Course Code: GRA 2142C
Course Name: Web Effects I
Instructor: Walter Wimberly
Email: scc@WaltDesign.com
Room: 225 (Heathrow Facility)
Time: Monday, 6:00 to 9:00PM
Prerequisites: GRA 2577: Electronic Imaging I

Course Description

Introduction to the creation of multiple forms in 2D animation. The course is designed to familiarize the individual with a variety of 2D animation programs and their application to the Web.

Students will learn the basics of thumbnail storyboarding, object creation and object manipulation for animated sequence. Lab fee required..

Textbook

Adobe Flash CS5 Classroom in a Book

Software

Adobe Flash CS5.5

Grade Breakdown

Class Participation………….. 10%
In Class Assign./HW……….. 20%
Quizzes………………………… 20%
Flash Projects………………… 50%
Total 100%		 Grade Break Down

A  =    90+
B  =    80 – 89
C  =    70 – 79
D  =    60 – 69
F  =    < 60

Instructional Methods

Instructor lectures and demonstrates techniques. Students perform hands-on classroom assignments and technique experimentation. Students will also have to complete assignments outside classroom. The student will go through classroom & individual critiques of projects. The library and other resource references may be used as needed.


Course Exit Objectives

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

  • Create 2D Animations
  • Create Flash Banners
  • Create Basic Interactive Flash websites
  • Create Thumbnail Storyboarding
  • Understand design principles, typography and layout.
  • Create meaningful design projects with a strong conceptual and aesthetic framework
  • Identify contemporary designers, creative agencies, and design websites/publications.
  • Be aware of global web design trends and techniques

 

Course Policies

Attendance:

Attendance is taken at every class session. Students who are able to attend classes on a regular basis will perform better than those who miss, so it is in your best interest to attend classes to be able to take full advantage of classroom discussion, peer reviews/critiques, and other learning opportunities.

Students who will be absent for a valid reason should notify the instructor in advance. If a class project is due during that period of absence, the student should clear the absence with the instructor in advance and make the necessary arrangements to submit work missed, if allowed by the make up policy.

Due Dates and Make Up Policy:

Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Late assignments may be subjected to a late penalty of 10% per week late. Assignments more than three (3) weeks late, cannot be made up. All assignments must be in by the last day of the class, unless a special circumstance is granted to the student before the final class. Some assignments, like in-class assignments, will not be able to be made up. If you will not be able to attend a class when an assignment is due, you may turn it in early to my box on the 3rd floor, or email it to myself before the start of class.

Academic Dishonesty:

Follows the forms of: Cheating (using unauthorized notes, study aids, or information for an examination; altering a graded work after it has been returned, then submitting the work for regrading; allowing another person to do one’s work and submitting that work under one’s own name; submitting identical or similar papers for credit in more than one course without prior permission from the course instructors), Plagiarism (submitting material that in part or whole is not entirely one’s own work without attributing those same portions to their correct source), Fabrication (falsifying or inventing any information, data or citation; ), Obtaining an Unfair Advantage, or Aiding and Abetting Academic Dishonesty. (Obtained from Northwestern University – http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/defines.html)

Any action, or inaction, which would allow for any of the previous to occur, will result in the student(s) failing the assignment. Additional, school administration will be notified about the incident, and the school’s rules in regards to academic dishonesty may be enacted.

Professional Behavior:

Please be mindful of your fellow students and instructor. Routinely being late, not participating in class, etc. is rude to both the instructor and your fellow students. Failure to exercise common professional courtesy may result in you not receiving some, or all, of a day’s in-class assignment grade. Peer reviews of a project should include constructive criticism of your peer’s work. Remarks deemed to be hurtful, or inconsiderate, may result in a penalty toward the one who makes them.

Cell Phones should be set to vibrate, and should not be answered during class, unless of known extreme circumstances. Please wait until breaks to return/answer phone calls.