Requirements for Multimedia Production [17:610:555] Online and Campus Instructor Anselm Spoerri - email Textbook Software Exercises - 50% Term Project - 50%
Textbook  • Castro: HTML, XHTML & CSS: Visual QuickStart Guide: this is the same book required in the 550 Information Technologies course and is a good CSS resource. Software  • Adobe Creative Suite 4: Standard Web Edition: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, etc. (Educational Price $399 - other sites or Rutgers may have a better price) - Try using CITRIX@ Rutgers to access software for free - Make use of free 30 Day trial - Adobe CS3 is okay to use if you already own it, however the CS4 interface is different and certain CS3 features are not supported anymore. Exercises (50%)  • Please email the instructor the URL of a finished exercise.  • Online Students: Exercises are due at Noon on the Monday of the Week noted on the course schedule.  • Late exercises will not be accepted (no exceptions). It is your responsibility to make sure that the instructor has received your exercise on the due date.  • Exercises can be resubmitted by addressing Feedback Receiced to Improve Score (provided you submitted the exercise on time and made a valiant effort). Term Project (50%)     highlights from previous courses  • Create a website that communicates your vision of "Why be a Librarian in the 21st Century?"  • Build a cool site you can use as your calling card in your job search.  • Demonstrate your technology and media savvy - use text, images, animations effectively.  • Demonstrate your understanding of lecture materials and class discussions.  • The site needs to include at least 12 - 15 separate pages that are designed for easy scanning.  • Evaluation criteria 1. Mechanics (50%) - technical competency in web and multimedia design: navigation, layout, animations, access performance. 2. Meaning (30%) - concise presentation of content and effective use of multimedia. 3. Creativity (20%) (Keep in mind these three criteria are interrelated). Timetable  • Week 6 - Exercise 2 - Create a draft of your site in outline form.  • Week 15 - Complete term project (online | campus). Late projects will not be accepted.