3001-201 Sections 1-3
Winter Quarter, 1997-98 (972)
Offered by the RIT Center for Digital Media
Quick Document Index:
| Web Page: | http://www.rit.edu/~anw7710/ |
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| E-mail: | anw7710@rit.edu |
| Office: | 05-A658 Center for Digital Media (near the Faculty/Staff Multimedia Lab in ETC.) |
| Office Phone: | 475-2308 (calling first is a good habit) |
There is no book for this class. All reference materials can be found on-line (in the Gannett Multimedia Lab) during your lab time. You are welcome to save and/or print these documents if you wish, however, it's up to you. All study guides will remain on-line (as they are presented) until finals week so that you can refer back to them as needed.
You should, however, purchase two 100MB Zip Disks. One of these, you may need to submit to me during the quarter, but even then, you'll get it back. YOU MUST FORMAT AT LEAST ONE OF THESE DISKS IN MACINTOSH FORMAT! Zip Disks are NOT 100% cross-platform, despite the fact that they sometimes work. If you want to do some work on a PC occasionally, format one of the two disks for the PC, but keep one (the one that you'll be able to hand in and work in the lab with) in Mac format. It will probably work, but I've seen too many PC formatted disks lose their data when used on the Macintosh, so don't be a victim. Keep multiple back-ups, and as always "save often".
You should also make sure that you are reading your VAX e-mail regularly. Special 'class announcements', and any contact you need to make with me is best made via e-mail (anw7710@rit.edu).
You should also go to the ISC help desk in building 10 (Ross) room A291 and ask for a "grace" account if you don't already have one (make sure you have your ID). We will be creating World Wide Web pages, and you need one of these accounts to store it in so that the rest of the world can see it
This course is an introduction to multimedia, the elements that comprise it, and the tools used to create and assemble it. During the course of the quarter, we'll use about five major multimedia applications. By the end of the quarter you'll have a good feel for the heterogenous, interdisciplinary nature of multimedia. You will also get an introduction to some design aspects and receive a short overview of the production process.
Grading is based almost entirely on the 9 projects. They are worth roughly 90% of your grade (each counting for around a tenth of the overall). Mandatory attendance at the lectures accounts for the remaining 10% of your grade. It will generally be taken each week (at varying times during the lecture).
Class is held on Mondays at 11am. The lab for the current week will go on-line the following day at or before 5pm. From that point. Everyone will have exactly 2 weeks to get it done. After that, your lab will not be graded (10% of your grade for the quarter is lost). You should submit your project sooner than that if at all possible.
The deadline for Lab 1 is: December 16th at 5pm
The deadline for Lab 2 is: January 6th at 5pm
The deadline for Lab 3 is: January 13th at 5pm
etc.
The deadline for Lab 9 (the final lab) is: February 24th at 5pm.
I do not give late points... However, I may give extensions under special circumstances -- these must be arranged via e-mail BEFORE THE DEADLINE!
Don't let yourself fall behind. Do not get into the rut of doing last week's lab during the current week's lab time. The lab proctor needs to give top priority to students working on the current week's lab.
If you are having trouble consider contacting me, asking the lab proctor, practicing in the lab before or after lab time, etc. Remember though, not to rely on the lab proctor. They can help in many situations but do not necessarily have all of the answers. I usually will -- or if I don't have the answer I'll have some kind of workaround or other way of doing it.
Don't confuse the Lab Assistant (hired by ISC) with the Lab Proctor (hired by Me). The Lab Assistant mainly makes sure that equipment is not stolen. That is all. Sometimes you'll get lucky, but not always, so don't expect it.
The Lab Proctor, on the other hand, will be present in the lab during your scheduled lab time. You are not REQUIRED to attend lab, however you are encouraged to do so. Some people are able to do their weekly lab during the alotted 3 hours and then (basically) have no other work. Many will need additional time. You may attend one of the other 2 lab sections, but people that are registered for that lab section have priority on the computers. But 8am labs are still usually pretty empty. You may also work in the lab (without support of a lab proctor) at any other time that the lab is not reserved. There is a reservation schedule on the bulletin board near the lab entrance.
Projects are submitted electronically via the campus Ethernet which can only be accessed through the Macintosh Chooser on-campus. The Class Drop Boxes are located using the AppleShare icon and selecting the WML Bldg Zone. Select Center for Digital Media and click OK.
Once you've given me your username (on the first day's attendance sheet), and they've been added to the system, you will be able to enter it in the Name box and choose Set Password. At first, everyone's password will be "media" (without the quotes) -- you should change that to something that only has signifigance to you. This password is different from the password you use to connect to the VAX/VMS system and different from the one that you use (or will use) to connect to grace as well.
Once connected, you will have access to your folder (and only yours). If you forget your password or for some other reason can not get into your folder, drop your project into the folder called "*Special Cases*" -- be sure to include your name either on the file or on the folder that you put your file(s) into. Then, e-mail me so that the problem can be fixed.
The URL to get directly to the course web page is: http://www.rit.edu/~anw7710/Courses/IMP/ (capitalization matters) if, for some reason this page will not come up, try using: http://129.21.233.160/