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Syllabus: Digital Media Production (NMIX 4110)

MWF – 2:30 - 3:20


Lab 128

Instructor
Dr. Itai Himelboim
Email: itai@uga.edu

Office Hours
Mondays and Wednesdays 3:20 - 4:20 and by appointment
Office: 101 L
Phone: (706) 542-5118

Objectives
In this class, students will learn how to plan, design and develop Internet websites. Students will receive
hands on experience in the use of related software such as Dreamweaver, PhotoShop and SoundSlides.
During the semester, students will develop a résumé website which can be used to showcase their skills
to colleagues and prospective employers.

Target Audience
This class is an introductory class intended for students who want to become proficient in the basics of
web and media development. Students will leave this class with a set of skills that can be applied and
enhanced in a variety of settings. This class is not an advanced web development course. Students with
extensive experience designing and implementing web sites will find some of the material covered in
this class redundant.

Textbooks
 Dreamweaver CS3 Hands on Training by Garrick Chow (publisher: Lynda.com)

Class Website
The NMIX 4110 class website is located here: http://dmp.grady.uga.edu. All relevant information for the
class, including this syllabus, is available on this website. Updates and announcements will be posted on
it from time to time.

Element K
Some of the software and concepts covered have very helpful tutorials on Element K within your “My
UGA” page. To access these tutorials, simply go to http://www.my.uga.edu, log in, click on the Element K
link on the top navigation bar, select the “Catalog” menu, and visit the corresponding pages as cited
within the weekly schedule.

Assignments
This class is designed to take you through a step-by-step process of building your résumé website. The
six assignments will reflect your progress throughout the semester. Please use the feedback you receive
to improve your work. Each of the assignments is also designed to prepare you for the next part of your
website building. For example, you cannot start building your website before you plan it (Assignment 1).

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For this reason, deadlines are inflexible. Assignments should be emailed to me no later than one-half
hour prior to the start of class. Late assignments will be penalized as follows: 10% for the first late day
and 5% for each day afterward.

Please send your assignments to me via email to save time and our planet. CC: yourself as proof of
submission. One exception -- you may submit Assignment 1 on paper.

 Assignment 1: Website planning and preparation. For this assignment, you will need to state
your goals and objectives. You will also start thinking about the website’s content, categories
and images. Finally, you’ll submit a preliminary sketch of your website design.
 Assignment 2: This is your first opportunity to demonstrate your hands on experience with
Photoshop. Your product for this assignment will be a tracing (still) image of your website,
based on your planning in Assignment 1.
 Assignment 3: Phase 1 of a résumé website in Dreamweaver. After a few weeks of hands on
training with Dreamweaver, you will put together the first version of your website and I will
have an opportunity to give you some feedback.
 Assignment 4: A slide show. Soundslides allows you to tell a story by editing together photos
and audio. In this assignment, you will demonstrate your experience with three software
programs: Photoshop for photo editing, Audacity for audio editing and Soundslides for
combining all elements. You will also submit your digital storytelling plan.
 Assignment 5: Usability. You will test your final website to identify problems.
 Assignment 6: Final résumé website. After building your website, making changes, testing, and
refining, your final project will be evaluated.

You will receive detailed instructions for each assignment throughout the semester that will be available
on the class website.

Grading
Students will be graded as follows:
 Website planning [Assignment 1 due 1/20] – 10%
 Tracing image in Photoshop [Assignment 2 due 2/15] – 10%
 Phase 1 of a résumé website in Dreamweaver [Assignment 3 due 3/16, Tuesday, at noon] – 10%
 A slide show in Soundslides [Assignment 4 due 3/29] – 10%
 Usability [Assignment 5 due 4/19] – 10%
 Final résumé website [Final Project due the last day of class, 4/29] – 40%
 Participation – 10%

I plan to use the following cutoff threshold (although, I reserve the right to make changes):

A: 95-100; A-: 91-94; B+: 88-90; B: 84-87; B-: 81-83; C+: 78-80; C: 74-77; C-: 71-73

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Extra credits
Research is central to the Grady College. If a research opportunity comes, students can choose to
participate in studies performed by Grady faculty and graduate students, contributing to these research
projects and learning about academic research. Up to five (5) extra credit points can be offered for
participation. If extra credit for research participation is offered, an opportunity to gain the same
amount of credits via a different assignment will be given to students who choose not to participate.
Extra credit options are not guaranteed.

Weekly Schedule

1/8 Introduction
Welcome to NMIX 4110
What’s your story?

1/11-15 Planning and design


Defining your site’s goals and objectives
Navigation and visual harmony
Website planning - content and layout

Martin Luther King Day - No class (Monday, 1/18)

1/20-22 Photoshop 1 [Due 1/20: Assignment 1]


Photoshop: the interface
Creating, cutting, cropping, changing, etc.
Element K: Catalog -> Design & Media -> Graphics & Illustrations -> Adobe
Photoshop CS -> Basic Image Enhancement

1/25-29 Photoshop 2 Image creation


Tracing images
Images and rollovers
Introduction of Assignment 2: tracing image

2/1-5 Dreamweaver 1: Introduction (read: chapters 3, 4 and 5)


Define a site, create and manage files and folders
Text formatting
Inserting hyperlinks and pictures

2/8-12 Dreamweaver 2: CSS Styles, rollovers and tracing images (read: chapters 6, 9 and 11)

2/15-19 Dreamweaver 3: Putting together a website [Due 2/15: Assignment 2]


Using your tracing image
Building your website
Introduction of Assignment 3
2/22-26 Photoshop 3: Editing existing photos
Choosing your photos

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Editing your photos with Photoshop
News, ethics and photo editing

3/1-5 Soundslides 1
Introduction
Your soundslide – telling a story
The interface
Introduction to Assignment 4

Spring Break - No Class

3/15-19 Soundslides 2 [Due, Tuesday, 3/16 : Assignment 3]


Audio – Using Audacity
Putting your presentation all together
Embedding your presenting on the web

3/22-26 Usability – Creating and Administrating


Introduction of Assignment 4

3/29-4/2 Living in an embedded world [Due 3/29: Assignment 4]


Hyperlinks, tags and social networking
Google docs and feedback forms
Visibility

4/5,9 HTML, hotspots, behaviors, and your Google Map story


Element K: Catalog -> Programming & Web Development ->
Web Site Development -> HTML

No Class on April 7 - Honors Day ceremony

4/12-16 Going mobile

4/19-23 Embedding usability recommendations [Due 4/19: Assignment 5]

4/26,28,29 Putting your websites together [Due 4/29: Final Project]

Notice: The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the
instructor may be necessary. Unless specified otherwise, all assigned readings are required and can be
found in the textbook Dreamweaver CS3. Further readings may be assigned throughout the semester.

Feedback
Your feedback is very important to the success of this class. From time to time I will ask for your
feedback in writing, but please feel free to contact me at any time during the semester and express your

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experiences and concerns. I cannot promise to meet each and every request, but I promise to take all
feedback seriously.

Holidays

Many students commemorate various events that are of importance to their particular religions. I will
make every reasonable effort to allow students to observe their religious holidays without academic
penalty. Absence for religious reasons does not relieve students from responsibility for any part of the
course work required during the period of absence. Students who miss classes, examinations, or other
assignments as a consequence of their religious observance will be provided with a fair alternative
opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. Students must provide the instructor with
reasonable notice of the dates of religious holidays on which they plan to be absent.

Attendance
You are expected to attend each and every class. Be on time. If you must miss a class, please contact
me ahead of time for approval. Medical-related absences require a note from your doctor. Job
interview-related absences require a letter or an email that was sent to you regarding the interview. If
you do not show up for class and do not contact me ahead of time for approval, your final grade will be
reduced by one-half letter grade for each three absences.

Coming Late
Don’t. You must come to class on time to receive its full benefit. For every two times you arrive late,
you will be counted absent.

Cell phones
Cell phones must be turned off before class.

Lab computers
During class, computers should be used for class purposes only.

Challenging your Grade


Put your graded work aside for 24 hours, then read my comments carefully. Keep the assignment’s
guidelines in mind. Articulate a rational argument(s) as to why you deserve a better evaluation. Send
me an email with your dispute and we can find a time to meet and discuss your concerns.

A Culture of Honesty
All academic work must meet the standards contained in A Culture of Honesty. Each student is
responsible for knowing those standards before performing academic work. Visit this site and become
familiar with the University of Georgia’s standards: http://www.uga.edu/honesty.

Additional accommodations
Students with a disability or health-related issue who need a class accommodation should make an
appointment to speak with the instructor as soon as possible.

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