Multimedia and Electronic Dissemination
Information System | College
of Information Technology
and Engineering
Spring 2006
Dr. Patricia Logan
Office: GC 326
Phone: (304) 746-1951
Email: loganp@marshall.edu
Office hrs: On-line daily at from 9 am to 5 pm
Appt available
Pre-requisites: TM 660
Students should possess knowledge of networks, web design,
software design, and project management.
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 used in multimedia delivery and
creation. 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 application
- Use
multimedia tools to design a presentation
- Define
current issues in multimedia
- Critique
multimedia presentations for usability and implementation issues
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Course Materials and Cost
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Readings
from the web (see reading assignments)
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Microphone and camera for online meetings using
Breeze
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Access to a computer that can run multimedia
applications (good graphics card and RAM)
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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.
This course is designed to be a
three-credit course. Each unit will usually involve 4 activities: 1) Readings; 2) PowerPoint
lecture notes; 3) On-line discussion; and 4) 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.
The course is organized into 8 units
of 2 weeks each. Each unit has a
threaded discussion topic that or may not be related to the readings. The
slides should be used as review and course content in outline format.
Submission of Homework and Assignments
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Assignments are to be
submitted to the instructor via the dropbox must be received prior to the
stated deadline (midnight on due date for local time). Assignments are
due on Sundays by midnight. No assignments will be accepted via email. Late
assignments will not be accepted.
Copying content from web resources without proper attribution is the
same as plagiarism and will be penalized.
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The graded elements of the course are:
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Discussion (20 pts each) 300
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Final Project
200
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Assignments (5)
500
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Total
1000
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Grade Evaluation:
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A
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90% - 100%
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B
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89% - 80%
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C
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79% - 70%
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D
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69% - 60%
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F
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59% or below
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Evaluation criteria explained:
- 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 four times on at least 3
separate days. 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. The course discussion requirement is to post a response to each
thread (discussion topic) at least every other day for a minimum of 4
times per week. There is one
discussion per week. Discussion
replies can be posted beginning Sunday morning and end Sunday
evening. On-line discussions are
worth 20 pts per topic. If there are no contributions 0 pts will be
entered as the grade. Up to 8 pts
for achieving the full 4 responses on at least 3 days of the week and a
post by at least Wednesday of the week.
Up to 12 points will be given for substantive and quality
posting. To earn credit, on-line
discussion posts should do more than agree with the response or provide a
link. Quality posts extend the
topic, cite from the textbook with analysis, provide new material with
discussion about its relevance (from an article or the web), or address
the discussion with a new viewpoint or analysis. The instructor will provide email
feedback weekly on the discussion topics so that you will know how to
improve. Posting all on the same day or posting at the end of the week or
only at the beginning of the week will not earn full point credit.
- 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.
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course gradebook (to track your progress) will be available in Vista. Please check it and alert the instructor if
an assignment grade does not appear or is incorrect. Make sure team assignments have both
names on the paper so that I can give proper credit.
- Students
should check online for new assignments and announcements daily. Lecture slides may also be downloaded
from the web site.
- Students will be given specific guidance on the
amount of collaboration permitted for each assignment. Unless otherwise
specified, all assignments are team assignments, and thus must be
completely the original work of the students submitting them and include
proper citations to the published work of others. APA style is the
accepted format for citations in this course.
- 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.
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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.
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
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304.696.3200
(Huntington
area)
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304.746.1969
(Charleston
area)
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877.689.8638
(Toll free number)
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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
tune-ups.
Assignments
Assignments
are team projects that require collaboration. Students will be required to
virtually meet with their teams at times outside of class. Breeze
meetings will be used to discuss assignment outcomes. These meetings will be
announced on Vista and recorded.
Semester Project
A
multimedia development project will be assigned. Students should
plan to be available for Breeze meetings (announced via Vista)
and for the final project presentation.
Labs
Labs
on campus do not allow you to download and install tools. Plan on using your own computer for all
assignments.
Teams
Students
can form teams on their own for class work.
Make sure you exchange phone numbers and email addresses with your
partner. If you have problems with your team mate contact 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.
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.
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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
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