignments are
generally free of spelling and grammar errors, address the assignment, are well organized and
the points made are easily understood and followed, and formatting is neat.
90-100 % - excellent work beyond the minimum requirements. Written assignments are free of
spelling and grammar errors, well-organized and creatively formatted, points are well structured
and developed, and all requirements are met.

Academic Honesty:
A c a d e m i c h o n e s t y i s h i g h l y v a l u e d a t CSUMB. S t u d e n t s m u s t a l w a y s s u b m i t
w o r k t h a t r e p r e s e n t s t h e i r o r i g i n a l w o r d s , i d e a s , a n d d e s i g n . I f a n y w o r k
u s e d i n a c l a s s , o n l i n e p o s t i n g , o r a s s i g n m e n t s u b m i s s i o n d o e s n o t
r e p r e s e n t t h a t s t u d e n t ' s o r i g i n a l w o r d s , i d e a s , o r d e s i g n , a l l r e l e v a n t
s o u r c e s m u s t b e c i t e d a n d , w h e n a p p r o p r i a t e , p e r m i s s i o n t o u s e t h e w o r k
m u s t b e o b t a i n e d . I t m u s t a l s o b e m a d e c l e a r t h e e x t e n t t o w h i c h s u c h
s o u r c e s w e r e u s e d . W o r d s , i d e a s , a n d d e s i g n s t h a t r e q u i r e c i t a t i o n a n d
p e r m i s s i o n i n c l u d e , b u t a r e n o t l i m i t e d t o , a l l h a r d c o p y o r e l e c t r o n i c
p u b l i c a t i o n s , w h e t h e r c o p y r i g h t e d o r n o t , a n d a l l v e r b a l o r v i s u a l
c o m m u n i c a t i o n w h e n t h e c o n t e n t o f s u c h c o m m u n i c a t i o n c l e a r l y
o r i g i n a t e s f r o m a n i d e n t i f i a b l e s o u r c e . S o m e c o u r s e s a n d a s s i g n m e n t s
p r o m o t e t h e p u b l i s h i n g of i n d i v i d u a l s w o r k f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f c r i t i q u e
a n d / o r c o m m e n t b y o t h e r s . T h i s s h o u l d n o t b e c o n s t r u e d a s a n o p e n
i n v i t a t i o n t o u s e a n y p a r t o f t h a t p u b l i s h e d w o r k , w h e t h e r i t i s i n t h e f o r m
o f t e x t , l a n g u a g e , i d e a s , o r d e s i g n f o r m a t . I f , i n f a c t , a s t u d e n t w i s h e s t o
b o r r o w o r u s e a n y t h i n g f r o m a n o t h e r s t u d e n t s e f f o r t s , i t s h o u l d b e
t r e a t e d a s a n y o t h e r r e s o u r c e , i . e . p r i o r p e r m i s s i o n m u s t b e r e c e i v e d .
W i t h i n t h e SMART C o l l e g e , p l a g i a r i s m a n d o t h e r f o r m s o f a c a d e m i c
d i s h o n e s t y a r e n o t t o l e r a t e d . S t u d e n t s f o u n d b y f a c u l t y t o h a v e b r e a c h e d
t h e a c a d e m i c i n t e g r i t y p o l i c y i n a n y a s s i g n m e n t w i l l , a t m i n i m u m , f a i l t h e
c l a s s . T h i s b r e a c h w i l l b e r e p o r t e d t o t h e c o l l e g e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . P l e a s e
s e e t h e CSUMB C a t a l o g f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t a c a d e m i c h o n e s t y ,


i n c l u d i n g c o n s e q u e n c e s o f a c a d e m i c d i s h o n e s t y :
h t t p : / / p o l i c y . c s u m b . e d u / s i t e / x 2 0 8 3 0 . x m l

Americans with Disabilities Act:

S t u d e n t s w i t h d i s a b i l i t i e s w h o r e q u i r e a c c o m m o d a t i o n s s u c h a s
t i m e e x t e n s i o n s o r a l t e r n a t e m e d i a / f o r m a t m u s t p r e s e n t v e r i f i c a t i o n f r o m
S t u d e n t D i s a b i l i t y R e s o u r c e s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . P l e a s e s c h e d u l e a n
a p p o i n t m e n t t o d i s c u s s s p e c i f i c s w i t h m e . I f y o u t h i n k a d i s a b i l i t y m a y
i m p a c t y o u r p e r f o r m a n c e i n t h i s c l a s s , m e e t w i t h S D R p r o f e s s i o n a l s t a f f i n
t h e H e a l t h a n d C o u n s e l i n g C e n t e r s B u i l d i n g o r c a l l 5 8 2 - 3 6 7 2 a n d s e e m e
b y a p p o i n t m e n t .

C e n t e r f o r S t u d e n t S u c c e s s ( C S S ) CSUMB w o r k s t o m a k e s u r e t h a t a l l
s t u d e n t s a r e s u c c e e d i n g i n t h e i r c o u r s e s . T o e n s u r e t h a t t h i s t a k e s p l a c e ,
i f y o u a r e f a l l i n g b e h i n d o r a r e m i s s i n g t o o m a n y c l a s s s e s s i o n s , I s t r o n g l y
e n c o u r a g e y o u t o s c h e d u l e a n a p p o i n t m e n t w i t h t h e C e n t e r f o r S t u d e n t
S u c c e s s t o c r e a t e a n A c a d e m i c S u c c e s s P l a n a n d g e t b a c k o n t r a c k . T h e C S S
o f f e r s s e r v i c e s s u c h a s one-on-one s u p p o r t , p e e r m e n t o r i n g , a n d s t u d y s k i l l s
w o r k s h o p s . C S S i s l o c a t e d i n t h e L i b r a r y , 2 n d F l o o r , S u i t e 2 1 6 3 , 582-3165.

The Academic Skills Achievement Program, (ASAP):

ASAP is a c a m p u s - w i d e t u t o r i n g p r o g r a m , i s o p e n t o a l l s t u d e n t s a n d o f f e r s
p e e r t u t o r i n g s e r v i c e s a n d w o r k s h o p s . I t s e e k s t o p r o v i d e h i g h - q u a l i t y
l e a r n i n g a s s i s t a n c e i n c o m p u t e r t e c h n o l o g y , m a t h , s c i e n c e , w r i t i n g ,
l a n g u a g e s a n d s t u d y s t r a t e g i e s a i m e d a t e n h a n c i n g l e a r n i n g n e e d s a t a l l
a b i l i t y l e v e l s . ASAP w o r k s w i t h s t u d e n t s t o e x p a n d t h e i r k n o w l e d g e a n d
a b i l i t i e s b y e m p o w e r i n g t h e m t o b e c o m e i n d e p e n d e n t l e a r n e r s . ASAP
t u t o r s , s t a f f , a n d f a c u l t y w o r k t o g e t h e r t o d e s i g n a n d o f f e r e f f e c t i v e ,
c o l l a b o r a t i v e , a n d a c t i v e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e s . We p r o v i d e t u t o r s w i t h t h e
o p p o r t u n i t y t o d e v e l o p t e a c h i n g , l e a d e r s h i p , a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n s k i l l s .
ASAP i s l o c a t e d i n t h e L i b r a r y , 2 n d f l o o r , 582-4104.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Barbara Truitt Beckmeyer, BFA, MS Instructional Science and Technology

Phone: 831-582-4629
Email: bbeckmeyer@csumb.edu
Course URL: http://ilearn.csumb.edu
Office Hours by appointment