Syllabus: IS 655E

 

Multimedia
Information System | College of Information Technology and Engineering
Spring 2005
Dr. Patricia Logan

Office

Office:  GC 326
Phone: (304) 746-1951
Email: loganp@marshall.edu
Office hrs: Office hrs: Tuesdays from 2-4 pm and Friday mornings or by appointment or email

On-line daily at from 9 am to 5 pm

 

Course Requirements

 

Pre-requisites:  TM 660

Students should possess knowledge of networks, web design, software design, and project management.

 

Course Objectives

 

This course introduces the technology and applications of multimedia systems. A principal goal is to enable students to use state of the art techniques in the development, management, and delivery of multimedia.  Students will become familiar with the technology of voice, digital imagery, video, as well as hardware/software systems. Applications of multimedia in business and government will be discussed.  Student teams will develop a multimedia application.

After completing the course, students will be able to:

  • Identify multimedia components
  • Identify and prioritize multimedia elements
  • Design a storyboard for a multimedia presentation
  • Plan for multimedia delivery
  • Describe legal issues of copyrighted material
  • Research and present a recommendation for a multimedia tool
  • Create a complete multimedia program
  • Use multimedia tools to design a presentation
  • Define current issues in multimedia
  • Critique multimedia presentations for usability and implementation issues

 

Course Materials and Cost
  • Multimedia Systems,  Ralf Steinmetz, and Klara Nahrstedt Springer-Verlag, 2004

·         Students may need to purchase software for the evaluation tool assignment.  Software selected should be from the shareware/low cost (less than $100). 

Access to a computer with a high-speed (network, DSL,cable) connection.  Take the browser tune-up at http://www.marshall.edu/muonline/support/tuneup.asp.

 

Course Format

 

This course is designed to be a three-credit course.  Each unit will involve 3 activities: 1) Chapter and/or readings; 2) PowerPoint lecture notes; and 3) An assignment relevant to the material.  Students will be expected to work in virtual teams and to use software tools for the design of a multimedia project.  A tour of the Vista platform should be taken prior to accessing all the components of this online course to familiarize the student with the course modules.

 

Submission of Homework and Assignments

Assignments are to be submitted to the instructor by email must be received prior to the stated deadline (midnight on due date for local time).  Assignments are due on Sundays by midnight. The following format must be used when submitting assignments via email.  Subject: IS655 yourname.  Late assignments will be accepted at the discretion of the instructor and may result in a point penalty.  Copying content from web resources without proper attribution is the same as plagiarism and will be penalized.

 

Course Grading

 

The graded elements of the course are:

 

Research report on multimedia tools                   20%

Blogs                                                                 10%

Discussion                                                          10%  

Project                                                               30%

Assignments                                                       30%

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Total                                                                  100%

 

Grade Evaluation:

 

A

90% - 100%

B

89% - 80%

C

79% - 70%

D

69% - 60%

F

59% or below

 

Evaluation criteria explained:

  • There will be a class blog set up at marshall_multimedia.blogspot.com. The blog should be used to post articles on multimedia and interesting URLs.  The instructor will give you directions in the first assignment on how to connect to and post comments on the blog. You are expected to read the articles or view the URL site and post comments to the blog at least once a week.  No contributions will result in earning no points.
  • Class discussion on topics dealing with multimedia will be on-going with a new topic posted each week.  Topics will be posted on Sundays and remain active for one week (Sunday to Sunday).  Students are expected to post responses to the discussion at least three times. Responses must move the discussion and not be just an agreement or a “cut-and-paste” from something found on the web in order to earn points.
  • There are no exams for the course.  Graduate students are expected to master the course content through a demonstration of all of the following:  discussion, writing, research. 
  • Students will be given specific guidance on the amount of collaboration permitted for each assignment. Unless otherwise specified, all assignments are individual assignments, and thus must be completely the original work of the student submitting them and include proper citations to the published work of others.
  • Poor preparation demonstrated by major spelling and grammar errors on written work, lack of organization of student work and failure to participate in class activities will result in a poor grade. Students with weak English language skills should consider using the Writing Center on the Huntington campus to assist them in editing their papers.

·         Incompletes will not be given unless a medical or other serious circumstances arise beyond the control of the student.  Any medical emergencies must be appropriately documented.  An incomplete is awarded only when all the coursework has been turned in and passed prior to the request for an Incomplete.  The Incomplete grade must be made up by a mutually agreeable date not to exceed one year.

 

Technical Support

 

 

Marshall University has a web site for online learning at http://www.marshall.edu/muonline/students/gettingstarted.asp

 

Problems using Vista can be addressed to University Computing Services Help Desk

304.696.3200
(Huntington area)

304.746.1969
(Charleston area)

877.689.8638
(Toll free number)

Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Evenings operate on an on call basis from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Saturday on call from 12 noon until 9:00 p.m.
Sunday on call from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

E-mail Questions

helpdesk@marshall.edu -- general questions; technical questions; login problems; pin resets; browser tuneups.

 

 

Course Details

 

Semester Project

A group project will be assigned with students working in assigned teams.  Students will be required to virtually meet with their teams at times outside of class.  Students will be graded by the team on attendance at meetings, quality of contribution, and level of effort.

 

Labs

 

Labs on campus do not allow you to download and install tools. We will have a class server that can be used for accessing and saving work that will be addressable on and off campus (you must use the VPN software provided by computing services).  The VPN software can be downloaded at http://www.marshall.edu/ucs/CS/remote-access/remoteaccess.asp.

 

The course server is located at http://mugcntclc2/.  You will need to use your personal computer to download and test multimedia tool sets, too.  These tools can be downloaded from “trusted” web sites but you should be aware that viruses and Trojans can also be downloaded from legitimate sites.  Please make sure your firewall and anti-virus tool sets are up-to-date and your OS is patched.  The department has the following tools:  Adobe Premier v6.5 in Huntington, digital mini-cam and a digital camera.

 

Teams

 

Students will be formed into teams for class work.  Make sure you exchange phone numbers and email addresses with your partner.  If you have problems with your team mate see the instructor. Keep copies of joint work in the event your partner leaves the course.  Work submitted by the team will be graded as a single effort—poor quality earns a low score for both members of the team.  Most assignments do not require team members to be physically present to work together—as long as team members have phones, computers and Internet access you should be able to put together your work without face-to-face meetings.  MU has the capability of using the Windows netmeeting tool to accomplish work on the same document(s).  You can download Netmeeting from the windows web site http://www.microsoft.com/windows/netmeeting/.

Select Run from start menu and type in conf.exe once you have downloaded it (if you did not already have it installed).  The MU connection is muntmframe.marshall.edu.

 

 

 

 

Type in the MU server name and click the telephone and you are set.  Both team members must be logged on at the same time in order to have a virtual meeting.  Using this tool you can have your documents and work displayed on each PC at the same time. Just click the hang up telephone button below the connect button to disconnect the call.

 

Disability Statement

 

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments is requested to notify the instructor as early in the semester as possible, and must do so before the mid-term exam. Verification from MU disabled Student Support Services is required. All discussions will remain confidential.

 

Ethics

 

Students are expected to exhibit the highest ethical standards in the field of Information Systems.  Students should not attempt to copy material that is copyrighted.  Any work submitted that is not you’re your own work represents an Honor Code violation. Violations may make you subject to dismissal from the class and will be referred for disciplinary action