• Understand current trends in multimedia by experiencing a variety of applications and development packages.
• Understand the preproduction process including content acquisition and development, process flow, team management and integration, and legal issues surrounding multimedia.
• Demonstrate technical knowledge and limited proficiency in designing production elements in each of the multimedia disciplines.
• Create a multimedia project for the desktop or Internet.

We will concentrate on concept vs. implementation with each element. The lab assignments may center around specialized software packages, but we're most concerned with your mastery of the terms and technical issues. This course is NOT about which buttons to push, etc. I encourage you to immerse yourself in software packages on your own time. It is a hands-on course that will give you actual experience in the various areas of multimedia studied.

Each week, I'll present new concepts in lecture format, and give you time to solidify your knowledge on the computer. An assignment is due nearly every week. Most of these will involve short hands-on concepts presented the week before. Don't get behind! It's the quickest way to drop your grade.

Attendance will be taken at approximately 5 minutes past starting time. If you are late, you lose 1/2 credit for attendance. Late assignments also receive 1/2 credit. I will accept papers and assignments missed due to absence the following week for full credit. If you know you will be absent please advise me in advance, preferably by email.

Lecture notes in the form of a printed version of the PowerPoint presentation accompanying each lecture will be provided for each student. Additionally, they will be available online in PowerPoint format through the course Web site and on the Blackboard site. This should be useful if you must miss a class.